Comments on: Success has many fathers

By: lex

lex — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:20:28 +0000

I reckon that the thing that’s clever is that so much of the late run-up in oil futures has been speculative (i.e, psychological). When it turns out that the US might be serious enough about the problem of demand to 1) moderate their driving habits, and 2) actually tap into home-based reservoirs, the markets eased well in advance of the resource.

Hence the name, “futures.’

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:26:32 +0000

The Brits deserve to come in for criticism when they agree to do something as tactically important as an accommodation without coordinating it with their allies, but, overall, they’re the best support we have in Iraq and in Afghanistan, esp. the latter where they’re covering territory that other NATO allies have openly declared they would’t touch with a ten foot saber (a weapon they might end up putting to use if they keep neglecting their military budgets). At least Tommy comes prepared and with a full heart to his business.

Re Paris Hilton, I don’t see what’s so clever about her response. The idea that oil which won’t come on line for the next several years can act as a stop-gap measure to prevent energy prices from rising in the near future doesn’t seem to be very well thought out. Then again, neither was McCain’s ad. Is that supposed to be the joke?

By: Drew C.

Drew C. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:35:27 +0000

b2,

I’d rather vote for Obama than Paris, any day. As a matter of fact, if she were to be elected President, I’d go to great lengths to bring back Soviet Communism just so I’d have someplace without an extradition treaty and robust censorship so I’d have someplace to defect to where I wouldn’t have to hear about it anymore.

Also, I wholeheartedly (and seriously) concur with your questions about why al-Sadr’s isn’t finding out who got the afterlife right.

By: badbob

badbob — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:24 +0000

- I’d probably vote for da bimbo over B. a H.O. ! At least she wants to drill, right?

- I’ll ask for the 1000th time- why isn’t Mookie-Baby pushing up daisies?

- Agree with Snake on our stalwart ally..ever since Market Garden.

By: Kris, in New England

Kris, in New England — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:30:32 +0000

Snake – well said. With great style too.

By: Snake Eater

Snake Eater — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:31:14 +0000

Lex, Strongly suggest you remove your rose colored Angl0phile glasses with repect to the British military…the sun has finally set on the former British Empire…in the final analysis we are ultimately and truly alone …moving forward we can and should count only on our fellow Americans… the other useless bastards, in my humble opninon, should all take a flying f**k … Best