Cale Ramaker's Blog

He must own a fortune in oil stocks and is just another greedy moron whos making the whole economy turn upside down in the process.

Ive always maintained that these wall street guys have more control of oil prices than oil companies, opec or the government.

I think this is just a counter response to the SEC looking into price fixing.

Meanwhile McCain and the rest of the liberals on Global Warming are looking to destroy us alltogether with this carbon credit bill!!

The amount of people in this country that supported leaving domestic oil and Alaskan drilling dropped by HALF in the last week! Yet the media isn't reporting it!

In short, the media and politcs is trying to drive the American focus on the Iraq war once again, and NOT at enviromentalist who STILL refuse to debate their evidence!

We have Democrats calling yet AGAIN for more testimony and investigations into Big Oil and gouging, but we can't get anyone to do the same with Global Warming folks!

I challenge our leaders to throw baseball and football out, and bring forth Global Warming pundants, AND the folks on the other side and lets have a televised debate/investigation into it!

I think that the price of oil in one way is a good thing. It will make America focus on doing things smarter. People will move closer to work, invest in cars for their fuel efficiency rather than their power or appeal.

I already see more than 5 times as many people commuting by bike or the small electric scooter's. This to me has been a long time coming. So while the price of oil and it's effect on the economy are bad, it also has some good things too. People are becoming smarter and getting rid of that "god given right" to drive their SUV's and big trucks in exchange for smarter modes of transportation.

So with the high prices some good is coming out of it. As for the comments on Global Warming being a myth, well if you believe that then you are truly easily misled. I continue to find it funny when I hear this. Fox should do a sitcom where they put a bunch of these guys in a room to talk up their "conspiracy theorys." It could be funnier than "The Big Bang Theory."

Well I never thought I say this....but with these prices heck.....DRINK BEER DON'T DRIVE...lol.

btw..OMG..CALE..WHAT a great adverstisement on Fox I LOVED what they have done with the adverstisement for the news at 5 and then 10...putting you guys up against the beautiful building in downtown...IS SO SPECTACULAR AND BEAUTIFUL.........well done!!!!

So many reports, which one do we consider most accurate? In receiving on line newsletters, this is one topic I came across, and I found it very interesting in with which to share since this subject is in the thoughts of many people. The 3 paragraphs below I found very interesting in which to point out. From the on line Reason Magazine. I hope you found the article as interesting as I did. But to read the article in it's entirety the link is as follows:

http://www.reason.com/news/show/125414.html

Quote:

What effect does the falling dollar have on the price of crude? Most oil price contracts are denominated in dollars. The dollar has fallen in value by more than 30 percent against a Federal Reserve index of major currencies since 2002. This means that the price of imports, including oil, have gone up. To some extent, the chief of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chakib Khelil was correct when he said earlier this week, "What's happening in the oil market is due to the mismanagement of the U.S. economy." Continuing U.S. trade and fiscal deficits along with lower interest rates are stoking inflationary fears.

That brings us to speculation. Evans observes that since September 2003, the total number of open crude oil futures and options contracts rose by 364 percent. Meanwhile the global demand for petroleum rose by just 8.2 percent. "So the futures and options market has become more important than the physical supplies in driving the price," concludes Evans. "We are seeing investment flows into the oil market that don't have anything to do

Think out of the box folks! Lets not dwell so much in what is "reported" in a single case, but look at events this week that have a common denomenator....

What else happen this week... What was said by American leaders to AIPEC? That Iran needs to be squelched, and Israel MUST be recognized as its own free state! WHO in this world does not have their own military(s) but has the power to cripple the nations that do, and what would they use to do that.....

Remember that some European nations lay in bed with these same OPEC guys and support EVERYTHING they do! Remember that Germany, France and others objected to going into Iraq, and have been implicated in food for oil and other financial games otherwise frowned upon.

All those enviromental nuts, need to stop walking with their heads in the clouds holding hands with a coke and singing.. and start thinking about energy independance! If you think that oil prices will just bring out wind, solar, and other alternatives next week then you are going to really get a rude awakening.... Sure.. do all that stuff, but do NOT dismiss oil and nuke power! Even France understands the power of nuke energy!

No Matter how we put it... Our gas and oil prices affect us everwere. The government is charging for gas and oil for more than its worth. They poket money more and more every day. Give us a break will u?

LOL! Harvard.... Did ya know that just ONE of Harvard's endowment funds is so lucrative that they could fund EVERY student attendings entire annual expenses, PLUS a few thousand more students just on the interest alone! They made somewere between 23 and 27% on their investment last year, and will be in the Billions very shortly! THIS is just Harvard!

I NEVER hear anything about "Big College" and the profits they make. I see many in govt. working to hand out loans for the students, so to afford such expensive places, and the schools are in essense being subsidized this way!

The liberal base of higher education has a pretty good scam going on, but I don't see anyone hauling the Deans or Presidents of the Ivy League before leadership and asking them questions...

Eric if it's a Ducati or Moto Guzzi, let's chat, father's day is coming and the dream list is on the fridge.

Or we can keep buying oil, keep driving our lounge chairs on wheels, keep trying to buy bigger houses, and more stuff, keep putting ouselves into debt, keep living beyond our means, and fight each other for scraps.

Ask yourself, Do I really need another junk toy or knick-knack? Do I really need to drive 100 miles a day so my kids can play soccer? Do I really need to buy new things just to feel acceptable to other people? I hope the answer is no. Otherwise America is doomed.

Shadows, I hate to see that "magical" change. If Obama were to be elected I see the war instantaneously switching from Iraq to Darfur. If one hasn't noticed, the United Nations has already begun to set up the beginning stages of this happening. Interesting thought isn't it?

Obama can't save us from high gas prices and neither can McCain.

What about right now, since you bring up the white house? What has THIS administration done that is so darned great?

Why don't you stop the partisan diversion from the issue, and focus on what should be done about it, instead of knocking people who haven't even had a chance to try yet?

Hey Norty , yes we are cutting back on what we use but do you have any suggestions as to how the government will make up the money it is losing on our cutting back ? RE: Florida state is already 30 million dollars short on gas tax income for this year ...so where will the state/local/federal government turn to get the billions they are losing because we are slowing down ?
And YES ! I do NEED more toys , I bought another boat this week and I think I will buy another motorcycle next week ! I am an American and because I urned it I deserve every darn thing I want !

I didn't know we could freeze the oil market. What would be the result of freezing the market for oil Ronco?