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"(CNN)President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged that his administration is using "every tool at our disposal" to limit the effect on gas prices in the US of sanctions he announced against Russia, acknowledging that Americans will likely see rising prices at the pump in the coming months."
We have so much oil available in the Gulf of Mexico as to render all foreign sources of oil irrelevant. How about we take the handcuffs off the producers and let them produce?
As one who worked offshore for multiple years, I can assure you that no company working out there is careless with the waters. Seriously. You can lose your job over ONE cigarette butt tossed over the rail. If there's a sheen on the water, the bosses lose their minds. Safety and environment are taken immensely serious out there. So feel free to argue the point, but do so with the knowledge that I will strike back with the cudgel of facts.
I believe, rightly or wrongly, that this administration will not remove the oil lease restrictions because (what they won't say publicly) high oil prices are bad for the economy, and a bad economy is good for socialism.
Now load your cannons and fire at me.
"I am standing on the Mountain of Right, and you are standing in the Valley of Wrong." Deputy Frank Sloup, Pinal County, AZ
Why do I like this one? I have a primary residence on the Mountain of Right.
Of you who read my previous post, how many of you caught the quote I stole from a movie? Can you name the movie and who said it?
Bet you didn’t know there would be a test…..
So, I have completed 4 of 6 chemo infusions, and I have to say that the last one seems to have caused almost no side effects that cannot be otherwise explained by the disease itself. I remain exhausted all the time, and I go home at the end of the workday positively depleted. That, however, seems to be due to the anemia that somewhat existed before chemo started but certainly seems to have been exacerbated by it.
I presently sit at a 40% disability rating with the Veterans Administration with some big stuff pending. I am awaiting a decision on my hearing loss and the PTSD/Depression. The cancer aspect takes a step forward with an exam by a VA contracted provider who will provide a recommendation as to the service connection to the cancer. If it goes my way and I get to 100%, then as soon as the first check hits the bank, I’m retired. While this exam is scheduled for Monday, I have no assurance that a VA determination will be quickly forthcoming. Patience is the key.
My spirits ...
