Here are some short updates for you.
Some Democrats are saying that the only thing that will cause Barack Obama to lose is another terrorist attack. Let's think about that for a moment...why would another attack cause people to turn to John McCain? Could it be because people know he'll be a much better steward of our national security than Barack Obama due to his experience, judgment, and honor? Now, if that's the case, let's put two and two together. We know terrorists are still trying to kill us, and there have been definite warnings that are being taken very seriously by the U.S. government. Even Democrats acknowledge that America would feel more confident in McCain's ability to protect America from terrorism. So, the only logical conclusion is that people should support McCain NOW, or risk putting the man they least want in charge to combat the inevitable future attack.
The media is doing its best to paint the picture of Obama being the inevitable winner in November. The polls are all over the map, but the best and most reputable only show a slim lead at best for Obama. John Zogby, the one who most closely predicted the 2004 election, says the show isn't over yet. Again, you simply cannot take polls at face value. They can be manipulated in many ways, and usually are. At best, polling this far away from the election can be taken as a measure of a general trend. Nothing more. We know from history that pollsters tend to try to gently influence the race early on, but will gradually circle back to more realistic measurements (weighting, etc.) as we get to within a few days of the election because they want to be proven right. So, don't panic about any poll you see - they won't be terribly accurate until just a couple days before the election, and even then they're only a best guess.
How about those gas prices? One silver lining in all this financial mess is that the price of oil has come down a TON over the past couple months. From a high of almost $150/barrel in August, the price is now below $90/barrel. I don't know about you, but the price at my local gas station was $2.79 this morning. Sweet! Of course, there's danger there, too. Nations like Russia and Iran, who depend on oil sales for their revenue, have no intention of letting oil drop back to the $20-30/barrel prices of several years ago. I heard an interview with someone on the radio a few days ago, and he suggested that Russia was desperate enough that they would be willing to risk another war to drive prices back up (like the one with Georgia, where the fighting threatened the only major direct oil pipeline into Europe). Iran has a long history of rattling sabres to make prices jumpy. Both countries have shown considerable hostile intent to the U.S. in recent years, and it is no secret that our economic well-being depends on low oil prices, the exact opposite of theirs. It seems that though we should certainly enjoy the low prices, we need to watch world events very carefully.
Long-time readers of this blog will recall that Joel Rosenberg has predicted many major world events in recent years, and predicts that the next major world war will be one pitting a coalition of forces from Russia, Iran, and Arab nations against Israel. It is not at all far-fetched to see this global financial crisis continue driving oil prices down to the extent that Russia and Iran may consider an attack of this kind, especially if Israel -- which is undergoing its own internal upheaval -- does anything that can be considered a provocation.
Just pay attention.
Finally (for this particular update), we have the latest giant leap toward socialism:
This is also happening in other places, like the U.K., too. There appears to be a global bailout underway, and there are some plans for a world-wide financing system that would mean the U.S. is no longer the lone superpower.
This bailout madness has got to stop. We have already allowed immense damage to our economy, but it's too soon to tell if we went over an edge or not. Regardless, we have got to prevent our elected leaders from throwing away more of our taxpayer dollars. Call them and demand all bailouts stop RIGHT NOW. We can't afford to keep it up.
There's my two cents.
Some Democrats are saying that the only thing that will cause Barack Obama to lose is another terrorist attack. Let's think about that for a moment...why would another attack cause people to turn to John McCain? Could it be because people know he'll be a much better steward of our national security than Barack Obama due to his experience, judgment, and honor? Now, if that's the case, let's put two and two together. We know terrorists are still trying to kill us, and there have been definite warnings that are being taken very seriously by the U.S. government. Even Democrats acknowledge that America would feel more confident in McCain's ability to protect America from terrorism. So, the only logical conclusion is that people should support McCain NOW, or risk putting the man they least want in charge to combat the inevitable future attack.
The media is doing its best to paint the picture of Obama being the inevitable winner in November. The polls are all over the map, but the best and most reputable only show a slim lead at best for Obama. John Zogby, the one who most closely predicted the 2004 election, says the show isn't over yet. Again, you simply cannot take polls at face value. They can be manipulated in many ways, and usually are. At best, polling this far away from the election can be taken as a measure of a general trend. Nothing more. We know from history that pollsters tend to try to gently influence the race early on, but will gradually circle back to more realistic measurements (weighting, etc.) as we get to within a few days of the election because they want to be proven right. So, don't panic about any poll you see - they won't be terribly accurate until just a couple days before the election, and even then they're only a best guess.
How about those gas prices? One silver lining in all this financial mess is that the price of oil has come down a TON over the past couple months. From a high of almost $150/barrel in August, the price is now below $90/barrel. I don't know about you, but the price at my local gas station was $2.79 this morning. Sweet! Of course, there's danger there, too. Nations like Russia and Iran, who depend on oil sales for their revenue, have no intention of letting oil drop back to the $20-30/barrel prices of several years ago. I heard an interview with someone on the radio a few days ago, and he suggested that Russia was desperate enough that they would be willing to risk another war to drive prices back up (like the one with Georgia, where the fighting threatened the only major direct oil pipeline into Europe). Iran has a long history of rattling sabres to make prices jumpy. Both countries have shown considerable hostile intent to the U.S. in recent years, and it is no secret that our economic well-being depends on low oil prices, the exact opposite of theirs. It seems that though we should certainly enjoy the low prices, we need to watch world events very carefully.
Long-time readers of this blog will recall that Joel Rosenberg has predicted many major world events in recent years, and predicts that the next major world war will be one pitting a coalition of forces from Russia, Iran, and Arab nations against Israel. It is not at all far-fetched to see this global financial crisis continue driving oil prices down to the extent that Russia and Iran may consider an attack of this kind, especially if Israel -- which is undergoing its own internal upheaval -- does anything that can be considered a provocation.
Just pay attention.
Finally (for this particular update), we have the latest giant leap toward socialism:
The Bush administration is considering taking ownership stakes in certain U.S. banks as an option for dealing with a severe global credit crisis.
This is also happening in other places, like the U.K., too. There appears to be a global bailout underway, and there are some plans for a world-wide financing system that would mean the U.S. is no longer the lone superpower.
This bailout madness has got to stop. We have already allowed immense damage to our economy, but it's too soon to tell if we went over an edge or not. Regardless, we have got to prevent our elected leaders from throwing away more of our taxpayer dollars. Call them and demand all bailouts stop RIGHT NOW. We can't afford to keep it up.
There's my two cents.
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