Well, the price of oil is actually controlled by a lot of different factors, including Saudi princes and Hugo Chavez. But it's also controlled by higher demand everywhere, including China and the like. I haven't seen Kerry's plan to change this situation. Last time someone tried was the Carter years, and it was a disaster.
Handing out billions of dollars in government contracts without a bid to Halliburton while you're still on the payroll makes you unfit to lead this country.
They're not exactly making Halliburton huge bucks, actually. I think Halliburton got the job because it was one of the few companies that could be counted on to do the work. $2.50 a soda isn't such a bad price if people have to drive it through a war zone in convoys, understandably taking combat pay and using the most high-overhead transportation system you could have.
Halliburton may not be perfect, but it's doing a tough job and doing it well enough to support our troops, and that's what matters.
War is expensive and I don't think it's possible to avoid significant waste and still support everyone adequately. It's a tough environment and I think Kerry and his friends choose not to see that just so they can take cheap shots.
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What was proven by the conventions could be summed up this way.
Bush wants to lead us.
Kerry wants to be President.