The Oil Drum

If any billionaires are in fact reading TOD, I suggest you call up Ted (or a friend that knows him) and Sergey&Larry (or a friend that knows them) and say that this question must be asked of the Democratic (oops, I mean, it's too late now--maybe for the Elephants?) candidates for President during this "historic" debate.

Of course, there are Doomers here who will reply why even try, it doesn't matter--there is no hope--which is ironic that they would actually care to chime in with a comment like that, you know? Reductio ad absurdum? But you see it around a lot. That's in part the spirit of the origin of the term, and incidentally, of the time. Sure, I like Schopenhauer too, but keep it to yourself. You know who you are... And the smart uber-Doomers don't drone on all day long, because they understand absurdity--they're smart. They keep to the facts and keep to themselves their bleak views of global thermonuclear war or whatever other doomer porn may satisfy their hearts' desire in the private confines of their own creatively pessimistic minds. The smart ones don't flog around "aghh screw everything", as I said, they stick to the facts, which are more than abundant (unlike something else we all know about...) There can never be enough Doomer Porn. =] I suggest slapping that on the masthead once these comment threads get to 1000 a day when oil is approaching $100... And we think we have it tough? When Drumbeat is 2000 comments a day in 2013 we will pray for the tranquil serenity of '07 comment threads. Question is: will Leanan be willing to do the Drumbeat for another six years?

Politics is a charade, but at least it could be a charade where for once they discuss the root of America: oil. And do it in scintillating in-depth sound bites (yes, an oxymoron, don't worry) trying to best each other for the reins of a republic (or empire depending on who you ask, or what you think) that is in disarray--a bloody foreign war/occupation, the military hemorrhaging young men and women, no end in sight--and all for what? Yes, oil. I hear the hecklers in the background now, as Billy Falafel O would say, shut up, we all know it's about oil. Yeah, yeah be quiet, of course we aren't stealing their oil, we're just "securing the region" with "full spectrum dominance"--check out the borders buddy. Look at your nearest world map. Go shake OPECs hand. Get back to me, I've gotta go golfing in Jackson Hole with Dick Cheney now...