It's time to for the government to regulate oil production and refining. Oil needs to follow the same business model as utilities with quasi government regulations. We must have gasoline. It's not a choice.
When was the last time your electric bill shot up 20% because spring was around the corner and power outages are more likely? Never. No more short term swings in oil prices. We need long term reality. The reality is that long term supply and demand oil has remained roughly the same. We need a price to reflect that. The way to do that is to make oil and gasoline production function the same as our regulated utilities. Get the speculators out of the market. Fill your portfolios with some other commodity PLEASE.
A theme that runs through the long, convoluted history of gas/oil regulation is the seemingly inexorable expansion of government intervention. Regulation has spawned further regulation; soon after one regulatory gap was filled, another appeared. Municipal franchising and price regulation of gas distributors led to state oversight of intrastate gas transmission, which prompted federal regulation of interstate transmission, followed by control of interstate affiliated field prices and later interstate independent field prices.
Finally, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) extended federal jurisdiction to all intrastate field sales. All actions leading up to the 1978 act were directed primarily at ensuring that the price of gas to consumers would not include any sizable excess charge reflecting either a monopoly position in transportation or distribution, or a gap between the actual cost of producing and transporting the commodity and its value to consumers. Since price was not given the freedom to balance supply and demand, it was only a matter of time before the imbalance would become manifest. When it appeared, it brought with it another government imperative: the need to regulate consumption.
So in conclusion, either way we go we're screwed.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Honoring Those Who Gave the Ultimate (Repost)
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty."
- John F. Kennedy
We, as a Nation, must honor those who gave some and those that gave all. We must unite in our honor, regardless of our opinions, to those that have and will preserve our nation’s freedom and liberty. We, as a Nation, mustn’t view this war as an atrocity. We must view this as the world democracies, as we know it, stand against a belief having powerful similarities to the Axis of Evil from World War II. Our forefathers served and died protecting our freedoms and liberties. We, as a Nation, are poised to cross that threshold once again. We must see the parallels between Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers. We shouldn't hide behind our political beliefs nor our misguided attempts to rationalize our dissent. Our American History clearly defines our resolve and present day shall not be an exception. We, as a Nation, shall not stand cowardly towards our aggressors. Our fellow countrymen fight bravely each day and we, as a Nation, shall honorably support their efforts. I fear that if we abandon our fellow countrymen who are patriotically providing the ultimate sacrifice, we shall reap the bitter harvests that were sown.
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the soldiers don't have that problem.
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."
- Abraham Lincoln
Originally posted 9/11/07
- John F. Kennedy
We, as a Nation, must honor those who gave some and those that gave all. We must unite in our honor, regardless of our opinions, to those that have and will preserve our nation’s freedom and liberty. We, as a Nation, mustn’t view this war as an atrocity. We must view this as the world democracies, as we know it, stand against a belief having powerful similarities to the Axis of Evil from World War II. Our forefathers served and died protecting our freedoms and liberties. We, as a Nation, are poised to cross that threshold once again. We must see the parallels between Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers. We shouldn't hide behind our political beliefs nor our misguided attempts to rationalize our dissent. Our American History clearly defines our resolve and present day shall not be an exception. We, as a Nation, shall not stand cowardly towards our aggressors. Our fellow countrymen fight bravely each day and we, as a Nation, shall honorably support their efforts. I fear that if we abandon our fellow countrymen who are patriotically providing the ultimate sacrifice, we shall reap the bitter harvests that were sown.
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the soldiers don't have that problem.
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."
- Abraham Lincoln
Originally posted 9/11/07
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Today's Sports Question
Golf question...
I'm sure somebody will be able to answer my question???
I know you are all serious golfers, so I thought you might be able to help me out on this one.
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Is that, or is that not, a graphite shaft?
I'm sure somebody will be able to answer my question???
I know you are all serious golfers, so I thought you might be able to help me out on this one.
(click the read more button for more...)
Is that, or is that not, a graphite shaft?
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008
Quiet on the Set September Country Line-up
Listen to our show at 8 pm EST/7 CST/5 PST. Click the logo below when it shows "On Air". Or visit our NowLive page.
SCHEDULED GUESTS!
September 9th
We welcome Maggie Penn to our show.
Not many promoters are country singers, and not many country singers are promoters with one exception..."Maggie"!!! Margaret (Maggie) Penn was born and raised in E. St. Louis, Illinois. She grew up on Traditional Country music. Her dad would sit at the kitchen table ,with the radio tuned in to Skeets Yaney, Roy Queen, Johnny Rion. To make ends meet in those days Maggie's parents played the honky tonks. Her dad played the accordian and her mother sang. But Maggie didn't know this till way into the 70's. Her earliest influences were Kitty Wells, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Webb Pierce. Ray Price, Wanda Jackson, Jean Shepard....etc....etc. In the 70's Maggie started writing songs, from trying to get her songs recorded...she ran across a young woman that was a dynamite singer. Tune in to find out how Maggie went from promotions to a singer.
Visit Maggie Penn's Jamwave
September 16th
We welcome Dan Wallace to our show.
I've been doing this for years. I took a break 20 years ago to raise my kids. I just started back into the singing business 2 years ago and with plenty of time to practice, its been going nowhere but UPWARDS!. Tune in to hear how Dan made his comeback after a 20 year hiatus.
Visit Dan's Myspace Page
September 23rd
We welcome country singer Rustie Blue to our show.
RUSTIE BLUE enjoys entertaining people. When she’s performing, she wants to make sure everyone in the audience is having as much fun as she is. "It is really hard to keep me up on the stage. I like to get down where the crowd is. When I’m singing, I’ll dance with them." Another aspect of fun in Rustie’s shows comes from her unintentional comedic antics. "I don’t have to tell jokes to be funny on stage," she confesses, "because I’m so accident-prone, that makes people laugh." To date, Rustie has gotten her hair caught in a sweeper, caught her hair on fire, almost fallen off the stage, and tripped over her own feet while learning a line dance. "When I was on tour in Europe, I was trying to learn to line dance, and I tripped over my two left feet. I literally slide under the table!"
Visit Rustie's Myspace Page
September 30th
We welcome country singer Deanna Mitchell to our show.
Deanna Mitchell spent her life prepping to become a major country artist... but, she didn't know it until she took the stage with a band called Due West*. Born in Connecticut and raised in Missouri, Dee got her calling to country as a young girl… courtesy of her parents’ vinyl collection. Thanks to many nights of seeing Robert and Florence “cuttin’ the rug” to a CCR country groove… Dee caught the bug. After finishing school, she left home and led a gypsy’s life for more than a decade. From St. Louis to Calgary, Canada -- from Maine to Miami, Deanna sang -and lived - it all. Years of belting out the standards in ballrooms and rocking backwoods roadhouses helped to cultivate her incredible vocals. She had found her true talent but, lost her way in life.
Visit Deanna's Myspace Page
Miss our previous shows? Listen here on the Podomatic Player or visit us at http://quietontheset.podomatic.com
Also listen every Sunday afternoon at 3 pm CST for rebroadcast of previous shows. We have been syndicated!
SCHEDULED GUESTS!
September 9th
We welcome Maggie Penn to our show.
Not many promoters are country singers, and not many country singers are promoters with one exception..."Maggie"!!! Margaret (Maggie) Penn was born and raised in E. St. Louis, Illinois. She grew up on Traditional Country music. Her dad would sit at the kitchen table ,with the radio tuned in to Skeets Yaney, Roy Queen, Johnny Rion. To make ends meet in those days Maggie's parents played the honky tonks. Her dad played the accordian and her mother sang. But Maggie didn't know this till way into the 70's. Her earliest influences were Kitty Wells, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Webb Pierce. Ray Price, Wanda Jackson, Jean Shepard....etc....etc. In the 70's Maggie started writing songs, from trying to get her songs recorded...she ran across a young woman that was a dynamite singer. Tune in to find out how Maggie went from promotions to a singer.
Visit Maggie Penn's Jamwave
September 16th
We welcome Dan Wallace to our show.
I've been doing this for years. I took a break 20 years ago to raise my kids. I just started back into the singing business 2 years ago and with plenty of time to practice, its been going nowhere but UPWARDS!. Tune in to hear how Dan made his comeback after a 20 year hiatus.
Visit Dan's Myspace Page
September 23rd
We welcome country singer Rustie Blue to our show.
RUSTIE BLUE enjoys entertaining people. When she’s performing, she wants to make sure everyone in the audience is having as much fun as she is. "It is really hard to keep me up on the stage. I like to get down where the crowd is. When I’m singing, I’ll dance with them." Another aspect of fun in Rustie’s shows comes from her unintentional comedic antics. "I don’t have to tell jokes to be funny on stage," she confesses, "because I’m so accident-prone, that makes people laugh." To date, Rustie has gotten her hair caught in a sweeper, caught her hair on fire, almost fallen off the stage, and tripped over her own feet while learning a line dance. "When I was on tour in Europe, I was trying to learn to line dance, and I tripped over my two left feet. I literally slide under the table!"
Visit Rustie's Myspace Page
September 30th
We welcome country singer Deanna Mitchell to our show.
Deanna Mitchell spent her life prepping to become a major country artist... but, she didn't know it until she took the stage with a band called Due West*. Born in Connecticut and raised in Missouri, Dee got her calling to country as a young girl… courtesy of her parents’ vinyl collection. Thanks to many nights of seeing Robert and Florence “cuttin’ the rug” to a CCR country groove… Dee caught the bug. After finishing school, she left home and led a gypsy’s life for more than a decade. From St. Louis to Calgary, Canada -- from Maine to Miami, Deanna sang -and lived - it all. Years of belting out the standards in ballrooms and rocking backwoods roadhouses helped to cultivate her incredible vocals. She had found her true talent but, lost her way in life.
Visit Deanna's Myspace Page
Miss our previous shows? Listen here on the Podomatic Player or visit us at http://quietontheset.podomatic.com
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
A Legend Left Us Behind
We lost a legend Tuesday. Godspeed Jerry Reed, heaven will be partying all night long with your song and wit.
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/TUNEIN/80902039
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/TUNEIN/80902039
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Tuesday is Monday...Wha???
Good grief...not only was my weekend a bust but now Tuesday is actually Monday. And bad news comes in three's...
One of the bands I was managing decided to part ways over the last week. Hopefully the members will remain friends and form bands of their own. Good luck to you all!
MSM was waiting for another Katrina and it didn't materialize. How is this bad news Dazd? Easy, wanting to watch any sort of news I had to endure the relentless pursuit of Hurricane news by reporters that didn't exist.
Sad news...Voiceover Master Don LaFontaine has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine, known as the "King of Voiceovers," died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine's agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released. Source
Now I'm curious who will reign supreme as the Voiceover Master II.
Nothing more...move along people, nothing to see here.
One of the bands I was managing decided to part ways over the last week. Hopefully the members will remain friends and form bands of their own. Good luck to you all!
MSM was waiting for another Katrina and it didn't materialize. How is this bad news Dazd? Easy, wanting to watch any sort of news I had to endure the relentless pursuit of Hurricane news by reporters that didn't exist.
Sad news...Voiceover Master Don LaFontaine has died. He was 68.
LaFontaine, known as the "King of Voiceovers," died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. LaFontaine's agent, Vanessa Gilbert, tells ET that he passed away following complications from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity, the result of a collapsed lung. The official cause of death has not yet been released. Source
Now I'm curious who will reign supreme as the Voiceover Master II.
Nothing more...move along people, nothing to see here.
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