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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 --- 15 days ago http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/08/summer-thrillers-gas-pumps-sha.html
| With killer sharks and angry dogs mostly out of the news this summer, skyrocketing gas prices have certainly filled the void of traditional summer fright stories. At least one of three stories seem to dominant our news cycles each summer: shark attacks, pit bull assaults, and horror at the gas pump. By end of summer hurricane season distracts us -- and then we learn that, despite the hype, the number of attacks by sharks and pit bulls were no greater than usual. By the fall, gas prices tend to settle back to a mostly tolerable level. The news media gets blamed for overstating the threats, and the next summer we do it all over again. But this time the politicians are touting more offshore oil drilling to make gas cheaper, as falling gas prices might still not settle to a tolerable place. Which means fewer beaches to enjoy, resulting in fewer shark attacks. So next year we might have to count on revenge of the pit bulls for a summer thriller. ... |
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