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No problems on any links or viewing the vid.

You can cut and paste the above, that’s all you need because that is all you basically say…the rest of what you cut and paste is fluff.

right2bright on July 10, 2008 at 3:41 PM

You see but you do not observe. You post a lot though.

You would think that the avalanche of jobs that new drilling and oil production would create might bring more people online, but it doesn’t seem to be appearing yet. If the unions were really about creating jobs for American workers, this would be the prize in that category.

Bishop on July 10, 2008 at 2:54 PM

One problem. There are not enough rigs to drill at the moment(I know, it’s the NYT – but I didn’t search to long and it is true). We are tapped out. And it does take some time to build a drilling rig.

As far as Jindal goes, I think I may have been duped. He is more secretive than Bush. While he is doing interviews on a national stage, he REFUSES to give local interviews. Some locals. such as Moon Griffon, had him on his radio show several times while he was running. Mr. Griffon hasn’t heard from him since, neither any other local media personality.

Refer to this link to see what I am talking about. Not to mention, as many times I have seen him on the national stage, his performance is always the same. Bulleted points that he repeats over and over again with a positive attitude. Go to youtube and listen “Absolutely” over and over again.

He is pruning himself for the national stage and I do not believe he truly has this state’s better interest at mind.

Mind you, I’m not saying all is sweetness and light. I just object to the “shambles” portrayal of the economy as an utter failure because it’s patently untrue. Gas prices are too high, which obviously has impacted food and every other price. But rather than hammer the Dems for that and focus on tax cuts growing the economy and the great job situation, we just concede the whole field. It’s insane.

Laura, I’m sure you meant to say liberals, unless you think the NY Times, LA Times, and Keith Olberman are conservatives. I follow the news and internet very closely and I have yet to hear a conservative say the economy is in shambles. Please name one.

orlandocajun on July 10, 2008 at 5:37 PM

Granted, McCain is not a conservative, but he is the GOP nominee and he said it. Allegedly conservative Fox News said it to Jindal who just accepted it without complaint or question. I said conservatives because I meant it; this is an area we have evidently just given up the fight on, just like we gave up on refuting Joe Wilson’s lies and a boatload of other things.

malan89 on July 10, 2008 at 2:24 PM

Hey, I use Safari, and it works fine 99% of the time. When it doesn’t, I switch to Camino.

Laura, I’m sure you meant to say liberals, unless you think the NY Times, LA Times, and Keith Olberman are conservatives. I follow the news and internet very closely and I have yet to hear a conservative say the economy is in shambles. Please name one.

Are they just working the ‘recognizable’ figures, or just pandering to his supporters?

right2bright on July 10, 2008 at 3:41 PM

Returning the favor here’s a template for your side-

Shut the f**k up and vote McCain. Not because he stands for anything conservatives believe in or presents any hope for the future- just because he’s not Obama. Anybody who disagrees with the above is a spoiled brat who can’t possibly have a legitimate point of view if it doesn’t include mindless support of the worst Republican Candidate since Al Landon in 1936.

I love Jindal, he does his state honor.

Dr. Manhattan on July 10, 2008 at 3:50 PM

Not really, when he tried to deny, and then successfully delayed, a tax cut, and when he is even now fighting tooth and nail to avoid oversight and sunshine laws for the governor’s office. But I’m hopeful he’ll get back to being the guy we elected – and if everybody could quit treating him like a rock star while he’s flipping off conservatives here in La. that’d be really helpful.

I’m not sure why Jindal suggests the existence of such a position, except maybe to stress the gridlock on energy production

Ed – he said it because it reaches the ears of people who feel that way about Republican (even if they are wrong.) Jindel wasn’t speaking to Republicans, but Rather to Hillary Clinton supporters and he was saying to them, “I’ve heard you. McCain has heard you. We understand how you feel.”

It’s that simple, and it’s a good sales technique.

Heh – remember when it was “Governor Kathleen Blanco’s Road Home Program“?

Oh yeah! I had forgotten shameless bit of politicing and all the outrage from the GOP that she was taking credit for the program too!

right2bright on July 10, 2008 at 3:41 PM

You’re absolutely right. If we dare say a word against McCain, we’re commanding people not to vote for him at the top of our voices.

Your hyperbole is as bad as the Obamacolytes.

I love how “the economy is in shambles” is now a fully accepted statement by conservatives. If by “shambles” they mean continuous growth, not recession, since 2002, essentially full employment, and a higher standard of living than ever before, then yes, I guess so.

Yeah, but the economy would be a lot better with more tax cuts and less gov’t intervention in energy (lower fuel prices). We’re not in a recession, but I wouldn’t say the economy is “good”. At least not as good as it could/should be.

Heh – remember when it was “Governor Kathleen Blanco’s Road Home Program“?

Well, she did make sure that ICF got a 25% pay raise, so I guess it wasn’t a total loss.

MB4 on July 10, 2008 at 2:44 PM

This will help many people, here is a template you can use free of charge. That way you don’t have to do all of that cut and pasting.

I HATE JOHN McCAIN, DON’T VOTE FOR HIM

You can cut and paste the above, that’s all you need because that is all you basically say…the rest of what you cut and paste is fluff.

Louisiana has nuclear power; one of the few things we’ve done right as a state. We need more though; I wish Bobby would take that on as a cause. There’s no reason why we should be building more plants; the extra employment is always nice, lower cost electricity would be nifty, and it’s not like we can’t sell any excess power to other states.

Just gave it the old “there’s plenty of blame to go around”, but I guess that’s as close to the fire as he dared to come.

a capella on July 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM

Well, it IS pretty much the truth. New Orleans has squandered millions but the state was the one that really screwed up by the way they mismanaged the Road Home Program.

Steve Z

The nuclear power per KWh costs include the depreciation of the capital costs, which now run about $3-5 billion for 1200 MW. But I give you the point, costs are rising, most regulatory and licensing costs. The good news is once built the nuclear plant generation cost is near constant and not connected to conventional fuel prices. That is why there are about 33 new permits pending. The source is EIA.

Agree with the regulatory hurdles. Congress can do what they did with the border fence, tell them to go away and reduce the costs and time to get new nuclear power plants on line.

PBMR technology is also looking real good, no meltdown, no bomb material, and it is small enough to build on an assembly line. The per unit costs go way down when you build standard product with the same build crews — As opposed to custom built on-site. China has the first pilot PBMR being built now. It’s a 200 MW unit.

The Government needs to reduce the regulatory hurdles needed to build a nuclear plant (without compromising safety), and should allow companies building a nuclear plant to amortize the capital-cost recovery and depreciation over a longer period of time, and approve sites for nuclear-waste disposal.

McCain had it right when he said that the Navy has over 60 nuclear reactors (on ships and submarines) that have never had an accident. This needs to be repeated often!

BTW, what do “alternative energy” proponents think will power the commercial aircraft that we all use, and the military aircraft that we all depend on for our freedom?

They certainly won’t run on this corn liquor that they are forcing us to put in our cars.

DRILL! DRILL! DRILL! DRILL! DRILL!

(BTW, you should try the IE Tab add-on for FF3…it’s good for seeing what your page looks like in the other major browser).

malan89 on July 10, 2008 at 2:12 PM

IE Tab is not available for MacOSX. Too bad, I would have loved to use that.

Sorry for the OT everybody