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I disagree with the conclusions of this article, but I would not call Debra J. Saunders a “ditzy hack”. She has been a lone at least mildly conservative voice on the San Francisco Chronicle since the Clinton years.

I am also a long time listener. I am a “birther” myself, and perhaps Rush is silently a “birther”, but I don’t recall him ever joining in this particular controversy. I have always asked:”There were 2 hospitals operating in Honolulu in 1961, which one was Obama born in? Where is the record?”.

Tapachula is in southern Mexico, In 1970 I caught a 3rd class bus there to Pichucalco. It was a fascinating ride.

I’m 75. I was 6 years old when MacArthur came home from Korea and got a parade in NY. I am a Vietnam vet.

OK. We all know David Brooks and his history. He is not pretending to be a conservative here. I think it was a nice article and that he made a good point.

I think “taking out Bin Laden” was a total hoax.

I think maintenance is the big problem. You need competent organizations with a continuous supply of money to maintain power plants and electrical grids. Just as you would need the same for water supply and distribution, which poses fewer technical problems, and is also deficient in Africa. Also needed is security to protect the components from theft. Again you need money in continuous supply to pay for security. The money for maintenance and security should be collected from the users of the electricity and water. But they are currently too poor to provide enough. Whether the money comes from local sources or from outside it is subject to graft and theft.<>
Maintaining a grid with renewable sources is difficult even in advanced countries, it would be much more difficult in Africa. A fossil fuel system would be easier to maintain but would still face the basic challenges of organization, security, personnel, and money supply.

Interesting about Buchanan’s role. But I thought it was Safire who wrote Agnew’s phrases.

It was Leona Helmsley who said that, but Hillary lives it.

Some big surprises on this list, Oregon has
Eugene, Medford and Grants Pass. I can’t help but think this is a result of extremely lax administration of the program. In the state of Washington Yakima is no surprise, but Longview? A very generous state DSHS office would be my diagnosis.

I also drove the Dalton Highway as far as the Arctic Circle. I enjoyed the trip but the scenery got boring when it changed to tundra.

Nice Bobby Fuller Four reference!

I could be wrong, but I think the hills around Sylmar were fairly thoroughly scorched just a few years ago. I don’t think there is much underbrush to burn.

I could be wrong, but I think the hills around Sylmar were fairly thoroughly scorched just a few years ago. I don’t think there is much underbrush to burn.

I thought that Nancy said if we have to lose the house, that’s OK, Trump is such a danger that getting rid of him is more important than retaining the house. So some of these Dems will be thrown under the bus.

Yes I miss afternoon football. The University of Washington Huskies hosted the California Bears last Saturday night. Kickoff was 7:30 PM. They played 9 minutes and then a lightning storm hit and the game was delayed 2 1/2 hours. They finished at 1:30 AM.

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The Sierras do not feed the Colorado River. They feed the Central Valley of California on the long sloping west side. On the short vertical east side they feed the Owens Valley and the Los Angeles Aqueduct but mostly drain into the Great Basin, which has no outlet.

You have to think further back in the cycle. The sun evaporates the ocean water forming the rain in the hills and mountains flowing to the rivers. The water behind the dams is the energy storage. So it is renewable in the long run.