Conservative Political News - 08/08/2008

A Conservative look at today’s top political news…
“Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reorganizes militia”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has supposedly told his militias to stand down, but is maintaining some armed units in case a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops is not established.  I don’t know about you, but I have doubts about this guy’s motives!  [...]

The Daily News — Tuesday, August 5, 2008

A quick look at today’s top headlines…
“Oil falls as low as $118 on demand concerns”
http://news.yahoo.com/…/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices
Oil prices continue to drop based on, of all things, lower demand.  So, maybe, this supply-and-demand stuff really works.  One analyst said “$4-a-gallon gasoline has clearly killed demand.”  Long live the free market, the most powerful economic force on the planet!
————————-
“Book [...]