Oil

Just a reminder:

“In fact, the world oil shortage is political, not geological.”  –John Utley

if ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, offers a navigation system, and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh yes, and the car

Word from ABC News:

Gov. Sarah Palin will sit down with ABC News’ Charlie Gibson for her first interview since winning the Republican vice presidential nomination, the network’s news division confirmed today.

Forgive me, but where are the retractions from

Howard Kurtz at the Washington Post:

MSNBC is removing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as the anchors of live political events, bowing to growing criticism that they are too opinionated to be seen as neutral in the heat of the

Oliver Willis entitles a post “GOP Has Buyers Remorse” and claims the GOP is upset that Palin is on the bottom of the ticket instead of the top.

Not really. Possibly in fantasy land, but unlike the “reality based

Sarah Palin has been compared to Ronald Reagan is a dress;:

Michael Reagan, 63, said watching the vice-presidential hopeful was like seeing “my dad reborn – only this time he’s a she”.

Palin’s stirring speech at the Republican convention

A live performance from Guitarist Pat Metheny

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There’s a lot of Leftie blogs complaining that Sarah Palin has yet to meet with the press.  Josh Marshall, by way of Memorandum, as an example:

There’s a lot of complaining that the McCain campaign won’t allow anyone to interview

You must understand printing lies about Republican candidates is OK. It’s called “vetting.” Printing the truth about liberals – that’s called “swift-boating

Howie Carr, Boston Herald.

The Second Amendent, of the United States Constitution:

Amendment 2
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

BO claims,

Fox News:

John McCain’s campaign prepared to accuse Democrats on Saturday of leaving behind 12,000 miniature American flags after Barack Obama’s nomination acceptance speech last Thursday in Denver.

Boy Scouts have arrived with 84 trash bags full of bundles of

One of the compelling anecdotes about Sarah Palin is that she auctioned off the Alaska governor’s jet on eBay after taking office — a swift move made by a reformer hoping to clean up the excesses of her predecessor.

But

In an absolutely classic case of do as I say and not as I do, Barack “thin skin” Obama today made a rather hot attack on Sarah Palin’s quip about community organizers. This is especially funny coming from the man

Last weekend, we did the New York State Festival of Balloons from Dansville, and posted a number of pics here on that topic. Just found a link on You Tube for the same event, and though you’d be interested. These

Rasmussen:

A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest