To OldNavyVet:
It is nut cases that have gotten us in the mess that we are in — these nut cases are those who think that we should do nothing to treat our planet right. When I was in the Boy Scouts of America we were taught to leave no trace when we were out in the wilderness but we are leaving a big trace in the wilderness and we aren’t even there when we live in the big cities.
1) Our Economy is doing just fine — big joke as it isn’t just fine— just look at the events over the weekend. The only companies that seem to be making it those that have over priced gas at the pump for years. There isn’t any reason why the gas companies should be posting 16 to 17 billion dollar profits in 1 quarter. There isn’t any reason why the CEO’s of the gas should making 100’s of millions of dollars in salary and bonus (no reason why they should be making bonus)— it is called greed which is one of the deadly sins.
2) You don’t think that global warming is not real. This to me is like calling the Witch Hunt of Salem necessary because the was witchcraft that need be purged from Salem win in fact there wasn’t any witchcraft taken place just untrue conservative thinking. Those who are center to Left know that if we do not treat this planet right that we will not survive. Even George W. Bush now thinks that there is something to Global Warming.
3) Yes Ike will cause some temporary minor shortages — Houston/Galveston on account for about 19 percent of gas production in the US however it is up to us not to panic not to horde, and not to unnecessarily buying gas. On our main drag, before Gov. Steve Beshear issued the “State of Emergency” prices for gallon of gas rose from $3.65 to $4.57 (Kroger’s). I personally saw gas on our main drag jump about 70 cents gallon in one hour then after the S.o.E. was issued I saw it drop back down just under $4.00 a gallon which I still think was too much of a jump for the same gasoline that is in the ground that the stations had not paid more money to obtain. It is just more greed.
3) To not treat our planet right is just Unchristian and Jesus would be appalled at the way we have not been good stewards of God’s creation.
“There isn’t any reason why the gas companies should be posting 16 to 17 billion dollar profits in 1 quarter.”
Yeah! That 8.5% return is just hideous. I hope you feel the same with your 401K investments.