There is a prediction that in the NE gasoline prices will soon go below $3/gallon, which will encourage even more use. Higher gas taxes could be imposed to capture some for infrastructure spending, but no.
The big GOP donors have large holdings of stocks and bonds which will be imperiled by this kind of brinksmanship. Why would shutting down the government and taking other actions which will damage the economy represent their self-interest? There's a kind of kneejerk brainlessness at work here all round.
It might have been best for the majority of the casualaties to have been German, rather than Dutch, because then we would get some serious sanctions. With just four Germans dead, Merkel can continue to backslide.
Republicans should also be sobered by the realization that the reason Obama could not bring them in on the prisoner exchange is the same reason he could not bring the Pakistanis in on the bin Laden raid.
The Russians are planning big increases in gas exploration and production. One can imagine how sensitive they are to arguments about methane leaks, etc.
The refusal of Gore to campaign with Clinton had the most baneful consequences for the nation: the election of Bush, whose negligence opened the door to Al Qaeda and a decade of war and financial ruin.
Why would an academic like Rice be demanding a speaking fee to appear at another academic institution? This speaks of corrupted values in academia; something vulgar and Republican about it.
The outstanding example of a leader with manhood issues is Putin. He's acting like a man with a tiny, little.... At a time of crisis which could very easily spiral towards nuclear war, give me a leader lacking a little "manhood".
Putin presumably looks at Netanyahu doing his messianic schtick over ancient Judea and Samaria, and asks why he cannot do the same thing over "New Russia". Israel is in very bad company here.
It might be a highly desirable thing for the world if the Ukrainian pipelines carrying Russian export gas were simply destroyed in the civil war that seems to be coming.
Putin may think he can divert some of his natural gas business to China, but I would guess the Chinese will be driving a very hard bargain indeed observing how Putin has treated other of his customers. No one wants to be reliant on Russia for anything.
To the extent they are acting in good faith at all, you would have to say they are informed by a view of the world as they would like it to be, not as it is.
The years ahead are likely to be filled with confrontations with Russia under the messianic Putin, and these could easily spiral out of control towards nuclear war. Do we really want Sheldon Adelson dictating what sort of man the Republicans are offering to deal with Putin?
Another sick aspect of American politics. No good deed will go unpunished, as in the electoral beating Democrats are taking because they brought about a vast and necessary enhancement of the social safety net, the ACA.
Why would the Russians, already suffering resistance from the Chechens, want to bring another resentful Muslim constituency, the Tartars, under the tent again? They will abstain from the so-called referendum, and might be radicalized by their forced reabsorption into Russia.
To ensure a war conducted by us, that is. He will hold our coats.
Will there ever be justice for the ISI figures who have cultivated extremists for use against India, Afghanistan, US?
Don't forget swelling the ranks of the healthcare uninsured.
6. Netanyahu may feel he has to attack.
There is a prediction that in the NE gasoline prices will soon go below $3/gallon, which will encourage even more use. Higher gas taxes could be imposed to capture some for infrastructure spending, but no.
The big GOP donors have large holdings of stocks and bonds which will be imperiled by this kind of brinksmanship. Why would shutting down the government and taking other actions which will damage the economy represent their self-interest? There's a kind of kneejerk brainlessness at work here all round.
Of course, the rich will have staked out all the high ground for themselves.
It might have been best for the majority of the casualaties to have been German, rather than Dutch, because then we would get some serious sanctions. With just four Germans dead, Merkel can continue to backslide.
The neocons are responsible for driving the US and Iran together?
Latinos have a certain political sophistication, and will probably interpret this result as more evidence of Republican anti-Latin bias.
Republicans should also be sobered by the realization that the reason Obama could not bring them in on the prisoner exchange is the same reason he could not bring the Pakistanis in on the bin Laden raid.
And when all this comes to pass, the climate deniers in Florida will come to DC expecting the rest of us to bail them out.
The Russians are planning big increases in gas exploration and production. One can imagine how sensitive they are to arguments about methane leaks, etc.
The refusal of Gore to campaign with Clinton had the most baneful consequences for the nation: the election of Bush, whose negligence opened the door to Al Qaeda and a decade of war and financial ruin.
Certainly the priorities of the FBI under Louis Freeh were not on combatting terrorism at that time.
Putin undoubtedly looked at Netanyahu's messianism and thought he could do it, too.
Why would an academic like Rice be demanding a speaking fee to appear at another academic institution? This speaks of corrupted values in academia; something vulgar and Republican about it.
So Donald Rumsfeld's splendid little war has ended up creating a military ally of Syria and Iran?
The outstanding example of a leader with manhood issues is Putin. He's acting like a man with a tiny, little.... At a time of crisis which could very easily spiral towards nuclear war, give me a leader lacking a little "manhood".
Osama bin Laden can attest to Obama's wimpiness.
I don't even want to think how much Brooks makes from his NYT column and TV gigs to propagate this stuff.
Putin presumably looks at Netanyahu doing his messianic schtick over ancient Judea and Samaria, and asks why he cannot do the same thing over "New Russia". Israel is in very bad company here.
I would have thought this violates the agreements setting up the UN and putting it in New York.
It might be a highly desirable thing for the world if the Ukrainian pipelines carrying Russian export gas were simply destroyed in the civil war that seems to be coming.
Putin may think he can divert some of his natural gas business to China, but I would guess the Chinese will be driving a very hard bargain indeed observing how Putin has treated other of his customers. No one wants to be reliant on Russia for anything.
To the extent they are acting in good faith at all, you would have to say they are informed by a view of the world as they would like it to be, not as it is.
The years ahead are likely to be filled with confrontations with Russia under the messianic Putin, and these could easily spiral out of control towards nuclear war. Do we really want Sheldon Adelson dictating what sort of man the Republicans are offering to deal with Putin?
Another sick aspect of American politics. No good deed will go unpunished, as in the electoral beating Democrats are taking because they brought about a vast and necessary enhancement of the social safety net, the ACA.
Evidently Christie offended Adelson with references to the occupied territories, so you have to give him some credit.
The Russians would just be bringing forward the day when Israel decides to go for a strike on a recalcitrant Iran.
Why would the Russians, already suffering resistance from the Chechens, want to bring another resentful Muslim constituency, the Tartars, under the tent again? They will abstain from the so-called referendum, and might be radicalized by their forced reabsorption into Russia.
On the other hand, if Ukraine turns into Afghanistan II, and Putin becomes mired there, the way will be cleared to deal harshly with Assad or Iran.