tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post6174274201653934592..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Obama's House of CardsAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-15576186157846310492010-05-30T03:51:55.562-07:002010-05-30T03:51:55.562-07:00One thing I haven't heard on CNN is if there i...One thing I haven't heard on CNN is if there is so much oil available in the USA right under solid ground, why are the oil companies choosing to drill in such deep water where the technology clearly is still in short supply. A figure reported a couple of days back is it costs one dollar per barrel to obtain oil on firm ground versus $40 per barrel for deep-water wells.<br />And all because a moose or two might be inconvenienced. Somehow I feel that BP would be happier setting their drilling rigs on solid ground. Maybe the kind Mr Obama should address this.<br /><br />Geoff AlderGeoff Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506868568433774115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-61348427660699914222010-05-29T17:14:56.160-07:002010-05-29T17:14:56.160-07:00Eddy:
Congress is made up of professional politici...Eddy:<br />Congress is made up of professional politicians. They are hard-wired for compromise and most grow quite wealthy will serving there. <br /><br />The ones you describe probably do not exist on planet Earth.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-89192422673585903432010-05-29T16:37:27.654-07:002010-05-29T16:37:27.654-07:00The problem with Congress is its members. Why? Bec...The problem with Congress is its members. Why? Because they all get sucked into the big "maelstrom" of "being part of the good guys". Look at Brown from Massachusetts. Oh, he was going to be different. After a few months, he has been sucked into the maelstrom referred to above. Pat on the back, lunch, dinner, bicycle rid with the "good guys", and hop, he is sold. "Oh, com'on, be reasonable", "let's have lunch", "we don't want you to be an extremist", "we know we can talk to you", "you are not like the others", et cetera...<br />No, we need reprsentatives with a REALLY BAD CHARACTER, who love to stick it to the "machine", to the "business as usual", who LOVE being cast out of the "inner club" of congress, the "who knows whom". Who LOVE being ridiculized by the "reasonable" politicians. Who long for being called "extremists", who are not invited to the dinners and breakfasts and who enjoy being contrary to everything that is going on. As long as we don't have such people, everything will stay the same. The "system" is just too strong.<br />EdEddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475574775004470864noreply@blogger.com