I've taken an incredible ration of bad commentary over my half-dozen or so articles on the oil glut's impact on the economy.

But one constant remains, the economy as a whole is still not benefiting from the lower oil prices -- the stock market continues its slide, the Fed chair issues new warnings, and some speculators are even predicting $10 per barrel of oil.

Why has this glut continued for so long? Four reasons are keeping it alive and well -- and have placed oil producing nations in a position where they can't collude on production amounts to prop up prices.

The "money bomb," a term that took on new meaning during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign when he raised over $4.2 million in 24 hours (Paul's biggest money bomb ended up being $6 million), is a short, online-driven political fundraising push that centers around a specific event or date. It has become a crucial component of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign arsenal.

Following presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s first-place finish in the New Hampshire Democratic Primary on Tuesday, rival Hillary Clinton, who finished a distant second, is set to gain the same amount of delegates in the state.

Sanders, who won the state’s primary with 151,584 votes over Clinton’s 95,252 votes, gained 13 delegates and The Hill reported that Sanders is expected to officially receive 15 when the total results a

The Independent Party of Oregon scored a major ally in the party's effort to protect ballot access for third parties in Oregon this week, when Oregon's Senate Republicans sent a letter to Senate President Peter Courtney (D), asking him to take steps to ensure that the Independent Party and several of Oregon's minor parties would not lose ballot access as a result of the state's new "Motor Voter" law.

Earlier tonight, I was saying to my wife, La Verle, the biggest loser in the presidential race is the national media.

Brian Williams was just saying on MSNBC, "The biggest loser is national punditry."

That too, Brian.

When you media folks try to figure it all out on the political side, you might want to try and figure out what went wrong with your profession.

I think what this proves is the national media is just as out of touch, just as disconnected, as the Washington politicians.