Oil Politics Observer Prints

Gore sells Current TV to Al Jazeera, oil financed company.

'The 'insourcing' will go ahead and some jobs will be off to Leeds or Manchester, but I think I'll be safe...'

I've Always Wanted to Be Oppressed By Someone Who Looks Like Me

"That one shows our office cliques."

"Maybe our beloved founder is trying to tell us something."

State Budget.

"I know he's funny, boy, but he’s also the president of the United States."

What if Huckabee Were a Fundamentalist Hindu?

"Goodbye, Cruikshank. We leave you to contemplate the wisdom of messing with big dog!"

Upon graduation, all of the clowns would gather to find out where their assignments would be.

The Art of Misdirection

Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Schauble

The West Stealing the Resources of the East.

"On the one hand, I'm glad they're cutting the school year short...on the other hand..."

'...need to design something to bridge the generation gap.'

London merchant telling a young employee that if he does not change his behaviour his career will go badly and he may end up becoming mayor

"People think the government has a bottomless pit of money....but sometimes we have to make sacrifices!"

Their bubble-boss seemed completely unaware of the toxic work environment.

"I beg your pardon," said Alice, "but which of you is the Democrat?"

Ireland and its Celtic Tiger request some donations

"They heard about the 'Party Hearty' legislation."

"I'd like an application form for the position of minister, please!"

Tony Blair

'Okay, maybe I was defeated for re-election, but at least I beat the point spread!'

Charles P. Muckenspucker - Mission Creep.

Oil Spill

'That's a very good question - Are you trying to make trouble?'

"...But then it turned out there weren't any WMDs on the moon after all."

The Heating Oil Problem.

"It was just a little setback - but the boss had away of making seem much larger."

'Why don't you try Luxembourg? -- I'll bet you could conquer THAT!'

Venezuela: 'He's got Castro's kicking style.'

'Oh, I worked hard on solutions for a time but finally realized I was cut out to be part of the problem.'

Peace at last !

Austerity Egg Hunt.