Dogs and Cats, Lying Down Together. Madness.

I found myself agreeing with both Charles Krauthammer and Pat Buchanan today. Yikes.

Although I would argue with Krauthammer (and doesn't that sound like a WWII era superhero comic?) that gas companies are taking advantage of the fact that gas truly isn't a basic supply & demand commodity--slashing prices at the pump will only cause all of the other companies to do so as well, with the effect that they all make less money. But prices are not being arbitrarily raised; it's summer driving season and we've tossed so much uncertainty into the supply chain.

On the nukes, see also this flash animation as to why the nuclear bunker busters won't and can't work. Alright, the "can't" is a little shy on details for the scientists among you, but it does convey the sheer volume of unintended consequences from this proposal.