Daily Archives: 02/09/2005

almost one cent per hour

In the past 24 hours, regular unleaded at the local Mobil station has gone from $3.14 to $3.34 – almost one cent per hour.

02/09/2005 – 19:41 | By randomduck | Posted in insecurity, random, washington, dc | Comments (1)

it’s not just recovery, mr. president

Sayeth the so-called President of the United States: “This recovery will take years.” It’s not just a recovery, Mr. President, that will take years. We must also adjust to a post-oil economy. We’re past peak oil production, according to multiple estimates, and the U.S. (from the government down to the people) hasn’t yet altered its …

02/09/2005 – 15:40 | By randomduck | Posted in insecurity, theocons | Comments (2)

nola: time to get political

In the midst of tragedy, getting political is a raw, touchy subject. But ignoring the white elephant in the corner of the room isn’t going to help, so here goes… Courtesy of Ned Sublette (as seen at Boing Boing – bolding is mine): as new orleans, now exclusively populated by a starving, parched skeleton crew …

02/09/2005 – 12:04 | By randomduck | Posted in dems, insecurity, politics, theocons | Comments Off

presidents and hurricanes

I found this over on the LiveJournal LJDemocrats community and felt compelled to share (copied as-is from the LJ site – excuse grammatical mistakes, etc.). The bit on Dubya is a little stale, but still relevant, in context. How SHOULD a President Respond to Impending Disaster In September 1999, Hurricane Floyd – a category 3 …

02/09/2005 – 09:33 | By randomduck | Posted in insecurity, politics, theocons | Comments Off