Watch those prices, kids!

What a shame. Less oil drilling in Alaska! Apparently there was unexpected corrosion on some pipeline somewhere, which is cutting off 8% of our nation’s oil supply.

Phew.

They’re not sure whether or not they’ll shut down the oil field Prudhoe Bay, but that doesn’t mean that it’s out of the question. BP, the oil field’s owner, says that the field will only be shut down under “extreme circumstances”.

You can expect a 5 cent increase in your gas prices wherever you live, because the cost of a barrel of crude oil went up $1.13, making a new record of $75.89.

And the government is going to consider lending the emergency barrels of oil to the company in light of the temporary shutdown. But…correct me if I’m wrong here. But those oil companies will profit off the government’s lent oil supply? I suppose that means that they’ll be paying them back, though.

Happy Monday.

She’s Back…

Let me tell you one thing: I am ashamed that Cindy Sheehan is an American citizen. I completely understand her situation, but I do not support her protests out side of President Bush’s Crawford, Texas Ranch one iota. Not only is she protesting, she is now an abutter to Mr. Bush’s Ranch; she recently bought 5 acres of land next door. The thing that really pisses me off is that she has no respect for our President at all. She refers to him as George and shouts, “Bush killed my son!” Did President Bush take a gun and shoot Casey Sheehan? I think not. Mr. Bush is trying to run a country; not deal with circus characters like her and her crazy supporters. Why do you think he hasn’t granted her a meeting yet? I certainly wouldn’t waste my time with someone that has no respect for me or our country.

I understand that Casey Sheehan was KIA, but he chose to serve for his country; he knew what could happen. Yes, it is a shame that we have lost soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but that is what happens during war. When Terrorists provoke and attack, we MUST retaliate. It is how things work. That is the world we live in. So Cindy, I ask you this: What is the point you are trying to get across? Are you trying to end the war in Iraq, or are you using your son’s death to flaunt your own personal views and get your 15 minutes (now turned into 3 years) of fame?

To you ma’am, I have one thing to say: If you really have a problem with the way this country is being run, run for office. Use the representative Democracy that we thrive in to run for Government Office. You seem to have the money and the support, so get your paperwork in quick and you might even have a chance at Presidency.

For more information, visit http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/08/06/D8JB894O1.html

Hiroshima

Hiroshima, Japan
August 6, 1945

One Nation Indivisible

Yes, the Confederate battle flag has flown over several Southern state capitols in recent years. I want to know what you all (and y’all) think about it.

I’ve never been the biggest fan of political correctness, and I understand that some citizens see the Stars and Bars as a legitimate sign of heritage, rather than as a hateful symbol, but doesn’t it just seem wrong that a rebel emblem flown by soldiers attempting to destroy the Union now graces a state flag (Mississippi, and Georgia’s state flag is actually the Confederate political flag with an emblem)?

I know that a lot of emotion surrounds the Confederate battle flag, and that it means many different things to many different people. As a Northerner though, it just seems as though some people cannot comprehend that secessionism, state supremacy over federal authority and extreme localism have been dead for 141 years now, and that Southern independence simply doesn’t exist. In the interests of uniting as a nation, wouldn’t it be best to just mandate that the Union flag be the only flag flown on governmental grounds?

I am a direct descendent of Henry Halleck. That name may not mean anything to you, but General Halleck was the commander of Union forces at the outset of the Civil War. He was relieved from his post after several months to serve as the first-ever chief of staff, largely because he was ineffective on the battlefield. Still, he served the Union and was ready to lay his life down to preserve our country. That some states choose not to honor the sacrifices of all those who died for the Union is a disgrace, in my mind.

We ought to honor both Union and Confederate souls as Americans, and fly only the Stars and Stripes, to demonstrate so clearly that none died in vain, and that our great nation has been forever reunited as one. It’s the least we can do to honor the hundreds of thousands of brave American souls who gave their lives to save this nation. Once again, we are one. We need to fly one flag, now more than ever before.

E Pluribus Unum.