Gas Shortage in Middle East?

I've never thought about there being a gas shortage in the Middle East.  I assumed they had as many refineries as oil producers.  Apparently, that isn't the case.  This might be a new source of profits for the major refineries.

Oil-Rich Middle-East Running Low On Gas
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I've mentioned this before, but I try to keep my political inclinations to myself.  Sometimes, however, I watch a press conference that makes my blood boil.  That happened yesterday during Obama's attempt to start a class war yesterday.  This guy has either lost touch with reality, or is one of the biggest liars on the Hill.  This is just one of the many parts that jumped out at me:
       "In what appears to be an increasingly tenuous attempt to redirect focus from terminal federal government failure through the imposition of yet another round of class antagonism, Barack Obama, as part of his earlier address to the nation, stressed that more revenue "must be part of any deficit-reduction deal" and criticized Republicans for protecting tax breaks for "millionaires and billionaires" in the process even invoking users of corporate jets (despite that fact that he himself boasted using the $56,000/hour taxpayer funded Air Force one to travel the 110 mile distance between Washington DC and Williamsburg, VA)."

Obama's Attempt at Class Warfare

Make $250k a year - You're a Jet Owner
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I saw this on the news last night.  I'm sure all of us know someone who has had to fight cancer.  What a great gesture from Liz Balogh.

Decorator Creates Sanctuaries for Cancer Survivors

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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law California's tax on Internet sales through affiliate advertising which will immediately cut small-business website revenue 20% to 30%, experts say.
The bill, AB 28X, takes effect immediately. The state Board of Equalization says the tax will raise $200 million a year, but critics claim it will raise nothing because online retailers will end their affiliate programs rather than collect the tax.

Amazon has already emailed its termination of its affiliate advertising program with 25,000 websites. The letter says, in part:

Amazon Leaves California