tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139028722011-09-08T05:43:47.798-07:00Serious topics such as politics and religion; Light-hearted topics such as games and music; everything is fair game. The most important concern is the truth.Timetheoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04541267247884547718noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902872.post-33051737805282502382011-05-29T13:41:00.000-07:002011-05-29T13:42:33.388-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">The CBO report is here: <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121xx/doc12128/04-05-Ryan_Letter.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/121</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>xx/doc12128/04-05-Ryan_Letter.</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>pdf</a><br /><br />Currently, the only budget plan that balances the budget and doesn't slash medicare is the progressive plan: <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/the-progressive-budget-alternative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.c</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>om/2011/04/22/the-progressive-</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>budget-alternative/</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13902872-3305173780528250238?l=timetheos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Timetheoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04541267247884547718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902872.post-37066062122224355322011-04-18T20:36:00.001-07:002011-04-18T20:36:18.868-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">US uses about 27% of the worlds oil<br /><a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/red/pie/ene_oil_con_tho_bar_dai-oil-consumption-thousand-barrels-daily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.nationmaster.co</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>m/red/pie/ene_oil_con_tho_</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>bar_dai-oil-consumption-th</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>ousand-barrels-daily</a><br /><br />The US creates about 10%.<br /><a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/red/pie/ene_oil_pro-energy-oil-production" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.nationmaster.co</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>m/red/pie/ene_oil_pro-ener</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>gy-oil-production</a><br /><br />That would mean we need to triple our production; it ain't gonna happen.<br /><br />Production has been going down <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Oil_Production_and_Imports_1920_to_2005.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://en.wikipedia.org/wi</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>ki/File:US_Oil_Production_</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>and_Imports_1920_to_2005.p</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>ng</a><br /><br />even though "more than two-thirds of offshore and half of onshore leases lie idle"<br /><a href="http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/DOI-Releases-Report-on-Unused-Oil-and-Gas-Leases.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; "><span>http://www.doi.gov/news/pr</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>essreleases/DOI-Releases-R</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span>eport-on-Unused-Oil-and-Ga</span><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span>s-Leases.cfm</a><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13902872-3706606212222435532?l=timetheos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Timetheoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04541267247884547718noreply@blogger.com