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Nightly Ramble: Day One

ramblepolice2 [1]Welcome one and all to the most intense nightly read on the ‘sphere… Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble

Since I’ve already given you my thoughts on today’s events, before they even occurred, it’s down to some random tidbits.

  • Today marks the end of being able to blame those Waskilwy Wepublicans for the problems the Democrats face. Going forward, they’ve nobody to blame but themselves. I suspect they’ll find the mantle an uncomfortable fit.
  • If there’s a bight spot in Obama, it’s one that’s getting under-reported. I found this one in [2]The Hill, [2] (and I see Boortz has linked it [3]as well…)

    Government can only do so much … And if we’re just waiting around for somebody else to do it for us, if we’re waiting around for somebody else to clean up the vacant lot or waiting for somebody else to get involved in tutoring a child, if we’re waiting for somebody else to do something, it never gets done.

    Heh. Nice try, but somehow I suspect that following that logic to it’s conclusion is beyond Mr. Obama. More certainly, it’s beyond most of his followers.  We’ll touch this one I’m sure, several times over the next couple years as examples present themselves.

  • Oil’s below $34/BBL today [4].  Oh… wait a second… it’s below $33 [5]. So why is gas edging up slightly?  Rather simple, really; Refining capacity issues, as we start dealing with cracking other fuels and whatnot. Heating oil, for example.  Remember what I’ve been saying all along, gang… Crude and the supply thereof is only half the picture. And don’t forget, we’re going to see refineries shifting to summer blends in most areas soon enough… which will cause a distilate supply slowdown, just like every year.  Still, I don’t see that much of a change for early summer’s pricing at the pump. If it goes above $2.50 I’ll be surprised.
  • [4]That Hamas has turned it’s ire away from Israel and onto Fatah [6]shouldn’t be much of a shack to anyone’s system. Such idiologies always attack the weak. Observe, though, how few are objecting to their use of torture. Telling, that.
  • You will reacall I mentioned that today’s party was taxpayer funded by way of  companies that we’ve bailed out? ABC News agrees. [7]
  • Bruce notes the religion of ‘Global Warming” is falling out of favor [8].
  • Yeah, I’d be doing it, too, Billy. [9] Think of the lives that would be saved in the end. Talk about public service.
  • Oh, by the way, Billy, while I have you… I see Joe Farah [10]agrees with you [11], though from a different angle. So does Limbaugh [12]. So do I.
  • There is justice in the world after all. [13]
  • I’ll sign onto this one [14], Andy.  But I wonder if it’ll be such a problem, with Obama in the WH. I figure since there’s a liberal in charge, their objections to our war on terror will melt away faster than… welll… you figure it out.