Wednesday, May 19, 2004

HOW MUCH DAMAGE COULD FOUR LITERS COST?

About a gallon.  That's how much Sarin gas was in that artillery shell found by US troops near the Baghdad airport.  I don't know the answer to my own question, maybe you do.  Just how much damage could be done with about one gallon of this deadly nerve agent?

Today we have reports that Al Qaeda is trying to set up an attack on US soil with either a chemical or a biological weapon.  What do we do?  Maybe The Poodle will suggest that we immediately start an intense program of appeasement to forestall such an attack.  Perhaps Kerry could offer to crawl on his hands and knees to Kofi Annan even before he's elected, if it will make the terrorists just leave us alone. 

MEDIA ROOTING FOR THE INSURGENTS

This should come as no surprise.  It's already started:  the media is rooting for us to lose the war on terror.  Today, The Washington Post has declared that there is a "fear of failure growing."  Once again, the doom and gloom media has declared the war lost.  The terrorists must be thrilled.  The whole terrorist game plan in the Middle East and in Iraq is based on creating an atmosphere of fear, gloom and doom in the American citizenry.  It seems as if some of these media outlets actually have signed on to help the Islamo-fascists achieve that very goal.  We have 150,000 troops deployed, the country of Iraq remains under our control, and casualties for the whole war are under a thousand.  If we hold on to our resolve this situation is winnable.  That, however, wouldn't be good for the left and for those who want America to follow instead of to lead.

Downplay the good, hammer the bad.  Run the Abu Ghraib story on the front page for three weeks.  Bury the Nick Berg story after one day.  Ignore the Sarin and mustard gas finds.  If the story will help Bush, bury it.  If it will hurt Bush, run it day after day. 

THIS STUPID GASOLINE BOYCOTT

You've no doubt received the idiotic, stupid e-mail declaring that today is the day everyone should boycott the oil companies because of high prices.  What idiotic nonsense.  This is what passes for logical, informed thought in the United States right now.  "Yippee!  Let's stage a boycott!"  Yeah...that will really stick it to the man! Not.  What you don't buy today, you'll just buy tomorrow. That's not much of a boycott, is it?  Besides, boycotts don't work.  The majority of people don't care, or have time to bother.  They go about their business, buy their gas, don't whine and prefer to worry about things they can actually control.

First of all ... get over this "record price" nonsense.  Once again the media is screaming "record gas prices" to anyone who will read, view or listen.   You cannot put forth a legitimate comparison of gasoline prices over the years unless you adjust those prices for inflation.  When you do adjust gas prices for inflation you will find that the end of the Carter administration Americans were paying an average of $2.91 per gallon for gasoline.  You won't hear this reported on ABC, CBS, NBC or CNN.  You did hear this reported last night on Fox News Channel.  That's why the left hates Fox News.

Sure...oil is up to over $40 a barrel..but guess what?  Your SUV doesn't run on crude oil, does it?  Nope.  That oil has to be refined, and we haven't built a new refinery in the United States since 1976. What's more, some of the refineries we do have are shutting down because they simply cannot afford to meet some of the new environmental standards we've created.  What about building new refineries?  Yeah ... try to get that by the anti-capitalist, environmentalist socialists.  Oil companies are left simply trying to increase the capacity of the refineries they do have. 

Speaking of the environmentalists ... don't forget the special anti-pollution blends the refineries are having to put out for the summer months.  This means that they have to stop production while they shift to the new blends.  This adds to the supply difficulties. 

Then there's China.  China's economy is growing like a field of weeds.  They are demanding a greater and greater share of the world's supplies of crude oil.  Greater demand + limited supply = higher prices.  

You could always move to Europe, where gas runs over $5 a gallon.

AND A BIT MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL NUT-CASES OUT THERE.

Here's a bit of fun information about a group called the "League of Conservation Voters."  These folks call themselves the "political voice of the national environmental and conservation community."  They also say that they are non-partisan, though they have endorsed The Poodle.  Right now the League of Conservation Voters is running ads in Florida.  The league says that they are running the ads to "set the record straight." 

So .. how does the League of Conservation Voters intend to "set the record straight" in their ads?  Well, the ads say "Mr. President, your oil drilling off the Florida Coast isn't helping mother nature.  But what would you expect from a Texas oilman?"  The ad goes on to demand that President Bush "stop the drilling."

There are just a few small problems with this ad.  I'll list them.

1.  There is no drilling for oil going on off the Florida coast.

2.  There are no platforms off the Florida coast from which to drill.

3.  There aren't any proposals on the table to drill there in the future.

So ... there you go.  So much for the trustworthiness of The League of Conservation Voters.  But, what the hell!  The league knows that the vast majority of Florida voters will not know that there is no drilling going on, and they will not know that there are no drilling platforms, and they will not know that there are no proposals .... so the advertising will probably have its intended affect anyway.

THE POODLE SAYS IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT

Unable to get Donald Rumsfeld's resignation, blame Bush for the Abu Ghraib photos or make anything else stick, The Poodle has shifted gears and is now concentrating on the price of gasoline.  Now it's all Bush's fault.

People tried to blame Clinton in 2000 when gas prices hit $2 a gallon.  Then-Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson was hauled before Congress.  People demanded answers!  It sounds good, and politicians try to get as much mileage as possible out of it, but they no more control the price of gasoline than anyone else.  If anything, they drive up the price with excessive regulations.

So  yesterday The Poodle spends all day bashing Bush for the high gas prices, his ties to oil companies, and for stockpiling of the nation's petroleum reserves.  The Souffle  wants us to stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) which is there in case of a catastrophic disruption in the nation's oil supply.  I guess he's not thinking that far ahead. The White House shot back that prices have gone up because the Democrats have refused to pass the president's energy bill, which would include drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the left's hallowed ground.  By the way.  If Bill Clinton had not vetoed the exploration of ANWAR in 1995, we would be getting one million barrels of crude oil out of ANWAR today.  Just a thought.

The RNC has now produced a statement from The Poodle in 2000 saying that he did not support President Clinton's release of oil from the strategic reserve, which is there for the sole national security purpose of keeping us from ever running out.  It is not there to manipulate the free market. Kerry recognized that when he wasn't pandering for votes.  Now the story is different.

If the liberals really wanted cheaper gas, they would allow us to drill for our own oil, and build more refineries. They would also talk about lowering the gas tax. They won't do any of that, so it's really they that are to blame for the high prices.

THE POODLE'S VP CHOICE

Well, the hot rumor is that The Poodle is close to choosing Goldilocks (North Carolina Senator John Edwards) as his running mate.  His other choice, John McCain, turned out to be supporting his opponent.  Darn.  So what does this all mean? 

In the short term, it means the media will be celebrating, and predicting that Edwards' good looks and southern charm will push The Poodle over the top.  But realistically, the effect it will have on November 2nd is absolutely zilch.  The reason?  People don't vote for the vice presidential pick...they vote for the main candidate.  And right now, Kerry is the least exciting presidential candidate possible. 

People know that the only purpose of the vice-president is to attend funerals and sit around waiting for something to happen to the president.  It's a dead-end job, and one that increasingly is not leading to a promotion to the Oval Office.

Doesn't matter who they put on the ticket with The Poodle, it just won't matter. It's still sKerry that is running for president (shudder).

READING ASSIGNMENTS   

Garry  Kasparov is one of the world's foremost chess players.  Would you be interesting in hearing what he has to say about the war on terror?  How about "Knock off this moral equivalence nonsense."  Well, maybe that's not exactly what he said.  Actually, he said it better.

Whatever you do , don't read this one.  It's about Al Qaeda's near-future plans for us.

Just how deep was the UN corruption in the disgraced Oil for Food program.  Someone is leaking documents.

The French government says the 35-hour work week they adopted in 1997 to reduce unemployment has been a complete disaster. It's had the opposite effect.  Minimum wage supporters take note.

A senior Iraqi source says 4 people have been arrested in connection with the beheading of Nick Berg. All except the guy who actually did it.  Still, this is progress.

And now part two of Thomas Sowell's series on the media and the political left.  Excellent as always.

The sorry state of education in this country is well-known.  Walter E. Williams continues with part two of "educational ineptitude."

Why is Ted Kennedy still talking, and better yet, why are we still listening?  Kathleen Parker says when it comes to the situation in Iraq, the fog of war is us.

Five facist, Islamic, jihadist, terrorist monsters sawed off Nick Berg's head, right on TV.  And what was the mainstream media's response?  So what!  Brent Bozell calls them out.

Tim Russert was outraged that a taped satellite interview with Secretary of State Colin Powell was cut short.  Jonah Goldberg says this is phony outrage, and happens all the time.

As you may or may not know, Michael Moore is at it again with his latest Bush-bashing movie.  Ben Shapiro takes a look.

The United States military found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.  So why is the media ignoring it? Linda Chavez investigates.

Torture existed long before Abu Ghraib...but why no coverage?  Because it didn't involve us, and the media and the world hates America. Walid Phares fills us in.

If you're going to steal fuel out of an RV camper, it might be a good idea to stick the siphon tube in the right tank.

High school students in Chamblee, Georgia waiting for the usual morning announcements got a surprise.

Randy Johnson ... PERFECT GAME!

Dodgeball!  Wait a minute!  You can't play dodgeball!  Don't you know how politically incorrect dodgeball is?

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