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In last week's Denver Post article about Mark Udall's reversal on offshore drilling, Mike Riley notes that the plan which Udall seems to be accepting, a plan from the so-called "Gang of Ten" group of 5 Democrat and 5 (politically idiotic) Republican Sena… more »

This is the way that Democrats will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in November. Thank you very much, Ken Salazar and Mark Udall, for being even stronger opposition to yourselves than your opponents are or will be. I'm sure Kenny will be seeing… more »

In his posting a couple of days ago, David Sirota offered this comment: "Schaffer has been trying to pretend his career as an oil executive is somehow a political benefit at a time of $4 gas..." While leftists might believe that Schaffer is "pretendin… more »

Anti-energy Democrats and environmentalists can be found daily claiming that starting new drilling for oil and gas now can't possibly help lower energy prices in the short term because it will take a long time for the oil to get to market. Anyone with… more »

My jaw nearly hit the floor when I read the Denver Post's editorial this weekend that they support overturning the ban on offshore drilling. Here is my letter to the Post about their editorial. I am impressed that the Denver Post, a paper which so str… more »

As the stuffed shirts on Capitol Hill fulminate about evil speculators driving up the cost of oil, many of us who understand economics and markets better than politicians do have written about the misguided and dangerous proposals to rein in "speculation… more »

On Monday President Bush lifted the Executive Order blocking offshore drilling, with this statement: "Today I've taken every step within my power to allow offshore exploration of the OCS. This means the only thing standing between the American people… more »

Over at the Schaffer v Udall blog, Ben DeGrow has done a good job laying out the most recent partisan smear against Bob Schaffer from mainstream media: http://schaffervudall.blogspot.com/2008/07/official-documents-refute-naked.html The attack basical… more »

On the lighter side... I got this in my daily e-mail from GetLiberty.org. It's too good not to share. I note "ThePeoplesCube.com" in the corner of the image. It's a site I hadn't heard of, but on first inspection it looks excellent. Dynamic,… more »

An Open Letter to Congress From John J. Lothian When futures prices go up, they are advertising for selling. When prices go down, they are advertising for buying. With futures prices going up for crude oil and many other commodities, a truth has… more »