Look what life on the run will get you.
Posted on 05/04/2005 4:52:19 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of the Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
Yesterday, we had quite the debate over global warming and whether it was real or not. At least in this forum, it can be said the antagonists of the theory won the day over the protagonist that tried to press his or her position.
Which brings us to a bigger question, what of environmentalism, and are conservatives inherently against it?
Well, that's sort of asking: "Do you like to breathe dirty air, drink dirty water, and walk through dirty landscapes?" Of course not, that's silly on its face.
Yet, that is the argument that is consistenty and vehemently postulated by the leftists in America--only THEY can protect the environment. Only THEY have the responsibility to protect the non-human species that wander the planet. If it were not for THEM, species other than humans would cease to exist.
Well, like yesterday's debater, it helps to come to the table with some facts.
Here's some dealing with the radical environmental movement.
Today, there is a story where windmills are being opposed in Wisconsin. Clean energy, right? Taking it from the wind, not burning fossil fuels? Taking a premium off of what nature sends around anyway? What can be wrong with that? Birds--the windmills will kill birds.
Global warming. That debate is less about science than about control, how to run everyone's lives. This becomes evident when you review some of the meetings. New science keeps emerging, and this is probably real science, that forces changes in the "theory" of global warming. But these people don't go "wait a minute, we need to study more to find out what's the best course of action," no, that's already been decided--control of the masses. The theory is revised, but in such a way that still requires draconian people control.
Recycling. A nice hot button here. But, guess what? There's been some information coming out lately that recycling is acutally more harmful than creating the product new in the first place. Seems the radical environmentalists forgot to factor in the transportation of the waste material to recycling places, the chemicals used in recycling, disposal of those chemicals, and so on and so on.
Car pooling, and mass transit in general. Sounds good, move large masses of people with trains and busses. One problem: what happens when that capacity fills up? THEIR answer: build more. All right, where? The problem is, mass transit allowed suburban areas to explode, and in the process pushed land values up like a rocket. Statistics have not been researched for this piece, but it would not be surprising if mass transit was the number one contributor to both suburban growth and property value increases generally. And those people have to be supplied. They are supplied by trucks. Trucks that now fill our Interstates, for which we have no more room to build for them because of the lack of foresight. Traffic is gridlocked with no solution--because the mass transit capacity is choked. Net result? Massive increases in air polution.
Enter the Clean Air Act. Now if there was ever a case in mass hypocracy, this is it. The left creates the urban smog soup from their failed efforts with car pools and mass transit, forgetting about the need to provide pavement (busses have to go somewhere you know) and rail (prohibitively expensive, you should know) in advance, and then they say "clean it up"! HOW? Our cars cannot move, the trucks are stalled on the highways belching soot, and we are told it is our fault.
Baloney. This country is straining under two decades of failed policy efforts on the part of the "green" movement. Our cities were, for a while, becoming "green", but are now, once again, moving to brown. Yet governments persist in the failed policies. The Commonwealth of Virginia, for example, has (finally!) authorized two more lanes for Highway 495. Sadly, they are to be "High Occupancy Toll" lanes. Have three or more souls, free, otherwise you get socked.
Having witnessed these lanes in both New York City and Georgia (although you don't have to pay a toll there), they are abject failures. No one is using critical concrete, and the allowable lanes are clogged with cars and trucks, continuing to contribute to the smog overhang. Georgia is more liberal than the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway--you only need two people. And yet, during my trip to Alanta I could observe they were essentially EMPTY during rush hour.
High Occupancy Vehicle programs have been pursued for almost three decades. Isn't it time to say "ENOUGH" and accept THEY ARE NOT WORKING!?
We need to find ways to get cars and trucks moving, and that means concrete. Will the areas around the new pavement grow, certainly. But isn't that how we manage to prosperity? Isn't staying stagnant a recipe for ultimate demise: "a man who stands still is bound to be run over."
Indeed, the procurment and placement of asphalt would lead to the environmentalist's mantra: the solution to polution is dilution. Spread it out. Move the cars and trucks, then the exhaust won't turn to brown soup.
But that leaves the question, is the right "right" on environmentalism? Well, we don't hate the environment. Indeed, we honor a quaint old idea: husbandry. Use what God provides, and make sure we leave it in a state where it is usable.
This can be leveraged. It has been shown that when a company is given exclusive rights to an area, they manage it well. Tree farms are cut appropriately because the paper company wants to stay in business. The fisheries that are given regions to work in the sea strive to protect fish to the extent it allows their business to flourish. These work, they should be pursued.
The problem is, it turns the locus of control to individuals, and that the radical environmental movement cannot allow for it forces them to concede both that they were wrong and their power they wield.
But like the birds in Wiconsin, we will fly around their windmills.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Well, I am waiting for the global warming to go away so that I can get out and practice stewardship of my own land. Right now I have flats of flowers in the kitchen and garage, and my greenhouse is full. The frost is still on the shady areas, though, so I guess I will do some of my laundry.
I've just come inside from my garden walk about. It appears there was no additional damage overnight (but how could I tell for sure?).
I think the Magnolia will make it. The leaves are dark about halfway back. If the tree can maintain enough leaves for aspiration, I'll be okay. And I think that is the case. I've had the tree since it was a $6.99 bush (26 years). Everything else, except the Redbud Tree, can be back in shape within 3 years.
I am contemplating whether or not I want to mess with Trumpet Lilies again. Each one of them must be staked. It's quite an investment of time for 10 days of splendor.
I'm off to prepare the Kool-Aid. That guy has surely exhausted his supply by now. I certainly don't want him to go thirsty. ;>)
Yeah.
We were hovering around 38 degrees this morning, normal high temp for this time of year would be mid 50's heading towards 60.
Fingers crossed that it DOES warm up some.
I have to give my possibly frozen to death rose a thorough lookover to see if it is truly a total loss.
"Reality: can any of us be objective enough to say that someone else is out of touch with it?"
Yes.
If I told you that truth was relative, and that gravity did not exist because I said it doesn't, you could then say that I was out of touch.
Alternately, the folks over at DemUn are out of touch with reality as they see conspiracies under every rock, specifically aimed at THEM.
They cannot believe the election was honest, why do you ask?
Because, they say, Kerry didn't win -THAT is proof in their minds that the election was 'stolen'!
They cannot fathom that people would reject their views.
Yes, one CAN say objectively whether someone is out of touch.
"Clearly, you missed the fact that I closed the debate with a royal flush, a bullseye and a doubled shot off the side cushion, thereby quadrupling my score."
Telling someone to commit suicide is not a royal flush, but sticking your head in the toilet and gargling.
Oh, definitely a sort of herd mentality that rejoices in each new convert. Common sense is NOT tolerated.
Peer review is impressive, but means very little unless we know WHO the Peer Review Committee was, and more importantly, who SELECTED the Peer Review Committee.
Good article Chair. I heard Rush. yesterday, saying the enviro wackos tell us 50,000,000 birds are KILLED each year, I didn't hear the reason. These people learned, well, from the knee of the communists. Tell a story long enough and people will think it's true.
Good Morning Everyone. RAINY day in central Texas. Hopefully the seeds will take advantage of it and sprout.
MK, I didn't know I killed the threat, yesterday. Sorry. I de-posted right after that and did some reading.
Oh, I finished "Ron Brown's Body". Holy smokes, our government sounded corrupt. Which it was, and now x42 is in the un along with other corrupt individuals. It's amazing, the amount of information of corruption from that administration and nothing has been done. They walk free, loved by the presstitutes, have become celebrities, can and do whatever their phsycopathic minds think of. AND the law stands toothless. Amazing! We've seen the corruption continue when Burgler Boy stole those documents from the archives and he walks. AMAZING!
Sounds good. Thanks.
Don't give up on it until mid summer. Depending on the variety, it may survive. My Canadian Explorers and Bucks have a few wilted leaves but they'll be okay. I'll have to prune a bit off, which may delay the first blooms, but they aren't lost.
"But the birds...." AND we can's put windmills in front of the "privileged" homes in Nantuket, even though there is free wind there, because it will spoil the view of a priviled few. Hmmmmmm We peons will just have to keep shelling out our schekles for high priced energy.
Hi kassie. Is it raining down there too?
Too bad we were playing Bridge.
Look what life on the run will get you.
Good morning - actually, I have a daughter living in the Bay Area and know that several Freeper's live there, including jtill. They are in the minority of "clear thinking people". All you have to do is listen to the Bernie Ward's and Ray Talifero's on KGO - listen to the people who call in to their radio shows. My daughter says "it's probably in the water" so they buy bottled water.
EEUW!!!!!!
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