Required Reading

All the oil talk lately has been about shale extraction, and how it could soon become profitable. When oil is at $70 a barrel, shale extraction is a real possibility. Once economies of scale come into play (and some of the capital expenses have been amortized), it's thought shale extraction could remain profitable even when oil drops to the $35-40 range.

Read the whole thing, since I snipped out all the scientifical bits.

In any case, it's comforting to know when I'm stuck in a wheelchair (or in the ground), my grand will probably still have the option of buying giant cars with massive V-8 engines.

Libertarians don't like her, lots of social conservatives don't trust her, and strict constructionists think she's a lightweight. That's an awful lot of Bush supporters (even tepid ones like myself) who would like to see someone - almost anyone - other than Miers appointed to the Court.

How much longer can Bush hold on to her, now that the Senate is playing by Krauthammer's script?