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Dale, one "attaboy" is not enough to overcome the massive amount of "aw shit"s Wrong Paul has stacked up. That is, unless you are eiother morally stunted, or massively stupid. in the latter case, I have some Iranian Beach Vacation plans for you to buy...
* The US used a bunch of secondhand Nazis to make its space program, to the detriment of Air Force programs that had developed parallel technologies, and what we wound up with was was something that worked six times in one program for flags-and-footprints missions, but proved to be expensive and useless thereafter.
I'm afraid Ron Paul is starting to look like the political equivalent. Nice for flashy stunts, useless for actually achieving anything. And probably more motivated by racial hatreds than an actual desire to achieve his stated goals.
I am sitting in Huntsville. So busting on our Nazi rocket dudes is not cool.
I do not pretend to understand the motivations of the Nazi rocket men, but Americans benefited from their efforts; so, I will let God sort them out.
In the meantime Ron Paul and the Ronulans can bite me. No Congresscritter or Senatorialdude is worthy of being President. They just have no record of responsibility, and so are unworthy of consideration for executive office. That pretty much leaves Perry, Romney, Huntsman, and Gingrich (as speaker).
Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Minority Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told Big Government this week that her mother wants to leave Congressand that she remains in Washington only at the behest of her campaign donors. Oh, and maybe an itty bitty bit for the insider information.
During a telephone interview, Ms. Pelosispeaking from a friends home in New York Citydescribed her mothers predicament:
She would retire right now, if the donors she has didnt want her to stay so badly. They know she wants to leave, though. They think shes destined for the wilderness. She has very few days left. Shes 71, she wants to have a life, shes done. Its obligation, thats all Im saying.
Pelosis revelation is significant, given that her mother pushed to serve as Minority Leader after the Democrats historic losses in the 2010 midterm elections, and that many Democratsincluding President Barack Obamaare campaigning on the expectation that she will be restored as Speaker if they can retake the House in 2012.
Alexandra Pelosi, 41, is a television producer and documentarian who won multiple Emmy awards for her work on Journeys with George (2002), an HBO documentary on George W. Bushs 2000 presidential campaign. The film was widely hailed as fair in its depiction of a president not used to sympathetic media portrayals.
In speaking to Big Government, Pelosiwho was polite and friendly throughoutalso criticized CNN anchor Anderson Cooper:
Look, you guys are journalists, so you do what you have to do. I could give you chapter and verse on whats going on in the mediaand Im not talking about Andrew Breitbart, Im talking about Anderson Cooperso as long as you guys tell the truth, just write whatever you want, and feel free to call me anytime.
In a follow-up exchange text message, Pelosi elaborated on her remarks about Cooper:
I make television-i know about editing! I worked at NBC for 10 years+ 11 for 11 I edit for a living. I just I know for a fact that 60 minutes and cnn have edited NP [Nancy Pelosi] out of context! XO, A Irritating, isn't it?
Minority Leader Pelosis departure would make room for her deputy and former rival, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who currently serves as Minority Whip.
Hoyer is widely seen as more moderate than Pelosi. She opposed his election to the party leadership in 2006, choosing instead to back the late Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA), despite his ethical challenges. Hoyer is more moderate than Pelosi? Really? Does that suggest there is someone who isn't? Gimme us all a break.
UPDATE: This morning, Alexandra texted me:
Get your facts straight: I said she is destined for GREATNESS! Not wilderness. And that text was supposed to say HBO for 11. I have never talked to Nancy Pelosi about any of this. Personally, I'm thinking wilderness. Or Cuckooness.
Interestingly, Alexandra doesnt challenge the crux of the story; that Pelosi would prefer to leave Congress and only remains out of a sense of obligation to her donors. Don't start letting silly things like other people's opinions bother you now, Nancy.
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It is in the interest of Republicans that Nancy stays.
1. She would be replaced by a Democrat anyway.
2. She would be replaced as House Minority Leader by Steny Hoyer who rarely makes the kind of nutty 'unemployment insurance is our best economic growth stategy' statements as Nancy makes.
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Still, for all the havoc and damage she wreaked by strong arming the Obamacare bill though the house, she should just leave - and be remembered for the horrid monster that she is. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out San Fran nan. Good riddance.
[The Hill] New light bulb efficiency standards will begin phasing in on Jan. 1 despite intense opposition from conservatives, who have blasted the rules as a textbook unnecessary federal regulation. Apparently "land of the free" doesn't apply to choosing your own light bulb... Oh. Wait. "Land of the free" is just some words in some song. It's not official policy.
While Republicans secured inclusion of a measure blocking funding for enforcement of the standards in a year-end spending bill, energy efficiency groups say the provision will have little practical impact. The Energy Department rules will nonetheless go into effect at the start of 2012. Because that's why we have a federal government.
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The CF bulbs that will replace them give me a headache. Time off work. Prescriptions for migraine meds. Side effects of said meds. Great. Wasn't worth it for me.
And the CFs don't last anywhere near as long as they claim. And I don't want to hear any eviro-weenies whining about mercury from burning coal. No more than about 25% of these things will ever get recycled. It's too much of a pain. And all the other environmentally toxic and exotic elements that go into them? I don't even feel the need to go there since these things are already losers.
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Not to mention my heat generated in the wires and filament to operate the incandescents simply act as heaters during the cooler evenings/nights, which is at least half the year. That little fact alone tanks all the calculations.
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There was plenty of time to stock up, but there is still going to be a rush, if the European example is a good guide.
I made sure to get extra for elderly friends who will be in despair because they were not prepared, and cannot handle the dim light from mercury and LED lights.
I like the slogan of "The Democrats, dimming the light of America."
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I've got a box full of 100w incandescents in the attic, though I use the compact fluorescents. (Figure friends who couldn't afford to stock up will need them.)
While I don't like the whole idea of them, and truly detest the nannies who forced them on us (exactly where in the Constitution is permission for the Feds to do that kind of crap?), I'll say one thing for the CFLs - since they don't generate as much heat as the incandescents, I can use a higher (equivalent) wattage in my lamps. For someone who needs a LOT of light to see, that's a plus. I finally have enough light in my bedroom (after 30 years).
I did have to hunt around to find some that don't have that crappy yellowish color light....
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[Iran Press TV] US Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says Western sanctions against the Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran are "acts of war" which can pave the way for a real conflict in the Middle East.
This from the man who thought we ought not have partaken in the second world war.
"I think we're looking for trouble because we put these horrendous sanctions on Iran," Paul said in a speech to a gathering at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, on Thursday.
He added that Iranians are "planning to be bombed" and would understandably make the necessary arrangements to counter the threat, even though there is "no evidence whatsoever" that they have "enriched" uranium.
The gentleman is, let us say, somewhat lacking in understanding of such things. Not to mention his apparent ignorance of both IAEA and other reports.
In an earlier article titled, 'The Folly of Sanctions,' the Texas congressman had criticized the US foreign policy for imposing more sanctions against Iran and warned about its "unintended consequences."
"Sanctions were the first step in our wars against Iraq and Libya, and now more sanctions planned against Syria and Iran are leading down the same destructive path," he had warned. "Sanctions against Iran are definite steps toward a US attack."
Paul went on in his address to compare the western penalties against the Islamic Theocratic Republic to an imagined move by China to block the Gulf of Mexico, which the US would regard as an act of war.
Referring to Iran, he further pointed out that, "If you want to quiet things down, don't put sanctions on them" as it is "just going to cause more trouble."
Iran's threat to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, he explained, is the most probable response to stricter sanctions because Tehran has "no weapons of mass destruction" whereby to deter menaces.
They're still working on that. But their BFF Syria could always lend them chemical weapons to hold them over for a bit.
Paul finally concluded that, "I think the solution" to the existing friction with Iran "is to do a lot less a lot sooner and mind our own business and then we would not have this threat of another war."
Little birdies in their nests agree, according to the sentimental formula. Except when food is running a bit short.
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This from the man who thought we ought not have partaken in the second world war.
Well of course not - that would have allowed Nazi Germany to win and exterminate all the Jews and gypsies and a lot of us bothersome Catholics, just like WRong Paul and his collection of bigots, sycophants and crypto-fascists supporters secretly want.
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The more this guy opens his mouth, the stupider he gets - he'is becoming to foreign policy stupidity what a black hole is to gravity: the most concentrated point of foreign policy stupidity in the known universe.
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I agree with Newt: "...Ron Pauls not a very serious potential to be president because the American people arent going to elect as a commander-in-chief somebody who does not believe that Iranian nuclear weapons are a direct threat to us, Gingrich told CNBCs Larry Kudlow in an interview to be aired 7 p.m. Eastern on Thursday.
Paul may have some interesting ideas about the Federal Reserve & the economy, but his views about vital interests of the United States (and even its history) disqualify him as a presidential candidate.
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Spengler's summary of Ron Paul: He has in common with the Iranians a desire to make the world go away, and a fixed idea that an evil conspiracy brought about all the problems. Ron Paul isnt an Iranian, to be sure; hes just the closest an American can come to thinking like an Iranian without actually moving there.
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I will vote for any of these people that will protect the constitution. England produced the Magna Carta and they gave up so much(lied to) to join the EU. Now we have people doing the same to our constitution. I am not a Ron Paul believer. I would prefer Santorum/Palin or even Santorum/Bachmann. Ron Paul is a medical doctor. He has a long career of service. He will have his chance.
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BP I respectfully disagree. "He's just as idiotically naive there as he is in foreign policy". I don't know if you are aware of the intelligence required to become a Medical Doctor in this country. These people happen to be smarter that the average person(I didn't make that up). I liked Senator Frist M.D. and had high hopes for him. People can disappoint but don't cast them of so casually. Whoever is elected will face some of the most difficult issues that I can ever recall. Copious amounts of gray matter needed and common sense.
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Dale, I see the 70-something husk of a once-intelligent person every day. Neglecting to mention, of course, the highly intelligent people who committed lobotomies on Soviet citizens who committed the crime of being dissidents, or of course Dr. Mengele and his famous studies.
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"the American people aren't going to elect as a commander-in-chief somebody who does not believe that Iranian nuclear weapons are a direct threat to us"
Sorry, Newt - they already did. :-(
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Sledding is permitted in Roosevelt Park although children under 12 must wear helmets, but the ordinance limits sledding to only Beaver Borough residents.
Getcher own hill!
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It is situations like this that have lead me, grudgingly, to the opinion that there ARE too many people. And, that the excess population does nothing other than try to nanny the rest of us to death.
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There are a number of surfers who would like to ban non-locals from their beaches. Imagine having a cop at every beach checking everybody's drivers license to see their address. Can you say 'police state'? Sure you can.
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A campaign by powerful gaming interests to legalize online gambling in America has won a crucial victory from the B.O. regime. On Friday, the Justice Department issued a legal opinion that allows states to authorize Web-based, nonsports gambling within their borders.
For one, big doubts remain over whether states can indeed restrain such digital games of chance to residents while also keeping children from playing them. State lotteries, for examples, have a poor record of preventing retailers from selling tickets to minors.
And even if states can outsmart tech-savvy teens or out-of-state gamblers, once enough states jump into Internet gambling they will likely be able to work together and create a national scheme for such activity. That would violate the spirit if not the letter of a 2006 federal law banning such interstate activity.
Most of all, bringing Internet gambling to America would hurt the poor, who are most affected when people lose money in government-approved games of chance such as state lotteries or casinos -- not to mention the way it would reinforce a belief that one's future depends on "luck" instead of individual merit.
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Most of all, bringing Internet gambling to America would hurt the poor, who are most affected when people lose money
But what about the folks who gain money? When you guys are done bitchin' and moanin' about one side of the argument, why not come over to mine and we'll talk about the other side as well.
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Most of all, bringing Internet gambling to America would hurt the poor, who are most affected when people lose money
.."we must protect people from themselves". Gee, how has that worked out? Of course when the non-poor people lose theirs, they get the government to bail them out. It's called TARP and other imaginative names.
We're starting to reach the addicts withdraw point where governments are desperate to find new a new tax fix rather than scaling down operations.
BTW - State lotteries, for examples, have a poor record of preventing retailers from selling tickets to minors.
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People who want to gamble have lots of convenient and illegal ways to get their fix. State-level gambling prohibition is a fool's game that simultaneously exposes gamblers to unfair odds from illegal gambling dens and bookies and deprives governments of a share of gambling profits.
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"State sponsored gambling is not a tax on the poor. It's a tax on people who are bad at math. Admittedly, those people often turn out to be poor."
Agreed, Tom. If you look at the people who play the lottery (or engage in other forms of gambling), they often show a pattern of making lousy life choices - which usually leads one to be poor.
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Cellphone talkers and texters, beware. Caliphornia Highway Patrol officers around Sacramento have special marching orders on Friday and Saturday:
Find you and ticket you.
"If someone is driving distracted, we want officers to issue citations," said CHP front man Adrian Quintero. Because this is the single most important problem Caliphornians have...
Also on Friday, plainclothes officers and volunteers with clipboards will be stationed on foot at several major intersections around Sacramento, peering into passing car windows and noting the types of distracted driving they see.
Similar tallies will be taken in the Auburn and Stockton areas. They won't be ticketing. They'll be gathering data to be forwarded to the Caliphornia Office of Traffic Safety as part of an emerging statewide campaign to understand and combat distracted driving.
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Actually California wants to crack down on rogue cell phone users because the state needs more revenue, always more revenue.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Minority Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told Big Government this week that her mother wants to leave Congressand that she remains in Washington only at the behest of her campaign donors.
Pelosis revelation is significant, given that her mother pushed to serve as Minority Leader after the Democrats historic losses in the 2010 midterm elections, and that many Democratsincluding President Barack Obamaare campaigning on the expectation that she will be restored as Speaker if they can retake the House in 2012.
New light bulb efficiency standards will begin phasing in on Jan. 1 despite intense opposition from conservatives, who have blasted the rules as a textbook unnecessary federal regulation.
A campaign by powerful gaming interests to legalize online gambling in America has won a crucial victory from the 
