What Offshore Oil Drilling is About

I just read this really intersting analysis by Andrew Leonard of Salon's How the World Works really cuts to the heart of this:

But maybe the most fascinating aspect to the debate about offshore drilling -- to this profound choice between two worldviews, two ways of being on the planet -- is the harsh light it sheds on the value systems at the heart of how political identity is traditionally seen in the United States.
Republicans have made hay for decades by portraying Democrats as spendthrift, reckless liberals. Their side is supposedly "conservative" -- sober-minded, prudent, levelheaded -- while their opponents are "radical" -- dangerous, risky, foolish.

But what is the truly "conservative" position on offshore drilling, or energy policy in general? Recklessly exhausting all available resources now, and letting the future take care of itself -- or conserving those resources, investing carefully for the future, and thinking about the long term? Where does prudence reside -- in attempting to shave a few pennies off of gas prices now, or on planning on how to cope with high gas prices for the foreseeable future?

Read the whole thing here.

Note: NOT Complaining

Who else has had to have the conversation with their kid this week about why the two boys on TV are talking about getting married?

That's what happens when WordGirl turns off and local news pops back on from the DVR.

I said, in essence, no big deal, some people are just born that way. She said 'ok'. :)

Congratulations to the happy couples!

Who woulda thunk?

Who would have known that there would be a correlation...

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I'm Going to Peak Oil Land!

Interesting piece about peak oil and Disney:
"Several months ago, I used this space to muse about "peak oil," a phenomenon of the world starting to run out of petroleum and the effect on prices in general and Disney World in particular. Disney had commissioned a study, and if oil stays above $160/barrel, Disney was advised to sell off the WDW parks and just collect a licensing fee. The parks would still eke out a profit, but not as much of a profit margin as Disney wants and the parks would be a drag on the company's bottom line."

More here...

Oil today: about $135 a barrel.