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Welcome to B4 the Bell! There was great discussion on many topics this weakend on B4 the Bell. Tanks to all contributors and to Doc for bringing us this forum.
Despite the media telling us on full blast last Friday that high gasoline prices in the US are nothing to worry about, the obvious is becoming apparent:
Many Feeling Pinch After Newest Surge in U.S. Fuel Prices
Over the last six months, as fuel prices shot up to record highs, many Americans seemed to be coping with little difficulty, helped by a resurgent economy and low interest rates. But the big numbers at the gasoline pump have begun to take a toll, judging by nearly two dozen interviews with consumers and businesses in Denver over the last week.
A fair number of drivers shrugged off other oil-price spikes in recent years, and some can afford to do the same now, buying that sport utility vehicle or piling the family into the Winnebago for a drive to a national park, even with gasoline costing more than $2 a gallon.
http://www.nytimes.c.../01PUMP.html?hp
The House of Bush author who was the in the lead saying that the Saudis would come to the rescue of GWB before the election has more to say about the implications of 9/11:
The Great Escape
By CRAIG UNGER
Americans who think the 9/11 commission is going to answer all the crucial questions about the terrorist attacks are likely to be sorely disappointed — especially if they're interested in the secret evacuation of Saudis by plane that began just after Sept. 11.
Unfortunately, though, we may never know the real story. The investigative panel has already concluded that there is "no credible evidence that any chartered flights of Saudi Arabian nationals departed the United States before the reopening of national airspace." But the real point is that there were still some restrictions on American airspace when the Saudi flights began.
http://www.nytimes.c...ion/01UNGE.html
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