Each place has its own advantages - heaven for the climate, and hell for the society.
Congressman Ron Pauls support has vastly grown in the last 3-6 months and I believe it will continue. He is ranked 4th in New Hampshire in the lastest Poll of nearly 1300 likely voters.
Read his material, decide to support a man with the right views, not someone who the media tells you has a good shot at winning, and we can change the world.
VOTE RON PAUL!
This video is an excellent example of Innovative thinking. A Singapore inventor has created a machine that harnesses the excess heat created from AC systems to help heat water. This type of forward thinking is whats needed on a massive scale if the world and America has any real hope of over coming our massive energy consumption trends.
Some may say… what is this little machine really going to impact. I would respond, by itself? Probably not much, but when you add up a million small numbers you start to form a larger one, one that can make a significant impact. In the beginning there was just one model T… what impact on the enviroment did it have? Alone…. probably not much, but look at the situation now.
Our Public tax dollars (8.5 million to be exact) are spent on a safety survey of our national air transportation system. The results are gathered and a report is written. Next I should be writing that the report is released to the airlines, the public and any other agency that contributes to the safety of our air travel; unfortunately I can’t write that because
NASA REFUSES TO RELEASE THEIR AIR SAFETY SURVEY
The officials state that the information “could” cause a drop in confidence of our air trans system and should not be released. There are so many things wrong with that train of thought I do not even know where to begin. Here are three quick points.
1) My tax dollars went to pay for this report, it should be public knowledge.
2) I should have all existing information made accessible to me so that I may make the best decision for me and my family regarding our flying habits. Withholding information regarding the safety of such a common occurrence is accessory to the deaths caused by lack of such knowledge.
3) By withholding the info from not only passengers but from airlines as well NASA effectively cuts out the very entity that is ultimately responsible for the safety of its customers. If the airlines don’t know about a problem they CAN NOT FIX IT!
Its about time DC retired this misguided and flawed system. Its surprising its lasted as long as it has. It just goes to show you though, that change, even for the better is not welcomed with open arms, especially by those who fail to benefit from the new way of doing things… (IE. Cab Drivers)
There are a few prominent black leaders that are often out spoken and on the front lines of many of today’s issues. One that I’ve begun to read and listen to a bit and am gaining a real respect for is Mr. Roland S. Martin.
His opinions, while not always shared by me, originate from what appears to be an articulate well educated and diverse experience base. I see Mr. Martin as an upcoming leader not only for the Black community but for educated moderate people in general. His latest contribution to CNN is about the upcoming Presidential election. I had recently asked my grandparents if they had been watching the debates and their response was “oh that’s a waste of time its way to far out and they all say the same stuff” however they are ALL ABOUT the show survivor.
When will people wake up and care? More accurately…. when will people care enough to wake up?
Read why Roland S. Martin goes stir crazy over a research that suggest the average person “spends five minutes a month — total — on the presidential race”.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/11/coulter-we-want-jews-to-be-perfected/#more-2471
WOW! I didn’t realize as a “Christian” (that is still figuring out his beliefs) that I am suppose to want to “perfect” Jews or any other religions for that matter! That’s AMAZING! WOW have I been in the dark on that one. While we are at it why don’t we make all Hindus and Buddhist and Muslims Christian too!!! I mean wouldn’t it just be great if we were all the same? Lets all wear the same shirts too… and drink cool aid…. and not have any tolerance for other faiths…
I don’t think it becomes more arrogant their Mrs. Coulters statements… though I suppose most every religion would prefer if everyone just belong to one big old fat bloated group with no differences in opinion or beliefs…
Justices… how in earth could you refuse to HEAR the case of a German Citizen who was wrongly “retained” and tortured by the CIA for FOUR MONTHS. Mr. Masri’s horrible experienced ended when he was dropped off on an Albanian hill top after months of interrogation and an initial stripped, beat, shackled, diapered, drugged and chained flight to Afghanistan… All of this pain and outrageousness caused because Mr. Masri was a victim of “mistaken identity” apparently the CIA confused him with a “terrorism suspect” of a similar name… uggg
The Arguments from the side happy with this rejection proclaim that by allowing a court hearing to progress “state secrets” would be revealed… what a simple distraction tactic! Claim our security will be bruised and suddenly its OK not to hear a case about torture and American abuses abroad… its suddenly ok for Bush to take liberties with our own liberty and to run the American image through the mud even more…
I realize that sometimes there ARE state secrets that are important, and I also admit that I do not know all of the “secrets” that may or may not have come out from such a trial but I do strongly feel that there still MUST be a way for justice to be served and for those responsible for allowing and the instruction of such horrible operating procedures to face the consequences. Its far to easy to claim the national security trump card, especially when there is no end in sight to this “war” we are supposedly in and no end in sight of the outrageous over step of power this Admin feels its entitled to. The debate over freedom vs security will rage on for sometime and I hate to use an over drawn quote but its quite relevant…
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
In fact, by giving up Liberty you lose both it and your own safety… some have realized this, many more need to…
On a side note…
What would happen if you disappeared for 4 months with no contact with your friends and family? Many would suspect you dead, you’d lose your job and would probably return to a financially ruined life… all because someone in the Bush Admin decided that equal protection and due process do not apply to those they see as being involved with this “war” on terror. It saddens me that the CIA ruined this mans life. I don’t have any first hand knowledge but have little faith that any type of restitution or even an apology was given to this man.
Please, heaven forbid I resemble someone the CIA wants to talk to… I’d probably never be heard from again.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/09/dobbs.Oct10/index.html
I like Mr. Dobbs, I agree with many of his views but it seems that hes gone a bit overboard on his latest commentary article about politicians and American Flag pins.
He states “…Moyers and Obama explanations of their discomfort with wearing the American flag should give us all pause”
Um excuse Mr. Dobbs but Obama never uttered the worlds or gave any impression that he was had any type of “discomfort” with the lapel pins. He made it very clear that he chooses not to wear the pin not because it makes him uncomfortable but because he sees the pin as an object some people use as a cloak, they use it to make others feel they are patriotic when their true actions and their words paint a different picture. Obama is quoted as saying…
“My attitude is that I’m less concerned about what you’re wearing on your lapel than what’s in your heart.”
and went on to say…
such symbols “become a substitute for, I think, true patriotism,”
I also take issue with Dobbs because it seems almost as if he and others have “invented” something to get upset about. Whats next…. a few people decide to wear an American Eagle pin and then suddenly condemn others for not wearing it as well?
As Mrs. Clinton said, there are many ways to show patriotism and an American Flag on your label does not a true patriot it make.
Wow, two COLONELS (thats the six steps up the rank ladder) tried to fool a DNA office to escape paying child support.
Colonels are pretty high ranking… they are just one step away from becoming a one start general so to have these two men pull something so crazy so far along in their careers is astounding. They get paid pretty well too. It seems that the officer with the child support payments was trying to hide the situation from his family in Pennsylvania.
What a hoot.
Bush has veto’d two bills in his 6 years in office. Thats 10 less than the average president (most veto around two per year, some more, some less).
His two choices for Vetos
Stem Cell Research
Children health Care.
There may very well have been issues with these bills but are you telling me that he could not find fualt in ANY OTHER of the vast bills that included Ear Marks, Pork Barrel Projects and blatant over spending? None of the other bills to pass his desk deserved a Veto? Give me a BREAK!
Bush Vetos Bill that included 35 Billion over 5 years for Childrens Healthcare. If there is one area I can see an increase in gov. it is when it is focused on helping those too young to help themselves. Bush can spend 190 Billion A YEAR on the Iraq war, but he wont spend 35 Billion over 5 for the health of our young ones… so so sad.
