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Republicans returned to the House floor today to continue their ’staycation’ while Nancy Pelosi took time to appear on Larry King Live.

Too bad Larry King didn’t ask her about her sizeable investment in Clean Energy Fuels Corporation and the real reason she is stalling the energy vote in the House.

So much for her more ethical Congress. At least now we know what’s been motivating her to do nothing.

Also posted on YouTube and DailyMotion.

The bubble has burst.

Oil dropped $5 to a three-month low on Friday as the dollar surged and concerns about global economic growth weighed on demand expectations.

The fall came even as Russia sent forces into Georgia, a key energy transit region, to repel a Georgian assault on the breakaway South Ossetia region.

U.S. light crude settled down $4.82 to $115.20 a barrel, before falling to $114.90 in post-settlement trade, the lowest level since early May. Prices have slid since hitting a record high over $147 a barrel on July 11.

So how much do you think gas will cost by election day? My guess? $2.67 a gallon. What do you think?

Today was day five of the Republican House ’staycation’.

While Republican House members made it clear they had America’s priorities in mind, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was busy traveling to Michigan to sell books.

She wasn’t even doing a good job at that.

Also posted on YouTube and DailyMotion.

Today was day #3 of the Republican House “staycation”.

Today was busier than any other day, thanks to the attention that the MoveOn organizers inadvertently brought with them when they decided to protest the event. Thanks guys!

In this episode, the politicians speak for themselves.

Also Posted on YouTube.

On Friday, Nancy Pelosi adjourned the House for a 5-week vacation, but Republican members of the House stayed to keep the discussion going.

Today, Republican House members showed up and did just what they said they would. They discussed our nation’s energy situation all day.

This is the second video in this series highlighting each day the Republicans stay to get the message out that they are willing to get the job done.

Also posted on YouTube.

August 1, 2008 was an historic day in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi adjourned the House for a 5-week vacation, but some members were not ready to leave. Republican members of the House remained on the floor to discuss domestic drilling and alternative energy solutions.

We cannot acheive energy independence if the House can’t even bring the subject up for debate on the House floor. We need energy reform in America, and we need it now.

It’s time to cancel vacations and come back to work.

This episode was also uploaded at YouTube.

Crossposted at Slobokan’s Site O’ Schtuff.

Is Bill Gates getting trashy? Well, sort of… In a way, he has been trashy for a long time.

Bill Gates’s investment arm has waded into a brewing takeover battle between Waste Management Inc (WMI.N) and Republic Services Inc (RSG.N), asking Waste Management to walk away.

Just over a month after he left Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), Gates’s BGI is lobbying the largest U.S. trash hauler to drop the unsolicited $6.2 billion bid it made this month for Republic, the third largest.

While his investment vehicles have stakes in dozens of companies, they have kept low profiles over the years and Gates has not traditionally been known as an activist investor.

It’s weird watching Bill Gates flexing his monetary muscles outside of the Microsoft arena. While this situation is causing quite a stink, I wonder if all his investments will get the same amount of attention now that he doesn’t have to go into the office each day?

Over the weekend, the Senate held an unusual Saturday session in order to pass the “Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008″ or was it the “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008″? No wait. Wait, wait, wait. It was the “American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008″. That’s it.

No matter what name they put at the top of this bill, and they had many to chose from, it’s nothing more than a 600 page document of how much Congress (and the President) have lost touch with the American people. It’s a 600 page guide on how to make the American people think you actually care about them during an election year.

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So, what’s the best way to eliminate risk in this “downturned” market? Chrysler thinks the best plan is to stop allowing people to lease vehicles. For the average person, leases are stupid anyway.

Chrysler LLC said its financing arm would stop offering vehicle leases to U.S. consumers, a sharp break in strategy in response to tighter credit and the plunging resale prices for gas-guzzling trucks.

The abrupt announcement on Friday afternoon was the latest sign of the stress on Chrysler from an industry downturn that has hit all automakers. Earlier this week, Chrysler said it would cut 1,000 white-collar jobs by the end of September.

Next week, they plan to stop offering basic credit as well. Heck, if you don’t have the money to pay it in full, you don’t need a new car, do you?

I don’t know what’s worse…

A society full of people who actually give their children names like this.

A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Or the fact that they need a court system to stop them.

Now stop laughing. I am not a hypocrite. Slobokan is not the name on my birth certificate.