Posted on 05/04/2005 4:52:19 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
Good morning.
How are you doing this morning?
Good morning.
We're scheduled to have rain tomorrow so my carriage ride in the woods may be rescheduled to next week. The Mountain Laurel is breathtaking; it's like walking in a cloud. We walked up to the highest ride in the woods and looked around and were in awe.
As one who has worked in the field (environmental) for a gazillion years, I should have weighed in yesterday.
The problem is one of economics. If pollution control was free - we'd be doing it. Or if they had value - we'd be doing it (chip makers recover gold at great costs). Economics is the allocation of scarce resources. So who allocates?
The left has always contented top down is necessary and has no regard whatsoever for the effect on the economy. Cleaner is better and to heck with the cost to the point of obsession.
The right has backed away from the environment in the past since it hurts too much to argue with the left.
I am up early - watching my Chili Relleno casserole bake. It is one of our doctor's birthdays and since it is Cinco de Mayo week, we are having a Mexican food breakfast this morning at the clinic.
I still have bookmarked on my FR homepage all of the articles I wrote disecting Algore's book. (Although I do need to update it based on new information about the thermohalene cycle, which I debunked yesterday.)
The thing is, you really don't need to be a scientist to throw these crackpot statements where they belong. It requires an ounce or two of the uncommon quality called common sense and merely thinking the proposition through.
The leftist nutcases get the backing of a scientist or two or three (or maybe 1,000) who don't really care to think it through but would rather bask in the notoriety of the moment, and use the "authority" to support their position.
It's a common debating technique, and if you're "sourceless" you are supposed to bow.
Well, I'm not completely sourceless, and it has been demonstrated that no matter what source I throw out there is some marginal element wrong with it. That's another fine debating technique: if the source is disagreeable, attack the pedigree of the source, not its content.
Then, of course, there's the time old technique of suggesting "secret" sources that are assumed to be in the hand of the opponent (which, of course, cannot be produced because they don't exist or, if they are secret, really cannot be produced--great catch 22) and when they are not used, then the opponent is called a fraud. That's another fine old debating technique: it's called lying (it's actually called something else, but because I don't want to get banned and I am now pursuing a time honored bully pulpit technique--addressing one, speaking to all, but playing to a single third party, I'll be nice, but we all know what it is).
Just for the record, even if events of the next half-century prove me wrong (I don't think they will), I will admit it. But the left be warned, I WILL NOT COMMIT RITUALISTIC SUICIDE--I HAVE GOTTEN UNDER YOUR SKIN AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
I intend to continue to be that itch that nags and will not go away as long as you, the leftist, are around. I will not submit to your clap trap, and I will not surrender my freedom.
I will die first.
Oh rats. Well, the carriage ride wouldn't be much fun if it rains, so another day would be more enjoyable for you both. I've never seen Mnt. Laurel to my knowlege. Sounds beautiful!
Peter Paul is going to be on Tony Snow's show right now talking about the Hillary fraud story. Stream live here:
http://www.foxnews.com/tonysnow/index.html
Mmmmmm, Chili Relleno... sounds good.
It is a simple recipe with an awesome flavor.
Bravo!
When I was debunking the false claims of the left that there was no relationship between Al Qaeda and Iraq, I noticed the first thing the dolts on the left did was to attack the authors and reporters who were writing the stories. It was all they had.
And it didn't matter that in the 90's, before that issue became a political football, the MSM wrote dozens and dozens of articles about the world's alarm at the growing relationship between Saddam and Osama.
You keep being that itch that nags...we all have our key issues and know who we can turn to for resource information and I thank you for your attention to this matter.
You must be using that outcome based education style math.
The score was 112 to 30.
1 cup 1/2 and 1/2
2 eggs
1/3 cup flour
12 ozs diced or whole green chilies
1/2 pound Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 pound cheddar cheese
4 oz cream cheese
I put the 1/2 and 1/2, eggs, flour and cream cheese in the blender until smooth. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cheeses. Make layers of the cheeses and green chilies and egg mixture, then top with reserved cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 hour or until cooked in the center.
This makes 4 servings but can be doubled easily. I make it the night before and refrigerate until ready to bake.
Servie with salsa and sour cream
You are good....I will give you that.
"But, what - specifically - did I say that was nonsense?"
Global Warming.
I was an enviro once myself.
And I can tell you, it is a made up 'fright'.
I asked you some questions yesterday, and you didn't answer them at all.
Never even gave them a thought.
And I know why.
Enviros do not have any answers, only more 'problems' that 'need' to be fixed, usually to the detriment of society, industry, and the environment they claim to care about.
End of recipe - SERVE not servie Bev
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