re: essay with a negative slant about oil/gas etal dependence by the
liberal left NY TIMES economist Paul Krugman

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/opinion/15krugman.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin

my opinions:

duh, no shite, really

The Whiney Lament of a Petroleum-Holic:

There should already have come that time when OPEC--and Russia--were
told to drink their oil & gas, and it's rather late as political-
economic damage is on-going, whether planned, opportunistic or both

It was today alleged (discussed on CNBC business cable tv) that Europe
and Asia are showing signs of economic troubles, as has the USA has
for two years starting with falling residential real estate prices