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Oil heading to $125, possibly $150 per barrel

The important point that jumps out in this video exchange is that the fundamentals are there to support a steady increase in the price of oil. The world has not yet hit a price high enough to have...

George Bush's laissez-faire dollar policy is why you're paying so much for gas

Don't think the dollar's decline affects you since you don't go to Europe? Think Again. Chris posted earlier today about OPEC and the price of oil, and buried in his post was a fascinating quote...

George Bush's weak dollar policy is why you're paying so much for gas

Don't think the dollar's decline affects you since you don't go to Europe? Think Again. Chris posted earlier today about OPEC and the price of oil, and buried in his post was a fascinating quote...

Bush: Bailouts only allowed for Wall Street millionaires

Predictable. Unless you are a Fortune 500 company and multi-multi-multi-millionaire, you can go Cheney yourself.Some congressional Republicans also oppose Frank's proposal, saying it essentially...

Oil tests new high at $112.21

Great energy policy by Bush and the GOP. Conservation was for liberals and not macho Republicans and now look what we have. Who ever could have seen this coming? Dick Cheney talked about the...

Bush on economy: prosperity is just around the corner

And we should believe him because...why? Recessions don't actually impact blue bloods like the Bush family so of course he has no idea how bad the situation is for everyone else.President Bush urged...

Paulson on bailout and hundreds of billions lost: stuff happens

As much as Bush and Paulson will try and spin this as just another typical cycle when the economy turns south, they are still understating reality. They are attempting to spin this massive failure...

Krugman: The big bailout is coming

It's not if, it's when. The only question left is how well we implement the bailout. Do we trust the people who led is into this abyss to do it properly? I sure as hell don't, but that's probably...

Schumer and Pelosi are absolutely correct

The mismanagement of the US economy comes as no surprise to many. The Republicans ignored this for years and now suddenly we're supposed to jump and throw around billions of dollars that we don't...

Who is the next bailout target?

Just how much money do these freeloaders want from taxpayers? The previously pro free market crowd is now calling for bailouts, hand over fist, because we just can't have a domino effect. Sure. ...