Gas prices are near where they were in mid 2008. Oil is now around $110 per barrel. Gasoline did not get this high in 2008 until oil was around $140 per barrel. Why the discrepancy? What has changed?

... they will construct some form of totalitarian government that secures their power and safety while the rest of society suffers the violent turmoil that these regimes always bring. Of course Obama and company think they are smarter than the Utopians of the past and it will work out fine this time. But like their ideological predecessors, they are wrong.

The administration is well aware of these facts. He presented a budget that he knows is dead on arrival and he knows that even if passed it would not produce the results he publicly says it would. He also knew that obamacare would not lower the cost of health care. He is running for a second term and will say anything, true or not, to get votes. He knows the economy is on a collision course and he and the msm continue to blame Bush and republicans for all our problems. What is his end game here? The only conclusion I can come up with is that they believe collapse is inevitable and he and the left are positioning themselves to be the ones to take power after the collapse. Based on what we know of liberals it is likely they will construct...

Obama and his ilk will also suffer the consequences of these policies. No matter how powerful and well connected they are in statist government, they will not be able to receive the life saving drugs or treatment they need if such treatments have not been invented and developed due to the disincentives resulting from their policies.

I agree there seems to be an abusive monopoly here but there is no easy solution. What is the purpose of public notices anyway? One is for representative for recently deceased to notify unknown creditors of the death so they can make claim against the estate. My observation is that notices are placed to satisfy minimal requirements to be seen by as few as possible. What happens if we have dozens or even hundreds of places to place such notices? Won't that just undermine the purpose of them by making them even less likely to be seen by those who should?

Let's not kid ourselves. Of course buying from foreign sources is cheaper and leaves me with more money to spend here for now. But look at China. We have been buying goods from there for decades now to save money. Has it worked? I think what we actually did was fuel an industrial revolution in China which has driven up the cost of energy and natural resources. What we save at Walmart, we pay at the pump.

I personally believe abortion should be allowed only to save the life of the mother. Yes it is taking a human life, but it is self defence ( kill or be killed). I realize the unborn child is innocent and means no harm, but it is still self defence.

It seems to me the the ACLU should be on the other side of this issue and defending the religious freedom of these hospitals and the consciences of medical service providers. Is there any evidence that people seeking abortions or birth control cannot access these services because of the presence of Catholic hospitals? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I used the voting system, described here as new, here in Maryland for many years. It was the best. It has the advantage of electronic counting for fast and accurate results and an easy to read ballot (no holes or hanging chads) in the event of a hand recount. In Maryland, we now use the touch screen which has no paper trail and makes it impossible to verify any results.

So republicans lost the senate races in a few blue states. What a surprise. If, like the house, the entire senate was up for election, republicans probably would have won a veto proof majority. If the republicans' actions line up with their words, they will own the house, senate and presidency in two years. And having so many republican governors now with redistricting coming up, it is looking good for republicans for years to come.