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The Wheels Are Coming Off The Climate Change Cart

Climate change was never about controlling the climate.  It's all about controlling people.  The scientists used it to get grants and funding and the politicians saw an opportunity to get and maintain power.  They fed off of each other, becoming fat and lazy, assured that the public was becoming mollified and it almost worked.  The wheels started to fall off the climate change cart with the release of the East Anglia e-mails.  There were other clues, like the dire warning that the polar ice caps would disappear last summer or this summer.  They didn't and they won't and those scientists (who've tried to insist the science was settled) who tried to prove it were forced off the ice because it was colder than they anticipated.

Now we find out that the Himalayan Glaciers are here to stay as well.  

Guess the science isn't so settled after all.

I don't disbelieve in climate change.  Climates do change.  They've been changing since there was such a thing as a climate.  The difference is, I don't think it's anthropogenic. Over the eons, we see the evidence of global warming and cooling that happened long before man ever appeared on the scene.  Ice ages followed by warming periods ebbed and flowed, carving our land and forming our waterways.  A great example of warming and cooling is the Dry Falls near Grand Coulée in Washington State.  (I'know it's a Wikipedia link, but I believe it to be accurate)

The politicians see this as an opportunity to move us left.  Cap and trade and other schemes are all designed to limit growth and control us.  It's about taking individual freedom and liberty away from us and replacing it with some kind of socialist model.

They might have made it, but someone at East Anglia spilled the beans.

VW

POTUS Does The SOTU

Well it's been a few days since the POTUS gave the SOTU and lied about the SCOTUS decision (Dontcha just love acronyms?).  While I almost preferred my tooth pain over listening to "Teh One", I've read enough of the fallout to get a decent understanding of the speech. 

In the interest of full disclosure, I don't usually listen to any SOTU speeches.  Not much new comes out of them so it's easier to read the box scores the next day than sit and listen to the play by play.  Most of them are boring and mundane and they are usually not the speeches that are long remembered. 

The defining moment in this speech for most people was Justice Alito mouthing the words "Not True" to Obama's characterization of the recent Supreme Court Ruling on McCain-Feingold.  It doesn't matter what he said in that speech, most Americans simply don't believe him - and why should they?  Obama hasn't delivered.  It was reported a couple of weeks ago that he created or saved up to 2 million jobs.  America is wondering in what country because they sure weren't here!  Maybe it was in all of those new, made-up Congressional districts  listed in recovery.gov.

With Obama, the funniest part of the speech is the slavering and slobbering of the liberal pundits after the speech.  My nomination for the most wettest and messiest slobbering is to the always entertaining Chris Matthews - he of no balls and Hard Ball fame.  Who can top the "I forgot he was black" comment?  Remember the old line people used to use to show they weren't racist that went, "I'm not racist, some of my best friends are black"?  Matthews upped the ante with his idotic comment.  Now, to prove you are post-racial (whatever that means), you must forget people have some sort of color for at least 70 minutes. If Matthews could be any more obsessed over Obama, he would be dry humping Obama's leg like an over-sexed dog.

On to other things tomorrow.  I'm sure that most people are SOTU'd out.

VW

The State Of My Union

I did not watch or listen to the SOTU speech.  While John Jay Hampton joked "Afraid I don't (have) time because I need to do some dental work on myself with a pocketknife and a screwdriver.", I was suffering from another real dental problem.  That particular tooth was gone by 8 this AM.  Hopefully, that is the last of my dental problems for awhile.

My problems are my own fault.  Years of neglect and a daily acid wash of Diet Coke have contributed to a "meth mouth" type of situation.  I'm doing all I can now with flossing, brushing multiple times a day to slow the progression.  The doc says he sees a lot of improvement.

I have a few things to say about the speech, but that will wait until tomorrow.  I'm still in a bit of pain from this AM.

BTW  ORAL-B floss picks are the best I've tried over the past few months.  The get between the tight teeth better than any other brand I've tried.

VW

I Don't Believe Him

According to the Washington Post, Obama will propose a spending freeze.  Pardon me if I think Obama is is lying or at least insincere. 

Under mounting pressure to rein in mammoth budget deficits, President Obama will propose in his State of the Union address a three-year freeze on federal funding that is not related to national security, a concession to public concern about government spending that could dramatically curtail Obama's legislative ambitions.

It sounds like a big deal, doesn't it?  It must be a big deal, because on the campaign trail, he adamantly refused to freeze spending.

The devil, as they say, is always in the details.

The spending freeze would affect only about one-eighth of the nation's $3.5 trillion budget, the bulk of which is devoted to entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which are responsible for much of the future increase in spending. It would not restrain funding for the $787 billion economic stimulus package Obama pushed through Congress early last year, nor would it apply to a new bill aimed at creating jobs, which Democrats have identified as their top priority in the run-up to November's congressional elections. 

Doing some quick math, the freeze only effects 437 Billion in spending.  It's not cutting anything.  The 437 Billion just won't get increased.  The savings?  According to the article, about 15 billion dollars.  That's less than half a percent of the budget.  

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for saving anything, but add this on top of a second stimulus or to any healthcare bills and it's like an alcoholic giving up booze for 5 minutes.

Obama's truth track record is anything but stellar.  He promised to hire no lobbyists.  He promised transparency.  He promised change.  He's yet to deliver on anything but trying to find ways he can take your change.

VW

The Day Obama-Care Died

A little humor for your Friday!

Enjoy!

VW

HT Powerline

All In The Family

Do you remember when Obama was running for POTUS and somebody somewhere took a rhetorical potshot at Michelle or something?  And do you remember Obama, standing up in righteous indignation, condemning whoever it was that raised the issue?  I don't recall who it was, but I actually agreed with Mr. Obama.  One's family should be off limits. 

The problem is, the left squeals like little piggies when it happens to them, but delight in trying to drag up dirt about a Republican's family.  Remember how they raided every waste bin in Wasilla looking for anything on Palin and her family with nary a peep of outrage from Obama?  Some dweeb named Andrew Sullivan (who gets paid a whole lot of money to write crap) still instists that Trig Palin is somehow Bristol's kid. 

All politicians parade the wife and kiddies.  That's what they do.  In essence, they  ALL try to pass themselves off as a "family values" kind of person at some level.  However, the left cries foul if you attack a family member, but sees no wrong in trying to attack a Republican's family and such is the case with Scott Brown.

First they dug up some photo spread of him posing nude 30 years ago.  OK, fair shot.  It was him, not his family.  Not many people cared.  We all probably did a lot of things thirty years ago we would rather not talk about.  Personally, I thought his participation was tasteless, but it happened thirty years ago.  People change a lot in 30 years.  As a young airman in the seventies, it was not uncommon on any given night to find me with my buddies, knee-walking, commode-hugging drunk.  Do I do that today?  Not even close.  Am I proud of doing that 35 years ago?  Not really. 

Next the left digs up some cheesy music video from the 80s that featured his wife.  She actually wore a *gasp* bikini in it!  And they dug up some  more recent family photo of his daughters in a bikini in Hawaii.  All of this is intended to make Mr. and Mrs. Family Values think twice about supporting Senator-elect Brown.  Note to the idiot left:  We don't care. 

The point is that it seems that family members are fair game only if it is the liberals who do it.  If we do it, it's wrong.  The truth is, it is wrong - for everyone.

It's gutter politics.  As I sit here and think about this, a question comes to mind.

Since this is the holy seat of Kennedy that Mr. Brown will soon defile, Can we bring up Chappaquiddick and what Teddy might have been doing 30 or 40 years ago for comparison? 

Just wondering.

VW

The Scott Brown Victory

The dust has somewhat settled on the Bay State.  Martha Coakley will go back to being the Attorney General and Scott Brown will soon be heading to DC to be sworn in as Massachusetts' newest Senator.   It's been fun watching all the heads explode on the left trying to spin Coakley's loss. 

I've been reading a few articles and listening to the radio and just shaking my head at all of the twisting and turning.  Here is a partial list of excuses I've actually either heard or read:

• She lost because she's a woman
• She lost because Mass. Voters are now racists.
• She lost because she ran a bad campaign.
• She lost because she didn't get enough help from the White House.
• She lost because she was a bad candidate.
• She lost because the Republicans stole it.

There might be some truth to some of that.  She might have been a bad candidate or ran a bad campaign, but no one thought she had to be much of a candidate or even run much of a campaign.  After all, she was running for the "Ted Kennedy" seat.  That seat is Democrat property.  All she should have had to do was show up at a few fund raisers, say a few of the right words and she would be elected by a twenty plus margin if she had an opponent. 

The real reason (and most of the politicians are smart enough to know) is that people have had enough.  The majority of the people in this country (including those in Massachusetts) are against the sort of health care reform coming out of the swamps of foggy bottom.  They see it for what it is:  An expensive, pork-laden ball of crap that will not reform the current system.  They see the current Congress and President as ramming things down their collective throat that they don't want to swallow.  They don't want cap and trade.  The wheels have pretty much come off the Climate Change train here of late and people aren't ready to have to ante up a few more thousand a year in taxes with money they don't have for a bill that will have absolutely no effect on the temperature outside.  They don't want this health care bill because it's costly and does nothing and in the end, it will cost them a lot more and they will get less.

I have a newsflash for the elected elite:  We see the crao you are doing and we are tired of it.

Most pols are looking real hard at what happened in Massachusetts.  If it can happen to the much vaunted and venerated Kennedy seat, how safe is theirs?

VW

What's Inside The Can?

Inside a can of Whoop-ass

Inside a can of Relief on the way to Haiti

Either way, I'm proud to be a part of the C-17 program.

VW

Earthquakes

The most single important thing in the news is the earthquake in Haiti.  I'm not telling you anything new when I say that this is a terrible disaster and I urge you to give to a reputable charity involved in relief efforts there.

There is a second earthquake.  Not the kind that wrecks real estate and takes human life, but the political kind.  The kind where machine politicians and entrenched corruptocrats are the ones that suffer the damage.  The kind where the anticipated outcome is all but perfunctory and the candidate is just going through the motions until the coronation and is now in real danger.  It's happening in one of the most reliable of Democrat strongholds.  There is a political earthquake of biblical proportions - at least 9.3 - on the political scale happening in Massachusetts that will be felt throughout the nation.  In most polls, the Republican Scott Brown is either leading the Democrat Martha Coakley or outright beating her.

The implications of this go way beyond the borders of the Bay State even if Brown loses by a slim margin.  If a particular candidate can't muster at least a 55% better showing in what is supposed to be a safe seat, then you have to know that candidates in much weaker states and districts are even more at risk. 

Don't think that they aren't paying attention either.  The Democrats are trying to down play this by saying that Coakley didn't run a good campaign or that she wasn't a good candidate.  Good luck with that.

And here's to a Scott Brown victory.

VW

The Best

A sailor, a soldier, an Airman and a Marine got into an argument about which branch of the service was "The Best".   The argument became so heated the four servicemen failed to see an oncoming truck as they crossed the street.  They were hit by the truck, and all four were killed instantly.

Soon, the four servicemen found themselves at the Pearly Gates of Heaven.  There, they met Saint Peter and decided that only he could be the ultimate source of truth and honesty.  So, the four servicemen asked him, Saint Peter, which branch of the United StatesArmed Forces is the best?

Saint Peter replied, I cant answer that.  However, I will ask God what He thinks the next time I see Him.  Meanwhile, thank you for your service on Earth and welcome to Heaven.

Some time later the four servicemen see Saint Peter and remind him of the question they asked when first entering Heaven.  The four servicemen asked Saint Peter if he was able to find the answer.  Suddenly, a sparkling white dove lands on Saint Peter's shoulder.  In the dove's beak is a note glistening with gold dust.  Saint Peter opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air, harps play crescendos and Saint Peter begins to read the note aloud to the four servicemen.

 

MEMORANDUM FROM THE DESK OF THE ALMIGHTY ONE 

TO:  All Former Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Marines

SUBJECT:   Which Military Service is the Best

 

All branches of the United States Armed Forces are honorable and noble.

Each serves America well and with distinction.  Serving in the United States military represents a great honor warranting special respect, tribute, and dedication from your fellow  man.

Always be proud of that.

Warm Regards,

God

U. S. Air Force (Retired)