like the oilman he is - we need to drill more wells in the Gulf of Mexico. If you're geographically challenged, that means, among other places, the pristine blue waters you see off Clearwater Beach. ...more

July 31, 2008

I don't recall the last time three major TV networks sent their anchors on a foreign visit. ...more

July 26, 2008

The reaction to Jesse Helms' death on July 4 is a reminder of how bipolar American politics has become. The right praised him as a man of principle who also overflowed with the milk of human kindness. The left retorted - rightly, in our view - that he was also a bigot and a bully. ...more

July 16, 2008

Help Returning Soldiers Regarding "A Hero At 26, War Haunted Him The Rest Of His Days" (Nation/World, July 9): ...more

July 16, 2008

Tom Cannariato continues to nurse the delusion that we could lower the price of gasoline if only we could put those oil rigs a little closer to shore. ...more

July 10, 2008

It's only July, but already we know the rules of this year's presidential campaign. Actually, they're the same rules that apply every election: You can say anything you want about the Democratic candidate, but you have to treat the Republican candidate with kid gloves. ...more

July 9, 2008

So, what exactly did General Wesley Clark say that is being attacked by the right? Apparently, he said what I did two columns ago, on June 19, that although Sen. John McCain's service to his country and his suffering of more than five years as a prisoner of war was more than admirable, none of this provided him with the "experience" needed to be president of the United States. ...more

July 2, 2008

Of the Axis-of-Evil nations named in his State of the Union in 2002, President Bush has often said, "The United States will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons." ...more

July 2, 2008

Across much of the Midwest there is flooding over literally thousands of square miles and hundreds, if not thousands, of homes flooded. The memories of Hurricane Katrina and its devastation do sort of make you wonder: Where are all of the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? ...more

June 26, 2008

Hedge Fund Traders Buying The Presidency The fact is oil is abundant worldwide. For example, there is shale-oil in the U.S. with an estimated 2.8 trillion to 3.3 trillion barrels of recoverable oil. That equals two-thirds of the world's total reserve of crude oil. ...more

June 26, 2008