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House Dems Turn Out the Lights On the GOP
Politico is reporting that while GOP leaders opposed a motion to adjourn the House, the Democrats have closed up shop and even turned out the lights. While the lights and microphones have since been turned back on, it makes for an amusing mental image and possibly even a few dark YouTube video spoofs. "Only about a half-dozen Republicans were on the floor when this began, but the crowd has grown to about 20 now, according to Patrick O'Connor. 'This is the people's House,' Rep, Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) said. 'This is not Pelosi's politiburo.' Democratic aides were furious at the GOP stunt, and reporters were kicked out of the Speaker's Lobby, the space next to the House floor where they normally interview lawmakers."
True. Politics have been silly, trite, and corrupt for the history of the Republic. Not always, but certainly the day-to-day running of the government has been just as stupid or worse. In some ways, we're less corrupt and more transparent now then ever.
Have a lot further to go before we get out of the negative numbers, though.
If...
the price of oil = X dollars + (opening a wildlife area to drilling and damage)
...then we are not lowering the price of oil; we're just paying for some of the oil with financial resources and some with environmental resources.
The price of oil has still gone up.
You're a little behind on your news cycle. They missed the analyst estimate, but not by much.
An interesting statistic caught my eye while looking over their financials:
Now who's #1 in the "record profits" field? Can you say "conflict of interest?"
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But I have no doubt that eventually the American people will demand accountability from these turds, and from anyone who enabled them.
Ha! I wish! Once these people are out of office they'll go about their happy lives bothered by no one. Their family and friends will be richer and more powerful than 8 years ago. Congress and the judicial system will do nothing and the public will demand nothing. Most will say, "Well, he's out of office, so he's not doing me harm any longer." They'll be wrong, but they'll be content.
Other than that, great post.
Developers: We can use your help.
Did you mean this part of the article:
recent Department of Energy studies [show] that drilling in the outer continental shelf will have an "insignificant" impact on costs in the next two decades.
Of the 40,000 active oil fields in the world, not one of them is refilling itself.
Geochemist Says Oil Fields May Be Refilled Naturally http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE3D91530F935A1575AC0A963958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2