More Evils Of The Bush Administration?

Hey folks,

This is really getting pathetic now. The constant and continual attack on the War and the Bush Administration. WE ARE WINNING. Yet, the Mass Media Drones, and the LWL STILL feel the need to attack our own country and are trying everything to bring about our loss in Iraq. Get this from, USAToday- Baghdad's night curfews forcing women to schedule C-sections

BAGHDAD — Doctors in Baghdad are performing more scheduled Caesarean deliveries, the result of nightly curfews that make it difficult or impossible for pregnant women to reach hospitals after dark.

Along with private vehicles, ambulances are banned from the streets during overnight curfews. That means women who choose not to schedule Caesareans must rely on midwives or hope they'll be able to arrange for police escorts if they go into labor at night, says Sister Bushra Gagagan, who manages a private maternity hospital run by nuns in Baghdad's Karrada district.

"For the women who live far from a hospital, I think it's safer for them if they schedule the operation," Gagagan says.

Innes Salam, a 23-year-old who recently gave birth to her second child via C-section at the hospital, agrees. "It's hard enough being pregnant here," she says. "I didn't want to worry about how I was going to reach the hospital if I had to give birth during the curfew."

Isarra Ali, 25, scheduled a Caesarean for the birth of her daughter Samar last February on advice of female friends and relatives. "What are you supposed to do if you go into labor in the middle of the night?" she says.

It’s because of the Bush Administration and his evil and illegal war in Iraq that is causing women to have babies on the street! This is horrible. We have to protect the women and children. {Sigh} People are actually feeling better about the country. They are feeling more safe, happier, and look toward a better future. Why?

Despite the violence, Iraq's birthrate rose to 37 children per 1,000 people in 2005 — the most recent year for which figures are available — up from 29 per 1,000 people in 2003, according to Health Ministry statistics. (The U.S. birthrate is 14 newborns per 1,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)

They are having more kids than we are. Back to the evils of the war. They report,

The country's health care system is beleaguered, its free, government-run hospitals lacking in staff, equipment and medicines. Private hospitals are expensive: Ali's family spent 1.25 million Iraqi dinars — nearly $1,000 — so she could give birth at a private facility.

DO you have any idea what a birth costs HERE? I paid more than that for Joshua. I bet you did also if you had a child recently. Then this is very mis-leading.

The Iraqi Medical Association estimates as many as 12,000 of the 34,000 doctors registered before the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 have left the country in the past three years. The IMA says assailants have murdered at least another 2,000 Iraqi physicians, and kidnapped roughly 250 others during that period.

Notice they do not tell you how many are left? How many new ones there are now? Nope. Just the negatives.

Then you have this story by AP -Clinton to give ideas for rebuilding gov't, by Philip Elliott.

Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday assailed a "culture of cronyism" in government as the Democratic front-runner vowed to streamline the federal bureaucracy and improve accountability.

In a speech in early primary state New Hampshire, Clinton called for slashing 500,000 government contractors, potentially saving up to $18 billion a year. The New York senator promised that a second Clinton White House would cut back on no-bid government contracts.

"It's not exactly the subject matter that gets people marching in the street, but if we don't restore the confidence and the competence of our government, we will see the steady erosion of our government's capacity," Clinton said.

{Laughing hard} What do you think we have NOW with the Democrat, sorry, the LWL {Left Wing Looneys} running the show? You have Traitors Pelosi and Murtha, who promised the same thing, are now attempting to destroy this country. You have countless proven corrupt people in positions of power. You have those that do not CARE about the American people, simply more and more power, and getting Bush, running the show now.

"It's time again for a president who can earn your respect and trust, one day at a time," Clinton said.

I agree with that, but it is not you. Noone trusts you NOW. This is too funny folks

The former first lady acknowledged voters look at politicians and government with cynicism — "that's sort of the American birthright" — but she said her plan could remedy that.

She called for a ban on former Cabinet officials lobbying their former colleagues, adding protections for whistleblowers, creating a public service academy and restoring her husband's White House Office of Technology Assessment.

{Laughing, banging hand on desk, wiping tear from eyes} Protection for WHISTLE BLOWERS? Did not a bunch of people that blew the whistle on you and Bill die or just disappear? Protection from whistle blowers would have been a better statement. {Laughing again}

"We know government isn't the answer to all our problems," Clinton said, but then added that the current administration often looks at federal programs with disdain and disrespect. "By denigrating our government, we undermine our capacity to work together to solve these problems."

And what exactly does treason cause?

Her proposals echoed "Reinventing Government," or REGO, a program launched during her husband's administration and run by Vice President Al Gore. REGO was credited with saving taxpayers more than $136 billion over eight years by cutting the federal work force, trimming layers of management and cutting subsidies for items like mohair and wool.

Folks, I cannot take this one anymore. That is EXACTLY what they have been trying to do REINVENTING GOVERNMENT! Not following the Constitution. They want omnipotent power. They want complete and total control of your lives. They think they REALLY know what is best for you, better than you do.

Clinton said some of the proposed changes would be made through executive order and others through legislation. She said she'd move quickly as president to implement the changes.

STOP!!! READ that again.

Clinton said some of the proposed changes would be made through executive order and others through legislation. She said she'd move quickly as president to implement the changes.

Folks, if this is NOT a clear warning to you. NOTHING will get through to you. ONE more time.

Clinton said some of the proposed changes would be made through executive order and others through legislation. She said she'd move quickly as president to implement the changes.

ANYTHING done by executive order, basically means, she wants, she gets. No votes, no input, no control. Anything by executive order is nearly impossible to reverse. She decides, you LIVE with it. Nothing anyone can do about it. Think about that.

She is coming. Some other LWL members are coming. They have control of the House, and Senate. Mainly because there is not ONE brave enough to stand up call for an investigation into Traitors Pelosi and Reid. And call for Pelosi to be removed and charged if found guilty. No not one, brave enough to call them what they are. Not one , brave enough to stand up for this country.

Again, this is not one of those things that you have to trust the person, me, telling you. Listen to these lunatics from yourselves, they are TELLING you who and what they are.
Peter

Sources:
USAToday- Baghdad's night curfews forcing women to schedule C-sections
AP -Clinton to give ideas for rebuilding gov't

Just Another Puppet

Another MAJOR hurdle to overcome for the sake of America

Hey folks,

This guy;

- voted against increased fuel efficiency standards for the U.S. automobile fleet
- voted to allow offshore oil drilling along Florida’s coast
- voted to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to ignore global warming impacts in their water development projects
- voted against the repeal of tax breaks for Exxon-Mobil
- voted to support subsidies to ranchers and other users of public forest and range lands
- threatened to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when its scientists determined the black-tailed prairie dog may be endangered
- fought efforts to increase protection for endangered species and the environment in the Farm Bill

When his name was being bantered around as the new pick of Obama, for the job as Interior Secretary, the Kooks went nuts. The Huffy Post wrote about him not being the man for the job. This fringe whacked out Liberal Group, Climate Science Watch, even sent Obama a letter. They said this about Obama's new pick.

Ken Salazar a Disappointing Choice for Secretary of the Interior
Stronger, More Scientifically Based Leadership Needed to Fix Crisis-Plagued Agency.

There was no crisis in the Agency. There was SANITY.

The Department of the Interior has been rocked by scandals during the Bush administration, most revolving around corrupt bureaucrats overturning and squelching agency scientists as they attempted to protect endangered species and natural resources from exploitation by developers, loggers, and oil and gas development. As recently as Monday, the Interior Department Inspector General issued another in a string of reports finding that top Department officials systematically violated laws and regulations in order to avoid or eliminate environmental protections.

They give him credit, but then say, he is not a big enough Kook for them.

While Salazar has promoted some good environmental actions and fought against off-road vehicle abuse, his overall record is decidedly mixed, and is especially weak in the arenas most important to the next Secretary of the Interior: protecting scientific integrity, combating global warming, reforming energy development and protecting endangered species.

Then this Loon, Suckling, I'm not making that up. That is the real name, Suckling said this.

“Obama’s choices for Secretary of Energy and his ‘Climate Change Czar’ indicate a determined willingness to take on global warming,” Suckling said. “That team will be weakened by the addition of Ken Salazar, who has fought against federal action on global warming, against higher fuel efficiency standards, and for increased oil drilling and oil subsidies.”

Sounds like Salazar is an intelligent man. Sounds like he has the ability to REASON and actually think. Does it not? Well, hold on there a second. Obama did appoint him, he became the new Interior Secretary. However, a friend of America? A person that is willing to help us become energy independent? Not by a long shot.

Just this past Wednesday, Salazar announced that he was about to nullify Utah Oil and Gas Drilling Leases. He said he was nullifying the drilling leases on about 130,000 acres in Utah because they are near National Parks and the Envionuts have started asking questions about environmental reviews.

He said this.

“Those are American iconic treasures we need to make sure are being protected,” Salazar said on a conference call with reporters today. He also said the environmental review process “was not complete.”

Of course the Nuts are happy. They came out of the woodwork blaming Bush for all the evils of mankind and his "creation" of Global Warming. Now he said some of these areas may go back up for sale later, but he did not say if those awarded these areas would be getting money back that they may have already spent.

But this is NOT my main issue with this puppet. My main problem with him is yesterday, he came right out and stared talking about backing away from off shore drilling all together. According to the AP- Salazar rejects Bush drilling plan By H. JOSEF HEBERT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has rejected a Bush administration plan to open vast waters off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to oil and gas drilling, promising "a new way forward" in offshore energy development including new wind projects.

Salazar, at a news conference Tuesday, criticized "the midnight timetable" for new oil and gas development on the country's Outer Continental Shelf proposed by the Bush administration four days before President Barack Obama took office Jan. 20.

The secretary said the previous administration's plan did not take into consideration the views of states and coastal communities, nor a need to better understand what energy resources are at stake, especially off the Atlantic coast where oil and gas estimates are more than three decades old.

"Take into consideration the views of states and coastal communities?" You have been telling them that YOU want this. That is complete and utter Bunk. Remember back on Sunday January 18, 2009, I gave you GREAT news?

The MMS, the federal agency responsible for administering the offshore oil and natural gas program, considers the size, timing, and location of the areas to be considered for federal leasing, and it bases its recommendations on the public’s comments. The plan is reviewed by Congress and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. They were accepting public comments on its 2010-2015 plan. Problem was, several anti-drilling groups have called on their members to flood MMS with comments. Therefore, the majority of comments oppose new leases.

So they figured that the Kooks would out number the PEOPLE, and that would give them cover to say, "The Public is against it." But that is NOT the case, thanks to all of you. 53 percent supported increased offshore oil and natural gas production back then. The Kooks lost this one again.

But WAIT, that can't be. The public can not possibly WANT this. What about Global Warming? Oh yeah, GW is BS. So now?

"We need to ... restore an orderly process to our offshore energy planning program," declared Salazar, criticizing "foot dragging" by the Bush administration in pushing for renewable energy development in coastal waters.

The only people "foot dragging" our energy independence is the Liberals in Power, and the Obama Administration.

Congress last fall ended the broad drilling ban, dating back to 1981, that has kept energy companies from even exploring or conducting seismic studies across 85 percent of the offshore federal waters.

But it remains up to the Interior Department to issue specific plans for drilling leases. And Salazar indicated Tuesday he is in no rush to open vast expanses of long-protected waters, promising "to create our own timetable."

Salazar directed Interior Department scientists to produce new reports on how much oil and gas might be found off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and extended the public comment period on a new five-year leasing plan to September. He said he will hold regional meetings to get comments from the public before continuing with an offshore energy plan.

Blah blah blah. So your voices WERE heard, yet he wants to extend the public comment period. API’s President Jack Gerard responded with the following statement about the 180 day extended comment period:

“Congress made the American people wait nearly 30 years to address our immediate energy challenges. Secretary Salazar today told the American people they must continue to wait – even though more than two-thirds of them want to tap our vast domestic resources for the benefit of all Americans.

“The accelerated Outer Continental Shelf five-year plan process, which the secretary placed on hold today, was designed to address the critical energy concerns facing Americans. The draft plan already received a record 120,000 comments from states, environmental groups, industry, labor groups and members of the public – with 87,000 of those comments supporting expanded and expeditious development.

Secretary Salazar’s announcement means that development of our offshore resources could be stalled indefinitely. That would delay Americans’ access to nearly 160,000 new, well-paying jobs, $1.7 trillion in revenues to federal, state and local governments and greater energy security.

We share Secretary Salazar’s view that America needs a comprehensive energy policy that includes alternatives. In these tough economic times, Salazar’s delay does a disservice to all Americans. We should be moving as quickly as possible to develop more of our own oil and natural gas to benefit all Americans.”

So they know that the vast majority of you WANT this now. They know that this is possible and that their false 10 to 15 year argument is just ignorantly wrong. Yet, THEY DO NOT CARE. They do not care what you think, say, or believe. They have an agenda and they are sticking to it.

Get this.

But Salazar did not rule out an expansion off offshore oil and gas drilling. Some issues such as revenue sharing from offshore energy development must still be worked out in Congress, which also is likely to have a say on what specific waters might again be put off limits.

I warned you folks. There are some, behind the scenes, that WANT the Drilling Ban back in place. They can not come right out and say it. They can not come right out a DO it. They know that even though the Loons are attempting to flood them with negatives, YOU said you want this. They hear you. They are just not liking what you say. So they are trying to find ways around this. Maybe they think the extension will give the Loons more time to flood them with anti-drilling comments. I can hear them now. "We NEED cover. We NEED cover. Quick Envionuts, help us."

Now is not the time to stop. YOU need to continue to hammer these Socialist Idiots and make sure that they understand, We need to drill now. We need to be Energy Independent. For National Security, and the financial well being of this country. $1.7 trillion in revenues to federal, state and local governments could help offset some of that two plus trillion that Obama and the Loons want to throw away at your expense. Not to mention the REAL and long lasting CAREER jobs that will be created. That ain't laying no sod.

This Administration is out of control. The Congress is out of control. YOU are the only thing that can slow them down. YOU are the only thing that can stop them all together in two years. Once again we are seeing the price at the pump go up, while the price of Oil per barrel go down. Once again, this Administration and those in Congress are saying to you, screw you. It's time YOU start saying to them, No. Screw you.
Peter

Sources:
Climate Science Watch - Ken Salazar for Interior Sec.: Weak on scientific integrity, endangered species, global warming?
Bloomberg.com - Salazar to Nullify Utah Oil and Gas Drilling Leases
AP - Salazar rejects Bush drilling plan
OPNTalk - Your Voices Were Heard

America IS At Stake

Hey folks,

It’s Friday. I normally do not like getting upset on Fridays, being my favorite day of the week, but I AM upset. I’m actually getting down right angry. I understand that the election is a long way off. Hell, even the primaries are a long way off, but we NEED to get ready. America needs to wake up. You NEED to educate yourselves on what the LWL {Left Wing Looneys} are really up to. It couldn’t be any more clear. I am fully convinced that this very country, the America founded by our Forefathers. The America our Fathers came here for. The America they grew up in, that YOU grew up in, is at risk.

I cannot put it any more bluntly than that. When you go to the polls in 08, this very country is at stake. Your very life as you know it, is at stake. The American Dream, could very well DIE. Do not underestimate, down play, or just wave this off as politics. This is REAL. America itself could very well die in a matter of a couple of years. Why? Because there are some that want to kill her. I’m not talking about terrorists, I’m talking about the LWL.

Remember when I told you Liberalism Is The Quest For Tyranny, January 14, 2007. I said,

The LWL do NOT support personal freedoms, free exchange of thought, nor do they support free speech. Unless you agree with them. If not, they will do EVERYTHING they can to discredit, close minds, and silence the speaker.

They DO want to control the market. They DO want to, in essence, put a cap on how far you can go. Make over a half million dollars a year, you will pay for it. They DO want you to need them. They love social programs that they try to pass off as compassion. They want more control in your lives.

Some of you just waved this off. But now we have all this talk about the "Fairness Doctrine." They have come out and said they were going after Rush, and all of Conservative talk radio. Then back on Monday, February 05, 2007, I wrote 08 Is Coming. Countless Running. Islamic Extremist Welcomed My Dems? I told you then what Hillary Clinton said.

Maybe she will use some of that money that she gets when she destroys capitalism. Remember she wants to take the profits from big companies. She said she would. She told you OUTRIGHT, that she will attempt to steel from the rich, to give to the poor.

"The other day the oil companies reported the highest profits in the history of the world. I want to take those profits and I want to put them into a strategic energy fund that will begin to fund alternative, smart energy, alternative and technology that will begin to actually move us toward the direction of independence. I have to tell you, I am not running for president to put Band-Aids on our problems."

That is the death of Capitalism plain and simple. Then on Saturday, April 14, 2007, More Evils Of The Bush Administration? I reported to you this.

Folks, I cannot take this one anymore. That is EXACTLY what they have been trying to do REINVENTING GOVERNMENT! Not following the Constitution. They want omnipotent power. They want complete and total control of your lives. They think they REALLY know what is best for you, better than you do.

Clinton said some of the proposed changes would be made through executive order and others through legislation. She said she'd move quickly as president to implement the changes.

Here is the latest from Supreme Leader Clinton. According to The AP-We are all in it together, Clinton says Tuesday May 29, 12:11 pm ET, By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.

The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an "ownership society" really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap between rich and poor.

"I prefer a 'we're all in it together' society," she said. "I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none."

That is Socialism. Communism. That is Tyranny. She ACTUALLY said this.

"There is no greater force for economic growth than free markets. But markets work best with rules that promote our values, protect our workers and give all people a chance to succeed," she said. "Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies."

"Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies." Did you get that? She also said this.

"We have sent a message to our young people that if you don't go to college ... that you're thought less of in America. We have to stop this," she said. "Our country cannot run without the people who have the skills that are taught in this school."

Remember she was speaking at a school that trains Highschool Students for careers in the construction, automotive, graphic arts and other industries. Basically a Votec school. So according to Supreme Leader Clinton, College is no longer to be placed in a position of importance. She would make everyone equal. Remember, she will take profits from those who have worked hard, and give them to those that did not work as hard. This SHOULD infuriate you.

Yes I’m going way long here. But I want you to think about this. I want you to actually UNDERSTAND what she is TELLING you she will do as President. She is coming right out and telling you, that if you work hard, go to college, make something of your life, she will take from you what you have EARNED, and share it with someone that has never worked a day. This way it’s "FAIR." Make no mistake about it. This is what she is saying. The article goes on.

Beyond education, Clinton said she would reduce special breaks for corporations, eliminate tax incentives for companies that ship jobs overseas and open up CEO pay to greater public scrutiny.

Clinton also said she would help people save more money by expanding and simplifying the earned income tax credit; create new jobs by pursuing energy independence; and ensure that every American has affordable health insurance.

This IS Socialism.

At least one Presidential Candidate see what she is saying. Also according to the AP -Romney: Clinton a European caricature By NAFEESA SYEED, Associated Press Writer

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as a European caricature who would turn the United States into a welfare state.

Speaking to about 200 people in Sioux City, Romney said he wanted to highlight the differences between himself and Clinton, the front-runner for her party's presidential nomination.

"Her view is the old, classic, European caricature that we describe of big government, big taxation, welfare state," said the former Massachusetts governor.

"She gave a speech a couple of days ago and laid out her vision for America. And as I listened to her I figured her platform wouldn't even get her elected in France," Romney, who was a missionary in France, said to chuckles and applause.

He went on to say this.

"I'm convinced if Hillary were president ... that we would see instead of a stronger military and a stronger economy and stronger families, we'd see a weaker military because she would ... be able to spend money on the social programs that she favors," he said. "We'd see a weaker economy because she'd raise taxes and we'd have less money going into the private sector and creating new jobs. We'd see weaker families as well."

So am I. As a matter of fact folks, The LWL has proposed the largest tax hike in American history times two. EVERY Democratic Candidate is telling you they will rise your taxes. EVERY ONE of them.

Folks, you need to wake up. You need to LISTEN to what they are coming right out and telling you. From trying to strip the President his Commander and Chief Constitutionally given position and authority, to traveling the world, meeting with America’s enemies in a time of war, attempting to create their own foreign policies, to wanting to silence any opposition, they are showing and telling you who they really are. You need to educate yourselves on what will happen if they get what they want. The very America that you know and love, will be gone. Tyranny will reign. Instead of a free society, we will have a Socialist society. Do you TRULY understand what that means?

Some people like Hannity and Rush, think that Hillary has this locked up. As a matter of fact, Rush has said on his radio show, that "As we sit here today, Hillary Clinton has about an 80 percent chance of becoming President." Let me remind you of Hillary’s own words.

"The other day the oil companies reported the highest profits in the history of the world. I want to take those profits and I want to put them into a strategic energy fund that will begin to fund alternative, smart energy, alternative and technology that will begin to actually move us toward the direction of independence. I have to tell you, I am not running for president to put Band-Aids on our problems."

Clinton said some of the proposed changes would be made through executive order and others through legislation. She said she'd move quickly as president to implement the changes.

The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an "ownership society" really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap between rich and poor.

"I prefer a 'we're all in it together' society," she said. "I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none."

"There is no greater force for economic growth than free markets. But markets work best with rules that promote our values, protect our workers and give all people a chance to succeed," she said. "Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies."

"We have sent a message to our young people that if you don't go to college ... that you're thought less of in America. We have to stop this," she said. "Our country cannot run without the people who have the skills that are taught in this school."

Just a couple of reminders folks. First, an "executive order" means she wants, she gets. She, as President, simply says, this is the way it is. That’s it folks. Does not matter if you agree or not. Does not matter if Congress agrees or not. But then again, with the LWL still in control, there will be NO opposition anyway.

That brings me to reminder number two. If you decide to sit out the election, if you do not vote, you ACTUALLY vote for the winner. I warned you about that before. "What do you mean. I didn’t vote, so this is not on my hands." WRONG. By you not voting, you VOTE for the winner. Let’s take this past election. You didn’t vote to teach the Republicans a lesson. The Democrats won. If you HAD voted, your vote may have made things go the other way. You did not vote, therefore, things went the way they did.

You had better get ready for this one. You had better get to the point of understanding what is REALLY on the line here. This is not politics as usual. This is not just Left and Right. This is not just another election. This could very well be this country’s very existence. This could very well be your freedom. The American Dream. Reality. Life as you know it. You had better learn, listen, and understand.
Peter

Sources;
ME -Liberalism Is The Quest For Tyranny

ME -08 Is Coming. Countless Running. Islamic Extremist Welcomed My Dems?

More Evils Of The Bush Administration?

AP-We are all in it together, Clinton says

AP -Romney: Clinton a European caricature

U.S. Offshore Drilling Moratorium Not About Safty

If it were, ALL Drilling should be stopped.

Hey folks,

It's Tuesday, let's check in at the Energy Front.

Obama's pointless, and completely insane Drilling Moratorium, that is due to expire November 30, 2010, is doing nothing to "save us" from the possibility of another "Man-Made Disaster." NOTHING. Yet some in Congress want to extend it further.

What HAS it done? What could it do if continued? It could cost 19,500 jobs, which is 40 to 60 percent higher than Administration estimates. It could cost $5 billion in Economic activity, at a time when our Economy is already in ruins. As for States? It could cost nearly $240 million in State and local Tax revenues. Five of 33 Gulf Deepwater rigs have left or are departing for Foreign Oilfields, taking American jobs with them. More are about to follow if this insanity continues.

"But Pete, it's about safety." No it really isn't. You see, the only ones that have stopped Drilling is US. According to the Canadian Free Press - U.S. Imposes Offshore Drilling Moratorium, but Other Countries Fail to Follow By Institute for Energy Research Friday, October 1, 2010

The Gulf Coast oil spill of April 20, 2010 caused the Obama administration to take some drastic measures, in order to prove to the nation that it was handling the emergency better than the Bush administration handled 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. Those drastic measures include a 6-month moratorium on offshore drilling (set to end November 30, 2010), a panel of “experts” to determine the cause of the spill, and new rules from the Department of Interior to minimize the harm of a future oil spill. But how are other countries responding to the U.S. disaster? Offshore drilling continues in Europe, with no changes thus far to the rules. China is investing in all sorts of oil ventures that include drilling offshore from numerous countries; it is even negotiating with Cuba for drilling rights near the Florida coast. Mexico continues to drill offshore with our support. And the United States is lending Brazil $2 billion to explore off its coast, where experts believe 30 billion barrels of oil awaits discovery and production.

Those new rules only apply to US controlled Companies. Even if others are Drilling off our coasts.

Europe

Germany proposed a ban on deep-sea offshore oil drilling at a meeting of the OSPAR commission, a group through which the European Union and 15 countries that have coastlines off Europe cooperate to protect the environment of the North-East Atlantic. But Norway, Denmark, and Britain—the region’s oil-producing countries—quickly nixed the proposal, postponing the issue to January, when President Obama is expected to report on the findings of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig investigation.

Which I'm sure is going to be inconclusive at best, but most likely say whatever the Administration WANTS it to say.

China

Whatever the United States does, the outlook for offshore drilling remains excellent, inasmuch as the industrialized world, especially China, will need more oil as the global economy improves. In 2009, China consumed about 5 million barrels of oil per day—more oil than it produced—and it is looking to find supplies elsewhere. China has spent nearly $200 billion on oil deals during the past few years, joining with more than 19 countries—including Russia, Turkmenistan, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya, Angola, Venezuela, and Brazil—and paying for exploration, production, and infrastructure construction, as well as extending “loans for energy." Recently, China’s Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Company agreed to buy, for $4.65 billion, the 9 percent interest that ConocoPhillips holds in Syncrude, a Canadian business involved in the production of oil sands (an asphalt-like heavy oil). Canada is currently the number one supplier of crude oil imports to the United States, but U.S. proposals to limit carbon in transportation fuels could make Canada seek markets elsewhere, as this deal with China demonstrates.

At home, the Chinese government is allowing Chevron and BP access to drill in deep waters in the South China Sea, after attempts decades ago to drill in its shallow waters turned up dry wells. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has not deterred the Chinese government from allowing BP to participate in drilling off its coast.

Cuba

Cuba’s current production of about 60,000 barrels per day is from onshore wells. But Cuba is planning to drill seven test wells in the Gulf of Mexico during 2011 and 2012. A consortium of companies from Spain, Norway, and India is planning to drill at least one well early next year using a Chinese-built rig owned by a unit of the Italian oil company Eni, and Malaysia’s Petronas is planning to use the same rig off Cuba. Cuba has leased 21 of the 59 blocks it owns in the Gulf of Mexico to seven companies. Besides the five foreign companies mentioned above, Venezuela’s state oil company (PDVSA) is also planning to drill an exploratory well next year, and companies from Vietnam and Brazil have also leased blocks. Companies from Russia, China, and Angola are negotiating exploration rights. Cubapetroeo, Cuba’s oil company, estimates that Cuba has up to 20 billion barrels of oil in its offshore areas, although the U.S. Geological Survey estimates the amount to be only 4.6 billion barrels. Of special interest to the United States is that some of this drilling will be within 40 miles of the coast of Key West, Florida.

Yup. Off OUR coast. So how is the Obama posed US Drilling Moratorium going to keep us safe from the "Evils of Drilling?" Others are Drilling off OUR coasts. Others that Obama and Crew have no say over.

Brazil

Recent estimates have Brazil’s total estimated barrels of oil equivalent at greater than 30 billion. Probably the largest oil find in more than 20 years is the Tupi offshore oil field, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Tupi is in ultra-deep water, below a 2,000 meter-thick layer of salt, which only the most advanced–and expensive–drilling rigs can penetrate. The field contains at least 5 to 8 billion barrels of recoverable oil. In March 2009, Brazil’s Energy Minister said the country would need $270 billion over 10 years to develop its deepwater reserves. Petrobas, the semi-private Brazilian company that controls most of the rights to drilling at Tupi, just raised $70 billion dollars in the world’s largest share offer to help finance its expansion plans and to help pay down its debt. Last year, it borrowed a record $30 billion, including debt issues, bank loans, and an oil-for-loan deal with the China Development Bank.

The China Development Bank agreed to lend $10 billion to Petrobas in exchange for increased oil exports. Petrobas and Sinopec (the China Petroleum & Chemical Company) signed a long-term agreement for Petrobas to export 200,000 barrels of oil per day to China between 2010 and 2019. The Export-Import Bank of the United States, a federal bank of the U.S. government, whose mission is to “assist in the financing of U.S. goods and services to international markets,” issued a $2 billion loan to Petrobas for offshore exploration and development—with the approval of Ex-Im’s bipartisan board. The majority of the Export-Import Bank’s financing comes from loans from commercial lenders.

Mexico

Last year, the Export-Import Bank of the United States provided Pemex, Mexico’s state-run oil company, with about $1 billion in direct loans for development of new projects of Pemex Exploration and Production and the Cantarell offshore oil fields located in the Bay of Campeche, about 100 kilometers off the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex is the largest borrower of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, having borrowed $8.3 billion between 1998 and April 2009 for oil and gas exploration, development, and processing projects. In 2009, Mexico was the second largest supplier of oil imports to the United States, behind only Canada.[xvi]

Conclusion

Countries with offshore oil resources do not intend to follow the lead of the United States in imposing a moratorium on offshore drilling nor are they slowing progress towards exploration and development of offshore oil resources in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. The United States is awaiting results from its panel of “experts” and new rules from its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement in the Department of Interior, issued today, to see what hoops the oil industry will need to jump through in order to resume drilling. The new rules include provisions on workplace and drilling safety, with no date for the termination of the moratorium. According to Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, “Under these new rules, operators will need to comply with tougher requirements for everything from well design and cementing practices to blowout preventers and employee training.”

Again, US controlled Companies ONLY. Kind of like why so many Businesses take their operations over seas, they can't afford to operate here in the US. Obama will force, even AFTER the Moratorium is lifted, Drilling Companies to go elsewhere where they CAN afford to operate without the oppressive Rules and Taxes impose by an agenda driven, out of control Government. They will go where others WANT them, and give them the Jobs, Tax Revenues, and Oil. Us? Well, we will have to buy it.

The newly appointed Director of the Interior’s regulatory agency, Michael Bromwich, doesn’t think much drilling will be evident even a month after the moratorium is lifted. Although the moratorium does not affect shallow-water drilling, permitting of those projects has been slowed by the Department of Interior because of new safety requirements and approvals by the federal government, which is probably also the Interior’s agenda for deep water projects.

So basically, WE are the only ones not Drilling. We are the only ones that will be effected by Obama and Crew. Sad think is, just like the rest of the decisions they are making, we here in the in the US, will be the ones paying the price.
Peter

Sources:
Canadian Free Press - U.S. Imposes Offshore Drilling Moratorium, but Other Countries Fail to Follow

America IS At Stake Re-post

Part two of five.

Hey folks,

Here is part two of the five part series, warning you that America itself is at stake here. This IS the most important election in the history of this country.

Friday, June 01, 2007

Hey folks,

It’s Friday. I normally do not like getting upset on Fridays, being my favorite day of the week, but I AM upset. I’m actually getting down right angry. I understand that the election is a long way off. Hell, even the primaries are a long way off, but we NEED to get ready. America needs to wake up. You NEED to educate yourselves on what the LWL {Left Wing Loonies} are really up to. It couldn’t be any more clear. I am fully convinced that this very country, the America founded by our Forefathers. The America our Fathers came here for. The America they grew up in, that YOU grew up in, is at risk.

I cannot put it any more bluntly than that. When you go to the polls in 08, this very country is at stake. Your very life as you know it, is at stake. The American Dream, could very well DIE. Do not underestimate, down play, or just wave this off as politics. This is REAL. America itself could very well die in a matter of a couple of years. Why? Because there are some that want to kill her. I’m not talking about terrorists, I’m talking about the LWL.

Remember when I told you Liberalism Is The Quest For Tyranny, January 14, 2007. I said,

The LWL do NOT support personal freedoms, free exchange of thought, nor do they support free speech. Unless you agree with them. If not, they will do EVERYTHING they can to discredit, close minds, and silence the speaker.

They DO want to control the market. They DO want to, in essence, put a cap on how far you can go. Make over a half million dollars a year, you will pay for it. They DO want you to need them. They love social programs that they try to pass off as compassion. They want more control in your lives.

Some of you just waved this off. But now we have all this talk about the "Fairness Doctrine." They have come out and said they were going after Rush, and all of Conservative talk radio. Then back on Monday, February 05, 2007, I wrote 08 Is Coming. Countless Running. Islamic Extremist Welcomed My Dems? I told you then what Hillary Clinton said.

Maybe she will use some of that money that she gets when she destroys capitalism. Remember she wants to take the profits from big companies. She said she would. She told you OUTRIGHT, that she will attempt to steel from the rich, to give to the poor.

Note: I was going to edit this and substitute Obama for Hillary. But they are saying the same things. This IS what the New Liberal Party, the LWL believe in. So just picture Obama here.

"The other day the oil companies reported the highest profits in the history of the world. I want to take those profits and I want to put them into a strategic energy fund that will begin to fund alternative, smart energy, alternative and technology that will begin to actually move us toward the direction of independence. I have to tell you, I am not running for president to put Band-Aids on our problems."


That is the death of Capitalism plain and simple. Then on Saturday, April 14, 2007, More Evils Of The Bush Administration? I reported to you this.

Folks, I cannot take this one anymore. That is EXACTLY what they have been trying to do REINVENTING GOVERNMENT! Not following the Constitution. They want omnipotent power. They want complete and total control of your lives. They think they REALLY know what is best for you, better than you do.

Clinton said some of the proposed changes would be made through executive order and others through legislation. She said she'd move quickly as president to implement the changes.

Here is the latest from Supreme Leader Clinton. According to The AP-We are all in it together, Clinton says Tuesday May 29, 12:11 pm ET, By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer


MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.

The Democratic senator said what the Bush administration touts as an "ownership society" really is an "on your own" society that has widened the gap between rich and poor.

"I prefer a 'we're all in it together' society," she said. "I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It can promote the great American tradition of opportunity for all and special privileges for none."

That is Socialism. Communism. That is Tyranny. She ACTUALLY said this.

"There is no greater force for economic growth than free markets. But markets work best with rules that promote our values, protect our workers and give all people a chance to succeed," she said. "Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies."

"Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies." Did you get that? She also said this.

"We have sent a message to our young people that if you don't go to college ... that you're thought less of in America. We have to stop this," she said. "Our country cannot run without the people who have the skills that are taught in this school."

Remember she was speaking at a school that trains Highschool Students for careers in the construction, automotive, graphic arts and other industries. Basically a Votec school. So according to Supreme Leader Clinton, College is no longer to be placed in a position of importance. She would make everyone equal. Remember, she will take profits from those who have worked hard, and give them to those that did not work as hard. This SHOULD infuriate you.

Yes I’m going way long here. But I want you to think about this. I want you to actually UNDERSTAND what she is TELLING you she will do as President. She is coming right out and telling you, that if you work hard, go to college, make something of your life, she will take from you what you have EARNED, and share it with someone that has never worked a day. This way it’s "FAIR." Make no mistake about it. This is what she is saying.

Obama is saying the same things here. The article goes on.

Beyond education, Clinton said she would reduce special breaks for corporations, eliminate tax incentives for companies that ship jobs overseas and open up CEO pay to greater public scrutiny.

Clinton also said she would help people save more money by expanding and simplifying the earned income tax credit; create new jobs by pursuing energy independence; and ensure that every American has affordable health insurance.

This IS Socialism.

At least one Presidential Candidate see what she is saying. Also according to the AP -Romney: Clinton a European caricature By NAFEESA SYEED, Associated Press Writer

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as a European caricature who would turn the United States into a welfare state.

Speaking to about 200 people in Sioux City, Romney said he wanted to highlight the differences between himself and Clinton, the front-runner for her party's presidential nomination.

"Her view is the old, classic, European caricature that we describe of big government, big taxation, welfare state," said the former Massachusetts governor.

"She gave a speech a couple of days ago and laid out her vision for America. And as I listened to her I figured her platform wouldn't even get her elected in France," Romney, who was a missionary in France, said to chuckles and applause.

He went on to say this.

"I'm convinced if Hillary were president ... that we would see instead of a stronger military and a stronger economy and stronger families, we'd see a weaker military because she would ... be able to spend money on the social programs that she favors," he said. "We'd see a weaker economy because she'd raise taxes and we'd have less money going into the private sector and creating new jobs. We'd see weaker families as well."

So am I. As a matter of fact folks, The LWL has proposed the largest tax hike in American history times two. EVERY Democratic Candidate is telling you they will rise your taxes. EVERY ONE of them.

Folks, you need to wake up. You need to LISTEN to what they are coming right out and telling you. From trying to strip the President his Commander and Chief Constitutionally given position and authority, to traveling the world, meeting with America’s enemies in a time of war, attempting to create their own foreign policies, to wanting to silence any opposition, they are showing and telling you who they really are. You need to educate yourselves on what will happen if they get what they want. The very America that you know and love, will be gone. Tyranny will reign. Instead of a free society, we will have a Socialist society. Do you TRULY understand what that means?

Some people like Hannity and Rush, think that Hillary has this locked up. As a matter of fact, Rush has said on his radio show, that "As we sit here today, Hillary Clinton has about an 80 percent chance of becoming President." Let me remind you of Hillary’s own words.

Well, now we know it is Obama that the LWL and the Mainstream Media are betting on, so I will leave out the reminder of HER words. Just pay attention to HIS. They are the same, if not even MORE radical.

But then again, with the LWL still in control, there will be NO opposition anyway.That brings me to reminder number two. If you decide to sit out the election, if you do not vote, you ACTUALLY vote for the winner. I warned you about that before. "What do you mean. I didn’t vote, so this is not on my hands." WRONG. By you not voting, you VOTE for the winner. Let’s take this past election. You didn’t vote to teach the Republicans a lesson. The Democrats won. If you HAD voted, your vote may have made things go the other way. You did not vote, therefore, things went the way they did.

You had better get ready for this one. You had better get to the point of understanding what is REALLY on the line here. This is not politics as usual. This is not just Left and Right. This is not just another election. This could very well be this country’s very existence. This could very well be your freedom. The American Dream. Reality. Life as you know it. You had better learn, listen, and understand.

Peter

Sources;
ME -Liberalism Is The Quest For Tyranny
ME -08 Is Coming. Countless Running. Islamic Extremist Welcomed My Dems?
More Evils Of The Bush Administration?
AP-We are all in it together, Clinton says
AP -Romney: Clinton a European caricature

End of Day Roundup September 26, 2006

Hey folks,

I just stopped in to answer a couple of questions, correct a misnomer, and point out some observations.

First the serious stuff. I was asked a few times, what my take on the whole Clinton meltdown on fox. How could I possibly pass up "should a golden opportunity." How could I let such a piece of USDA Prime beef of a news story pass by." "What is wrong with you?" So on and so forth.

Truth is, when I saw the interview and the melt down late Sunday, I KNEW that this would be a HUGH news story for days to come. The Clinton defenders will be defending him. The Clinton attackers will be attacking. The usual suspects on both sides. I also have never been a big Clinton basher. Even in the heat of the whole thing, I wasn’t attacking him on a daily bases. As I see it,

1- He is not in office anymore. What is done is done.
2- He just showed his TRUE side. The people will make their own decision as to if they want these people back in power, but I do not believe this meltdown will be positive or that much of a negative. See point one.
3- The lies he threw out there, are just too easily found out. Check out
Rush from today.

Even according to The Washington Post, Secretary of State Rice put the record straight when she said,

"We were not left a comprehensive strategy to fight al Qaeda," Rice responded during the hourlong session."

4- I just do not believe I could possibly add anything to this. He got angry at a stupid question, and he felt his "Spun legacy" was called into question and he lost it. If you want continuous coverage of this story, you have a vast array of outlets to chose from.

Topic two,

The leaked report that "blames us" make that the Bush Administration, for increased terrorists and the "fact" that we are less safe today because of Iraq. Now I do not know if this guy is legit or not, but according to a fellow blogger, Spook86 , who claims to be retired Intel. personnel, and claims the following comes straight from this report,

"In one of its early paragraphs, the estimate notes progress in the struggle against terrorism, stating the U.S.-led efforts have "seriously damaged Al Qaida leadership and disrupted its operations." Didn't see that in the NYT article.

Or how about this statement, which--in part--reflects the impact of increased pressure on the terrorists: "A large body of reporting indicates that people identifying themselves as jihadists is increasing...however, they are largely decentralized, lack a coherent strategy and are becoming more diffuse." Hmm...doesn't sound much like Al Qaida's pre-9-11 game plan.

The report also notes the importance of the War in Iraq as a make or break point for the terrorists: "Should jihadists leaving Iraq perceive themselves to have failed, we judge that fewer will carry on the fight." It's called a ripple effect.

More support for the defeating the enemy on his home turf: "Threats to the U.S. are intrinsically linked to U.S. success or failure in Iraq." President Bush and senior administration officials have made this argument many times--and it's been consistently dismissed by the "experts" at the WaPo and Times.

And, some indication that the "growing" jihad may be pursuing the wrong course: "There is evidence that violent tactics are backfiring...their greatest vulnerability is that their ultimate political solution (shar'a law) is unpopular with the vast majority of Muslims." Seems to contradict MSM accounts of a jihadist tsunami with ever-increasing support in the global Islamic community..

The estimate also affirms the wisdom of sowing democracy in the Middle East: "Progress toward pluralism and more responsive political systems in the Muslim world will eliminate many of the grievances jihadists exploit." As I recall, this the core of our strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq."


This should be interesting to see what happens when the full report comes out. Like I said this morning,

"WAIT A MINUTE!!!! I got it. LOL. I am willing to bet you this folks. The Bush Administration WILL release the whole thing. But not right this second. This will be brilliant if this is true. Maybe they had every intention of releasing it all along. But NOW with the NYT and the LWL pulling things out of context and attempting to get you to believe that the report shows that America and the Bush Administration is to blame on the "increase of terrorists" and it is all our fault, the evils in this world, maybe they are letting them run with it for a bit. Allowing them to dig more of a hole. Then they will release it showing how wrong they were. Again."

This brings me to a misnomer to dismiss. OK folks, this one is just funny. I was told today, which I also heard, that Rush was mimicking or echoing this very statement. That he was saying the same EXACT thing that I said this morning. "Hey maybe he’s an OPNer." LOL. Folks, I can feel pretty safe to assume that he is not. Maybe one of his staff, maybe. Maybe one of them saw what I wrote? But I feel a better explanation is SIMPLE. He is echoing, along with Sean Hannity, what I said this morning, because we are astute students of history. We all know, that in the past, lies the future. In other words, {For those that need a little extra help in understanding} "If you do not learn from history, you are bound to repeat it."

We KNOW what the LWL has done in the past. They FAIL every time. They are doing the same thing with this report, or better yet, this very small piece of this report. It is EASY to see what could be coming. Most average Americans that have even remotely followed the fail attempts in the past could see this coming.

I do not believe Rush is an OPNer, it would be cool if he was, but I feel safer to assume that we are sounding a lot alike because we are all simply telling the truth.

I hope this clears up a few things for some of you. Have a great night, and I’ll see you in the AM
Peter

From The Emails 041108

"If so urgent why wait until 2009?"

Hey folks,

I asked that same question. Sort of. Back on December 15, 2007, I told you this from the AP - UN eyes global warming pact by 2009

In a dramatic finish to a U.N. climate conference, world leaders adopted a plan Saturday for negotiating a new global warming pact by 2009, after the United States backed down in a battle over wording supported by developing nations and Europe.

The rest of it is how America is to blame for all the world problems. We are evil. We do not care. We will not sign over our sovereignty to be controlled by those that hate us. Blah Blah Blah. Same old GW Bunk. Got to love it. The solution to this “Last Chance” is to agree to talk more. Next year or later. {Laughing}

Well, I guess they have FINALLY came to an agreement, still to talk about it more, in 2009. {Laughing}

Here is the article. From MY SINCHEW.com

Thailand: UN Climate Talks Focus On Compromise For 2009 Global Warming Pact

BANGKOK, THAILAND: Climate negotiators agreed Saturday (5 Apr) on an ambitious agenda for talks they hope will lead to a global warming pact, overcoming a heated dispute between Japan and developing countries on how to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The schedule came after five days of talks in Bangkok and requires negotiators to settle contentions issues, including how countries will cut their emissions and how rich nations will help the poor adapt to climate change.

"Not only do we have the certainty that critical issues will be addressed this year, we now have the bite-sized chunks which will allow us to negotiate in an effective manner," U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said.

So from way back past December 15, 2007, they have been finding it difficult to agree on what to TALK about? On a SCHEDULE? So we are to believe, that they will be able to actually DO something about the eminent treat that will destroy us all, Global Warming? Folks, they do not really believe it either. It's just about money. This is why they do not care if it takes another year or more, to talk more. {Smile}

Delegates also welcomed the agreement, but warned significant differences remain over demands from the U.S. and Japan for developing countries to accept binding targets as part of a pact to stabilize greenhouse gases in the next 10 to 15 years and cut them in half by 2050.

"We can live with the work program, but the negotiations ahead will be tough, very tough," said Prodipto Ghosh, a member of the Indian delegation. "There are wide divergences between different groups over the nature of the conclusions to be reached."

Yeah, one is the turning over Sovereignty to the UN. It is saying that we will DO whatever the UN says or face consequences. I say the UN is nothing but a joke and one of the biggest anti-American and anti-Semitic groups out there.

Talks had bogged down because of developing nations' opposition to discussion of a Japanese proposal to set industry-specific emissions reduction targets. Developing nations want rich countries to agree to set national targets first.

{Laughing} So the problem is that countries are saying, "OK, you first."

Representatives from 163 countries met in Bangkok for the first negotiations on a pact meant to take effect after 2012. Scientists say quick action is needed to prevent the worsening floods, droughts and violent storms that would affect billions of people worldwide in a warming world.

Are you really getting this folks. "Last Chance to save the planet. We are all going to die. WE only have like ten years. WE must act NOW. FAST. Before the evils of us all destroy us, and kill the Polar Bears." So let's say they all agree to this, which they have NOT done yet. It takes effect in 2012. {Smile} How many Polar Bears have to die. How many countries do we have to lose due to floods? How many civil wars have to be fought over the lack of food? Why are we waiting about YEAR to talk more? Why are we waiting another four years to act? Because it is all BUNK.

The agenda postponed in depth discussions of the Japanese proposal until August to satisfy critics in developing nations. Instead, other issues _ such as rich countries' efforts to help poor nations adapt to rising temperatures _ will be discussed first.

The temperatures are not rising anymore folks.

Delegates also deleted from an earlier draft a call for discussion of what the U.S. emissions reduction targets might be in the new agreement, delegates said, leaving talk of that for 2009 _ when a new American president will be in office. The Bush administration has been critical of deep emissions reductions.

So THAT is the reason. WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE! Uh, wait, let's see who wins in America in 09. Perhaps we can convince them, especially if it's a Lib. or McCain. But then again I said, especially if it's a Lib. Maybe we can get them to fall for this.

The draft schedule also called for talks on the transfer of clean technologies from rich countries to developing ones at the June meeting in Bonn. A meeting in Ghana in August would address the Japanese proposal, as well as deforestation.

The Japanese plan triggered strident opposition from China, India and other developing countries. They argued it was an attempt to shift the burden from rich to poor nations.

Tokyo hopes for an agreement on energy efficiency targets for specific industries across national boundaries. Proponents say it would preserve competition, while rewarding countries like Japan that already have high levels of energy efficiency.

Poorer countries, however, fear it would favor nations with a technological edge by allowing them to make fewer cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. They objected to holding in-depth discussions on it in June, as called for in an earlier plan.

Ghosh dismissed the Japanese proposal as a "huge protectionist scam," while the G-77 grouping of developing countries refused to include any reference to it in the work plan.

Japan, which is struggling to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, is campaigning to put its approach at the center of the future agreement, which is to take effect when the Kyoto pact ends in 2012.

Which has done NOTHING.

Kyoji Komachi, who headed the Japanese delegation, said Japan was not using the proposal to force developing countries into the same emissions targets as wealthy industrialized nations. But he was happy with the final document.

"I think it's positive," he said.

Of course, NOTHING was accomplished but the agreement to talk more.

The other sticking point has been the U.S. insistence that discussions over actions it will take to reduce greenhouse gases coincide with talks about what developing nations will do. Developing nations argue that U.S. and other industrialized countries should take the first steps in cutting emissions, since they are responsible for the bulk of today's emissions.

The new global warming pact is meant to succeed the first phase of the Kyoto Protocol, which requires 37 industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012.

Or what?

The United States is the only industrialized nation not to have ratified Kyoto, but it agreed with nearly 200 other nations at a conference in Bali in December to negotiate a new agreement by the end of 2009.

So there you have it folks, they have talked and agreed to talk more. Maybe. In 09. Like I said before, this should tell you a lot about all this GW bunk. It should tell you, which should be abundantly clear to you by now, it's all about money, power, and control. There is no REAL Science in it. THEY, {the leaders of the Chicken Little Crowd} do not even really believe it. This would be like saying there is an asteroid coming. Predictions indicate that it will hit us in 5 months. So do we then argue about what to talk about? Do we agreed to talk about it in 6 months? You get the point. They do not believe the threat is real, but they want you to. They want you to pay for it.

"If so urgent why wait until 2009?"

To see who the next President is. To see if they can be scared into submitting to this garbage. They know Bush can not be, but maybe they next one can. From the looks of it, they may be right.

Have a great Weekend folks, see you Sunday.
Peter


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Another Gamble of the Left.

Hey folks,

Happy Tuesday to you. The Left are at it again. They are taking another gamble. Will this one pay off? They really have no luck in gambling. It usually comes back to bite them at the worse possible times. Will this be any different?

The gamble that they are placing their chips on this time is the leaked intelligence report that estimated, that the United States is at a greater risk of attack than it was in 2001. This is simply not true, and if the entire report as some would like to have totally released, was, it would not be saying what they want it to.

The problem they have is that they are taking parts of it, possibly out of context, and declaring that it is saying what they want us to believe. Problem is, if they are wrong, they could be looking silly again.

According to this new AP article,

National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said Monday,

"We are certainly more vigilant. We are better prepared," Negroponte said. "We are safer."

The article goes on to say how the LWL are doing what they ALWAYS do. Taking whatever negative, no matter how small, confirmed, or ridiculous, against the President, and jumping all over it , before all the facts are out. Nancy Pelosi is calling for investigations, {Of course}

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Osama bin Laden and other Sept. 11 planners have not yet been brought to justice and Bush should read the intelligence carefully "before giving another misleading speech about progress in the war on terrorism." She and 10 other Democratic leaders asked House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., to hold hearings on the document's findings."

I hope they DO. I agree with,

"The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee urged the Bush administration Monday to declassify the intelligence assessment.

Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said the American people should be able to see a public version of the report and draw their own conclusions about its contents. So far, he said, the public discussion has given the "false impression" that the National Intelligence Estimate focuses exclusively on Iraq and terrorism.

"That is not true," Roberts said, noting that the committee has had the report since April. "This NIE examines global terrorism in its totality."

The New York Times does it again folks. They are the ones that leak,, I mean reported this, thinking it would rile up the LWL base and anti-war crowd, right before the elections. But I truly believe this will backfire, as usual, right in their face. I think this whole report SHOULD be made public. Let the American people see the whole thing and decide for themselves.

WAIT A MINUTE!!!! I got it. LOL. I am willing to bet you this folks. The Bush Administration WILL release the whole thing. But not right this second. This will be brilliant if this is true. Maybe they had every intention of releasing it all along. But NOW with the NYT and the LWL pulling things out of context and attempting to get you to believe that the report shows that America and the Bush Administration is to blame on the "increase of terrorists" and it is all our fault, the evils in this world, maybe they are letting them run with it for a bit. Allowing them to dig more of a hole. Then they will release it showing how wrong they were. Again.
Peter

Courts Wasting Time, "Global Warming" Debate.

Hey folks,

Good Thursday morning to you. Here we go again. It will be in all the news outlets today as usual, unless the President's meeting over rides it. OK, President meets with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and says, "We will not leave until the job is done. But we will work to speed the turnover" There you go.

Now the Supreme Court is divided on the issue of "Global Warming." I wouldn't be. There is no such thing. No scientific clear cut evidence AT ALL to support it. As a matter of fact, the Satellite and other evidence shows that the ice sheets are actually getting thicker, and that the Antarctic Dry Valleys, the continent's largest ice-free area, have cooled somewhat. The National Science Foundation says records show a decline in seasonally averaged surface air temperatures of 0.7 degrees centigrade per decade, but has no explanation for this fall.

With that and all the evidence to the exact opposite of "Global Warming", I understand why the Court is divided. Basically the case wasting the Court's time is whether the Environmental Protection Agency {EPA} is required by law to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from newly manufactured motor vehicles.

This basically sums up the disagreement,

"Isn't it intuitively reasonable to suppose that with some reduction of the greenhouse gases, there will be some reduction of the ensuing damage or the ensuing climate change which causes the damage?" asked Justice David Souter. "Isn't that fair?"

"There's something of a consensus on warming, but not a consensus on how much is attributable to human activity," countered Justice Antonin Scalia.

Translation of this case as a whole? CNN reports

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday over what role the federal government should play in regulating carbon dioxide emissions from new cars.

The major environmental case pits states against the Bush administration over damage claims blamed on global warming."

They are blaming BUSH! {Laughing, banging hand on desk} What did their hero Clinton do? I think we need to blame Clinton. Think about this for a second. If driving cars are going to kill us, and President Clinton got a law passed to "regulate" car manufactures, {Government in private business} we would have by now fourteen years of cleaner air. FOURTEEN!.

Then you have an honest question. Lets say for a second that this IS true. {Even the EPA says that carbon dioxide is not a pollutant} This is an honest question and argument.

"The issue is important because the states must prove such specific harm to individuals in the face of EPA inaction before they can establish legal "standing" to continue their lawsuit.

"Let's say we're looking [ahead] at five years or 10 years, what particularized harm does the record show that Massachusetts will, or faces an imminent threat of suffering?" Alito asked.

"Given the nature of the harms, even small reductions can be significant," Milkey replied.

Chief Justice John Roberts questioned the impact of any specific reductions by the United States alone, noting even if carbon dioxide emissions on new cars were regulated in the United States, broader global sources of pollution would remain.

"It assumes there isn't going to be a greater contribution of greenhouse gases from economic development in China and other places that's going to displace whatever marginal benefit you get here," Roberts said.

Milkey was hard pressed to estimate precisely how much reduction in greenhouse gases would occur if the EPA stepped in to reduce output from new cars."

Of course he was. There is no REAL proof.

"Currently about 6 percent of the world's output of carbon dioxide comes from U.S. vehicles. Scalia wondered what effect a reduction to 4 percent would represent.

Scalia also disagreed that carbon dioxide causes air pollution, since he said its destructive effects were as a "stratospheric pollutant" above the Earth's atmosphere.

"I think it has to endanger health by reason of polluting the air, and this does not endanger health by reason of polluting the air at all," said Scalia."

Folks I have told you before, "Global Warming" is a THEORY. For every scientist that says it is real, there are others that say it’s not. The same group running around saying it’s real, is the same group that was warning us about the new "Ice Age" a few years back. It’s all about money. Plain and simple. To have this in the Supreme Court is nothing more than a waste of the Court's time. Time that could be spent arguing the evils of the Easter Bunny, or whatever is next for those "concerned."
Peter

Sources:
CNN-"Global warming debate hits Supreme Court"
AP-"Bush agrees to speedy turnover in Iraq"