Politics As Usual

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

I can see the ad on eBay when I close my eyes, one senate seat, price $500,000.00, pick up only. Sure the news would have leaked sooner, but is this idea really such a stretch? Here we have yet another politician whom we can assume is well educated and intelligent ...

Forget Bailout – Here is My Plan

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Anyone facing foreclosure knows that in most cases that they have been snookered. Funny how mortgage contracts will adjust for increasing payments, but none adjust down if the economy goes bad. Now the government is going to give Wall Street a 700 Billion dollar bailout plan. Now this plan is suppose ...

Who is to Blame For High Gas Prices?

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

With only the possibility of John McCain and Barack Obama, I would say that whose to blame for high gasoline prices has been the most played news story across every media network over the last month or two. The national average for gasoline peaked earlier this month around $4.11 per ...

Making Biodiesel at Home – What Exactly is It?

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Petroleum prices are rising across the globe. Escalated prices are giving nightmares to common man. Consequently some people are looking towards substitutes. An excellent alternative to fossil fuel in this category is biodiesel. Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel and more importantly, it is a renewable energy source. Environmentally this ...

Oil, Energy, and Congress

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Now that Congress has recessed for the end of the summer, what are we to make of the energy situation? At this point, I'm getting tired of hearing that $4.00 gasoline is good for me. How can it be good when Americans are spending less of their money on other ...

Unemployment and Housing Data Point to Bleak

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Existing home sales fell to 4.86 million units, about 2.6% below consensus estimates of 4.94 million units. The report also cited a huge deterioration in median home prices, down to $215,000 or down over 6% from last year. This highlights the bleak outlook for the housing market, as the housing ...

Outrage Fatigue Seems To Be Settling In As Chronic Condition

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

www.latimes.com Mortgaged to the House of Saud Robert Scheer August 9, 2005 THE ONLY EVIDENCE you need that President Bush is losing the “war on terror” is this: On Sunday, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia said that relations with the United States “couldn’t be better.” Tell that to the parents of those who have ...

The Real Issue No One Talks About

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

The cable business networks are all a flurry with discussions about rising prices, bank failures, and our failing economy. But I have noticed something critical missing in these discussions. Seldom is anything mentioned about the underlying cause of our troubles...The worthless piece of paper we call the dollar! The question is ...

Renewable Energy From Solar Grids and Wind Generators

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

When you think of energy sources, you think of natural gas, oil and coal. Though they have been providing energy to us for a number of years, they may not be available for ever as supplies is limited. It is estimated that at present the energy sources are available just ...

The Dollar and the Gas Prices

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

One often wonders how today's economy affects the all might dollar. The truth is that most people have a hard decision to make about where to spend the dollar. The gas prices have risen above $4 a gallon leaving many people without other things they need to live. If you ...