The New York Times (through their magazine International Herald Tribune) would love to impeach a president, a VP and Karl Rove for allegedly revealing a CIA desk jockey, Valery Plame, yet they out a CIA agent that truly could face endangerment. They could have told the story without revealing his name but chose to. I won't do that on these pages.
They have become the front man for moveon.org folks and for many years the one pulling the strings on what made the nightly news for the MSM. Their hypocrisy is beyond disturbing.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Drill IV
This should be the last blog on this subject for a while (I think) but I'm not putting myself in a box just yet. This is now the most significant political subject in the race.
Anytime Charles Krauthammer speaks on a subject I listen:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccains_halfhearted_oil_soluti.html
The Dems sure don't get it. Here we have people crying out for relief at the pump and we get Congress spending time today on Scooter Libby and Scott McClellan. They are moving from shooting themselves in the foot to the head. Unbelievable!
A month ago it looked like they might be picking up several seats in Congress. Don't bet on it.
Anytime Charles Krauthammer speaks on a subject I listen:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccains_halfhearted_oil_soluti.html
The Dems sure don't get it. Here we have people crying out for relief at the pump and we get Congress spending time today on Scooter Libby and Scott McClellan. They are moving from shooting themselves in the foot to the head. Unbelievable!
A month ago it looked like they might be picking up several seats in Congress. Don't bet on it.
Starving millions
The energy crisis is not only a problem for developing countries but it is also put huge pressure on those countries to feed their people. The cost of corn has skyrocketed and starvation has jumped dramatically. There are many articles on this and I'm not going to link them. Google it if you please there is plenty of evidence out there.
Our policies are killing people.
Our policies are killing people.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Drill 3
Dick Morris weighs in on the importance of Drilling and energy as a whole. He has one of the best feels for the political winds and called the Dem race months before it happened with complete certainty. I believe he is right on here.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccain_scores_with_offshore_dr.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccain_scores_with_offshore_dr.html
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Drill 2
"One nation today has plans to build almost 50 new reactors by 2020. Another country plans to build 26 major nuclear stations. A third nation plans to build enough nuclear plants to meet one quarter of all the electricity needs of its people -- a population of more than a billion people. Those three countries are China, Russia, and India. And if they have the vision to set and carry out great goals in energy policy, then why don't we?"
This is McCain's comments today on nuclear energy. Here comes the relentless pounding I spoke of on energy. The Republicans finally get it (or at least, finally, McCain) and the bombing run has started. Obama's team is too smart to let this go on forever, but they are taking a beating by "regular Americans" on this. The environmentalists who have had a stranglehold on this issue for 30 years are going to take a pounding also. The pendulum has started swinging back and it may swing very far.
The little person is being hit significantly hard. While economists talk about "core inflation"(inflation that doesn't take into account energy prices and food) being low the little guy pays a significant amount of money on both of those. Add to that GM and Ford are laying off those that make trucks and SUVs. Don't be surprised that McCain is doing so well in Michigan.
Here me out, the working Americans who ran after Hillary are listening to the Republicans. Next on the list: corn to ethanol will be another battleground. That will be especially true now that significant parts of Midwest farmlands are underwater. Not a good week for Al Gore and his buddies.
This is McCain's comments today on nuclear energy. Here comes the relentless pounding I spoke of on energy. The Republicans finally get it (or at least, finally, McCain) and the bombing run has started. Obama's team is too smart to let this go on forever, but they are taking a beating by "regular Americans" on this. The environmentalists who have had a stranglehold on this issue for 30 years are going to take a pounding also. The pendulum has started swinging back and it may swing very far.
The little person is being hit significantly hard. While economists talk about "core inflation"(inflation that doesn't take into account energy prices and food) being low the little guy pays a significant amount of money on both of those. Add to that GM and Ford are laying off those that make trucks and SUVs. Don't be surprised that McCain is doing so well in Michigan.
Here me out, the working Americans who ran after Hillary are listening to the Republicans. Next on the list: corn to ethanol will be another battleground. That will be especially true now that significant parts of Midwest farmlands are underwater. Not a good week for Al Gore and his buddies.
McCain says "Drill!"
McCain has landed on the "drill now" campaign. It is late but not too late. My suspicion is that he and the Republicans will pound the Dems with this until Nov (and later). If prices stay where they are at, or if they get worse, the Dems will need to do something to address this. Their base is strongly against new drilling will go ballistic if they push drilling, but what can they do?
Americans are outraged that neither party has dealt with this. It hadn't hit the fan because prices had been low for so many years, but that, obviously, is gone. The Republicans own this ground right now and it will take moving polls to change their stance but it is coming. Americans don't want oil derricks at the Grand Canyon, but they cannot understand why only 15% of the US can be drilled. What sense does it make to not be able to drill from 50 to 200 miles out off our shores? They wouldn't be seen from shore and could even be tastefully done like Long Beach, CA that makes them look like Hotels on islands, if ascetics becomes an issue. I want to see alternative fuels but short of some very significant breakthroughs we are stuck with gas and oil for the foreseeable future. Colorado's oil shale and massive coal production (which has become far cleaner) could change things, also.
PS Bush is putting the feet to the fire with Congress in the morning regarding offshore drilling and Gov Crist of Florida is changing his opposition to it. The Dems are in a tough place, trust me. Expect the Blue Dog Dems to really have a tough time towing Pelosi's line. They just might break from her.
Americans are outraged that neither party has dealt with this. It hadn't hit the fan because prices had been low for so many years, but that, obviously, is gone. The Republicans own this ground right now and it will take moving polls to change their stance but it is coming. Americans don't want oil derricks at the Grand Canyon, but they cannot understand why only 15% of the US can be drilled. What sense does it make to not be able to drill from 50 to 200 miles out off our shores? They wouldn't be seen from shore and could even be tastefully done like Long Beach, CA that makes them look like Hotels on islands, if ascetics becomes an issue. I want to see alternative fuels but short of some very significant breakthroughs we are stuck with gas and oil for the foreseeable future. Colorado's oil shale and massive coal production (which has become far cleaner) could change things, also.
PS Bush is putting the feet to the fire with Congress in the morning regarding offshore drilling and Gov Crist of Florida is changing his opposition to it. The Dems are in a tough place, trust me. Expect the Blue Dog Dems to really have a tough time towing Pelosi's line. They just might break from her.
The general election is going
Is it just me or does it seem like September in the election season. There is not just one story per day but many. The banter back and forth between the campaigns is huge considering it is June, think of it, June!
Obama has a website that protects him from defamation (I think it is a good idea and fits with his comments to be open in this campaign). It could come back to bite him, though, if anything is incorrect. The press would jump on it (Fox News, bloggers and talk radio, anyway). McCain has a small army checking on Obama and prepped for any response to a charge from his camp. To most Americans it is white noise, but it is going to get real pronounced as we get past the conventions. Well, maybe it'll get more noticed, anyway.
Obama has a website that protects him from defamation (I think it is a good idea and fits with his comments to be open in this campaign). It could come back to bite him, though, if anything is incorrect. The press would jump on it (Fox News, bloggers and talk radio, anyway). McCain has a small army checking on Obama and prepped for any response to a charge from his camp. To most Americans it is white noise, but it is going to get real pronounced as we get past the conventions. Well, maybe it'll get more noticed, anyway.
Nightmare scenerio
It is certainly worth reading about the nuclear proliferation issues that are upon us. So much evidence was around regarding the plans involving the Sept 11 attack that we shouldn't be asleep with the chance of it coming to our shores or the chance of nuclear blackmail. What would we do if there was a detonation somewhere else (or some proof) that a nuclear weapon could be on our shores. The panic would be devastating. One minute on Drudge...
Here is another article that ought to make us pause about the coming nuclear Iran:http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/one_click_nuclear_shopping_115859.htm
We are dangerously close to having our nightmares come alive. I know that sounds very defeatist, but an attack like this would damage our economy, not to mention our will to protect our allies, for many years to come.
Here is another article that ought to make us pause about the coming nuclear Iran:http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/06172008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/one_click_nuclear_shopping_115859.htm
We are dangerously close to having our nightmares come alive. I know that sounds very defeatist, but an attack like this would damage our economy, not to mention our will to protect our allies, for many years to come.
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