PRICE OF OIL

The price of oil rose sharply again today--The ugly failure in Iraq found space on the back burners as nuclear sabre rattling, wild speculations and probable contingengy plans for attacking Iran all vied for front page coverage--An unfounded rumor concerning a possible assassination attempt on the Saudi Arabian oil minister would probably be enough to tally an all time record price for a barrel of oil but no one long oil has broached it yet--The president continues to play the diplomacy card but has somehow managed to have a debate on whether or not to attack Iran assume a prominent position in the daily politik--That's one way of moving the classified leak issue inside the fold--" Something is happening here and what it is ain't exactly clear"--It all depends on the meaning of the word 'leak'--If as the president says he can de-classify information for public consumption why not release it through Scott McClellan especially if it supposed to be for the general public consumption--Why 'leak' it to a single reporter or possibly two?--Is Bob Woodward still a reporter or a writer or is he a sneaky political operator for hire?-- Painting Fitzgerald as a veritable 'junkyard dog' seems rather strident and prejudicial to the jurors of public opinion (and done so early in the proceedings) unless of course there is something to hide. What did Woodward know and when did he know it and how do we know?--