well.. I passed 4 gas stations that were closed...out of gas entirely...came across a Pumpers that had regular unleaded and...DIESEL. Mercy, mercy, mercy.... pull in, and get the gas so I am good for a couple of weeks at least.

This so called bailout got shot down yesterday. Maybe if they wouldnt have tried to have all this crap added to it... money for all types of radical groups... no oversight initially...what are these people in washington thinkin? And dont think people cant see that this is BOTH sides that are trying to screw us over. Republican president and Democrat led House and Senate. Seems like the people in Congress and Senate got bombarded by calls and emails and with elections coming up in a month, they cant afford to not listen now, can they? But i wonder what wouyld happen if all this had happened in February. Would they listen then?

By the way... as long as president Barker and the Trustees are happy with Bowden, no amount of whining by the Clemson fans will force a move to remove the coach. And all indications are that as long as Season tickets are where they are, the teams wins 9 games every year, there is no public embarrasment to the institution... and most important...Bowden offers no threat to their power.... Bowden will not be removed. The major reason they removed West wasnt because he went 3-8, it was because only 40,000 people were coming to games. They will remove Bowden only if their is an obvious lack of ability on his part, and the Financial bottom line starts to change. So...if Clemson fans continue to come to games, they can bitch all they want as far as Barker cares because he would rather have a Bowden who is in line with the "Family" than a Ford type coach who maybe usurps their power at Clemson. I still contend that Clemson will only succeed at the highest level when everyone gets on the same page and moves in one direction, not trying to protect their own little places of power.