Attention all tree-huggers! Crude oil is approaching $120 per barrel, with some analysts predicting $200 prices soon. Had enough, or are you thirsty for more? Someone recently described the American unwillingness to harvest available energy — crude oil, shale oil, nuclear, hydro-electric — as national suicide. Even the founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore, has come out in favor of nuclear energy! He wants hundreds of nuke plants built during the next century, according to today’s Press-Enterprise. Proving he has left the reservation for good, Mr. Moore even asserts “there is no proof global warming is caused by humans.” We can only hope sanity once again informs our energy policies.
Al Sharpton is threatening to “shut down” New York City in protest of the acquittal of three NYPD cops accused in the shooting death of Sean Bell. Average Americans are beginning to notice the Rev. Sharpton’s capricious adherence to the Rule of Law. “If you don’t win in court, then win in the streets” is a formula for anarchy, not justice.
Now that people are starving all over the world, ethanol and other bio-fuels are quickly falling out of favor. After billions in subsidies, we are now told ethanol production harms the environment more than collecting and refining Texas Tea. The amount of corn consumed to produce one SUV tank-full of ethanol would feed a person for one year, unless that person is Michael Moore. Anyone out there in favor of less government, anyone?
Flash: wrestling with 700 pound grizzly bears can be hazardous to your health.
The situation in the Sudan is tailor-made for the United Nations. Even inept UN forces could quickly subdue the rag-tag hooligans terrorizing hundreds of thousands of Sudanese. Billions of dollars are allocated each year for U.N. food relief, but precious little is finding its way to feed starving Africans. Soon or later, we hope, American taxpayers will say “no mas” to funding failed United Nations missions. We have enough financial black holes right here at home.
Andruw Jones went 0 for 4 yesterday with 3 strike outs, yet the Dodgers still managed to win. The Blue Crew might be better than I thought, now one game below .500 with the twin millstones — Jones and Juan Pierre — still racking up at-bats. Any day now, Joe Torre will notice what baseball fans on Mars can see clearly: these two cannot play successfully at the big league level. The twin rally killers will earn a combined $22,726,910 this season. If they stay in the line-up much longer, Dodger fans should demand refunds.
That and more coming this week. Stay tuned!
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