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Governmental gouging
ByDerek
Take a very close look at this graphic prepared by the Department of Energy: Now tell me… who is gouging the consumer? Only 18% of the cost of a gallon of gas is even related to the refiner… and it includes their profit AND cost. The government, which has no part in the acquiring, refining,…
Go Suozzi!
ByDerek
Unfortunately, I can be of little help in the voting booth to get Tom Suozzi through the primary, but I can help share his message. Hop over to WNYMedia.net for the video of last night’s Town Hall Meeting in West Seneca and to BuffaloGeek and SpeakupWNY.com for reviews. I have no faith that Spitzer will…
A double whammy of Democrat despicableness
ByDerek
I’m not one to blindly bash a particular party, as we all know they both have their faults, but today served up a double helping of that which makes partisan politics disgusting. First up… Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Len Lenihan. Listen to this WBEN interview with the Dem chief doing everything he can to…
Plaza de la villa
ByDerek
Back on to the Europe photos then. Still traipsing around Madrid, we are. Psst…. I also made a little tweak to the site’s CSS so that anytime I center an image it automatically adds a 20px black frame around it. Nice, huh?
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Friday Five – June 24, 2011
ByDerek
“But, Derek – aren’t you on vacation today and Monday?” you’re asking. Yes, I am. But I already had a treasure trove of material for this week’s Friday Five by Thursday, so I drafted and scheduled this post for Friday. Ah… the awesomeness of scheduled publishing. #1 – Social Media Policy [Youtube via Digital Landfill]…
It’s just a lousy half penny
ByDerek
Read it and weep. The sales tax will hit 8.75% come Sunday. And how about that nice 2-cent raise in the postage rate? I think it was well deserved, based on the phenominal performance of the US Postal Service this holiday season. They lost two of my Netflix movies (only one has since turned up)…