Republican Economic Strategy/Campaign Strategy for 2008

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Here is how the Republicans plan to win this November:

Cheney, Saudis Talk About Oil, Security

By DEB RIECHMANN – Mar 22, 2008

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney, completing a two-day stay in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, discussed ways to stabilize the energy market with Saudi King Abdullah, but it is unclear whether he asked for increased oil production to hold down rising gas prices.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gvsKHCj_jjvCkYgE9lKl3x9xkEvAD8VIEB2G0

(Unclear? Yeah, sure. Read further.)

Yesterday

RAMALLAH, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will head to Saudi Arabia and Egypt to brief their leaders on the talks he held with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday in Amman, an official Palestinian radio reported on Tuesday.

Abbas will meet King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Tuesday and will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak later on Wednesday in Cairo, according to the radio Voice of Palestine.

. . .
During a joint news conference with Rice on Monday, Abbas said he hopes a comprehensive peace deal with Israel would be reached before the end of this year.

He also said he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on April 7 following a suspension of the two men's regular meetings.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/01/content_7899270.htm


Today: Crude-oil futures dropped sharply to trade below $100 a barrel Tuesday, in line with weakness in other commodities, as gains in the U.S. dollar pressured dollar-denominated commodity prices.
Crude futures also came under pressure as a result of expectations that data will show U.S. crude inventories increased last week. Other energy futures traded lower as well.
Crude for May delivery dropped more than $2 to an intraday low of $99.55 earlier in the New York Mercantile Exchange session. The contract traded down $1.03, or 1%, at $100.55 a barrel in mid-morning session.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/crude-oil-futures-fall-sharply-dollar/story.aspx?guid=%7BD73ED20D-E257-45DB-93CD-3BC8E8B8E727%7D

That means the Bush administration has put a lot of pressure on Israel to make nice with Abbas. In exchange, the Saudis will reduce oil prices in time for the November election. The dollar will rise. Note that, in spite of all the anti-Muslim-extremist rhetoric of the Bush administration, all roads lead to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Looks like the Palestinians will be bought off -- paid a lot of money -- and the Republicans will be re-elected. Meanwhile back to the Hillary/Obama tiff. What could be more important?

Could we please refocus our energy?