McCain The Celeb
Turns out that John McCain is a celebrity too. Who would have thunk it?
Aug 11, 2008 by Peter Slutsky in
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Punch, Counter Punch
The Obama campaigns response to McCain “celebrity” ad:
Jul 30, 2008 by Peter Slutsky in
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We Love Cheap Gas, But…
One of the things we’re paying close attention to on this trip is gas prices. Not only because we’re driving a 1998 Toyota Sienna that doesn’t exactly get the greatest gas mileage, but also because gas and energy prices are clearly weighing heavily on the mind of the electorate. Everyone we talk to acknowledges that energy independence has to be a goal and there are signs of new thinking here in the midwest, namely the presence of some E-85 pumps. But it’s still the cost of gas that is hitting working people (and podcasters) in their pockets, and therefore the voting booth.
We’ve noticed a very suspicious and conspicuous pattern on this trip: the redder the state, the cheaper the gas. As we came across New York prices began dropping, plunging below $2 in Ohio, heading back up when we went to Michigan, dropping again in Indiana and Illinois, and then going up once more as we crossed into Wisconsin. Conspiracy? Well with OPEC set to cut oil production levels, the NYT seems to think so.
The group’s most influential member, Saudi Arabia, has remained conspicuously silent. The Saudis are understood to support a production cut, but OPEC watchers reason that the country, which accounts for one-third of OPEC’s output, wants to be discreet, with midterm elections in the United States just a few weeks away.
The Saudis still need their money, but they’re willing to wait a few weeks to help out an old friend. We need a Congress that is not bought and paid for by the oil companies and the Bush-Saudi cartel. Voting blue is the best way to do that.
Oct 11, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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A Very Inconvenient Truth
As the November General Election rapidly approaches, politicians on both sides of the aisle scramble to select key issues to connect with voters: National Security, the war in Iraq, and illegal immigration generally top the list. But it was just earlier this summer that an issue reached the front lines, only to be buried beneath death tolls and border walls.
Energy. This is an issue that Democrats have yet to fully understand the power of. Wielded correctly it could be the unifying issue that carries them to victory in 2006.
A New York Times article today outlined the potential resurgence for nuclear power plants to once again dot the American landscape. A cleaner, considerably cheaper alternative to coal or oil, nuclear power is just an example of alternative energies.
Wind power has been embraced by the Democratic Gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts, much to the dismay of wealthy Cape Coders who fear the large turbines will disrupt their view of the ocean.
Lower gasoline prices make for a good gimmick as well. Recently Col. Mike Weaver, running for Congres in the Kentucky 2nd district, held an event at a gas station offering gas for $1.20, the price it cost when his Republican opponent took office in 1994. A powerful reminder of how little Republicans have done to free us from our dependency on oil.
If the Democrats are to take the commanding control our country so desparately needs, they will need unity on the energy crisis. Have we already forgotten what we’ve learned from Al Gore?
Aug 23, 2006 by Guest Contributor in
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Bold new ideas…FINALLY!
George W. Bush has a bold new idea which we’ll hear all about tonight in his State of the Union address. Apparently, George Bush believes:
“America is addicted to oil” and must “break its dependence on foreign suppliers in unstable parts of the world.”
If this is the bold new initiative that George Bush thinks will win back the support of the American people, then he really is on coke. I mean, this Administration insults the American people’s intelligence with every ridiculous statement that Bush makes. But this bothers me more than most. How can Bush pretend to pawn this idea off as “bold” or “new” when Democrats and really all sensible people in the U.S. have been saying this for literally decades.
An excerpt from a John Kerry speech in 2003:
“We only have 3% of the world’s oil reserves. There is no physical way for the US to drill its way out of this problem. We have to invent our way out of this problem. The sooner that we commit America to the science & discovery of renewable alternatives, the better off America will be, the better our health will be, the more effective our economy would be, the better our national security will be, and the better world citizen we will be. We need to commit ourselves to energy independence now.”
I will be interested to see what other ideas Bush tries to pass off as his own now that all the ideas he really wanted to put into place (e.g. social security reform) are dead in the water.
Bush, you have the nations attention tonight but please know that you will not be given a free pass for lying in front of our faces. This isn’t just a camera lens you’re staring into- it’s directly into the eyes of American people, your bosses, and you will continue to be judged for your corrupt and ineffective Presidency.
Jan 31, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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