Bloomberg News: “Brazil’s discoveries of what may be two of the world’s three biggest oil finds in the past 30 years could help end the Western Hemisphere’s reliance on Middle East crude, Strategic Forecasting Inc. said. Saudi Arabia’s influence as the biggest oil exporter would wane if the fields are as big as advertised, and […]

There is a rice crisis all over the world, ladies and gentlemen. Americans are hoarding rice. Sam’s Club, a unit of Wal-Mart, is putting limits on the amount of rice that people can buy. This is happening in San Francisco. It’s happening in Thailand. People in America, Filipinos, are hoarding rice and shipping it to […]

AP Headline: “Executives See Credit and Housing as Big Threats”. But you know what they see as the second biggest threat? They don’t put it this way, but I will: The election of Democrats to the presidency the second biggest threat to the American economy, because they’ll raise taxes. Martin Crutsinger: “Turmoil in credit and […]

A brief review of international matters. First, Mrs. Clinton. Apparently, she does have influence with her foreign allies. The government of socialist thug Hugo Chavez has implemented “the Hillary Tax.” Starting this week in Venezuela, foreign oil companies will have to pay between 50 and 60 percent higher taxes on earnings — which should pretty […]

Al Gore has admitted that he has a financial interest in advancing global warming. Here it is. This is from Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters. “‘Al Gore Admits Financial Stake in Advancing Global Warming Hysteria’ — On March 1, while speaking at the TED Conference in Monterey, California, the Nobel Laureate admitted to having ‘a stake’ […]