Hydrogen Super Highway $7 million billion; Gas $1.99/gal

How smart/lucky (choose one) are Pam and I? Smart/lucky (choose one) enough to move to Tennessee where the Republicans actually gained control of the state legislature from the Democrats while the rest of the country was marching leftward in lock step to the Obamamantra. Consider this: Republicans took both houses of the state legislature for the first time in 140 years. Read all about it.

However, there would have certainly been plusses to staying in California. First, we could say we were part of the biggest state budget deficit ever. Woot, makin' history! Second, we could truly enjoy driving up and down Schwarzenegger's imaginary hydrogen-fuel highway. Third, we could enjoy the biannual "odds are 50-50 that California will suffer a devastating earthquake within the next 30 years. Starting now!" newspaper story.

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I can't believe another newspaper publishes a story just to get me all upset! According to the Law Vegas Sun, paranoia is on the rise. The good news? Paranoia isn't just for schizophrenics anymore!

Two former students of mine have started writing their own blogs. Nice work guys! Check them out: Kristen is here and you can find Joe's here. I don't know if they learned anything from me, but at least I didn't kill their caustic wit. Kristen's comments about the high esteem current college students have for Jimmy Carter (the 11th worst president on one highly-regarded list) is more than worth the click.

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Well, we finally know who the "winners" are with the "Pickens Plan." Ad agencies and the television networks. Despite all of Pickens' hot air, there wasn't enough to make his massive wind project economical so he has quietly canned the whole thing. And by the way, what happened to all the people who were wringing their hands over the obscene oil company profits when oil prices were spiking? Remember the charges about market manipulation? Where's your manipulation now? Gas here is under two bucks a gallon. I won't even comment about the Democrats' plan to reinstate the ban on offshore drilling the second Obama is sworn in...

No. I will comment on that. Obama and his party were all for increased offshore drilling when people were about to riot in the streets over gas prices, but now that offshore exploration and drilling would just be the prudent thing to do to be ready for future energy demands, they can the idea. Hmmm, do ya think their energy "policy" bears any relationship to what is best for the nation...?