Louisiana: On The Road To New England

This is a most interesting op-ed.

Because of the way the pipelines run in Louisiana, the state could actually have to import natural gas.

Think of Louisiana as a north half and a south half.

The north half has the Haynesville and more than enough natural gas.

The south half has the urban centers and industrial petrochemical plants that need natural gas.

And therein lies the problem. There is inadequate pipeline infrastructure running between the north and the south. The op-ed suggests it won't be a slam dunk to solve this problem.

Does this sound familiar?

[Actually, I don't see a problem. The governor of Texas will be more than happy to ship natural gas acors the Texas-Louisiana state line.]

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I Think He Meant Just This Until ObamaCare Kicked In

Flashback, 2008: "Here are the facts, I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes." [If you don't enroll, you pay a penalty, but it's not a tax.]