Letters to the Editor
Alkaline
Published Letters: 850 Editor's Choice: 30
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That would be a switch
[Read the article: Where has all the rice gone?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Africa: breadbasket of the world, instead of basket case?
I thought we (the U.S.) deliberately made Africa a basket case so that we could make money being the breadbasket. Somehow, I don't think the attitudes that lead to this situation will change in the short term.
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Dumb as a box of rocks...
[Read the article: On taxes, Straight Talk Express off the rails]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The dollar is going down the toilet because our government indulges in wanton deficit spending. McCain thinks the price of oil is a big problem, but he's too stupid to see that the fiscal policy he supports is causing the problem.
We're paying for the billionaires' tax break every time we fill our gas tanks or buy food.
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I don't get it...
[Read the article: Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When right-wing blowhards talk about "supporting America", they obviously intend "America" to be interpreted as being synonymous with "American government". In their minds, anyone who disagrees with the U.S. government is anti-American.
OTOH, when Wright says "God damn America", people jump on him for cursing the American people. Many of Wright's critics are the same people who would have us believe that "America" means the U.S. government.
Let's hear it for consistency.
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If this works against Obama ...
[Read the article: I was wrong about Wright]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... we can be pretty sure that Hillary would get the same kind of abuse about her relationship with Bill when the general election campaign gets under way.
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Which is a better choice?
[Read the article: Bush misleads on ANWR]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Suppose you are driving in an area where gas stations are few and far between. You have a gas can with an extra 5 gallons in the trunk for emergencies. You're getting low on gas. You get to a gas station, but the price is a bit too high for your taste. Would you:
1) Bite the bullet and buy gas at the higher price because you don't know when you find another gas station and you want to keep the five gallons for a real emergency, or
2) Try to save a few bucks by using up your emergency supply, and hope you find another gas station before you run completely out of gas.
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@cannonfodder
[Read the article: Bush misleads on ANWR]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Doesn't a barrel of oil equal 42 gallons?
Yes, but a barrel of oil cannot be converted completely into gasoline and diesel fuel.
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@Xanthro
[Read the article: Bush misleads on ANWR]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Oil Price is affected by pressures other than current actual output. Speculation and fear play and exceedingly important role in today’s pricing.
I think you are neglecting the psychological effect that such an act of desperation might have on prices. Letting the other side see us play our hole card isn't such a great idea either.
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What's really going on here...
[Read the article: Bush misleads on ANWR]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... is that Bush wants to grant leases to his oil company buddies at absurdly low prices while he is still in office. That would allow Exxon et al to pay $0.50/barrel to the government for oil that they can turn around and sell to us at prevailing market prices.
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Attention webmaster...
[Read the article: Why the Jeremiah Wright story deserves more attention]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You screwed up the <sarcasm> </sarcasm> tags again. They're not rendering properly on any browser I have tried.
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@juneausmog
[Read the article: Why Obama denounced Wright]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If one of your main schticks is about how whites keeps the african-americans down, then why would you sabotage the first viable african-american presidential candidate?
Because Obama becoming president might be the end of Wright's only schtick?
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@David Larry D
[Read the article: In defense of Lou Dobbs]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This country has labor shortages.
Is there really a labor shortage, or is there just a shortage of companies who are willing to pay their workers enough to live in this country?
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Well, well, well, what have we here?
[Read the article: Obama: "I am outraged"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/wrightsetup.html
Los Angeles Times: Top of the Ticket
Was Jeremiah Wright's speech set up by a Clinton supporter?
LA Times is reporting that Wright's National Press Club event was set up by the Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, a prominent supporter of Hillary Clinton in her bid for the presidency.
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Now this is intesting...
[Read the article: Obama "outraged" by Wright]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The LA Times is reporting that Wright's gig with the National Press Club was apparently arranged by the Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, a prominent supporter of Hillary's bid for the presidency.
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/04/roundup-jeremia.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/wrightsetup.html
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While we're talking about stories that get buried...
[Read the article: Brian Williams' "response" to the military analyst story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]... how about another one: Wright's recent National Press Club appearance that caused Obama so much hassle was allegedly arranged by Rev. Dr. Barabara Reynolds, who is an enthusiastic supporter of ... wait for it ... Hillary Clinton.
So far, I have seen this mentioned only by the LA Times and Scoop.co.nz
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Nobody at the helm...
[Read the article: Another failing reconstruction project in Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It would seem obvious that a water treatment plant would be useless without the power needed to run it, but somehow this escaped the attention of the people who are supposedly running this show.
I suspect the only thing anyone was really thinking about was how much money they could make by building the plant.
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@dm8877
[Read the article: Is there enough pig manure to feed the world?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But what if you graze the livestock instead of feeding them raised grains?
That works nicely if you have enough grazing land. How much suitable land do we have that is not already occupied by people, farms, or commercial development?
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@Aycharaych
[Read the article: Brian Williams' "response" to the military analyst story]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The parents have failed the children. Ultimately it is the parents' responsibility to educate their children in the necessities of living in a free country. This is something which the government cannot be trusted to do.
Right. The government pursues policies that result in both parents needing to work full-time jobs to get by, and we end up with whole generations of children who never get the necessary education.
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@vikis
[Read the article: Is there enough pig manure to feed the world?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Don't you find it absurd that the need for synthetic fertilizers derived from oil is to increase yield to meet demand that is a result of using corn for biofuels? This is a problem of commodity agriculture's own making.
Not quite. This isn't a "problem" for the commodity agriculture industry. They're rolling in money because of this stupidity.
The problem is ours. Once again the people of this country are worse off because of politicians pandering to parasites.