Letters to the Editor
chiefpayne
Published Letters: 325 Editor's Choice: 2
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re :Question
[Read the article: AP: Obama has clinched nomination]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]cdg02001,
"How seriously should we take these "I would never vote for Obama" democrats? It seriously scares me. I can't put myself in the shoes of a woman who has spent her life hitting the glass ceiling who sees the Obama campaign and the media as conspiring again HRC - so I can't gauge how long these feelings will last. Might this actually crush BHO in the fall? Would making HRC his running mate change that?"
Thank you...nice to get a serious conversation. My personal analysis is that MOST of the ones who say they would never vote for Obama are just really angry and since they will have a few months to calm down, they will realize their personal objectives for the country will align more with Obama than they will with McCain...so most WILL vote for Obama, no matter their dislike for him.
That being said, there may be a small margin who will not vote in the next election for Obama...they will "sit this one out".
And finally there will be a minute number who will actually vote FOR McCain in protest to Obama getting the nomination. These will be those who refuse to accept Hillary's defeat and will allow their emotions to cloud their logic. There will not be as many as those who say they will vote for McCain now...but there will be some.
Will it be enough to affect the election either way? I seriously doubt it myself.
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@ -- jebldmm
[Read the article: AP: Obama has clinched nomination]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Clinton doesn't have a reputation as a liar, in spite of Obama's campaign's effort to portray her as one. You can choose to believe her enemies instead of her, but you are doing a disservice to a good woman."
No she doesn't...but she is a politican and she seems to have mutual admiration with McCain. Hence my questioning where she will go.
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re: hey chiefpayne, i'm here's your old republican posts!
[Read the article: AP: Obama has clinched nomination]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]metropolitannyc,
"hey chiefpayne, i know wonkette recently changed servers so old comments aren't easily accessible, but whaddayaknow, you can still find them on google!"
Um...Ok. ???
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re: Such a deal.
[Read the article: AP: Obama has clinched nomination]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Quiet Type,
"I would not be at all surprised if McCain offers Hillary his vice presidency, and she takes it."
Oh I would be shocked myself. I think it would cost BOTH McCain AND Hillary far more votes in the long run and the short run than it would be worth.
No, I can't see Hillary accepting THAT idea...and frankly, I doubt McCain would offer the position to her.
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re: A little confused
[Read the article: AP: Obama has clinched nomination]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Legend640
"Can someone in a rational, measured tone please explain to me what it was that Barack Obama did that so thoroughly pissed off HRC supporters to the point where they cannot stop spewing venom?"
Well, if I were to hazard a guess...I would say it is because above all else, Hillary would have been the first female president...and that was more important to those who support Hillary than Obama being the first African-American president.
My rationale for this is because they both seem to have fairly close platforms and so want to accomplish similar goals overall.
That's MY opinion, anyway.
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HUH?
[Read the article: George Soros explains the oil bubble]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]1. "First, the increasing cost of discovering and developing new reserves, and the accelerating depletion of existing oilfields as they age. This goes under the rather misleading name of peak oil."
So we ARE drilling??? I thought drilling had all but stopped because judges were saying we couldn't drill.
2. "Second, there is what may be described as a backwards-sloping supply curve. As the price of oil rises, oil-producing countries have less incentive to convert their oil reserves underground, which are expected to appreciate in value, into dollar reserves above ground, which are losing their value."
I can understand this to a point...yet you can starve yourself waiting for the market to top out, then there's the time involved in actually pulling it out of the ground, and of course your market could dry up prior to your pulling it out.
3. "Third, the countries with the fastest-growing demand, notably the major oil producers, China and the other Asian exporters, keep domestic energy prices artificially low by providing subsidies, therefore rising prices don't reduce demand as they would under normal conditions."
This is the major reason for higher costs - higher demand. HOWEVER, they cannot keep their domestic energy prices low forever...it MUST be costing them a fortune, trying to keep up with all that demand!!!
"Fourth, both trend-following speculation and institutional commodity-index-buying reinforce the output pressure on prices. Commodities have become an asset class for institutional investors and they are increasing allocations to that asset class by following an index-buying strategy. Recently, spot prices have risen far above the marginal cost of production and far out forward contracts have risen much faster than stock spot prices."
This is what I consider the least problem of the group. Speculation can drive up a price but not for any extended amount of time.
Overall, if we reduced our dependency on foreign oil, drilled more and built more refineries, we could drop the price of gasoline.
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This is just sad
[Read the article: Scenes from a group marriage]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And shows that when you enter into something other than traditional relationships, it affects the kids more than the parents.
It tears up the kids.
That is something the parents will have to live with the rest of their lives, as will the children.
I find this extremely selfish of the parents!
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Did you hear about this
[Read the article: The real consequences when America is at war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wonder if Murtha will deliver an apology???
Marine after not guilty verdict: 'It was surreal'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_on_re_us/marines_haditha
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine intelligence officer accused of trying to cover up the killings of 24 Iraqis appeared stunned at first when a jury acquitted him of the charges.