President Bush thinks offshore drilling might be the Nicorette gum America needs to kick its oil addiction. Yesterday Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling imposed by his father, removing one hurdle for exploration.
Bush explained:"This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action from the US Congress.
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Looking to punish demand, and not just supply, Easton, PA, is considering a law that would allow police to seize the cars of anyone seeking a prostitute.
Any vehicle used to solicit or patronize sexual services would be subject to impounding. If a john gets convicted of soliciting a prostitute, the city could sell his car.
Since officials usually target the workers, it's somewhat refreshing to see equivalent attention paid to the customer criminals.
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Insurance companies have incorporated climate change assumptions into their disaster probability calculations, thus withdrawing coverage or charging staggering rates on parts of the US East and Gulf coasts.
According to the Wall Street Journal, there is a scientific consensus about rising sea temperatures, and practically a consensus that the temperature is tied to greater hurricane activity. But, science has not definitively concluded how or if this will impact the US coastal area now facing rising premiums.
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Convicted rapists and other sex offenders now face chemical castration in Louisiana, under legislation signed on the day the US Supreme Court struck down the state's child-rape death penalty. California was the first state to subject its sex offenders to the procedure popularized by the Nazis who wanted to prevent "undesirables" from procreating.
Upon signing the law, Louisiana's governor Bobby Jindal said: "I am glad we have taken such strong measures . .
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The Democratic candidates are beating each other up, literally . . .
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Apparently CNN is the network with all the news that's fit to wear.
For some unknown reason (April Fool's is over), CNN is offering t-shirts featuring headlines from its online video reports. Um, random.
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Americans say action is needed to confront global warming, but that action better not affect their pocket books. The National Center For Public Policy Research found that 48 percent of Americans are unwilling to spend even a penny more on gas taxes, in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
John Dingell, a Democratic congressman from Michigan, has proposed a 50 cent tax per gallon of gas. By raising the price of gas, Americans would decrease harm to the environment and become less dependent on foreign oil.
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During yesterday's press conference in Jordan, John McCain repeatedly said that Iran is supplying al Qaeda. McCain asserted that Iranian operatives are "taking al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back." Problem is, the Sunni-dominated al Qaeda does not receive any help from Iran, a predominately Shiite country.
If your read the Wall Street Journal or the Washington Post, you probably haven't heard about this. If you watch Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, you saw the video at least four times on last night's program.
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According to a recent Georgetown University study, priests are seeing a decline in sinners showing up to confess in person. As a result, they are bringing confessional to unlikely places, like shopping malls. Forgive me father, for I have spent $545 on a pair of Marc Jacobs Surrealist Patent Pumps.
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I have to admit that when I first saw the Hillary Clinton "First Cleaning Lady" version of this toilet tool, I was offended. I thought it was just another example of dirty politics. But, then I saw that the makers of these toilet bowl cleaners are equal opportunity mockers, and decided the bowl buddies were just a weak attempt at being funny.
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