Comments Posted By M. Simon
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Fang 1:46 am,
Government doesn't solve problems. It either impedes solutions or perpetuates the problem. It is the bureaucratic imperative.
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 02:47
I think support of the Constitution is a basic Conservative principle. Last I looked the 2nd Amendment is still part of the Constitution.
http://www.nraila.org/legislation/read.aspx?id=5167
* Only 39% of Americans say the United States needs stricter gun control;
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 02:44
* 50% are opposed to stricter gun control laws and 11% are not sure;
* 69% of adults say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns;
* 87% of Republicans, 52% of Democrats, and 72% of "unaffiliateds" say cities do not have the right to ban handgun ownership;
* 71% of Americans continue to believe that the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun, and;
* 63% of voters agreed with the Supreme Court's landmark District of Columbia v. Heller decision, saying the Second Amendment granted individuals the right to own a gun for self-defense.
To all my anti-war friends. We have been at war with Islam since the days of Jefferson - read your history. Actually let me rephrase that: Islam has been at war with us since the days of Jefferson. It is currently in one of its hot phases. If you are not going to pay for "Old Ironsides" you are derelict in your duty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/10/massive-muslim-attack-averted-plot-to-kill-two-prominent-us-politicians-and-carry-out-a-holy-war-by-.html
It is unbelievable to me that those here who so decry the influence of religion in Republican politics can deny the role of religion in war. And Islam has been prosecuting a war with the dar-el-harb since its founding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisions_of_the_world_in_Islam
I dunno. Maybe cranial rectal inversion is more comfortable than seeing the obvious.
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 02:31
Rick,
First off. When Eric (Classical Values) comes to Illinois next I'd like to have a meet up. Send me an e-mail (addy on my sidebar) and I'll contact you the next time he swings by my way (Rockford).
Second,
I address your point in what I think is a more cogent argument (mirroring some of your points and I didn't even read them before this comment - great minds etc.) that developed out of the comments at RS McCain's blog.
You can read it here:
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2009/11/national-party.html
Simon
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 01:57
OBAMA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IS THE RIGHT APPROACH
Making cities more compact is easy. You destroy infrastructure, rebuild it, and tell people where to live. That could work. In America. If we raise taxes high enough.
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 04:36
The US is loaded with conventional energy sources:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34233
If we developed every known resource we have enough oil (at roughly $40 to $50 a bbl) to last 50 to 100 years. What is stopping us? Greens.
We have 50 to 100 years of proven reserves of natural gas. So much that exploration has declined a lot in the last couple of years.
We should be developing that and our own oil to ease the transition instead of sending the money to the Middle East (a small fraction of our use - but still)
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 04:32
BTW I shouldn't say no research is being done. The focus is on deployment for technologies not ready for prime time. If it goes badly it will set back AE by decades. Carter already did that to us 30 years ago. Why repeat what we already know is stupid?
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 04:24
The margins are very thin re: neutron embrittlement for older reactor vessels. I hang out with reactor operators at another site (I'm a former Naval Nuke) and I have to say what I heard scares me.
We need to replace older plants pronto.
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 04:22
The alternative energy bubble burst in Spain when Spain figured out it couldn't afford it (analysis showed that for every AE job created 2 were lost).
The alternative energy bubble burst in Germany when Germany figured out it couldn't afford it.
The bubble will burst in America if we decide we can't afford the subsidies.
Now none of the deployment of wind and solar will do anything about our real problem: liquid fuels.
Now I do applaud research to lower costs until AE can compete without subsidies. But that is not happening.
I do like the fact that the US Navy is working on Polywell Fusion.
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 3.11.2009 @ 04:17
IF ELECTED, OBAMA WILL BE MY PRESIDENT
There is nothing more important in our Republic than accepting any fraud perpetrated on us. It is our solemn duty as citizens.
Comment Posted By M. Simon On 14.10.2008 @ 12:23
