20 cent Jump? Try $1+ per gallon jump

So, CNN is saying that gas prices in Houston jumped a whopping 20 cents per gallon ahead of Hurricane Ike.
“There are clearly some service stations in the Houston area that have hiked prices by 15 to 20 cents a gallon, there’s no question about that,” said AAA spokesman Dan Ronan. “But I think there are [...]

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Ike Watch: Certain Death

Ike is bearing down on Texas, and only some of Houston has been evacuated.
The weather service painted a vivid picture in its warning of the destruction it expects: a towering wall of water, possibly up to 22 feet high, crashing over the Galveston Bay shoreline as the brunt of Ike comes ashore. That wall of [...]

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Obama Doesn’t Support the Families of 9/11 and Other Outrageous Crap

From time to time, I have mentioned what the topic of conversation is at the workplace of my boys. And sometimes, when they get home, they will repeat the most outrageous statements, with a completely straight face, just to see my reaction. Last night’s outrageous statement was, “Obama doesn’t support the families of 9/11″
Now, where [...]

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