While I have no love for the current administration and am horribly cynical about their intentions and actions, I don't see how that blog post contains a smoking gun. What's the evidence for the 'only one explanation' from the post?

"Since we all now know the Bush administration’s energy policy, there can be only one explanation for the extraordinary efforts Cheney has taken to keep this secret–he was discussing the potential for a takeover of Iraq’s oil with the companies that might manage the resource, even before 9/11 gave him the excuse to do it."

Just want to make sure we're encouraging a higher class of journalism than USA Today/FoxNews et al. You know, because since we knew what Saddam's chemical weapon policy was, there could have only been one explanation for what those semi trucks were in Iraq. Mobile chemical labs.

Would it be feasible to get a credit card company to issue a specialty CC that had a pro purchaser's rights EULA similar to what Cory puts on his blog or email footer?

What I find particularly humorous about his analogy is that those hippies the Grateful Dead were the number one grossing live act for years and perhaps this was partly driven by their long standing taping/trading policy which was certainly a precursor to what fans are desiring and engaging in now.

You can make mad cash and treat your fans well is the lesson there I think.