Entries from July 2008

July 27, 2008

Am I the only one listening?

Oil Policy
About a month ago, before Tim Russert died, he hosted his usual Sunday morning show on oil prices and supply. During the debate, Edward Markey, MA Senator, denounced the oil companies for not drilling on some 70 some million acres of leases the oil companies already held. He repeated a couple of times that [...]

July 24, 2008

Being Black in America

Tonight I watched CNN’s special, Being Black in America. It brought back a lot of uncomfortable memories for me.
In about 1954 my father, who was an Air Force Flight Engineer assigned to SAC, was transferred from Columbus, Ohio, to Albany, GA. My father had been born in Waco, TX, and raised, [...]

July 4, 2008

Regarding Iraq

The media is all over Obama’s comments today regarding his stance on pulling the troops out of Iraq. Over the course of the last year, I’ve paid very close attention to what Senator Obama has said regarding pulling out of Iraq. And yes, he has said he will pull the troops out in [...]