yabits said...

yabits at 12:16 AM JST - 23rd June

The problem is simple, most of the 68 million acres of land or ocean that they can drill on per the leases have not been proven to contain any oil at all.

The facts are -- according the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration -- that the US has…

Posted in Bush says Democrats keep blocking his energy plans at 12:16 AM JST - 23rd June
yabits at 06:24 PM JST - 22nd June

Mind if I cut through the political games and ask everyone here if they support drilling in the US?

Unlimited drilling anywhere? No.

From the article: "Oil companies already have under lease 68 million acres on federal lands and waters — outside the ban area — that are not…

Posted in Bush says Democrats keep blocking his energy plans at 06:24 PM JST - 22nd June
yabits at 06:45 AM JST - 22nd June

The thing that Obama has the greater chance of accomplishing is reestablishing, through the repair of the image of the US and its policies around the world, the legitimacy of the US military as a force for good. Attacking nations preemptively through doctored intelligence and lies is about as illigitimate…

Posted in Clinton to campaign with Obama for first time at 06:45 AM JST - 22nd June
yabits at 06:35 AM JST - 22nd June

Bob Dole is a great American with a record of outstanding service to his country.

Yes, and he's continued on that tradition with outstanding service to men with ED by being a paid shill for Viagra. The presidency may be all that stands between McCain and a lucrative contract…

Posted in Clinton to campaign with Obama for first time at 06:35 AM JST - 22nd June
yabits at 11:26 PM JST - 21st June

polls, schmolls...

In April, 32 percent of [Hillary Clinton's] voters told the Fox pollsters they would back McCain in November’s election if Obama won the nomination. That now stands at 17 percent, with 68 percent falling in line behind the Democrats’ new champion.

As can be seen, there are…

Posted in Clinton to campaign with Obama for first time at 11:26 PM JST - 21st June
yabits at 08:51 PM JST - 21st June

Since McClellan was a the face of the whitehouse to the media it should be in my opinion very relevant as to how the whitehouse has spun the media trying to win favor and the perception that the media is biased agaisn't the whitehouse, and that would cause some…

Posted in McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust at 08:51 PM JST - 21st June
yabits at 08:41 PM JST - 21st June

But nobody in the WH was disciplined for circulating a forged document purporting to show Saddam had tried to buy yellow cake uranium, it even ended up as evidence in GWB's state of the union address in early 2003.

When Bush said that there was complete agreement among experts…

Posted in McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust at 08:41 PM JST - 21st June
yabits at 08:33 PM JST - 21st June

The poster on the right has a good message. It is truly for all of us to work together to protect the world's environment.

(Regarding waribashi, when I travel to Japan, I will remember to bring washable, reusable ohashi with me. Each person can do his or her part.)

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yabits at 07:20 AM JST - 20th June

When the Republicans had the majority in Congress, oil wasn't $130 a barrel.

LOL!!!

When President Squander declared his "strong dollar policy" in December of 2004, the smart money started shifting to Euros. (And what a smart move that was.) He's the closest thing I've ever seen to Colonel…

Posted in Bush urges Congress to lift ban on offshore oil drilling at 07:20 AM JST - 20th June
yabits at 01:36 AM JST - 20th June

In what universe is a declaration ("Universal Declaration of Human Rights") an "important law [ legal ] body"?

The UDHR became the basis for two important international human rights treaties. The United States has ratified both of them. According to Article 6 of the US Constitution, ratified treaties are…

Posted in Obama says bin Laden must not be a martyr at 01:36 AM JST - 20th June