Mars that is

Scientists from Nasa say that Mars has warmed by about 0.5C since the 1970s. This is similar to the warming experienced on Earth over approximately the same period.

Since there is no known life on Mars it suggests rapid changes in planetary climates could be natural phenomena.

So, how is it that Earths warming is blamed on Man, when Mars (which is uninhabited) is also warming? Why are the people of earth being force fed this myth?

 

For about a year now I have had an .mp3 player, a Sansa c150 2GB affair, and I have really enjoyed it, put in 25+ hours of music, hit shuffle and I will hear The Statler Brothers on one song and Megadeth on the next.

For our trip to Colorado last year I broke down and bought and FM transmitter for the mp3 player (for those that don’t know, you set the transmitter to an unoccupied frequency on your FM dial and then you can listen to the mp3 player through your car radio… how cool is that?). The first one I purchased, was a Sony DCC-FMT3 Car FM Stereo Transmitter. It had two wires, one to plug into the mp3 player, the second to use as an antenna. The output was so poor that I had to literally attach the antenna wire to my trucks antenna. To make matters worse any time a sudden change in volume occurred the volume was muffled, kind of like it was trying to normalize on the fly. To be fair, it did the job in my truck, but now I’m going to be renting a couple of cars over the summer and the Sony wasn’t going to hack it.

Rewind to yesterday. On my porch was a box from Amazon with my new Kensington Universal FM Transmitter inside. I took it out of the package, plugged it in, plugged in the Sansa, turned on the ignition, set the channel and wow what a difference, sound quality was great (for an FM transmission) , no antenna wire to worry about, and a quick drive around the block showed no problems. Needless to say it exceeded my expectations. I even had to reduce the volume on the mp3 player, the Sony required it to be full blast. I’m guessing that will save me a little bit in battery life.
 

 It's hard to argue with the facts:

"The American public was misled about the threat posed by Iraq, and this committee is going to do its part to find out why," Waxman said.

"As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations.  Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California),  Statement on US Led Military Strike Against Iraq,  December 16, 1998

"In the next century, the community of nations may see more and more the very kind of threat Iraq poses now -- a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction ready to use them or provide them to terrorists, drug traffickers or organized criminals who travel the world among us unnoticed.  If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow by the knowledge that they can act with impunity, even in the face of a clear message from the United Nations Security Council and clear evidence of a weapons of mass destruction program." President Clinton,  Address to Joint Chiefs of Staff and Pentagon staff.  February 17, 1998

 "The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, the security of the world.  The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government -- a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that  respects the rights of its people."  President Clinton,  Oval Office Address to the American People, December 16, 1998

 "Imagine the consequences if Saddam fails to comply and we fail to act. Saddam will be emboldened, believing the international community has lost its will. He will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. And some day, some way, I am certain, he will use that arsenal again, as he has ten times since 1983." Sandy Berger, President Clinton's National Security Advisor,  Town Hall Meeting on Iraq at Ohio State University, February 18, 1998

"No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing.  He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators."   Madeleine Albright, President Clinton's Secretary of State, Town Hall Meeting on Iraq at Ohio State University, February 18, 1998

 Do I have to point out that President GW Bush took office in 1990?

So I ask you Mr. Waxman, who mislead the American Public?

 

While writing the previous entry I ran across a great example of why school district consolidation would save the state a load of money on administrative costs... (Never mind the scandal involved to top it off)

Lost City, Oklahoma, population 800, school enrolement 68 throught the 8th grade. And according to this state document, the Superintendant and his assistant make $81,400.00 and $40,800.00 each year.

Looking at a map Lost city is about 4 miles from Hulbert, 6 miles from Gideon, & 11 miles from Tahlequah...

so to sum it up...

a school district with a total of 68 students with $138,500 in administration costs.

 

Because making an argument based solely on the facts is boring. We’ve seen it over and over, Illegal Immigration, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School Consolidation, and Partial Birth Abortion are the four that immediately come to mind.

If you say you are for enforcing the laws concerning Illegal immigration, you are painted with a brush that says you are a racist, and that you are against legal immigration. Truth is, we want people to come here legally, we don’t need a bunch of people who are not identified, who have no loyalty to the states, or may be here for other illegal endeavors roaming around under the radar.
Another knee-jerk reaction to the whole Illegal immigration situation is the whole "anchor baby" question. This is a simple answer... just because the child was born on American soil does not mean mom becomes a citizen. Give the child its citizenship papers, and send them both packing to where they came. Then when the child is of legal (there is that pesky word again) age, they can come back unencumbered.

If you say you are against Embryonic Stem Cell Research, then you are labeled as an ignorant Christian who is against the science of stem cell research in general. I have yet to see a Christian say they are against adult stem cell research, but then again, the media seems to mute any discovery concerning breakthroughs in Adult Stem Cell research. Stem Cells can be harvested without killing an innocent life.

The next one goes back to Steve Largent when he was running for Governor. He wanted to consolidate school districts to remove some of the administrative bloat, allowing more of the school funding to go to the classrooms. The teachers union cried out that he was going to close schools. When you look at it, it makes perfect sense... Oklahoma has 77 counties and 445+ school districts, some with less than 500 students, each of those school districts have a superintendent and staff. Cutting out some administrative costs would save the state millions.  

And lastly, the recently upheld partial birth abortion ban. The claim has been made that this law would abolish abortion, which is obviously a lie. If they want to kill their baby, this law does not stop it. The inventor of the procedure himself couldn’t come up with a good reason to use it since  other, more effective baby killing procedures are available.
 

Remember when rightwingers couldnt say anything right and the leftwingers could do no wrong... well now they must have felt they have sufficiently shut up (or maginalized) the right (Colter, Gibson, Limbaugh) that now they feel they must turn on their own... In a way its funny watching Imus, Rosie, and Roseanne squirm, but in another it just shows that slippery slope that was warned about so many years ago

Johnny Hart
In Memoriam
(1931-2007)

It all makes sense now, with Edwards, Obama and now Hillary dropping out of the Presidential debate put on by FOX and the Congressional Black Caucus.

I mean seriously, these guys are making the French look brave... they will run from anything!

Sorry, couldnt resist

 

Thanks to the SCOTUS, it is effectivly illegal to BREATH!

Led by Massachusetts, a dozen states along with several US cities and environmental groups went to the courts to determine whether the agency had the authority to regulate greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide emissions.

According to a study by the USDA, an average person's respiration generates approximately 450 liters (roughly 900 grams) of carbon dioxide per day.