Why business people shouldn't be allowed to testify about important political matters

Would you buy an energy policy from this man?

Henry Waxman, the intrepid Congressman from the nuttier part of California is about to spring some climate hoax legislation on us.

Now you would think that business people would be more rational than your average Leftie, but you would be wrong.

While Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, assailed the bill as "an assault on the middle class," Meg McDonald, director of global issues for Alcoa, expressed her company's "support for comprehensive climate change legislation this year." Climate change, she said, requires "immediate action" from "every sector of society."

McDonald was echoed by Charles Holliday, chairman and one-time CEO of DuPont. "I firmly believe this is an opportunity for American industry to reinvent itself," he said. "We are fundamentally behind this approach."

Jim Rogers, the CEO of Duke Energy, said, "I recognize that we are part of the problem." Later, under questioning, he added, "We believe now is the time to act." David Crane, the CEO of NRG Energy, said that his company has a "moral imperative" to reduce its emissions "substantially."

All of this comes from the position that some business people take because they think they can manage the change. That, of course, is like trying to pet a snake. You can't do it. You have to defeat the legislation. You will have 100% input and 0% change. Stupid is as stupid does.

This sums it up.

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the ranking member of Waxman's committee, suggested that if anyone wants to experience what life in America would be like after the proposed bill reduces US greenhouse gas emissions to 83 percent below 2005 levels—Waxman's stated goal—they should go live in a low-emissions Nigeria

I see no reason why not. After all, we already have a President from Kenya.

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It's nice to have a research assistant

In my post on April 21, which you can read by clicking here, I noted that the FBI had produced a flyer in which so called "domestic" terrorists were targeted, and nothing said about radical Muslims.

I found this, which appears to be in conjunction with Janet Napolitano, Obamie's head of HLS attack on returning veterans and everybody else but radical Muslims worth noting. Especially when considered with Obamie's desire for a National Civilian Security Force that is just as big, just as powerful, just as well funded as the military.

To that you can add the mandatory volunteer service law just passed by Congress, including Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and......

Well, I just keep getting this feeling that we are having a bad "being free" day.

Comes now my resident Leftie and valuable research assistant, aka Weeder Gander, who has nasty things to say about the source of the information about the FBI flyer. the Council of Conservative Citizens. You can read his comments in total by clicking on the link above and going to the comments section.

His basic claim is that the CoCC is a far right conservative group that is also racist and homophobic. Is he correct? Well, I direct you to their home page and you can read "Statement of Principles," by Dr. Sam Francis.

Now you can cut it anyway you want but I don't think the following means they are for equal rights.

We also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called “affirmative action” and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the European-American heritage, including the heritage of the Southern people, and to force the integration of the races.

Now as I have noted on various occasions, I am a social liberal. I believe in equal rights for all. I make this distinction because what is called a "liberal" today is actually a Left Winger who is not liberal about anything, believing in speech codes, anti-defense, hate laws, etc. and etc. and etc.

So there you go dear chums. If my using this group as a source for the flyer has caused you to start looking for white bedsheets while feeling strong urges to stand in the nearest school's door let me urge you to take two aspirins and seek help. Such things have no place in any country, especially ours.

But in the meantime, reserve a little worry about a media that is so in the tank for Obama that they have grown gills and a Congress that is not only for him, they are ahead of him.

Civilian National Security Force anyone? Mandatory Volunteer Service anyone? Coffee, Tea or Brown Shirts?

Add Israel to NATO

The new enemy of the West is ideological Islam. If NATO wants to be a useful instrument in defending the West against this enemy it needs to accept a new member state – Israel – and stop groveling to Turkey.

If you read nothing else today, read this article. Click here.

Global warming delays Poker Player's garden

Well, it must be Global Warming. It couldn't be Global Cooling that has caused all this below average cool weather, now for the third year in a row... Could it?

I did get most of the garden tilled last Friday and the bell pepper and tomato plants out... This year I am having a contest between Better Boys and Better Girls. The latter is supposed to put out in 50 days and the former is known for its big fruit.... Honest I wouldn't make that up. I also put in a few plants of what I call "salad tomatoes." You know those small round ones you find on salad bars world wide. Don't ask me why, I just did. I grew them in Seattle but in two out of three years they never ripened.... We called them "Green Tomato" summers. They did make good pickle relish.... Of course that was back on the tail end of the much touted Global Cooling hoax.

Then the rains came back Saturday and even today, after a day and half of sun and wind, although in the lower 50's, the ground was soaked and too cold.

So the bad news is that I haven't even managed to get cool weather veggies planted or set. No cabbage, no lettuce, no cucumbers, no potatoes. Next week will push the envelope on them. The good news is I have plenty of time on the squash, corn, candy (aka okra).

Is there a political point in all of this? Yes, there is. Warm weather is better for man, beasts and plants. More and better food is produced further north (and south if you live in the southern hemisphere) and less energy is required to heat our homes and even the beasts of the field live longer. Yet our political idiots moan about a hoax that even if it was true would be a blessing.

Did I tell you I read that all of the great cathedrals of Europe were built during the medieval warming period?? And Greenland was green???

Were has our common sense gone? Why do I ask?

Ivy Leaguer `infiltrates' Falwell's university
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Kevin Roose managed to blend in during his single semester at Liberty University, attending lectures on the myth of evolution and the sin of homosexuality, and joining fellow students on a mission trip to evangelize partyers on spring break.

Roose had transferred to the Virginia campus from Brown University in Providence, a famously liberal member of the Ivy League. His Liberty classmates knew about the switch, but he kept something more important hidden: He planned to write a book about his experience at the school founded by fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell.

Each conversation about salvation or hand-wringing debate about premarital sex was unwitting fodder for Roose's recently published book: "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University."

"As a responsible American citizen, I couldn't just ignore the fact that there are a lot of Christian college students out there," said Roose, 21, now a Brown senior. "If I wanted my education to be well-rounded, I had to branch out and include these people that I just really had no exposure to."

Don't believe me, eh? No really. I have his picture and a link as proof.

Roose's parents, liberal Quakers who once worked for Ralph Nader, were nervous about their son being exposed to Falwell's views. Still, Roose transferred to Liberty for the spring 2007 semester.

He was determined to not mock the school, thinking it would be too easy — and unfair.

Huh? Too easy? Unfair? I wonder if Roose can spell arrognant?

He aimed to immerse himself in the culture, examine what conservative Christians believe and see if he could find some common ground. He had less weighty questions too: How did they spend Friday nights? Did they use Facebook? Did they go on dates? Did they watch "Gossip Girl?"

Gotta watch those Baptist! They might think defending the country is a good thing! Plus they are a sneaky bunch. To wit.

Once ambivalent about faith, Roose now prays to God regularly — for his own well-being and on behalf of others. He said he owns several translations of the Bible and has recently been rereading meditations from the letters of John on using love and compassion to solve cultural conflicts.

He's even considering joining a church.

Anybody got a fatted calf?
Link to source article.
Tomatoes

Obama plays the "devil made me do it" card

Reversing weeks of White House resistance to the idea, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’s open to creating a blue-ribbon panel to investigate Bush administration excesses during the war on terror.

“If and when there needs to be a fuller accounting of what took place during this period, I think for Congress to examine ways that it can be done in a bipartisan fashion, outside of the typical hearing process that can sometimes break down and break entirely along party lines, ... that would probably be a more sensible approach to take,” Obama said during an Oval Office press availability with King Abdullah of Jordan.

Boy, now that is a surprise! Wow!!!!!! Who would have thunk it? Great scott! Zounds! Can you believe it????

I bet the next thing he does is let himself be talked into no more drilling for oil, and a $5.00 tax on each gallon of gas!

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A flyer we can believe in...........

Time to write something serious.

Report all “super-patriots,” “white nationalists,” and “common law proponents” to JTTF? Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department says “no.” Click to enlarge.

Link to Council of Conservative Citizens web page.

According to Terry Chapman of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — whose name is on the flyer as the MCSO contact — the FBI created the flyer and printed the MCSO and Attorney’s Office before the text was approved. He said it was created as a full color brochure to hand out to officers, not for the general public — and that as soon as he saw it, he urged them not to use it, knowing it had some problems.

“The flyer never got off the ground,” said Officer Chapman, “but it did
manage to make it’s way out — and maybe it’s right that it did.” He genuinely
didn’t like this piece of junk, and he showed true concern about my issues with
the flyer, too. “We were not happy with it. It was formulated, I think, for
legitimate purposes, but it fell on stony ground because of the way it was worded
– the unfortunate profiles that were put in there outraged a number of people
who received it.”

And my favorite:

Notice the crossed hammers at the bottom left-wing corner. This is the symbol for the world famous rock-band Pink Floyd. Tens of thousands of people own t-shirts, posters, and stickers with this crossed hammer logo because they are fans of the band Pink Floyd. The flyer would instruct law enforce to identify these people as “potential” terrorists. Nice detective work FBI!!!!

Is this what comes of electing a Prez who promises change? Is this what he wants a "National Civilian Security Force that is just as large, just as well funded as the military" for?


Link to NCSF video.

(OK, the video is over the top. But a little paranoia tends to help keep the mind focused.)

Can you imagine if the Bush administration had said this? Or if Bush's head of HLS had said what Janet N said?? God, the Left would be demanding impeachment...

Yet the Lame Stream Media says nothing.

They have their "I'm a Lap Dog for Obama" down pat.

(Hat tip to govtSlave for the CoCCC web page.)

Dancing with Nancy!

Hat tip to Dean C