And worse. Another case of what you WANT to believe overwhelming reason.

T. B. - "Anyway, have you changed your mind and decided that Saddam DOES have weapons of mass destruction stockpiled?"

Now, Feynmann, how the heck would I know if he does or not? I know the US does, and has used them, and has advised Saddam on using them when he did for sure.

But, you WANT to believe I've said he doesn't have them.

Now, what sort of goofiness is this?

T. B. - "And how do you know Arafat hasn't planted containers like this? Or the leaders of North Korea, or Zimbabwe? Or aliens?"

Now, Einstein, has Bush been threatening Arafat with a massive American invasion? No. No oil. Same with North Korea.

So, Buckminster, didja happen to notice my post was about the tie between oil, grudges, and the WarBushes mis-using American lives, to say nothing of anyone elses. If you want to talk about aliens or whatever, start your own thread.

Next, regarding the price of oil. You were kidding, right, Kallikak?

Remember starting right after Bush became President and before Jeffords went Independent? The price of all kinds of energy, including petroleum, was skyrocketing!!!

Little Georgie Bush was saying there was NO END IN SIGHT. No end for the Summer, Fall, or Winter. NO END IN SIGHT. NONE! EVER! Remember?

He said the "designer" gas regulations had stretched the refineries past the limit, there was no more capacity to be had, and the price was going to keep going up. Terrible situation, he wrung his hands. Didn't realize it was in glee, did you.

And then the Ds could investigate. Those prices dropped as fast as Enron's stock the minute the price-fixing (a tacit part of Cheney's policy, by the way, that he doesn't want anyone to see) could be exposed.

(Did you wonder why Bush didn't do anything for Kenny-Boy? Because he'd done all he could, until Jefford left, and that still couldn't save him.)

Y'see, WarBush wins three ways. First, when the price of oil (and natural gas) goes up. Second, if he can get steal more. And third, if he can get and keep the price up.

Reality, my man. On this issue it's beyond any conservative ken, though.

And he's willing to kill innocent people to pay his vig. And settle Daddy's grudge.

That's the way it is, I guess.

Arf (wanna bet they'll deny even these self-evident truths?)