Would someone please enlighten me as to how anyone can declare Obama correct about Iraq without laughing out loud? Here is a guy who introduced legislation back on January 30, 2007 that would have withdrawn all combat troops from Iraq to be completed by March 31, 2008. That computes out to 16 months. He has, to the best of my knowledge, not wavered from that number since. So, from where did this military genius pluck the number 16, and why, with all that has happened since January 30, 2007, has the number not been adjusted?

 A stopped clock reads the correct time twice a day. The alleged  agreement of Prime Minister Al Malaki to the 16 month withdrawal number is no more than a stopped clock coincidence. Six months ago when Oback was declaring a 16 month withdrawal, was he correct? NO. Was he correct 5 months ago, or 3 months ago, or 8 months ago or 4 months, 5 days, 13 minutes and 12 seconds ago? NO. Please deliver me from these pompous goofy liberal pundits who say that McCain, Malaki, and others are following Obama’s lead and endorsing his withdrawal timetable. The clock has been running ever since he introduced his irresponsible piece of legislation back in 2007, and he has been consistently wrong every moment since then, including right now. The time for withdrawal will come when the conditions on the ground and the political situation in Iraq dictate withdrawal, not when an inexperienced community organizer from south Chicago plucks a number from a place where the sun don’t shine.

You Americans just don't know what's good for you and the country.  We cannot continue our addiction to carbon based energy.  We don’t have a supply problem in the US, we have a consumption problem.  Americans are using too much energy, far more than their share of the world’s supply.  The United States Congress, under our leadership, is going to encourage America to use less by continuing to block development of oil reserves in the outer continental shelf off the east and west coast.  We will continue to block additional drilling for oil in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.  We will continue to protect ANWR from oil production.  Nuclear power plants will also be blocked, although we may study that energy source for a few years before we decide not to allow their development. 

To control our excessive consumption we will mandate the following measures: an emissions cap, hybrid and flex fuel cars, 25%-30% renewable fuel electricity, zero emissions buildings, reduction of speed limits, personal carbon limits, and decreased development in suburban areas. 

All of these mandates will most likely keep gasoline prices below $10 per gallon.  That’s our energy plan for the future. The result may be massive unemployment, freezing poor people, and a chaotic economy but we're willing to impose those sacrifices in order to cure this unhealthy addiction.  Call it a cold turkey solution if you like, and we're not referring to lowered thermostats, but we, with our vast experience and wisdom know that this is the best medicine for our country. Vote for the Democrats and Oback Arama in November and you can count on it.

  I have difficulty getting my mind around large numbers like the distance to the sun or the distance to the nearest star. In fact, when the number exceeds a couple of million, it helps me if I break the number down to a recognizable quantity to understand its enormity. For instance, how long would it take to drive to the sun (I know that this can’t be done) given that the distance is 93,000,000 miles? At 80 miles per hour, it would take about 177 years, assuming I lived that long and somehow managed to not be incinerated on the way. 

The number of abortions performed since Roe vs. Wade, now approaching 50,000,000 kids, is a similarly difficult number to comprehend. Here’s an attempt to put the number in context. The new Busch Stadium in St. Louis holds about 47,000 people. If I divide that capacity into the 50 million abortions number, I compute a total of 1,063. Divide that by the 81 home dates that the Cardinals play each year and you come up with the number 13. So the number of kids aborted since Roe vs. Wade would represent thirteen totally sold out seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. That’s an image that I can wrap my mind around and an image that takes my breath away. It’s also an image that should move us to action.     

Saudi Arabian Oil Company 295b

National Iranian Oil Company 287b

Qatar Petroleum 165b

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company 137b

Iraq National Oil Company 137b

Gazprom 115b

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 107b

Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. 102b

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 62b

National Oil Corporation (Libya) 45b

Sonatrach 40b

Rosneft 35b

To claim that Exxon controls world oil prices is simply goofy.

The dems want to tax the "windfall profits" of our domestic oil companies. You don't have to be a high school graduate to know that stealing capital from the oil companies reduces their ability to compete for resources on the world stage. Also, the theft of money from oil companies affects millions of pension plans of retired and working people by confiscating a portion of the book value or dividends of oil companies invested in by their pension plans.