It's Wednesday, sci-tech day, so I'll this week draw from the American Energy Society information they send me.  No big surprise that petroleum companies are getting richer because of the Iran War. But first a post-mortem of Ken Paxton's victory over John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary.   I thought Paxton would win by 10%.  Turns out that the margin was 28 percentage point s, mostly because of President Donald Trump's endorsement. Time magazine had a particularly convictive article, starting with:   For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn , could he at least keep his mouth shut?   Further: The point is that Cornyn would have beaten current Democratic Texas state representative James Talarico, who is 37 years old.  At minimal cost. Now, the speculation is that the national Republican Party will need to...

The  USA is now also at war with Ecuador : Lost count.  Are we up to 8 or 9 wars? This latest one today was welcomed by President Daniel Noboa, a friend of Donald Trump. This action by the U.S. was to rid the area of drug cartels, which pretty much dominates our many wars.  These are worthwhile. About Day 5 of the Iran War: Looks like things are getting better for the U.S. and Israel....and worse for Iran.   Read a summary from CBS News . Iranian missile and drone attacks are declining, perhaps 80% less today compared to Days 1 and 2. Iranian attacks on their adjacent countries have turned the Arab world against them.  Bad decision by Iran. No doubt 175 people, mostly school girls, were killed on Day One of the attack, but it remains unclear if Israel or the USA was to blame.    In case you were not aware, Israel executed the Supreme Leader, not the U.S. Traffic has dried up in the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's crude oil and natural g...