Homers On The Range

Over the weekend it was revealed that Barack Obama gave an interview to a San Francisco newspaper in January in which he promised to “bankrupt” the coal industry. What we have here is another prime example of the media sitting on information crucial to the election because it might harm their chosen candidate. However, more importantly, what we have here is something that might blow the lid off of Barack’s victory party plans.

These statements have the potential to be a huge factor in election on Tuesday since the coal industry plays such a vital role in some of the most important swing states like Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania. The president of the Ohio Coal Association has already come out and said that the “Obama-Biden ticket spells disaster for America’s coal industry and the tens of thousand of Americans who work in it.”

Coal is vital to the energy grid and the economy of this nation. More than 50 percent of the nation’s electricity is generated at coal plants. Obama readily admitted in his interview with the San Francisco paper that energy prices will “skyrocket”if he is able to implement his plan. So, in addition to taxing the living shit out of us, he also plans to drive our electric bills into the stratosphere. That’s exactly what our struggling economy needs right now, isn’t it? If John McCain is a George Bush re-run, then Barack Obama is a Jimmy Carter sequel.

I truly think that this news could have a big effect on tomorrow’s election. Not as big of one had this information been readily available since January like it should have been, but an effect none the less. Who knows if it’ll be the slight nudge McCain needs to pull the upset? But just in case it is, I’ll be borrowing a little bit of firepower from Josh or Jerrod tomorrow. I don’t want to be ill prepared when the “streets run red with blood” after the second Civil War breaks out because of the defeat of the Messiah. And that last comment is not made in jest. I think if McCain wins this thing, cities will burn and people will get hurt. Just the type of reaction you’d expect from the side of the aisle that claims to be peace-loving and open-minded. Is there anyone who will display more anger, hatred and vitriol than a liberal in the face of dissent?

How long before a commenter calls me a racist for posting this audio?

Not that it’s hard to make a hippie look stupid in public, but Sarah Palin does it so eloquently.

The magic word on every Democrat’s lips right now is deregulation. Because lefties only understand subjects in terms of buzzwords, they’ve been yip-yapping about a trend (imaginary) of financial deregulation from the Bush administration that’s led to our current economic woes. The roots of this disaster actually go far deeper than any one set of regulations, any one party or any one candidate. Sebastian Mallaby of the Washington Post gives a little insight into what really led to this mess and why strictly blaming deregulation could spell doom for Obama’s presidency before he even takes office.