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I'd like to know if that's really true that Romney has investments in a Chinese oil company that's trading with Iran in defiance of the sanctions. It's reminiscent of the mid-90s when it was discovered that certain American companies were profiting form Iraqi oil in the "oil for medicine" program which was in clear violation of US law at the time.

Romney got owned on the issue of the Navy just now. He has to be careful because a sitting president has the benefit of REAL discussions with the Joint Chiefs as well as the individual military branches.

No kidding. Schieffer has gone full tilt Lehrer. Nothing like he used to be in these things.

As predicted, we have officially entered the budget discussion so they can reiterate their points from previous debates and domestic economic issues. Way to stay on point, fellas. I was expecting more from Schieffer.

And good defenses START games. Nobody remembers or cares that your defense gave up 35 points when your offense fails to score 36, I guess. On the bright side, we are STILL undefeated in games where we give up LESS than 35 points, though. GO BILLS!!!

I'd say it's rather obvious who Kelsay was referring to after reading this article. Good to see. http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Chris-Kelsay-calls-defense-out-on-the-carpet/d40732e0-291e-44b5-9b31-b3cf1317bc68 GO BILLS!!!

Way to endear yourself to the fine people of North America in general and Nashville in particular Sergei. If I'm the Preds' GM, I cut his ungrateful ass. GO AMERKS!!!

You can say that again. You can say that again.

Thanks, gentlemen. I've never been one to get into polls before the election. No wonder why I missed the relevane. Thanks, gentlemen. I've never been one to get into polls before the election. No wonder why I missed the relevancy.

Gas prices plummeting due to Calilfornia refinery concerns easing, demand falling, supplies still high, and producers switching to the cheaper winter blend. Expected to fall another 30 cents in November. I'm sure that has EVERYTHING to do with the powers and policies of the presidency vs. some of the market dynamics discussed earlier. OK, you lost me. How is that article from 12/2008 relevant? Did I miss something earlier?

John O'Neill is a disgrace. Just look at who he co-authored his book with: Jerome Corsi. The very SAME Jerome Corsi who is now out there accusing Obama of being a homosexual who covered up charges of sexual abuse while at Harvard. The very same Jerome Corsi who was granted full press credentials and traveling privileges by Willard's campaign Does anyone really think that's a coincidence? It's beyond reason to me how anyone can ignore the obvious.

Getting bowled over is the only thing Wilson is good at. He is late in recognizing coverage far more often than not and if he has instincts, I'd like to know when. He's made a living off of a couple nice INTs, a couple decent run stops, and being an eloquent nice guy. But he SUCKS as a SS and NOTHING he does from this point forward will convince me otherwise. I watched every thing he's done since his debut in the Dallas Monday nighter so some year ago. And as nice as his pick 6 was in that game, he made AT LEAST a half dozen bone headed plays that helped Romo pick us apart and win the game. He's never improved in my estimation and he's actually regressed the last two seasons. Again, his one or two nice plays notwithstanding. GO BILLS!!!

Believe what you will. Neither of us will have ANY problems posting dozens of links to support our points of view. So be it. It's water through the damn and whatever other metaphor for old news nobody can do anything about. Kerry lost. Their job was done. But where the phuck were these 250 paragons of truth for the interceding 35 some odd years? As to the bold text, I've had it with your sanctimonious, condescending, and hypocritical admonishments.

It's a perfect combination of both. When you put (mostly) average talent in poor positions to succeed, it's ugly every time. Wanny needs to go. But we still need 3 starting NFL caliber LBs, an NFL starting caliber S, and one more starting caliber CB. None of our guys in those positions, save Gilmore and Byrd, would start for most NFL teams at the moment. Bradham should improve, Shepp just ain't fast or instinctive enough, and Barnett has reached his ceiling. 'Nuff said about A Williams and George Wilson has NEVER been a good SS. GO BILLS!!!

1.) The majority of the 250 swiftboat veteran signatories to that letter did not serve at the same time or in the same place as John Kerry. 2.) Of all the veterans who served with John Kerry aboard his boat, only one signed the letter and he was NOT present when Kerry earned his medals. All the others members of his crew said he earned his medals and several campaigned with him, and several more claim the accusations against Kerry are all lies. 3.) While none of the signatories was aboard his boat when he earned his medals, the one who was present in the area when he earned his Silver Star, praised Kerry's tactics and said he earned it. 4.) Two weeks before the swiftboat veterans' letter was made public, Kerry posted over 100 pages of his military record on his website and made his military medical records available for inspection.

I was a disciple of peak oil for a long time. I am still amazed at Hubbert's uncanny prediction of the US peak oil curve as well. I fully appreciate that oil, like all natural resources, is finite. And I can't wait for the day that nobody will ever need oil as an energy source. God knows that as the entire world's economy became based on fossil fuels over the last century, that oil companies have dictated geo-political outcomes worldwide. But I've also come to understand that peak oil isn't so much about what's left in the ground as it is about the ability to extract it from the ground fast enough to meet demand AND deliver it in sufficient quantities. Advances in technology have extended the life of wells that just 5 years ago would have been considered at their peak. Peak oil is more about oil production than it is about oil depletion. And the question of delivery mechanisms is critical to the equation. Perhaps I'm a bit cynical when it comes to the oil companies. But I think they've been exploiting peak oil for the sake of getting access to all those new fields you mention. And I don't trust them, OPEC, or any connected industry expert to give us an accurate idea about just how much oil is left to extract worldwide. They are all robbing the same train, they are the most secretive industry on the planet, and they manipulate information like it's going out of style.

Gluts (and shortages for that matter) are usually relatively short term issues. But I just don't buy the Peak Oil myth anymore.

The US exports crude oil, gasoline (and diesel), and natural gas.

Oil is fungible all right. Both as a resource and a political issue. Why don't Obama and Romney or anyone else in leadership positions around the world ever mention the fact that there is a GLUT of oil in the market at present because DEMAND is not decreasing supplies fast enough AND YET prices continue to rise in seeming defiance of good old market dynamics? Why is it that nobody ever mentions the other two OPERATIONAL Keystone pipelines from Canada to the US and always harp on the one that HASN'T been approved....YET?

Swiftboating has become a generic pejorative term for mudslinging in political campaigns. Needless to say we have a lot to disagree about concerning the 250 swiftboat veterans who signed that letter in 2004. I was researching what happens in the case of an electoral tie after I read PA's post. Apparently, the House decides who the presidential winner is and the Senate decides the VP. Can you imagine a Romney/Biden administration?

Holy crap! I never even considered that but it's certainly a very real possibility. But I've maintained the fix is in for a couple years now. Too many efforts in states across the country attempting to curtail voter turnouts have me convinced. And while the courts have struck down many of these efforts, I worry about what we might see on election day at some of the polls. This has been a concerted effort unlike anything in the past. And as batschit crazy and delusional as I may sound, there is precedent. I NEVER thought what occurred in 2000, the last time I voted Republican BTW, could happen in this country. I won't go into it for the sake of avoiding unnecessary debate, but suffice to say I think our election laws need an overhaul.

Did you read the link contained in the story? It's the Herman Cain story. All the Obama story seems to do is take the accusations from that story, change the gender of the people making the charge, and voila! So now Obama is a homosexual, Kenyan born Muslim? Got it. Remember when Clinton murdered Vince Foster? I'm sure in the year that has elapsed since these guys "came forward" they have been offed as well. One has to really mine the depths to find crap like this. Oh yeah, I just heard the Romney campaign has welcomed Jerome Corsi to travel with them as part of the traveling press. I'm sure he'll work hard to legitimize as many of these kinds of accusations as possible.

I'm not talking about anyone here, I'm referring to the various studies and analyses generated by right leaning organizations that came out immediately after the TPC analysis was released. And the right certainly WOULD and DOES disagree. Didn't mean to raise your hackles. I think it's fair to question the bias of everyone, especially organizations like the Brookings Institute and the Urban Center. But this study of Romney's plan was conducted by three economists, two of which worked for George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. They know their work is going to be scrutinized and I think they take honest measures to filter out as much of their personal biases as possible. It's worth noting also that during the primaries, the Romney campaign itself referred to the TPC as "objective, third-party analyses." Several media outlets referenced this quote from a 'talking points memo' article but I can't seem to upload the direct link to post it here. I first saw it in the same Washington Post article by Ezra Klein. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/02/nine-takeaways-on-romneys-tax-plan/

Thanks for the links. I'll have to read them and get back on my impressions after having a chance to discuss them with a few folks, particularly Rosen's analysis. But something tells me even without looking that they are high on assumptions regarding a certain amount of growth. Wanna-be elites and those with ADD? There is no end to your level of class around here. How about some more spiffy gifs like The Joker?

That's the idea, mutually assured economic destruction as a deterrent. But as GoDD pointed out, if China can realize higher gains in pegging it's assets to another currency in the future, all bets are off. They certainly seem to be hedging their bets as they are on a spending spree of natural resources the world over. I doubt that's because they foresee stable American markets to keep selling to in the future.