Sunday, June 22, 2008
Father Phleger Returns
Drill, Rep. Wexler No, Floridians Yes
The majority of Floridians understand that if we continue to be dependent on foreign oil and the price of gas and diesel continue to climb, there will be No Tourism Industry left for Florida and the rest of the coastal states to rely on. Americans will stay home simply because they cannot afford to travel to Disney World and the pristine beaches.
The tourism industry like many other industries in America will suffer an all time low this summer in revenues and attendance. The damage has already been done and layoffs in this industry are just around the corner. If Congress doesn't act soon the damage will continue into 2009 and 2010. The industry and America may not recover, regardless of the price we pay at the pumps.
Saudi Arabia Increasing Oil Production
The threat of America (70% of Americans including environmentalist) considering to open our shores up to offshore drilling and becoming less dependent on foreign oil has more to do with the Saudi decision than anything else. If the market isn't being manipulated by unscrupulous million/billionaire characters like Democracy Alliance members, how can we expect the oil market to respond? In the next few weeks you would expect the price of oil to start a free fall, if it is only a question of supply and demand.
It is not in the best interest of the Democrats and Sen Obama to see the price of oil drop resulting in a drop in the price of gas. They believe if Americans continue to be hurt with an ever increasing price per gallon of gas, Obama has a very good chance of winning this fall. With 60% of Obama contributors being some of the wealthiest Americans, the Democrats may have a point.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
State_of_America Comments Welcome
Electric Vehicles Answer to Gas or Toys?
With the popularity of electric vehicles rising on the internet and Americans paying outrageous amounts of money to have their older vehicles converted to electric, the question must be asked, Are Electric Vehicles The Answer to Gas Or Just Another Toy.
To answer this question there is tool at: EVCONVERT.com
It is a calculator that will estimate the range a particular vehicle will travel depending on the variables you insert into the calculator. It is not perfect due to all the other variables that effect the feasibility of using electric vehicles for your primary mode of transportation. According to Wilderness E.V. Factors that determine range include terrain, number of batteries, speed, driving habits, cold weather, weight of vehicle, number and weight of passengers, etc.
A company in West Palm Beach, Florida is currently getting all the cable news attention. Their focus has been on more high end conversions like Porsche and Lamborghini but they are branching out to other less expensive models.
Using the calculator and a 1986 Porsche 911 the results did not look promising for this type of electric vehicle to be the answer to gasoline engines.
The range or distance traveled before the batteries went dead and needed to be recharged depended on the gear you drive it in, 1st gear being the best for this vehicle. The range went from 43.4 miles (at 10 miles per hour) to 8.2 miles (at 90 miles per hour). This is measured on a flat testing track under ideal conditions. On an Interstate type of terrain traveling 60 miles per hour you could travel an estimated 16.1 miles.
I would encourage anyone thinking about electric vehicles for practical alternatives to gasoline to visit the site and use the calculator to decide for yourself before dropping $5,000 to $30,000 on this type of electric conversion. EVCONVERT.com
To answer this question there is tool at: EVCONVERT.com
It is a calculator that will estimate the range a particular vehicle will travel depending on the variables you insert into the calculator. It is not perfect due to all the other variables that effect the feasibility of using electric vehicles for your primary mode of transportation. According to Wilderness E.V. Factors that determine range include terrain, number of batteries, speed, driving habits, cold weather, weight of vehicle, number and weight of passengers, etc.
A company in West Palm Beach, Florida is currently getting all the cable news attention. Their focus has been on more high end conversions like Porsche and Lamborghini but they are branching out to other less expensive models.
Using the calculator and a 1986 Porsche 911
The range or distance traveled before the batteries went dead and needed to be recharged depended on the gear you drive it in, 1st gear being the best for this vehicle. The range went from 43.4 miles (at 10 miles per hour) to 8.2 miles (at 90 miles per hour). This is measured on a flat testing track under ideal conditions. On an Interstate type of terrain traveling 60 miles per hour you could travel an estimated 16.1 miles.
I would encourage anyone thinking about electric vehicles for practical alternatives to gasoline to visit the site and use the calculator to decide for yourself before dropping $5,000 to $30,000 on this type of electric conversion.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Pelosi Endorses Laura Richardson
Speaker Pelosi stated, when asked about fellow California Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson's multiple home defaults, "every member of Congress is responsible for living up to the highest ethical standards."
Pelosi added, "Many people in our country are caught in the foreclosure crisis. Members of Congress maybe are as well."
Pelosi coached her answer by adding she was not familiar with the details of the controversy surrounding Richardson, but every lawmaker must make "the fullest disclosure of his or her assets as is required by law."
It turns out after the annual release of congressional disclosure reports, which offer a peek into House members' finances, Richardson listed no liabilities, although reports were already out that the former state assemblywoman had lost her Sacramento home to foreclosure and has two other homes in Southern California that have fallen into default six times.
Rep. Richardson is trying to get back the one that was sold at public auction. Real estate broker James York, paid cash for the deed and said he plans on hanging on to the house and would be surprised if Washington Mutual sues to get it back.
"One of Cong. Richardson’s first votes after being sworn in, was to vote “aye” on a bill changing the IRS code so that bank forgiveness on a foreclosure sale was not taxable to the defaulter. That vote saved her income taxes on the difference between her indebtedness to WaMu ($585K), and the foreclosure sale price ($388K)."
On Congresswoman Richardson's official website at Congresswoman Laura Richardson
it says, "Speaker Pelosi has referred to Representative Richardson as bright, energetic, intelligent, and an asset to the committee chairs, caucuses and her constituents."
Why did Rep Richardson, like Sen Dodd, get a sweetheart deal on no money down, low interest mortgages for not one but 3 homes? She went from Local, State, to Federal positions within a year, so the only possible reason could be she is a Congresswoman, the same as Dodd is a Senator.
These are the people we have in Washington telling us how to run our personal affairs with honesty and integrity yet they cannot do the same.
Pelosi added, "Many people in our country are caught in the foreclosure crisis. Members of Congress maybe are as well."
Pelosi coached her answer by adding she was not familiar with the details of the controversy surrounding Richardson, but every lawmaker must make "the fullest disclosure of his or her assets as is required by law."
It turns out after the annual release of congressional disclosure reports, which offer a peek into House members' finances, Richardson listed no liabilities, although reports were already out that the former state assemblywoman had lost her Sacramento home to foreclosure and has two other homes in Southern California that have fallen into default six times.
Rep. Richardson is trying to get back the one that was sold at public auction. Real estate broker James York, paid cash for the deed and said he plans on hanging on to the house and would be surprised if Washington Mutual sues to get it back.
“I’m not too worried about it,” he said. “Once you get the deed, it’s pretty much a done deal.”
“It’s gonna be very, very hard - even if the sale itself was improper - to get the sale reversed,” said Richard Timan, an attorney who has handled similar cases. “People who don’t make payments are not beloved by judges.”
Steve Antler of Econopundit reports that;"One of Cong. Richardson’s first votes after being sworn in, was to vote “aye” on a bill changing the IRS code so that bank forgiveness on a foreclosure sale was not taxable to the defaulter. That vote saved her income taxes on the difference between her indebtedness to WaMu ($585K), and the foreclosure sale price ($388K)."
On Congresswoman Richardson's official website at Congresswoman Laura Richardson
it says, "Speaker Pelosi has referred to Representative Richardson as bright, energetic, intelligent, and an asset to the committee chairs, caucuses and her constituents."
Why did Rep Richardson, like Sen Dodd, get a sweetheart deal on no money down, low interest mortgages for not one but 3 homes? She went from Local, State, to Federal positions within a year, so the only possible reason could be she is a Congresswoman, the same as Dodd is a Senator.
These are the people we have in Washington telling us how to run our personal affairs with honesty and integrity yet they cannot do the same.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Most Corrupt Congress In History
With news coming out about the former Presidential candidate Sen Chris Dodd and other Congressmen and Senators, will this Congress be labeled the Most Corrupt Congress In History? How far does the corruption go? With all of the campaign contributions and VIP sweetheart mortgage deals these people received from Countrywide, Citigroup Inc. and who knows who, its no wonder the Senators and Congressmen are pushing a sweetheart bailout plan to save companies like Countrywide.
With the price of oil being manipulated on the commodities market it makes you wonder just how far the corruption goes. The CFTC admitted they are ill equipped to carry out a ligitiment investigation of the market and some investigators stated off record that maybe the Justice Department should be leading the investigation. The question has risen just how many public officials have hidden investments in the commodities market. With the recent floods and the loss of corn, soybean and other commodities will the speculators drive the prices so high America will be driven into the worst Recession in modern history?
The State of America today reminds me more and more of the early stages leading up to the French Revolution. While historic revisionist will disagree on the exact cause for rebellion, a few things are clear;
1) Only the Elitist and privileged Aristocrats held power
2) A burdensome national debt was destroying the economy
3) Price of food due to high taxes led to famine among the peasants and lower class
4) Unemployment among the the poorest jumped to historic levels
5) The governing powers became out of touch with the common citizen
6) Land and homes were being taken away due to unemployment and high taxes
7) The government refused to reform and tackle the corruption within the Monarchy
8) Corruption ran high throughout all of government
9) The privileged and rich became more privileged and wealthier
10) When people complained they could not afford the price of bread, the arrogant response from the Monarchy was "let them eat cake."
Americans will not violently 'storm the Bastille' in Washington, what we will do is vote the bums out. Our own Declaration of Independence states:
" ... when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Today Americans are desperate for lower prices to feed, clothe and afford homes for our children. Taxes are too high and we are taxed on everything we buy or own. The only answer coming from Federal, State and Local governments is to raise taxes higher and create new ones on business, which will stifle growth and create higher unemployment. Democrats in Congress and the Democrat Presidential Candidate are openly calling for Nationalizing everything from Health Care to Refineries to Oil Companies, turning America into a Socialist state. The average American is not stupid. We understand the elitist in government will look out for themselves before concerning themselves with the lower class. We understand how greed and power can corrupt every politician and member of the press. We understand how these same people will sell their soul for power and money. We also understand how they will do everything in their power to keep the lower class down and never relinquish the power they have over us.
This a corrupt do nothing Congress that is intent on bringing this nation to its knees in order to sway an election and gain more power. At a time when most of Americans are calling for Congress and the White House to lift the bans on domestic drilling the government says NO!
This is no longer a government "of the people, by the people, for the people", instead it is a government "of the wealthy, by the wealthy, for the wealthy."
It is time we let this Congress know we love our country and our form of government. We will not allow America to be turned into another Soviet Union. We are not Venezuela and will not allow Nationalization of free enterprise in America. We demand a Congress that listens to the will of the people instead of their own self interest. If the Democrats continue their refusal to do what is right for America then we have no recourse but follow in our forefathers footsteps and vote the bums out.
With the price of oil being manipulated on the commodities market it makes you wonder just how far the corruption goes. The CFTC admitted they are ill equipped to carry out a ligitiment investigation of the market and some investigators stated off record that maybe the Justice Department should be leading the investigation. The question has risen just how many public officials have hidden investments in the commodities market. With the recent floods and the loss of corn, soybean and other commodities will the speculators drive the prices so high America will be driven into the worst Recession in modern history?
The State of America today reminds me more and more of the early stages leading up to the French Revolution. While historic revisionist will disagree on the exact cause for rebellion, a few things are clear;
1) Only the Elitist and privileged Aristocrats held power
2) A burdensome national debt was destroying the economy
3) Price of food due to high taxes led to famine among the peasants and lower class
4) Unemployment among the the poorest jumped to historic levels
5) The governing powers became out of touch with the common citizen
6) Land and homes were being taken away due to unemployment and high taxes
7) The government refused to reform and tackle the corruption within the Monarchy
8) Corruption ran high throughout all of government
9) The privileged and rich became more privileged and wealthier
10) When people complained they could not afford the price of bread, the arrogant response from the Monarchy was "let them eat cake."
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Today Americans are desperate for lower prices to feed, clothe and afford homes for our children. Taxes are too high and we are taxed on everything we buy or own. The only answer coming from Federal, State and Local governments is to raise taxes higher and create new ones on business, which will stifle growth and create higher unemployment. Democrats in Congress and the Democrat Presidential Candidate are openly calling for Nationalizing everything from Health Care to Refineries to Oil Companies, turning America into a Socialist state. The average American is not stupid. We understand the elitist in government will look out for themselves before concerning themselves with the lower class. We understand how greed and power can corrupt every politician and member of the press. We understand how these same people will sell their soul for power and money. We also understand how they will do everything in their power to keep the lower class down and never relinquish the power they have over us.
This a corrupt do nothing Congress that is intent on bringing this nation to its knees in order to sway an election and gain more power. At a time when most of Americans are calling for Congress and the White House to lift the bans on domestic drilling the government says NO!
This is no longer a government "of the people, by the people, for the people", instead it is a government "of the wealthy, by the wealthy, for the wealthy."
It is time we let this Congress know we love our country and our form of government. We will not allow America to be turned into another Soviet Union. We are not Venezuela and will not allow Nationalization of free enterprise in America. We demand a Congress that listens to the will of the people instead of their own self interest. If the Democrats continue their refusal to do what is right for America then we have no recourse but follow in our forefathers footsteps and vote the bums out.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sen Reid Is This Fair
Read the following story that aired on WATE 6 News and tell me the price of gas is not hurting our country.
Hundreds donating plasma for gas money
Hundreds donating plasma for gas money
Posted: June 3, 2008 04:40 PM
By KRISTYN HENTSCHEL
6 News Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- A growing number of people are heading to the Knoxville Plasma Center, in hopes of easing the pain at the gas pump.
So how is donating plasma different from donating blood?
Blood has a liquid portion, plasma, and a cellular portion. Plasma has a number of vital functions for bleeding and infection control.
It also contains proteins and antibodies produced by the immune system to fight diseases.
Plasma's uses and the donation money it draws are reasons Dustin Biggerstaff spent his Tuesday in a hot car with three kids, waiting for his fiancee, who was donating plasma.
"Oh yeah, it is worth it. We can buy gas and diapers," Biggerstaff says.
His fiancee, Lisa Harmon, is one of hundreds recently pumping out plasma. The Knoxville Plasma Center hooks up more than 100 donors a day to machines.
That's double the amount of donors the center staff saw this time last year.
"They are getting gas money and helping save lives. It's a great thing," says the center's Candice Thompson.
Plasma is a key ingredient for products that help treat patients with a host of life-threatening conditions, including:
- Hemophilia
- Shock or trauma
- Immune deficiencies
- Other blood disorders
The center staff says the slump in the economy is forcing the extreme measures and people of all types are lending an arm.
"We have college professors who are donating. We have some doctors. We have nurses. There's all kinds people here," Thompson says.
Lisa Harmon says she's been giving plasma to get gas money twice a week for the past six months.
Harmon says the pain from the prick of a needle is nothing compared to the pain she feels at the pump.
First time donors get $40 for each of their first two visits and $20 each time after that. You can donate plasma up to twice a week.
Bush Says Drill, Congress Says No
It makes you wonder how many of our Congressmen/women and Senators are themselves heavily invested in the oil market. In a recent hearing before the Senate Subcommittee the head of CFTC and most of the Senators seem to suggest there is no evidence of manipulation in the oil market. They admitted the CFTC was grossly understaffed and under funded to do a real investigation and had no authority to subpoena records that may lead to evidence of price manipulation in the market. Congress keeps pointing the finger at the two oilmen in office (Bush and Cheney) yet we find a large amount of Congressmen and Senators becoming filthy rich after just a few years in office. Some made it through real estate during the housing market bubble, but are they now turning their sites on the oil market bubble.
Send a message to Congress with emails and phone calls. Americans have suffered enough and sold enough blood. Act now or we'll vote all incumbents out in November.
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