Author: Dave

Nick has left an interesting comment on my error in the post Blazing Economies. Seems to me the difference won’t matter once the winter comes and the Russians shut the lights off on Germany. I seem to recall that Secretary of State Rice warned the Europeans about getting too deeply dependent on Russian Energy supplies.…

Obama has a couple of statements on Gerogia. “I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict. Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint, and to avoid an escalation to full scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected. All sides should enter…

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From Matt J. Duffy H/T Instapundit Cross Posted at Power and Control

Bob Zubrin discusses the T. Boone Pickens plan to replace natural gas electricity with wind based efficiency. He seems a bit weak in understanding how wind and natural gas electricity are complimentary. So I wrote a comment: Bob, Evidently you don’t know what natural gas is used for in America. It is not for base…

It is interesting how the US news media describes the German economy of the last year. The Italian economy, chronically stagnant over the last decade, shrank in the second quarter by 0.3 percent, according to the government data. Another quarter of decline would mark the country’s fourth recession — defined as two consecutive quarters of…

The Financial Times of London has the story: US stocks soared on Friday as the dollar saw its biggest one-day jump against the euro in eight years and oil prices plunged. The moves marked a key reversal of a trend that many investors had followed profitably for months – betting that high commodity prices would…

It apprears that there is a group backing Obama that intends to scare the big money away from McCain’s campaign. Nearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding “warning” letter in the mail next week. The letter is an opening shot across the bow…

From the comments at The Herald Sun in an article by Andrew Bolt. markusbondi replied to Rose of Rose Bay Fri 08 Aug 08 (01:42pm) Irrelevant Rosey. It is proven that all socialist powers fall 9 years after hosting an Olympiad. Despite any misgivings at the time…. It is written in the destruction of socialist…

Even Obama has good things to say about McCain. Of course this won’t help him with hard core Republicans who believe electing a Marxist is better than electing McCain. I have a different opinion.

Did you know that the word canvas was derived from cannabis? Well, I digress. Even before I have started. How is that for lack of discipline? Now on to the heart of the matter. Patrick Buchanan (yeah I know) has an interesting column on this past week in Presidential politics. Barack Obama just had the…

Comenter Lisa Nolan at Classical Values left a link to a site that looks at Barack Obama’s positions on various issues. Lisa has her own favorites. Obama SUPPORTS The US Paying a “Global Tax” Obama OPPOSES Traditional Marriage Obama SUPPORTS Partial-Birth Abortion Obama OPPOSES Domestic Oil Production (or did he just flip to McCain’s position…

It has come to my attention that Carol McCain has donated to her ex-husband John’s campaign. She also works for The American Beverage Association Political Action Committee. If it is the same Carol McCain. The American Beverage Association represents soft drink bottlers. They have a link on their main page to another page called Straight…

It seems that in the last two weeks John McCain has taken the lead in YouTube hits. Paris Hilton may think John McCain is just a “wrinkly white-haired guy,” but the Republican presidential candidate apparently has figured out the younger generation just fine. Over the past two weeks, his “celebrity” attacks have stomped Democratic presidential…

The video is a telling look at how the man who would be King treats his subjects. Robbing from the poor and giving to the rich. Chicago style. Obama was a community organizer in Grove Parc. I wonder why we are not hearing from the people there about Obama’s wonderfulness? Maybe he represents change they…

Wretchard of the Belmont Club has an interesting take on my piece Obama Be. My favorite is: …McCain the old attack pilot is on Barack’s six and BHO’s no Alinsky. Go read the whole thing. H/T linearthinker Cross Posted at Power and Control

It appears that Republicans do agree that gauging your tires is a good thing. They are selling (at a hefty profit I might add) and giving away custom engraved tire gauges. Politico has the story. McCain aides are distributing them to the campaign’s travelling press corps and back at the HQ they’re offering Obama tire…

All this will probably come out as the election progresses so I thought it might be a good idea to look at the story of John’s first wife Carol. Before John McCain’s tour of duty in Vietnam, he married Carol Shepp, a model from Philadelphia. On his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam in 1967,…