Aug
30
2008
John McCain has certainly shaken up the election for 2008. Brilliant political insight, or flawed miscalculation?
Some points are crystal clear: She’s an individualist and a strong individual; she’s a reformer, and wildly popular with her state’s population; mom of five, former beauty queen, athlete; Sarah Barracuda.
McCain looks to have panicked with this one, folks. What [...]
Aug
29
2008
It’s been a long, hot week here, preparing for a month-long business trip to India. With Gustav bearing down on the oil-producing region of the Gulf, I’m quickly reminded that the recent drop in gasoline prices is reversible.
More “pressure” to consider ethanol in the renewable energy mix that candidate Obama spoke about as he accepted [...]
Aug
24
2008
Foxes Guarding Financial Henhouse; Bailouts Available to Any Company “Too Big” to Fail: http://tinyurl.com/5ghcee #
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Aug
20
2008
Table of Contents for Ethanol BoondoggleThe Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: IntroductionThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is AssuredThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part III: Corn Can’t Fix Our Oil Dependency
For every complex problem there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. — H. L. Mencken.
Ethanol-based automotive fuels are [...]
Aug
19
2008
Wholesale Inflation Up 1.2%; Nearly Double Expectation: http://tinyurl.com/58yuxa. Oil, food now affecting producers? #
“Liar Loans” (Also Called Ninja Loans) Add Another $100 B+ to Mortgage Problems: http://tinyurl.com/69gdjn. #
More Banks in Big Trouble: http://tinyurl.com/6fqcn4. #
Battery Fire Problem Spreads to iPod Nano: http://tinyurl.com/5mfhn4. (Another type of virus?) #
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Aug
19
2008
Table of Contents for Ethanol's OkayRun Your Car on Corn Squeezin’sWe Got Plenty of Corn, and We Need the Jobs and Stuff
Slick, you missed again…
Everybody knows we got boocoops of corn. Even them fancy newspapers you read say so. We still export more of it than anybody else, even. Does that make sense? Usin’ [...]
Aug
18
2008
Why is Obama Smiling? Raking in Nearly $8 mil: http://tinyurl.com/5uwtvn. #
Now What? Musharraf Resigns, Leaving Coalition Holding Bag of Tiger Kittens: http://tinyurl.com/6rfdqv. #
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Aug
17
2008
Table of Contents for Ethanol BoondoggleThe Great Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part I: IntroductionThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part II: Economic Havoc is AssuredThe Ethanol Fuel Boondoggle, Part III: Corn Can’t Fix Our Oil Dependency
Turning corn into auto fuel is driving inflation up, and the effect is accelerating. While that may be obvious to some, [...]
Aug
15
2008
U.S. Inflation at Pace Not Seen in Nearly Two Decades: http://tinyurl.com/5c7s8q. #
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Aug
14
2008
Perfect Economic Storm Reaches Gale Force; Housing Foreclosures Worsen: http://tinyurl.com/5b2o2q. #
European Economies Damaged by Our Perfect Economic Storm: http://tinyurl.com/5uzbx6. #
Georgia and Russia Spread Their Conflict to Cyberspace: http://tinyurl.com/64qlmn. No Ceasefire! #
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