Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 5/5/08
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@ Miles – we do litres in Canada.....I just checked and across Toronto right at this moment it ranges from $1.17 to $1.23
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 litres
Hillary won't win NC.
Gas tax????? Same old story.Clinton has a short term plan which will allow for a long term plan.
Obama critizes Clinton's plan because Obama has no plan????
Go figure!
Did Roland just say the superdelegates shouldn't wait for the voters to speak, they should just decide it now? So much for Democracy.
Right on, Roland! What are the Superdelegates waiting for?
Anderson - what were you going to ask? Can you post it here? 😉
Anderson,
I am praying for you and going to Burma for coverage and your safety.....:) Good luck!
Anderson's reporting from the field is always some of his best work. I hope he's able to get to Burma and give us another look at what's happening.
Yeah Xtina,
He did vote for a gas tax holiday in Ill and saw that it didn't produce any real savings. As a matter of fact, it take money away from the state budget and job creating areas.
$1.20 Canadian
that’s per Litre right… and about four litres make a gallon, right???
You Spin me Round was not that long ago. It was the '80s. Oh wait, that WAS a long time ago 😉
Christy, the next spot available for John king would be Speaker of the House. lol! Anyway, John King said in a previous live blog that he wanted to be the "Amabassador of a warm country"- Bahamas maybe? hehe!
@Megan, thats 1.20 a litre (to compare we pay about $5.00 a gallon)
All these pundits, and yet, the superdelegates aren't all swarming to the Obama camp. There's something out there that's having an effect on their decision...
Megan, that's per liter right? Should be about $4.80/Gal
This was the wrong election to have problems with the Michigan and Florida vote
Count MI & FL!
I guess I'll have to go to Canada both for prescription drugs and gas.
Anderson, I hope you get to go to Burma. Good luck.
xtina, He's admitted voting for a gas tax holiday and after it failed miserably he now thinks it's a bad idea. Seems like the right way to learn from your mistakes.
Ok, I accept ..... Anderson, I understand.........
I wish we could see the Channel One video you sent in on Burma anderson, I loved your book and would really enjoy seeing some of that old work of yours.
Anderson, It seems that you would be able to provide excellent insight into the politics surrounding the Burma situation...
@Angel Manners: lol that was great, except you are reminding me of how old i am.
I hope you get to go Anderson.
As of today Gas Prices – National $3.613 per gallon
East Coast $3.610 per gallon
Diesel Prices – National $4.149 per gallon
East Coast $4.194 per gallon
Fay remember their are a lot of regular employees that count on jobs to raise there famiilies that work at these oil refineries
It seems like the generational gap remains huge - even among genders
So if women voters want specifics and solutions, what do men want? Inquiring minds want to know both sides here...equal opportunity and all.
Michael. A large percentage of Myanmar is less than 10 feet above sea level. When these storms hit, the surge goes miles and miles inland. Thousands of poor farm families die because this area is also the rice growing agricultural area.
Gas in Toronto last time I checked was $1.20 Canadian
correction: Obama DID vote for gas tax holiday for IL. Wait- he's AGAINST it now?! Oh brother !
Megan O,
You're right about that....... Dan Rivers already in Burma, he is best reporter tonight.......
Barak should just run as an independent. I think he could beat them both and we need a third party anyway.
Hillary Clinton is going to win big tomorrow. Indiana do the right thing! Vote for the only candidate with solutions!!!!
This whole election spins me right round baby, right round, like a record, baby, right round
I am looking into going to burma. as many of you know, it is the first country i ever reported from, and i have been following the situation there very closely for many years. logistically i may not be able to go, but i hope very much i can.
I have to agree with Ed on that last round. If the nominee is Obama, I don't see him taking very many red states.
and that's what I am seeing about Obama now...
Oil companies are making RECORD BREAKING PROFITS, we are paying RECORD BREAKING PRICES for gasoline !!
Oil/gas prices have been on the steady rise since the Iraq war began.
Thanks Bush!!
Megan in Toronto, are gas prices as bad north of the border?
Enough politics. PLEASE highlight what is going on with those poor people who have lost everything in the cyclone! That should not have taken a back seat tonight.
How can these storms kill so many? Were they completely blindsided? I mean, 15000 is a HUGE number. It's really sad.
The country has changed, and is changing. Barack Obama is the enbodiment of this change. It will be great if he can win, against all odds mind you...
I haven't heard anyone speak favorably about this Gas Tax. I would love to hear a panel of economists debate this concept. It's getting confusing now. I know every little penny helps but realistically will it? Afterall, everyone is griping about the stimulus checks not really doing much either.
Megan, Hillary has said time and agin that this will not happen without voters contacting congress and letting congress know we want it to happen. She's never said SHE was going to make this happen.
All those arguements are Obama spin. By the way, Obama voted 3 times for a gas tax holiday in Illinois.
Ed Rollins is forgetting something pretty important. No matter what a "maverick" candidate Republicans offer, people are still not really happy to have a Republican in the White House again.
Chanda May 5th, 2008 10:16 pm ET
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i was wondering what are the polls saying, how many are undecided in nc and in
Speaking as a lifetime Republican that switched to the Democratic party this year, I hope we can turn NC blue for the general election!