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2008-09-02 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-02 14:43|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Promoting Coal-to-Liquid Fuels Why?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-02 15:13|| 2008-09-02 15:13|| Front Page Top

#2 cause we got lots of coal, and you cant put coal in your car. And in theory, liquid coal is easier to clean up then the solid variety, IIUC. Still issues with CO2 though.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-02 15:14|| 2008-09-02 15:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Why it's a bad idea I was asking.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-02 15:41|| 2008-09-02 15:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Why not read the link to find out?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-02 15:54|| 2008-09-02 15:54|| Front Page Top

#5 CTL: Obamas energy policy has much to commend it. But borrowing an idea from World War II Germany and apartheid South Africa? Bad move. Coal-to-liquid fuels produce nearly twice the greenhouse gases of ordinary petroleum, experts say, and its foolish to subsidize an industry that easily could go under if oil prices fall. Under withering fire from environmentalists, the Obama camp clarified his position in June 2007 as, [U]nless and until this technology is perfected, Senator Obama will not support the development of any coal-to-liquid fuels unless they emit at least 20% less life-cycle carbon than conventional fuels. Its since been dropped from campaign materials.

Ooh the CO2 bogeyman. Boo! Better to freeze or enrich muslim and post commie thugs.

Senator Obama will not support the development of any coal-to-liquid fuels unless they emit at least 20% less life-cycle carbon than conventional fuels.

I.e. Obama would rather enrich muslim and commie thugs

its foolish to subsidize an industry that easily could go under if oil prices fall.

The idea is to cause oil prices to fall. Small differences in oil supply cause large differences in price. A few million barrels go a long way to relieving the financial pressure every oil consumer on the planet. In case this author hasn't noticed, most of the world's oil suppliers, whom we are lavishly funding, are our enemies, some that we are at war with.

A rational energy policy would set a stable oil price floor that would allow CTL (or any other large scale method) to be profitable, say $50/barrel. In the med/long term, that also has the effect of setting a price ceiling on oil that is below the CTL price. Not the $100-150/barrel that we have been paying recently to people who us broken, enslaved or dead.

Posted by ed 2008-09-02 16:20|| 2008-09-02 16:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Mandatory volunteer service for ~~the children(tm)~~ youth of America.

1 - nice repeal of the 13th Amendment
2 - only effects non-voters
3 - lets those adult voters who've never done 'mandatory volunteer' service in their lives off the hook [if its good enough for the kiddies, why not the adults?]

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-02 16:25|| 2008-09-02 16:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Missed quite a few:

Coerced (aka forced) labor from civilians; especially school kids.

Support for Hamas (why have your phone bank is Gaza?)

etc.

Posted by AlanC 2008-09-02 16:28|| 2008-09-02 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Worst Idea #11: Joe Biden

Posted by European Conservative 2008-09-02 16:38|| 2008-09-02 16:38|| Front Page Top

#9 If you're gonna do mandatory service perhaps they could find baby boomers who dodged the draft during Vietnam and force them to work at old folks homes and stuff because they are gonna be filling up and overwhelming the system soon enough.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-02 17:26|| 2008-09-02 17:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Add Obama's Global Poverty Tax on the US that would make us subservient to the U.N?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-09-02 17:47|| 2008-09-02 17:47|| Front Page Top

#11 Coal to Natural Gas makes more sense. Then convert fleets first to natural gas and encourage conversion kits for after-market sale.

Posted by 3dc 2008-09-02 19:14|| 2008-09-02 19:14|| Front Page Top

#12 Coal to smoke makes the most sense. Live better electrically.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-02 19:27|| 2008-09-02 19:27|| Front Page Top

#13 Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement
Opposing the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Talking Openly About Bombing Pakistan
Sitting Down with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Pushing the Patriot Employer Act
Promoting Coal-to-Liquid Fuels
Eliminating Income Taxes for Seniors Making Under $50,000
Taxing Oil Companies Extra
Opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
~~September Campaign fund raiser in Geneva Switzerland~~.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-02 19:31|| 2008-09-02 19:31|| Front Page Top

#14 I dunno, but Mandatory Service as a Community Organizer seems to be pretty lucrative, with no real progress or milestones-met required, and you meet the most interesting people...at least in Chicago

sounds pretty sweet

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-02 20:02|| 2008-09-02 20:02|| Front Page Top

#15 Frank: If I sign up, must I agree to attend Trinity United Church?

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-02 20:09|| 2008-09-02 20:09|| Front Page Top

#16 hmmm...good question. Donations and self-debasement might qualify for a deferrement

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-02 20:29|| 2008-09-02 20:29|| Front Page Top

#17 Ok, sounds like a plan. I think I'll also buy a big bus ~~to throw bad guys under~~ just to be on the safe side.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-02 20:32|| 2008-09-02 20:32|| Front Page Top

#18 His very worst idea was running for President.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-09-02 20:38|| 2008-09-02 20:38|| Front Page Top

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