I heard a forecast that oil prices will likely drop to $25/barrel sometime early next year. With that in mind, take a look at the chart above from gasbuddy.com. The red line is the price of oil, the blue line is the price of gasoline. The current national average for a gallon of gas is $1.77. If your local price is 30 cents or so below the national average like mine is, it's possible you could see gas sell for under a dollar per gallon sometime early next year.
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Check out this post from townhall.com: There is a lot of speculation that John Kerry could be Barack Obama's Secretary of State. His primary competition seems to be from New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. The story of Barack Obama's rise to the presidency is truly remarkable. Despite my differing views, I couldn't help but smile at the symbolic moment last night. Interestingly, America has become the first predominately white nation to elect a black leader in recorded history. Yes, you read that right. You would think we were the last nation to do this based on the talk out of Europe. That is something to be proud of. On Friday, Zogby polled John McCain at 48% and Obama at 47%. This same poll showed Obama up by nearly double-digits last week. It's just one day, but it is clear that as we go into the final weekend of the election, John McCain is quickly gaining on Obama. The main voting groups that are trending towards McCain are Catholics, young/first-time voters, conservative women, and blue-collar men. The conservative women and Catholics moving to McCain seem to have been unaware of Obama's positions on abortion and marriage. The young/first-time voters and blue-collar men started moving towards McCain after Joe the Plumber asked Obama his famous question. You can now go to www.johnmccain.com, fill out a brief information form, and begin calling fellow voters from your very own phone. It's easy, the script is provided, and you could make a major difference! This is great for all of you stay-at-home-moms who can't take your kids down to your local McCain/Palin office. I've been debating about posting a link to this article all week. Understand that I am not sold on the argument by any means. I was more than skeptical at first. However, as I've researched the theory, it is obvious the claims aren't baseless. The author has a history of conspiracy theories. As with any such researcher, sometimes his theories have been proven dead-on accurate and other times they are completely off-base. This researcher is at least making sure he can reasonably back-up his theory. My prediction is Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, will change the presidential race. He represents middle-class, mid-west, hard-working entrepreneurs. In other words, me and mostly everyone I know. Joe has worked in the plumbing business for many years. He works 10 - 12 hours a day and is a single parent of a 13 year old boy. He works hard because his goal is to buy the business he works for or one similar to it. He appears to live modestly, within his means, in an attempt to save money for his son's future. The small business he would like to buy has around 8 employees. It has a net profit of roughly 250k to 280k per year. Joe did his own research on Barack Obama's tax plan. It appeared to him that this business was going to see a 30% tax increase under Obama's plan, roughly $80k/year. He got concerned about this and decided to attend a Barack Obama rally near his home town. By luck, Barack Obama passed by Joe after his speech. Joe had his opportunity to find out the truth from Barack Obama about his tax plan. Would all of his hard work for his son, all the hours really pay off, or was it just going to be sucked up by Obama's administration. Here's the exchange and some commentary: Joe quickly became a symbol of all entrepreneurs across the country and the star of last nights debate. Before going on, let's debunk some of Obama's charges here. First off, it is true that 95 - 98% of businesses make under $250k, especially when you include lemonade stands, garage sales, and lawn mowing services run by 13 year olds. The point is, most businesses that make under $250k employ one person, the owner. A business that nets $250k or more employs roughly anywhere from 4 to 8 employees. How many businesses can you think of that employ four employees or more? Everyone of these businesses will see a tax increase under Obama. Somehow, Obama thinks this won't effect the people who work for these companies. Well, these businesses are going to have to cut somewhere aren't they? You've gotta be kidding me! I guess this is the natural progression of feminism. Do you think this eats away at his support from women 18 - 25? Here's the link. Here's an awesome online game I found on Matt Lewis blog at townhall.com! McCain calls down bombs from the skies, Obama will pummel with his doves of peace, Biden shoots feet out of his mouth, and Palin has an assault rifle. Whoever came up with this has a good sense of humor! |
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