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What Americans don’t seem to understand is how crazy they look to most of the rest of the world. The reason they don’t understand is because of their one-thought tyranny.Mr. Johnson, what you miss about Americans, at least the ones outside of the Democrat Party and academia, is that we don’t care what the rest of the world thinks about our Constitutional rights. So, go piss up a rope.
From the standpoint of governance, what is at stake is our ability to use the rule of law as an instrument of human redemption.Al Gore has finally crawled out of his hole to try to pull the global warming fat out of the fire. All he does in the end is give us more proof it's not about science but politics and power from the we know what's best for you crowd. Gore's NYT op-ed is here. Ann Althouse's drop kick of same is here.
The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children,There are arguments to be made if you oppose public funding of abortion but this ain't one of them. You're not helping your case and frankly I'd rather you not help. With any luck your constituents will feel the same and vote your ignorant ass out of office. Until them please just STFU. We know you're a dick. You don't have to keep proving it. Here are Bore Patch and Sabra's comments on the matter.
After the firestorm of criticism called Climate-gate, the British government's official Meteorological Office apparently has decided to wave a white flag and surrender.Not really. More like a strategic withdrawal so they can reorganize and plan their next attack.
At a meeting on Monday of about 150 climate scientists in the quiet Turkish seaside resort of Antalya, representatives of the weather office (known in Britain as the Met Office) quietly proposed that the world's climate scientists start all over again on a "grand challenge" to produce a new, common trove of global temperature data that is open to public scrutiny and "rigorous" peer review.
Short, Succinct and Brutal'Bout sums it up.
Test question 1: is the Earth warming?
We're recovering from the Little Ice Age, so yes.
We're recovering from the Last Glacial Maximum, so yes.
Geologists who specialize in tectonics say that we're moving away from a landlocked polar ocean, without which there is no basin for a cap (North), and a continental pole surrounded by water (South), without which there isn't a platform for a cap, so yes--for the next several million years. During most of the Earth's history, these conditions did not exist, and there were no poles. It's currently colder in general than anytime in the last 300 million years, and the average is 5-8C higher than now, based on a 500,000,000 year analysis. 500,000,000 > than the 6000 Creationist nutjobs claim, which is > than the 30 years AGW nutjobs claim for their average.
The Sun continues to put out increasing radiation as it ages, so yes. In fact, sometime in the next 50-100 million years, that level will get high enough the Earth CANNOT compensate and will bake.
According to currently known solar cycles, we're in a slight dip, so no (a small dip in all the other increasing vectors).
This is an example of how complex the field is. Don't let anyone try to point at one thing and tell you it's the answer.
2: Is man responsible? Certainly a small part of it comes from our industrial tools if nothing else.
3: Is there anything we can do about it?
We have no control over 999.9 parts of it.
So, among REAL scientists, there is no debate. The Earth is going to generally get warmer, and there's fuck-all we can do about it.
4: Test Question Two: Morally, should we do something about it? Nature dictates that NY, San Fran, Florida, London, et al are destined to sink beneath the waves, do we have any moral basis to try to prevent the course of nature?
If you say "Yes," you are voting to put people above nature. I agree with you. However, that means you have NO MORAL ARGUMENT to make for reducing any human-caused warming, since it seems to be in our interest.
If you're looking for words for what just happened, I just seized your moral high ground, sited my artillery on it, and launched a TOT salvo that destroyed the low ground.
You're welcome.
While North Carolina has some common sense gun laws, the state lacks many gun laws that would stop the flow of illegal guns and protect children, according to the Brady Campaign. In the organization’s 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states, North Carolina earned just 19 points out of a total of 100.I'm glad the Bradys called this problem to our attention. We in North Carolina need to do something to improve our score. I'd like to strive for a 0 out of 100 by the end of their next evaluation period. I figure there's a snowball chance in hell but a repeal of the permit system, modification of the weapon on campus law, passage of a Castle Doctrine, and a number of other small changes would be a good start.
While permits are required to purchase handguns at gun shows, a Brady criminal background check is not required at the time of purchase. For long guns, including many military-style assault weapons, no permit or background check is required for purchase at gun shows and other venues where unlicensed vendors sell guns.
Now the smart thing will be for independents who are such a part of this Tea Party movement to, I guess, kind of start picking a party...Sorry Sarah, you are wrong. The thing for the Tea Party guys to do is ignore party and support candidates that match the ideals of the Tea Party movement be they Republican, Democrat, or other. Party politics is one of the reasons we're in the mess we are.
At least it wasn't the husband's.H/T to Firehand.
By adding $25 to D'Annunzio's campaign kitty, supporters got the opportunity to fire an Uzi or an MP-5 submachine gun.Tim D'Annunzio is running as a Republican in North Carolina's 8th Congressional District. The seat is currently held by Democrat Larry Kissel. Appears D'Annunzio might be worth a look.
...apparently knocked herself out somehow and is now safe with the local Wildlife Refuge until she's back on her feet [so to speak].
Cuba has declared a two-month amnesty for citizens to register unlicensed guns, and says those passing aptitude and psychological tests will be allowed to keep their weapons.Yeah, right.
Cubans were encouraged to register any weapons they owned in the years after Fidel Castro and his band of rebels toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1, 1959. But later authorities used a list of those who had sought licenses to go door-to-door and encourage them to turn over their firearms - even antiques considered family heirlooms.Fool me once...
1587 – The Colony of Roanoke Island was established by the landing of Sir Walter Raleigh. This Colony disappeared without a trace and became known as the "Lost Colony"
1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1968 – Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams. This image helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
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