oil and gas

Katie Allison Granju is nervous about Sarah Palin’s ability to handle the issues confronting our nation on energy:

Remember when John McCain trotted out Sarah Palin’s so-called energy expertise as an asset? Remember when he said she “knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America”?

Ah, good times, good times.

Good bill, Congressman.  

Giuliani's convention refrain of Drill, Baby, Drill took a awkward turn yesterday when it was reported that members of the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service had received sex, drugs, and money from companies such as Shell and Chevron.

What?

Emailed from a friend, here’s another study on the awful Gang of 10 proposal being aggressively promoted and defended by our Tennessee Senator Bob Corker:

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Senator Bob Corker speaks upon his return from a trip to the Republic of Georgia:

From WGNS:

Here is a great editorial from the Washington Post sure to irritate Democrats who are bent on saving the world. And by saving the world, I mean their ocean views from Pacific Heights.

I’ll give you the conclusion, you need to go and read the clear-headed article.

I'll be honest, this has been one of the most anti-climactic elections I can remember since the sales tax referendum a few years ago. There have been no real debates, the charges leveled against each other (outside of Memphis of course) have been relatively mild, and the lack of funds has produced lackluster television advertisements.

Media Lizzy reports that the campaign of John McCain has requested records from Rep. Eric Cantor likely for the purpose of vetting him as a potential Veep candidate: