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For Every Action, There's A Reaction
The Obama camp teases McCain about his federal tax relief on gasoline during the summer vacation period. Somewhat later, Obama suggested we check our tire pressure. The McCain clan belittled his idea as too little and too late. Individually or together, both made sense to the "little people" who scrimp and save throughout the year for a break at the beach or a picnic in the mountains. ...more
August 17, 2008
Bending To Pressure, Pelosi Says Drilling Will Get Look
Dropping her opposition to a vote on coastal oil exploration, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that the House would consider expanded offshore drilling as part of broad energy legislation when Congress returns next month. ...more
August 17, 2008
Gasoline's Big Surprise
Barack Obama thinks the government should intervene on gas prices to "give families some relief," and he called last week for releasing 70 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ...more
August 17, 2008
Jackson Browne Sues McCain Over Use Of Song
Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. ...more
August 16, 2008
Know-Nothing Politics And A Party Of Stupid
So the GOP has found its issue for the 2008 election. For the next three months the party plans to keep chanting: "Drill here! Drill now! Drill here! Drill now! Four legs good, two legs bad!" OK, I added that last part. ...more
August 13, 2008
On Target
Max Risner of Hudson says United States should tap carbon fuel resources to break dependence on Middle Eastern sources. ...more
August 13, 2008
Paris May, Like, Be On To Something
one we can all watch. This one is in response to a campaign ad from Republican presidential candidate John McCain that parodied Democratic candidate Barack Obama as a celebrity on par with Britney Spears and Hilton. ...more
August 13, 2008
Votes Count
Shirley Mellecker of New Port Richey faults President Bush for not being aggressiveness enough in pushing Congress to lift offshore oil driling. ...more
August 13, 2008
Letters To The Editor
Just Natural Seepage Regarding "Tarballs, Anyone?" by Buzz Kelly (Other Views, July 31): ...more
August 7, 2008
Policy Review Could Open Drilling Off Florida's Coast
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering whether to revise the Pentagon's own policy that prevents most oil and gas drilling within military training areas in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off of Florida. ...more
August 6, 2008
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