ECONOMY UPDATE: be careful, Obama administration, of that economic happy talk:
"The rising price of gasoline is putting pressure on cash-strapped motorists and throwing barricades into the path of a speedy economic recovery. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas edged up to $2.488 on Saturday, from $2.467 the day before, according to motorist group AAA. That marks the 32nd consecutive increase. In that one-month period, the average price of gas jumped more than 20%."
I still think rising gas prices was something that really hurt the Bush administration in the polls...
SO YOU WANT TO PUT DANGEROUS TERRORISTS IN AMERICAN PRISONS, HMMM?
Our friends on the left say oh, no, they could never escape...but:
"GRADY, AR (KAIT) - Two men convicted of murder, including one in Greene County, escape from the Cummins Unit in Grady according to a state spokesperson. 39 year old Calvin Adams of Greene County and 32 year old Jeffrey Grinder of Washington County escaped from the Cummins Unit Friday evening, according to State Corrections Spokeswoman Dina Tyler. Tyler tells Region 8 News that the escape happened Friday evening, just minutes after the early evening count. Because of the timing, the escape went undected until the next count that occurred near 10:00 PM."
BASEBALL DIARY: ugh, the Tigers played another poor game in Baltimore, losing again 7-2. Once again they were victimized by new Tiger-killer Luke Scott. Dontrelle Willis didn't pitch well, either. Is Baltimore joining Minnesota as a new house of horrors for Detroit??? It doesn't help that the Tigers continue to fail to hit consistently...
But it was a good night for the Texas Rangers, as they won both games of a doubleheader vs the Oakland As, 6-3 in game 1 and 5-2 in the nightcap. Again, the Rangers continue to get solid starting pitching, plus good work from bullpen mates C.J. Wilson and Frankie Francisco. And has anyone noticed Andruw Jones? He hit only .158 last year for the Dodgers, and many thought he was done. All he's doing now for the Rangers is hitting .303 with 5 homers; his home run in the 8th inning won the first game. Quite a turnaround...
Meanwhile the Cubs got another much-needed win, 2-1 over the Dodgers behind starter Ted Lilly. The Cubs have a number of injuries--but they have in fact won 3 of their past 4. They've just got to keep their heads above water...that right now is the story of their season. For the Rangers--keep up the pitching. Right now for the Tigers--score some runs!
