Big Ol' Smitty

pbone, I am not a science guy (there's a reason it was the lowest score on my ACT), but how do you account for this? http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...0-30417,00.html

Hey Vitamin X, tell me who all the gimmicks are.

Tangentially related, but I had to put this somewhere. The American Life League has in their sights that great destroyer of life...the birth control pill. http://thepillkills.com/

I should say, I think that's what you were arguing.

But you were arguing that demand was down and that, consequently, prices should have stayed down too. My point is that, while demand may be flat in America, that doesn't necessarily mean prices will stay low, since oil is a global commodity and demand isn't flat globally (as far as I know). Global demand for oil affect prices in America, not just American demand. We should stop arguing, I guess, since we pretty much agree on this.

Except neither of the candidates has proposed carbon taxes. And all three candidates, including St. John, favor cap & trade.

Jingus, I was referring to global demand, not US demand. Oil is a global commodity, and I haven't seen anything predicting that global demand is going to be slowing down anytime soon--which is part of the reason why it's crucial for the US to shift away from an oil economy. Even if we do cut back consumption considerably, demand from China, India, & other industrializing nations (along with the dwindling supply or "peak oil" that most analyses I've seen point to--although it could be wrong, I dunno) is going to keep prices high.

According to the law of demand, when the price of something drops, the demand for it increases. You could argue, probably successfully I would say (I haven't look at this) that demand for gasoline is inelastic, but we're getting into boring economic issues here. I think what we can pretty much agree on here is that this gas tax scam is pandering of the lowest order.

I am very skeptical of this statement. Let me amend this and say that this is just flat out wrong.

Also, here: http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/003515.php

Based on Energy Information Administration data

Um, yes. It could.

Exactly. And I'd rather sit down with the Korean pop star Rain that Sun Tzu.

I am very skeptical of this statement.

I'm not saying that Hagee is the same as Wright. I am saying that standing up, accepting, & being proud of this guy's endorsement is not a good thing.

Would you really want to sit down & have dinner with Sun Tzu, Moses, or Karl Marx? You guys are just trying to sound intelligent.

So how come St. John of Arizona doesn't have to reject & denounce ® this guy?

Who you crappin?

Hey have you made any youtubes lately? I shared the Tribute to Our President with some of my pals!

I like that the title of that picture is bulldyke.

Hey, it's Smitty.

This man... ...has a show

stop it

Silvio Berlusconi (Italy's most prominent right-wing leader) was recently voted in as Prime Minister for a third time. Some strange stuff happening. Upon the election of one of his allies as Mayor of Rome. This happened: Remember that racist Italian political poster I posted in the "Pictures I Like" thread? That was from Italy's Northern League political party, part of Berlusconi's governing coalition. This Northern League: And, if those were too subtle: *gulp*