tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post7243787809206906026..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: This May Be the Single Most Important Event Since the End of the Cold WarDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38384137586353459292011-02-01T06:09:17.385-05:002011-02-01T06:09:17.385-05:00It seems that the US supplying 1,000 main battle t...It seems that the US supplying 1,000 main battle tanks to the Egyptian Army allows US to bypass the President, there, and deal directly with the Egyptian Army.<br /><br />A peaceful US backed coup de la démocratie seems to be underway.<br /><br />Score another one for long term bi-partisan US foreign policy.<br />The neo-cons may have been on target, if off schedule.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72687049615754783182011-02-01T01:43:07.350-05:002011-02-01T01:43:07.350-05:00FOX News, foreign and immigrant owed. The immigran...FOX News, foreign and immigrant owed. The immigrant only becoming a US citizen, to own the broadcast stations.<br /><br />Foreign influenced media barons as Kingmakers, in the USA.<br /><br />Embraced as "Real Americans" by the Tea Partiers, ignoramuses that they are.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4932377275378845912011-02-01T00:17:46.740-05:002011-02-01T00:17:46.740-05:00Very much so, Sam. Ethanol is 114 Octane. You ca...Very much so, Sam. Ethanol is 114 Octane. You can compress it till the cows come home; you can't make it "knock."<br /><br />NASCAR is going to E15 this year; Rusy Wallace said the only difference (and, this is between E15 and Race Gas) is E15 delivers more power. <br /><br />"The more ethanol we added, the more power we got," was his words.<br /><br />For example, in the above cited Regal 2.0 Turbo: Although the mileage is roughly the same (with the heated injectors in 2012 E85 might give better mileage,) <b>E85 outperforms unleaded by 220 HP to 187 HP.</b><br /><br />It makes'em "evil" in my book.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89086554118662896962011-02-01T00:10:08.535-05:002011-02-01T00:10:08.535-05:00Huh, didn't know that about the prince. Shoul...Huh, didn't know that about the prince. Shouldn't there be some kind of law against that, or something?<br /><br />Does that make Fox News evil?<br /><br />Ethanol is more powerful than unleaded?samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37786570737151709952011-01-31T23:00:25.539-05:002011-01-31T23:00:25.539-05:00By the end of this summer when unleaded is selling...By the end of this summer when unleaded is selling for $3.50/gal, and E85 is selling for $2.25 those proud owners of the Regal 2.0 Turbo will be driving for $0.09/mile on E85 vs $0.14/mile on unleaded. That's $0.05 mile savings (with more power,) or about <b>$600.00, annually</b>, for the average driver.<br /><br />This might be why over 400 more stations have added E85 in just the last four, or five months. You can't fool ALL the people All the time.<br /><br /><br />BTW, The American Oil Companies receive about <b>Six Times</b> the Subsidies in the U.S. than does ethanol.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85035394596638862162011-01-31T22:47:45.952-05:002011-01-31T22:47:45.952-05:00In Nov, 2009, China used 7.7 million barrels of oi...In Nov, 2009, China used <b>7.7</b> million barrels of oil/day.<br /><br />In Nov, 2010, China used <b>10.4</b> Million Barrels of Oil/Day.<br /><br />This, at a time when Global Oil Production hasn't risen since 2005 (and, isn't going to rise from here on out.)<br /><br />How much do you suppose the 2 Million Barrels/Day of Global Ethanol Production is costing the Oil Companies, and the Sauds?Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46904703656436219432011-01-31T22:37:28.328-05:002011-01-31T22:37:28.328-05:00Aw, come on Sam. Saudi Prince Alwaleed is the sec...Aw, come on Sam. Saudi Prince Alwaleed is the second largest shareholder of Newscorp (owner of the Wall Street Journal,) behind only Rupert Murdoch, himself.<br /><br />To give you an idea, they don't mention that you get back 40% of that "4 out of 10 rows" through Dried Distillers Grains, the co-product of corn fermentation, or that we "export" the same amount of corn, wheat, and soybeans as we ever did.<br /><br />They intimate that flefuel vehicles cost more than non-flexfuels (they don't, the only difference is the computer program,) and they don't mention that due to E85's lower price at the pump those FFV drivers normally save money even when they get lower mpg.<br /><br />They, also, don't mention the ISU study (undisputed) that the presence of ethanol in the marketplace (now, 925,000 bbl/day) lowered the price of gasoline by approx. $0.35/gal at the pump.<br /><br />Nor did they mention that all of the new ethanol that will come online will be from cellulosic (non-food) sources.<br /><br />It was just the typical Big Oil, Saudi/Exxon bought and paid for hit piece.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24915105173897416992011-01-31T22:34:29.476-05:002011-01-31T22:34:29.476-05:00The Federal Government is sending a plane to evacu...<i>The Federal Government is sending a plane to evacuate Australians stranded in Egypt as violent protests continue to rock the country.<br /><br />...<br /><br />But the evacuation comes too late for some Australians who have told the ABC of their ordeals trying to escape the chaos.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Some family members of Australians in Egypt have also told of their frustration in trying to get help and information from DFAT.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/31/3126133.htm?section=world" rel="nofollow">Stranded in Egypt</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10086858868338070802011-01-31T21:59:05.548-05:002011-01-31T21:59:05.548-05:00The last time these columns were lambasted by a pr...<i>The last time these columns were lambasted by a presidential candidate in Iowa, he was Democrat Richard Gephardt and the year was 1988. The Missouri populist won the state caucuses in part on the rallying cry that "we've got to stop listening to the editorial writers and the establishment," especially about ethanol and trade.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Mr. Gingrich was particularly troubled by our January 22 editorial about food inflation, "Amber Waves of Ethanol," saying that we "at least ought to use facts that are accurate." For the record, we cited figures from the Agriculture Department showing that four of every 10 rows of corn now go to ethanol, up from about one of 10 a decade ago.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Given that Mr. Gingrich aspires to be President, his ethanol lobbying raises larger questions about his convictions and judgment. The Georgian has been campaigning in the tea party age as a fierce critic of spending and government, but his record on that score is, well, mixed.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704698004576104682930044012.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h" rel="nofollow">Professor Cornpone</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63592247719062108562011-01-31T21:46:11.651-05:002011-01-31T21:46:11.651-05:00I myself trash subsidies for ethanol. This isn&#...I myself trash subsidies for ethanol. This isn't a charity outfit here.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64607182146602588762011-01-31T21:43:31.519-05:002011-01-31T21:43:31.519-05:00Quite by accident, Bachmann opened an intriguing p...<i>Quite by accident, Bachmann opened an intriguing picture of the past. She never said so, but the aging Adams served in the House with a thoughtful younger man from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, for a brief time in the 1840s.<br /><br />...<br /><br />And so on. The former president and the future president (one Harvard-educated and one self-educated) are two of the most brilliant men ever to be elected president.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Candlepower sparked in a talk between Bachmann and Palin, leading ladies of the right, might start out as a strong vivid light and fade out into a long winter night of American history. Too dark to read a darn book.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/Jamie-Stiehm/2011/01/31/michele-bachmann-rises-as-sarah-palin-falls" rel="nofollow">Palin Falls</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86497874005950164462011-01-31T21:34:39.861-05:002011-01-31T21:34:39.861-05:00In the last two days Rick Santorum, and Newt Gangr...In the last two days Rick Santorum, and Newt Gangrene have both expressed their love of the evul ethanol. The TP'ers are pissed. <br /><br />McNutz trashed ethanol and lost Ioway, Mn. Wi, Il, Oh, Pa, and God help us all, Indifuckingana.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47521777357045365592011-01-31T21:24:59.621-05:002011-01-31T21:24:59.621-05:00Sarahbaby ain't no Ronnie Raygun; thass a fact...Sarahbaby ain't no Ronnie Raygun; thass a fact. But, she ain't That bad.<br /><br />She does have a big problem right now, though. Is called Ioway. She really needs to win it, and it's hard to see "how."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20621499952307350652011-01-31T21:13:55.272-05:002011-01-31T21:13:55.272-05:00Palin isn't worthy to fetch Reagan's slipp...Palin isn't worthy to fetch Reagan's slippers.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2303755761600331152011-01-31T21:07:46.551-05:002011-01-31T21:07:46.551-05:00Against a sitting President, the GOP needs a Ronal...Against a sitting President, the GOP needs a Ronald W.Reagan.<br /><br />Well, let me tell you something. I knew Ronald W. Reagan. He was a friend of mine. And the current crop of GOP aspirants, not a one of them are Ronald W. Reagan ...<br /><br />Not by a long shot.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70760733584438501172011-01-31T20:32:00.170-05:002011-01-31T20:32:00.170-05:00Let's take a look at the Achilles' heel of...<i>Let's take a look at the Achilles' heel of some of the best-known candidates:<br /><br />l Haley Barbour: The Mississippi governor virtually invented lobbying - not exactly the ideal background in a very anti-Washington Republican electorate. And his Southern roots - and the gaffe he committed late last year when he seemed to suggest that the civil rights movement wasn't a big deal where he grew up - might not play well in the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary, the first two nominating contests of 2012.<br /><br />l Mitch Daniels: The Indiana governor drew widespread criticism among the party base when he suggested that the next president would need to call a "truce" on social issues until the country moved beyond its current economic woes. Social conservatives dominate the Iowa caucuses and the South Carolina primary - and they won't forget Daniels's truce talk anytime soon.<br /><br />l John Thune: The senator from South Dakota - like many of his Republican Senate colleagues - voted for the Troubled Assets Relief Program in late 2008. Many conservatives view the vote as a sort of scarlet letter, a massive government bailout that is anathema to their limited-government philosophy.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013003972.html?wpisrc=nl_politics" rel="nofollow">Have Flaws</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33626381587961667032011-01-31T20:27:28.837-05:002011-01-31T20:27:28.837-05:00Khomeini's Book<a href="http://www.uncoverage.net/2010/03/the-ayatollah-khomeinis-booksex-with-children-and-animals/" rel="nofollow">Khomeini's Book</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8449385769193009212011-01-31T20:24:27.799-05:002011-01-31T20:24:27.799-05:00ISS Timeline<a href="http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm" rel="nofollow">ISS Timeline</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55213952601950569682011-01-31T18:22:33.952-05:002011-01-31T18:22:33.952-05:00Mon Jan 31, 02:52:00 PM EST
:-DMon Jan 31, 02:52:00 PM EST<br /><br /><br />:-Dallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28002936055221552232011-01-31T14:59:31.884-05:002011-01-31T14:59:31.884-05:00ObamaCare FL Court Ruling:
Judge rules against m...ObamaCare FL Court Ruling: <br /><br />Judge rules against mandate <br /><br />It is Unconstitutional!<br /><br />This is a suit brought by 26 (GOP) State governors and/or Attorneys General. <br /><br />Not serverable, entire act void.<br /><br />(This is breaking news on Twitter, and subject to a "never mind" later when more news comes in)Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58928473805543868792011-01-31T14:52:50.194-05:002011-01-31T14:52:50.194-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19681981641685910182011-01-31T14:50:23.104-05:002011-01-31T14:50:23.104-05:00If Egyptians are angry over unemployment, why does...If Egyptians are angry over unemployment, why doesn't Obama just give them a bailout, and tell them to invest in green technology?Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29902642942102662922011-01-31T10:24:56.301-05:002011-01-31T10:24:56.301-05:00Doug, if it was as easy as men licking their own b...Doug, if it was as easy as men licking their own balls then life wouldn't be so complicated.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6902260525133557412011-01-31T10:05:22.784-05:002011-01-31T10:05:22.784-05:0090. Teresita
So it begins… the revision of the M...90. Teresita <br /><br />So it begins… the revision of the Muslim Brotherhood’s history. In the coming days the Left will claim they’re not extremists.<br /><br />Tharkun: Well, back during the Clinton admin days they used to just say “the previous statement is now inoperative”… <br /><br />That was Ron Zeigler, Nixon’s press secretary, April 30, 1973. Jeez! Kids these days, probably watching Sesame Street instead of Watergate coverage.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Another story I've told before:<br /><br />Mr. and Mrs. Doug realized we needed additional input to the NPR party line when the kid disclosed that he believed that all black people are nice.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50120004596473271022011-01-31T10:02:47.974-05:002011-01-31T10:02:47.974-05:00Another Exceptional post, Deuce. You're turni...Another Exceptional post, Deuce. You're turning into the Best Blogger on the internet.<br /><br />This is becoming one of the best sources of "News" anywhere.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.com