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President Obama Lost His Cool!!!!

February 6th 2009 06:48
: About Time......
As the flow of bad news continues about the economy, the Republicans have continued their "jihad" against the stimulus. As I assessed the news and the debate, I was especially sickened by Lindsay Graham's tirade in the Senate. He accused the President of doing nothing and not reaching out. I was especially disappointed in him because I had found Lindsay Graham to be one of the more reasonble Republicans. But, his speech on the floor of the Senate yesterday showed the Republicans for what they truly are: An bunch of Obstructionist idiots who seem to be totally clueless as to what is going on in the Country. This is the reality:


Reality......
Are these guys blind?

As the Republicans have continued their "jihad", the President went out to see the House Democrats at their retreat. I saw the excerpts. From what I saw, he threw down the gauntlet. I saw him mad. He reminded us all that the Republican way was tried. It is that very policy that saw our National Debt mushroom to almost 9 Trillion dollars. The Labor Department's reports reflects a loss of 524,000 jobs for the Month of December and the highest level of unemployment report filed so far. Yet, the Republicans want to do more of the same. The plan I have seen has targeted tax cuts in it. What the Republicans fail to grasp is that we have an economy that is truly on the edge of the abyss. I had hoped that a sense of responsbility and patriotism will prevail for the good of the country. I am sorry to see that they are yet again trying to go back to the "roots" and have no clue about the greater good.


I have seen the devastation first hand and continue to see people of all walks of life suffer. The personal stories are heart breaking. Right now, People are simply thankful still to have a job. No one has confidence right now. If the obstructionism shown by the Republicans is Lindsay Graham's definition of responsbility, I wonder what the Republicans will define as irresponsiblity. I welcome the President's rage yesterday. He is reflecting the mood of many of us that the time to act is now. It is high time!!!

The Republicans have to either play ball or face annihilation at the polls in 2010. The country demands action. The price of inaction is equal to a nuclear holocaust.

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: It is tough not to panic......
An Aide to Senator McCain claimed that Blackberry was a miracle that Senator McCain helped create. When I first read about this, I laughed. I guess the co-founders of Research In Motion had nothing to do with it. Senator McCain was ridiculed by Senator Obama for not being able to even write an e-mail. I found that a bit over the top. Therefore, it seems to me that his technological vision is not as "advanced" as one might lead to believe.

When I read about this statement, I was reminded of how Al Gore was ridiculed when he was "accused" of inventing the interent. The truth was that accoding to Vint Cerf, the father of the Interent, Al Gore played a leading role in creating the ground work for the eventual mass adoption of the interent while in Congress. I suppose Al Gore is used to that kind of ridicule. He is now the subject of ridicule by many for talking about what others simply ignored up to now. This is a testamony he made before the Congress in 2007:



We are right now witnessing the calamity. Galveston is in ruins, Houston has no power and there are challenges all over the midwest of the U.S. This is all thanks to IKE. My fear is that the drive to work to overcome our addiction to carbon and to resurrect our dying planet will be subservient to the economic implosion before us. As someone who is using this forum to think about our challenges and potential solutions, I don't mind noting how overwhelming it is all becoming. As I am writing this daily retrospective, Al Jazeera is reoprting that markets are continuing the freefall in Asia after the bloodbath in Wall Street on Wednesday. If history is any judge, we will overcome. The question is will we?



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Oil Falls below $ 100.....

September 9th 2008 19:48
: Should we celebrate or wait???
The price of Brett Crude in London has fallen below $ 100. Although this is great news, it still does not address the undelying structural challenges we face in terms of a declning availability of supply and ever increasing demand. Demand has fallen because people are not using as much anymore. It is still good news and hope that such a short term decline will not cause us to lose sight of the big picture. We have to get off the carbon binge and get off it now!!!

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Senator McCain & Big Oil

August 20th 2008 00:36
: Who is he trying to fool?
Senator McCain visited a Oil Rig Tuesday. I am sure he had a great time. During the visit, he criticized Senator Obama for not supporting offshore oil drilling. The argument is so idiotic, it is not even funny. Senator McCain did note that he wanted to after everything to transform energy. But, the relentless push for offshore oil drilling continues unabatted. The conservatives are continuing their push. Newt Gingrich just sent out a commentary (distributed through Human Events) blasting the stance of those who are opposed. The problem is that the idea that somehow offshore oil drilling is going to help solve our long-term energy need is simply foolish, idiotic and beyond reason. There may be oil out there or they may not. Do we want to take the risk to the environment for a potential short term gain? I wonder.

As I reflected upon today's Senator McCain Photo Op, I thought as to what exactly the oil companies are truly thinking. They are breaking all kinds of profit recrods. But, they have to figure out a way to transform their businesses to avoid the predicament of becoming irrelevant. If what is going on in Venezuela and Russia is any indication, they have to see the writing on the wall. They ought to simply go beyond slogans and truly working to transform their companies. The question is will they have the courage to do it? Will our political leaders have the courage to force them to do it


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