Random Observations

This cartoon sums it up pretty well.

Whew...... this must have belonged to one of those high rollers that got wiped out in the stock market crash. And my gosh, it has 26 bidders. That's unbelieveable.

I couldn't agree more.

For waaaaaay too many years, people in this country (especially the so-called baby boomers) have been living waaaaaay beyond their means. I don't know why (maybe their parents didn't teach them any different) but a majority of younger Americans think they're immediately entitled to all the amenities of modern living (such as new houses in nice neighborhoods, 2 or 3 cars, side-by-side refrigerators with ice and water in the door, the latest front-loading washers, ad infinitum) that their ancestors waited for until they were well up in years. (My youngest son is a perfect example of this type of thinking - though he has a salary of more than a hundred thou a year, he's always complaining about being deeply in debt. But he's extremely indulgent with his wife and kids (and himself), and is always buying expensive things and putting it all on credit cards.)

I hate to sound preachy or holier-than-thou but I'm an excellent money manager. The wife and I live very comfortably in a very nice house that's paid for, drive an '07 model toyota that's paid for, and have no monthly bills except for groceries and utilities. And our retirement income is less than half of what my son earns as a systems analyst.

People just have to learn to live within their means.

Each cloud has a silver lining.

In my part of the country, it's already below $3, and has been for a couple of weeks.

Quote from dukefan1

You know what is sad about gas prices? It got so high there for a while that we are now tickled silly when it comes down to $3.00 a gallon. That was their plan all along, if you ask me. Get the rice twice as high as they want it to be and than bring it down, giving the people a false feeling of relief that it is finally cheap gas.

Mark

I've had the very same thought, Mark. That maybe they're conditioning us to accept high-priced gasoline so that in the future, they can continue to charge such outrageous prices and we won't complain.

We need alternatives so we can tell OPEC where to stick their oil.

See, the rot touches everything. We need to scrap the whole damned thing and start over.

According to things I've read, Congress has this beat.

Love this Littlejohn. His extremely eloquent (and accurate, I guess) description of a man he apparently dislikes a bit is probably the most well-written blast I've read in many a year.

This may all be true, and probably is, but the fact of the matter is, Republicans controlled Congress for 12 years (1994-2006) and could have put a stop to this crap. That they didn't shows what spineless and politically-correct jerks they are.

Quote from Jay J. Foraker

Not too, too long ago, gas prices were below $l.50 gal.!

True - like before this idiot prez of ours started a war in Iraq and created a bunch of unrest and tension in the Middle East.

I agree ten thousand percent with Prager's conclusions.

I can't find one single point with which I disagree.

Quote from ShortGrub

I would like to see who ever wins the election go after the oil companies. They have made billions from us while we had to cut back to get by.

I say this around the dinner table with the In-laws and they don't like it since their chosen son works for Exxon.

I don't blame the oil companies for oil's high price nearly as much as I blame OPEC.

Wish I could sit on this jury. In fact, if she's found guilty, I'd like to be the one who throws the switch.

I'd bet this witch killed her daughter and that was one of the sweetest, most innocent-looking little girls I've ever seen.