Paul Krugman’s all wrapped up around an ad from the Obama campaign:
I did not say that the Clinton proposal would increase oil industry profits. If the ad implies that I did, it should be retracted.
I beg to differ.
The ad in question (you can see it here) references the NYTimes on April 28 — and although […]
There’s nothing like a full-on pander to make somebody look like an idiot… and Hillary’s “gas tax moratorium” is as blatant an example as I’ve ever seen.
Nobody — nobody – who has the first clue about the subject thinks it’s a good idea.
But while lots of pundits are pounding on Hillary for the pander, and […]
Update: Since I was free and easy with the smacks on the Houston Chronicle yesterday, it’s only right to mention that the Chron’s editorial on this topic is bang on. You can read it here.
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Ah yes… the lovely sounds of spring. There are birds a-chirpin’, bees a-buzzin’, blossoms a-burstin’, […]
New Orleans’ Times-Picayune concluded its 3-part Special Report, Last Chance, on the disappearing Louisiana Coast today — a bleak, in-depth look at the hows and whys of the lost wetlands, and what has to happen if there’s any hope of saving this part of the state.
The series included graphics, pdfs, reports, and multimedia, including an […]
Finally, some good news to cheer the day (CNN):
A Saudi wing of al Qaeda called for attacks on U.S. oil sources across the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as U.S. oil suppliers.
The threat appeared in the al Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula’s […]