Filibuster Alito

I'm still offline at home (thanks Time Warner!), and swamped at work, so this will be short and sweet.

I called my senators -- Clinton and Schumer -- and told them to lead an Alito filibuster. It looks as though John Kerry and Ed Kennedy are trying to organize this, and everyone should call their senator (888-355-3588) to demand a filibuster against the RATS (Roberts, Alito, Scalia, Thomas) Court.

On another note: Today comes word that the oil reserves claimed by the government of Kuwait may be twice what were really in the ground. This should be no shock, since OPEC sets production quotas on a country-by-country basis based on stated reserves. (So, the more total oil you claim to possess, the more OPEC lets you pump out on a daily basis and the more money you generate.) Therefore, OPEC members have reason to vastly overstate their oil reserves.

Matthew Simmons details this phenomenon in his informative and scary Twilight in the Dessert, which I'm about halfway through right now.

The world may be heading for an energy disaster called Peak Oil, and this Kuwaiti revelation is yet more confirmation. Here are some links.

www.peakoil.net
www.lifeafterthecrash.com
www.fromthewilderness.com

Have a happy weekend!