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• When it comes to national security, who's got it right — Barack Obama or Dick Cheney?

  Thu May 21, 2009
  • The truth with regard to torturing or not, from my perspective, was delivered by the spy who infiltrated Al Qaeda and recently testified before Congress.

• Pickens' natural gas idea picking up steam

  Mon Oct 20, 2008
  • Hey Cheapster;

• Pickens' natural gas idea picking up steam

  Mon Oct 20, 2008
  • There's an AMEN in this corner!  If we were running about 3 sets of propulsion fuels, two non-petro and none of them owned in interlocking directorates (like petroleum), it would help innoculate us against price shocks. 

• Pickens' natural gas idea picking up steam

  Mon Oct 20, 2008
  • Right around $300-500K for a single island modular station (42-60 cars) that could be expanded as its need for peak loading grows.  That assumes a 3600psi fueling pressure.  If the current drive for 500psi adsorbed technology (yes, that is spelled with a "d") succeeds (don't bet …

• Pickens' natural gas idea picking up steam

  Mon Oct 20, 2008
  • StellaCa;I don't believe so. Hope the following links will let you make up your own mind. I tried posting links, but just google 'wind turbines and birds' or try treehugger .com. andy-paul

• Do you support the financial rescue package passed by the Senate Wednesday?

  Wed Oct 1, 2008
  • If the number of defaults is 6%, and there are around 80 million residential mortgages out there (in 2006 there were 79.5+ million according to a basically reliable source) then there are around 4.8 million mortgages in foreclosure from this year alone.  That doesn't count bad ones from the …

• Who do you expect to perform best in Thursday's vice-presidential candidates' debate?

  Wed Oct 1, 2008
  • SP is no idiot, but she is out of her league. Still, JB has fried himself in the spotlight before. Let's see who screws up first.

• Do you support the financial rescue package passed by the Senate Wednesday?

  Wed Oct 1, 2008
  • It stinks, but we have to free up credit markets as soon as possible.

• What should Congress do next about the financial crisis?

  Mon Sep 29, 2008
  • Let the markets sort it out? Lack of regulatory oversight on the markets caused this, but the collapse would hurt ALL of us.

• Is the congressional compromise on the bailout bill a good deal?

  Sun Sep 28, 2008
  • It's nasty, it's ugly, but it beats either a depression or hyperinflation all hollow. This is the best we can hope for and expect to keep living in the houses that those of us who don't yet own outright occupy, much less our private retirement funds.