A federal judge in New Orleans on Tuesday blocked a six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling projects that the Obama administration imposed in response to the vast oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House swiftly said the administration would appeal the decision. Read the entire NY Times article here. Thank God there is … Continue reading
Members of a panel of experts brought in to advise the Obama administration on how to address offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon disaster now say Interior Secretary Ken Salazar falsely implied they supported a six-month drilling moratorium they actually oppose. If true, end of this story. Here is the text: Members of a … Continue reading
I have a very simple question concerning the Fox News Channel and of Glenn Becks program in particular. His recent programs (June 2010) that have aired paint a very disturbing picture concerning President Obama, George Soros and organization know as Americans for Progress. According to Glenn this organization is rabidly socialist and perhaps part of … Continue reading
Rep. Joe Barton’s apology to BP Chief Tony Hayward for what he called a White House “shakedown” for demanding a $20 billion fund for damage claims has turned into a political football that Democrats are hoping to exploit. Oh really? He only expressed what some of us in the US may have been thinking in … Continue reading
Fannie Mae and Freddie may now be out but… Even on a dark day where the Stock Exchange has asked that these two government owned companies to be de-listed, it is interesting how they may yet be players in the Cap and Trade scam coming soon to America’s future. You see it seems that good … Continue reading
By Neil Cavuto, Fox News First of all, they’re not hearings, they’re lectures. And the invited aren’t witnesses, they’re piñatas. That’s what BP’s Tony Hayward was on Thursday: a big, old piñata with an annoying British accent, no less — which works fine in James Bond movies, but wasn’t exactly cutting it today in Washington. … Continue reading
The microbe Vibrio parahaemolyticus, is fairly common in the coastal waters of the Gulf. The long odd-shaped bacteria, usually ingested in raw or undercooked seafood, usually oysters, is the predominant cause of illness that brings severe cramps and nausea to thousands of Americans each year. But here’s and interesting twist. It seems Vibrios parahaemolyticus also … Continue reading
Was Abby Sunderland forced into the round the world attempt! So, this attempt was apparently all about her father’s desire to close a deal on a Reality Show! She was allegedly forced to leave before she was ready by a dad that was broke and in need of some cash. This from a tabloid, ‘The … Continue reading
Maybe it’s time for the US to take a back seat. Like the saying goes, ‘the old gray mare she just ain’t what she used to be’ may apply to the United States and what appears to be rouge nations showing her to the back of the bus. It seems that the more we get … Continue reading
Please say it isn’t so! Scientists have tracked ocean temperatures in the hurricane-prone waters of the Atlantic since the end of World War II, but never have they seen a run-up to hurricane season as sobering as this one. The tropics in May are even warmer than the toasty waters that spurred the 2005 hurricane … Continue reading
