Of course it’s about oil.

What the idiotarians who proclaim this to the rooftops don’t understand, though, is that, despite the President’s and Vice President’s backgrounds, it’s not about oil companies.

All this braying does is betray their fundamental economic ignorance. How does opening up a major new source of oil on the market, and thus dropping prices, help oil companies? If anything, this is one of Russia’s concerns about the Iraq invasion–that her oil will suddenly become worth much less in a newly glutted market.

So how is Iraq about oil? Oil is probably the reason that we continue to treat the Saudi thugs with kid gloves. We need to get control of Iraqi oil to a) no longer have to worry about the Sauds cutting off the supply (though in current market conditions, they probably need dollars more than we need the oil) and b) allow us to threaten to flood the market with cheap Iraqi oil, thus wiping out their current income stream, and perhaps causing their downfall.

And of course, the Iraqi oil will pay the expenses of setting up a demonstration libera Arab state in the fertile crescent that will be used to undermine the rest of the Arab world over the next few years.

Of course it’s about oil.

What the idiotarians who proclaim this to the rooftops don’t understand, though, is that, despite the President’s and Vice President’s backgrounds, it’s not about oil companies.

All this braying does is betray their fundamental economic ignorance. How does opening up a major new source of oil on the market, and thus dropping prices, help oil companies? If anything, this is one of Russia’s concerns about the Iraq invasion–that her oil will suddenly become worth much less in a newly glutted market.

So how is Iraq about oil? Oil is probably the reason that we continue to treat the Saudi thugs with kid gloves. We need to get control of Iraqi oil to a) no longer have to worry about the Sauds cutting off the supply (though in current market conditions, they probably need dollars more than we need the oil) and b) allow us to threaten to flood the market with cheap Iraqi oil, thus wiping out their current income stream, and perhaps causing their downfall.

And of course, the Iraqi oil will pay the expenses of setting up a demonstration libera Arab state in the fertile crescent that will be used to undermine the rest of the Arab world over the next few years.

I thought these kinds of weapons were outlawed in Britain.

According to Fox News, Cato is filing a lawsuit on behalf of several Washington DC residents against the district’s prohibition on handguns, on Second Amendment grounds. Good for them.

It will be interesting to see what position the Administration takes–they’ve been schizophrenic on the issue. It will be more interesting to see what the response of the gun grabbers is if they lose the suit. If they appeal it, they’ll risk having higher courts, and possible the Supreme Court rule on it, which could wipe out a lot of laws all over the country overnight.

It’ll be years until it gets to that point, though, unfortunately.

According to Fox News, Cato is filing a lawsuit on behalf of several Washington DC residents against the district’s prohibition on handguns, on Second Amendment grounds. Good for them.

It will be interesting to see what position the Administration takes–they’ve been schizophrenic on the issue. It will be more interesting to see what the response of the gun grabbers is if they lose the suit. If they appeal it, they’ll risk having higher courts, and possible the Supreme Court rule on it, which could wipe out a lot of laws all over the country overnight.

It’ll be years until it gets to that point, though, unfortunately.

According to Fox News, Cato is filing a lawsuit on behalf of several Washington DC residents against the district’s prohibition on handguns, on Second Amendment grounds. Good for them.

It will be interesting to see what position the Administration takes–they’ve been schizophrenic on the issue. It will be more interesting to see what the response of the gun grabbers is if they lose the suit. If they appeal it, they’ll risk having higher courts, and possible the Supreme Court rule on it, which could wipe out a lot of laws all over the country overnight.

It’ll be years until it gets to that point, though, unfortunately.

For anybody who cares, the job went shockingly easily.

The sink now drains, and the kitchen can now be cleaned. I cannot, however, return to blogging yet. Still a lot of billable work to do.

One more reason for light posting.

Overwhelmed by the cornucopia of yesterday’s festivities, the kitchen sink has backed up. Drain cleaner has no effect, and the water has been standing in both sides for a couple hours with no sign of subsiding.

I’ll have to put on the grungies and take off the trap (now full of various toxic potions from attempts to liquify the mess away).

Wish me luck.

A shark bit a California lawyer.

A reader has pointed an interesting essay on the history of the space desert exploration program.

It’s long, and there are a few errors in it, but it’s overall a good summary of the situation.