The only thing worse than getting gored by a bull is having to carpool with that pesky rodeo clown. But thats what our fearless buckaroos are being reduced to these days. The rising cost of diesel, hovering around $5 a gallon, is trucking their proper accoutrements—dozens of show dogs, horses, and saddles—to the events more costly than it’s worth in Movado replica watches winnings, according to the Los Angeles Times. While rodeos awarded more than $40 million in winnings last year, some performers, who all but live on the road, reported a yearly gas bill of $20,000. During “Cowboy Christmas,”
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Sen. John McCain is set to lay out a broad energy policy that includes lifting the 1981 ban on off-shore drilling. In proposals aimed at reigning in soaring fuel prices and achieving what hes calling energy security, the likely Republican presidential replica Rolex Sports Models watch nominee is asking the federal government to tap vast oil reserves in the United States by softening the moratorium on exploration and production.In a McCain administration, states would determine whether they pursue offshore oil and gas exploration. Environmentalists oppose off-shore drilling because of the risk of oil spills and pollution.
