Posts Tagged ‘oil’

Crazy religious people have their priorities in order

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Tired of paying through the nose, Americans try praying at the pump
“Lord, the prices at this pump have gone up since last week. We know that you are able, that you have all the power in the world,” he prayed, before former beauty queen Rashida Jolley led the group in a modified version of the [...]

On Shortages, Mostly Food

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

I read a lot of news. I read magazines. I follow news blogs. I make a very concerted effort to keep up with what’s going on in the world, and to get the information from several perspectives.
And yet somehow I’ve found myself thinking, quite frequently, over the last month that this whole “food shortage” thing [...]

Coincidence

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Bush hits record disapproval ratings on the same day that oil gets within spitting distance of $100 a barrel?
Sure, he can fake a country into a war, run a torture prison, admit that he tortures people, run a special program to extradite people for torture, remove all civil rights, spy on citizens without any warrants, [...]