Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Dear Nancy Pelosi, Please come back to earth

By Karoli August 5, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

I attribute much of the negative opinion about Congress to Nancy Pelosi’s leadership, who has moments of brilliance shaded by some that are really dark and unnecessary. While I understand…

No Offshore Drilling #7

By Karoli August 5, 2008 Barack Obama, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

As long as we’re on the subject of drilling and oil, take the time to read and/or view Obama’s energy speech in Michigan. Despite the best efforts of our mainstream…

No Offshore Drilling

By Karoli August 4, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Your picture of the day. I’ve got lots more lined up and ready to go. Evidently Rep. Culbertson intends to extend the protest over the no-vote on “drill here, drill…

No Offshore Drilling: Yes, I mean Obama, too

By Karoli August 3, 2008 Bush Administration, Congress, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Last Friday’s hot news of the day, spun for your listening and viewing pleasure, was the rather breathless report that Barack Obama had reversed his stance on offshore drilling, which…

Chevron: Same spin, different day

By Karoli August 1, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

4th in the series. I can post one a day for the 10 years the ‘drill-here,drill-now’ doctrine would take to make any tiny changes. And will. Chevron declared profits of…

No Offshore Drilling – #3

By Karoli July 31, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Third of the daily postings of images of California shores, untainted by the fingers of Big Oil. The news that Exxon/Mobil raked in $1,485/second for the entire second quarter of…