The bestower of all things worthy, her Grand Benevolence, The Poobah of Propane, The Imparter of Gas, Madame Pelosi declared, that on July 4, 2007, this country would be free of Middle East oil shackles.

War has been waged; congressional and journalist jihadists attacked Big Oil, successfully opposing new domestic exploration and extraction, unleashing the feared WMD ethanol. It worked out well didn’t it.

As Democrats solidified their control of Congress in early 2007, the newly empowered leadership pledged to “truly declare our energy independence” by July 4, 2007.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) announced she would create a panel on energy independence, “accelerate the implementation of existing clean, energy-efficient technologies,” invest in domestic alternatives and “send our energy dollars to the Midwest not the Middle East.”

The broadcast networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – have mentioned “energy independence” more than 60 times since Pelosi first made her “Energy Independence Day” pledge in January 2007.

They haven’t declared success yet, why I don’t know. After all this is an election year.

Truthfully, I haven’t seen success on a scale like this since Khrushchev’s Five Year Plans.

I don’t think we can survive more Pelosi success ideas.

To those who gave, those who give
and to those who believe…

Whattahore, Pakistan July3,2008(Reuters)Taliban Minister of Migration Mohammed Omar warned the United States that if military action against Afghanistan continues, Taliban authorities will cut off America ’s supply of convenience store managers and goat cheese.
If this action does not yield results, sufficient to the Prophet’s (pbuh) desires, we will curtail the supply of cab drivers.

Minister Omar furthermore said, ”The jihad commences in earnest when we discontinue your supply of customer service reps. The final blow will be the loss of Motel 6 and convenience store managers.

This is getting ugly…

Campaigns wish to avoid the truth in advertising laws, so it is up to the packagers to assiduously follow the law. Here we box them up, slap on the labels and make sure that the truth in advertising laws are followed.

This is an ongoing battle through the ages. The best that can be hoped for is a draw, followed by the binding of the wounds. Perhaps these rules can provide equalization.

The Great Media Depression

The Great Depression was the darkest economic period in American history – yet it was consistently cited by the mainstream media as a point of comparison in 2008. Network news shows referred to the Great Depression 42 times just in the first four months of the year, nearly three times per week. [snip]

Given this news, perhaps the depression is relegated to just one sector: the media

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Half a dozen newspapers said they would slash payrolls, one said it would outsource all its printing, and Tribune Co., one of the biggest publishers in the country, said it might sell its iconic headquarters tower in Chicago and the building that houses the Los Angeles Times. [snip]

Talk about bringing this on oneself. It just took time.

Face it Sox fans, if Manny Ramirez was hiting .210, the team would most certainly discipline him for knocking a senior citizen around.  But with divisional rivals Tampa Bay coming to town, nobody will hold Manny responsible for his boorish behavior.  That’s sad.

Barack Obama can deny it all he wants, but my money says his campaign is complicit in Wesley Clark’s drive-by on McCain’s military service:

“For those like John McCain who have endured physical torment in service to our country — no further proof of such sacrifice is necessary,” Obama said. “And let me also add that no one should ever devalue that service, especially for the sake of a political campaign, and that goes for supporters on both sides.”

Talk about fortuitous timing.  Clark, an Obama advisor, just happens to pick the weekend before Obama’s patriotism speech to get diarrhea of the mouth on McCain’s patriotism and military service.  Thus, Obama gets a golden opportunity to inoculate himself as he points out that others (mostly his Democratic Primary opponents) questioned his patriotism, and the campaign can remind/familiarize the electorate with the fact the McCain cooperated with the North Koreans while a POW.  It’s also kind of interesting that Obama doesn’t mention Clark or directly repudiate his comments.

Sorry, but I don’t believe in coincidences that large.  This, along with his broken campaign financing pledge, proves that Obama is playing hardball.  The McCain camp better start bringing its A game soon.  If they persist in the romantic notion that politics isn’t a full contact sport, this election might be over before it began.

It is not often our electorate has this possibility.

Canadians prefer Obama over own leaders: poll

A new poll suggests Canadians would prefer to vote for Barack Obama rather cast a ballot for their own political leaders, while 45 per cent of Americans envy Canada’s health care system.

The bi-national survey, conducted by the Strategic Counsel for CTV and The Globe and Mail, showed that here in Canada, Obama was more admired than Prime Minister Stephen Harper — or any other national leader.

Lets send Obama AND that 45% of Americans up to Canada. I’ll cheerfully take the conservative Canadians in exchange.

Let’s make a Deal Canada, you can have what’s behind door #1, #2 and the Cookie jar too. Hell, we’ll toss in Jeremiah Wright, Farrakhan, plus your choice of Dirtbin, Pelosi, or Reid.

You can’t beat this with a big stick!

News Flash!  Pretty women effect men’s decision making:

Lead researcher Bram Van Den Bergh of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium found that the desire for immediate rewards increased in men who looked at pictures of beautiful women or watched video clips of young women in bikinis.

It wasn’t that men were simply distracted by their sexual arousal, which caused them to choose more impulsively. On the other hand, they showed improved cognition and creativity after exposure to sexy stimuli.

I bet they struggled formulating the hypothesis for that research.  Maybe they’re creating early successes before taking on world hunger or Middle East peace.