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CBO ESTIMATES ON OBAMACARE TOP $1 TRILLION
Why is it that these "cost reduction" always seem to cost more money ?
Comment Posted By Neo On 18.05.2009 @ 08:27
THE GREATEST DEFICIT REDUCTION IDEA IN HISTORY
Better yet .. in the name of AGW or Ozone or .. you name it .. get rid of all the air conditioning in DC
Comment Posted By Neo On 14.05.2009 @ 09:57
IS THE GOP ANTI-SCIENCE? OR JUST ANTI-RATIONALIST?
Science has become like patriotism ..
Comment Posted By Neo On 11.05.2009 @ 22:20
if you don't agree with me you're unpatriotic and anti-science .. take your pick
I think the "climate change" science is far more complicated such that many of all sides of the arguments are just plain wrong.
On the other hand, "cap-n-trade" is just plain bad.
Cap-and-trade is the temple of doom. It would lock in disasters for our children and grandchildren. Why do people continue to worship a disastrous approach? Its fecklessness was proven by the Kyoto Protocol. It took a decade to implement the treaty, as countries extracted concessions that weakened even mild goals. Most countries that claim to have met their obligations actually increased their emissions. Others found that even modest reductions of emissions were inconvenient, and thus they simply ignored their goals.
Why is this cap-and-trade temple of doom worshipped? The 648 page cap-and-trade monstrosity that is being foisted on the U.S. Congress provides the answer. Not a single Congressperson has read it. They don’t need to – they just need to add more paragraphs to support their own special interests. By the way, the Congress people do not write most of those paragraphs – they are “suggested” by people in alligator shoes.
The only defense of this monstrous absurdity that I have heard is “well, you are right, it’s no good, but the train has left the station”. If the train has left, it had better be derailed soon or the planet, and all of us, will be in deep do-do. People with the gumption to parse the 648-pages come out with estimates of a price impact on petrol between 12 and 20 cents per gallon. It has to be kept small and ineffectual, because they want to claim that it does not affect energy prices!
It seems they would not dream of being honest and admitting that an increased price for fossil fuels is essential to drive us to the world beyond fossil fuels. Of course, there are a huge number of industries and people who do not want us to move to the world beyond fossil fuels – these are the biggest fans of cap-and-trade. Next are those who want the process mystified, so they can make millions trading, speculating, and gaming the system at public expense.
.. that's coming from an "AGW alarmist"
Comment Posted By Neo On 11.05.2009 @ 11:18
THE ENDURING POPULARITY OF STAR TREK
a world where there is no hunger, no poverty, no money, and that the desire for material goods has been replaced by a drive to improve oneself.
With this as a back drop, I always wondered just why anybody wanted to be anything less than a admiral in Star Fleet.
Comment Posted By Neo On 9.05.2009 @ 13:18
TENTH AMENDMENT MOVEMENT SURGES FORWARD
Exactly what is the difference between what is attempted by subsection 1607(b) and what is currently happening with the bank who (foolishly) accepted TARP funds ?
They can't give it back and they are bound the the "ex post facto" provisions.
Comment Posted By Neo On 7.05.2009 @ 12:57
DEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT MODERATES: 1) MODERATES HAVE NO PRINCIPLES
As far as Arlen Specter is concerned, it’s not about driving “moderates” from the Republican Party, it’s about the secret plan to send all imbeciles to the Democratic Party.
The downside of this plan is that the number of imbeciles was underestimated .. speaks volumes about the state of education.
Meanwhile, Arlen Specter has shown that his “imbecile” status is well deserved.
Comment Posted By Neo On 7.05.2009 @ 07:03
LIBERAL AUTHORITARIANISM AND EARTH HOUR
I wonder what the "carbon footprint" would be to have the entire UN pushed into the East River ?
Comment Posted By Neo On 30.03.2009 @ 23:20
OBAMA'S AFPAK PLAN JUST ABOUT RIGHT
This plan is about as good as anyone could expect from Obama. The real question is how the benchmarks are used down the road.
Comment Posted By Neo On 28.03.2009 @ 12:08
I HAVE COME NOT TO PRAISE CAPITALISM BUT TO BURY IT
And to think ... 2 years from now we will be looking back on this period and thinking .. you know, it was so much better then.
Now isn't that a scary thought.
Comment Posted By Neo On 23.03.2009 @ 07:44
