Archive for July 2008

The Council Has Spoken: July 3, 2008

Congratulations to this week’s winners.

Council: Hillbilly White Trash – Patriotism

Noncouncil: 365 and a Wakeup – Sacramento Host Breakfast

Complete results here.

Rolling Stone Magazine Gets Religion: The Obamassiah

It was only a matter of time…

First there was this…

Obama Rolling Stone

Then there was this…

Obama Rolling Stone

So it’s only a matter of time before we have this:

Rolling Stone Obamassiah

Facts Behind the Oil Bubble

An ex-Reaganite and Harvard Professor weighs in:

Hence, with no change in the current demand for oil, the expectation of a greater future demand and a higher future price caused the current price to rise. Similarly, credible reports about the future decline of oil production in Russia and in Mexico implied a higher future global price of oil – and that also required an increase in the current oil price to maintain the initial expected rate of increase in the price of oil.


Once this relation is understood, it is easy to see how news stories, rumors and industry reports can cause substantial fluctuations in current prices – all without anything happening to current demand or supply.