WonderfulPessimist.com » Outer Banks http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com No one has ever been fondly remembered for being a wonderful pessimist. -Ronald Reagan Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:02:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 FOR SALE: One Illinois US Senate Seat, hardly used http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/2008/12/15/for-sale-one-illinois-us-senate-seat-hardly-used/ http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/2008/12/15/for-sale-one-illinois-us-senate-seat-hardly-used/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:24:10 +0000 Craig Hansen http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/?p=370 Illinois Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich is the latest victim of the Obama machine. Blagojevich was recently caught red-handed trying to sell Obama’s soon-to-be-vacant Illinois US Senate seat. Among the many corruption charges against the Illinois Democrat, the most headline-making was his effort to make money off appointing Obama’s replacement for an interim term until a special election could be held.

According to the charges filed and numerous wire and online reports, Blagojevich was caught on tape saying that a US Senate seat is, “a *CENSORED* valuable thing, you just don’t give it away for nothing.”

Since then, Obama has courageously told the Illinois governor to step down! No, wait, that’s not right… he’s defending him and asking the GOP to back off his buddy. Oh well, at least he’ll be president soon and the people of Illinois won’t have to worry about Obama muddying the reputation of their state by voting “present” anymore.

Maybe Blago and Obama should vacation on the Outer Banks one last time before Obama’s oath of office. For old time’s sake.

]]> http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/2008/12/15/for-sale-one-illinois-us-senate-seat-hardly-used/feed/ 0 Chavez predicts $300/barrel http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/2008/07/13/chavez-predicts-300barrel/ http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/2008/07/13/chavez-predicts-300barrel/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:33:31 +0000 Craig Hansen http://www.wonderfulpessimist.com/?p=270 Reuters is reporting that Venezuelan president Huge Chavez is predicting that if his country has further economic sanctions leveled against it, oil could rocket to $300 per barrel, which would send gas prices as high as $8.00 per gallon, or approximately twice the current market price.

Less talked about is Chavez’s admission that the current prices are the result of a speculative bubble which, if it bursts, could send oil prices crashing back down to as low as $70 per barrel and about $1.85 per gallon at the pump.

Sounds like Hugo’s playing it both ways so he can claim to be correct no matter what happens; but remember, WonderfulPessimist.com isn’t about to be outdone by a South American dictator. You read it here first two months ago: $500 per barrel, $22.50/gallon.

Our rationale? Well, hell, it’s as good and as based in fact as anyone else’s wild-ass guess, whether they live in the Middle East, the Outer Banks, Venezuela or Minnesota!

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