Talk about Catch-22. The two major left-wing causes going head-to-head - global warming and whales. Call it Save the Whales vs. Save Al Gore's Career.
According to the August 14 Washington Post, there's a sea storm brewing over proposed new regulations that would require "ships reduce speed to avoid collisions with the endangered North Atlantic right whale."
Liberals are outraged that the government hasn't instituted the new rules. But the rules won't just cost business $100 million to $150 million a year. Part of that cost is due to "increased fuel consumption."
That's correct. In the left-ward quest to save our right whales, liberals want to burn more fuel. The new rules would actually slow ships down enough that it would take longer to port, cost more money and burn more fuel. All because two whales per year (that's the Post's number, not mine) die in collisions.
As a result, one business owner told regulators it would put them out of business. "I would hate to think we have spent our lives working hard on the water with long hours day after day, generation after generation, to have a speed limit rule be the end of our business," said Leslie M. Davis Sr. who owns a charter fishing service in North Carolina.
I think there's plenty of reason to blubber here, but about the businessmen who lose their livelihoods and the workers who can't pay the bills, not about the ones who didn't get away.
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It's a Karl Rove
August 14, 2007 - 15:49 ET by TruthMongerIt's a Karl Rove "parting-shot conspiracy" no doubt...
You're *** right this is
August 14, 2007 - 15:52 ET by wiwfYou're *** right this is a catch 22. Save the whales, or save the planet?
At least now we know how much libtards actually care for the planet. All politics and pandering, no solutions.
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged." -Abraham Lincoln
Let's put the whale-lovers
August 14, 2007 - 16:12 ET by NortonalecLet's put the whale-lovers against the greens in a steel-cage death match. Maybe one of the fishermen can be the ref.
Nortonalec
I'd like to see that
August 14, 2007 - 17:29 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveI'd like to see that one...a bunch of tree-huggin' granola-eatin', Birkenstock-wearin', ganja-smokin' hippies punching themselves in the face and trying to kick their own a$$es. Although after a few minutes it would be about as exciting as watching a dog chase it's own tail.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! There's still plenty of meat on that bone. Now you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato, baby you've got a stew goin'!" -- Carl Weathers
Didn't I see that in a
August 14, 2007 - 19:07 ET by drillanwrDidn't I see that in a Cheech and Chong movie ... ?
Ok, how about the wrong
August 14, 2007 - 16:33 ET by bassndudeOk, how about the wrong whale? Are we just going to ignore the wrong whale? Why only the North Atlantic Wright Whale? How about the South? The Pacific ocean? Lets just slow all the ships down all the way across both oceans? Wait, do they want to slow down bassboats as well?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Did anyone look at how many
August 14, 2007 - 17:48 ET by USA4freedomDid anyone look at how many whales were killed?
Uh.. that would be 2.
That is only one more the killer whale: Kennedy killed with
his car under water.
I wonder what was the speed limit on that bridge??
I wish I could show just how much these people disgust me.
They get away with murder, have no problem with abortion,
killing baby’s by the thousands, but God forbid 2 whales die and it gets a
letter to the president and headlines. UGH..
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
-
August 14, 2007 - 22:02 ET by dahliatravers... how about the wrong whale? Are we just going to ignore the wrong whale?
lol
Bass, my friend and
August 15, 2007 - 11:39 ET by MikeBBass, my friend and fellow Okie, what astounds me is that they would object to any Right whales being killed. I suspect they would not shed a tear if all Right whales were killed. Now, if Left whales suffered so much as an ouchie, I would expect all sorts of h*ll to be raised about that. Right whales, okay. Wrong whales, perhaps a bit of concern. But, Left whales must be saved and d*mn the costs.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
What the He**.
August 14, 2007 - 18:56 ET by PKthat $150M probably does not count the cost of more ships needed to move the same amount of cargo from port to port.
the really big boats have to move through the water at a certain minimum speed in order to maintain stearing control. if they have to slow down then the chances of grounding because of wind and tide are increased because of the loss of control.
(as i remember the liberal treehugger, fish*&%*ers go banananananas when a big tanker goes agound and spills some oil.)
(it is possible to lose the entire winter supply of home heating oil for the north east in this fashion.)
this would also play hell with ship schedules.
ship captains get really uptight when they are delayed for bs reasons.
there have been times (admittedly not many) when japanese car carrier captains committed suicide when they delayed for reasons that they could have avoided.
i would not be suprised if certain shipping lines simply ignored this regulation if it were instituted.
perhaps the installation of a transducer that emits irritating sounds in the bow of the ships might scare the animals out of the ships track.
C
What about enforcement?
August 14, 2007 - 19:02 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveWhat about enforcement? What are they gonna do, have patrol boats (cruisers) setting up speed traps and pulling over speeders? Issuing ticket/fine at port if a ship arrives early? Maritime Traffic Court? Where are the patrolmen of the high seas gonna get fresh donuts?
Environmentalists just don't think things through.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! There's still plenty of meat on that bone. Now you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato, baby you've got a stew goin'!" -- Carl Weathers
this is kind of stupid anyway.
August 14, 2007 - 21:31 ET by PKby various versions of international law a nation cannot enforce their rules and regulations beyond about 15 miles off of thier coast.
if this bunch could get every country that had a sea coast to pass this thing the pirate problems in the indian ocean would have dissappeared a long time ago.
C
Hey, NewsBusters
August 14, 2007 - 19:10 ET by drillanwrPat Dollard used a priceless picture of Al Gore you've gotta see. Says it all :
http://patdollard.com/2007/08/12/gee-could-the-press-be-doing-the-same-thing-about-the-iraq-war/
He's Barking At The Moon
August 14, 2007 - 20:34 ET by stratmanI saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand,
Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain.
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's,
Going to get a big dish of beef chow mein.
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo!
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo!
You hear him howling around your kitchen door,
You better not let him in.
Little old lady got mutilated late last night,
Werewolves of London again.
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo!
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! Huh!
He's the hairy handed gent who ran amok in Kent,
Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair.
You better stay away from him,
He'll rip your lungs out, Jim,
Huh! I'd like to meet his tailor.
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo!
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo!
Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen,
Doing the Werewolves of London.
I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen,
Doing the Werewolves of London.
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's,
And his hair was perfect.
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Huh! Draw blood!
Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London...
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
}}---> Stratman
August 15, 2007 - 01:54 ET by Cool ArrowYou should've sent Lawyers, guns and money.
Nuk, Nuk, Nuk
August 15, 2007 - 11:24 ET by stratmanLike Patty Hearst in "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner", the Liberals have "bought" into the AGW myth.
The "Save The XXXX" people may be good intentioned but they are so far down the rabbit's hole of their altered reality that supported goals like save whales and decreased oil usage when conflicted with diametrically opposed results (more energy used to go slower and the increased risk of oil spill's from tanker accidents which would threaten marine life including whales) do not appear to phase them from their mission.
If only the Three Stooges were still alive. This folly would make for an hilarious premise for a skit.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Save the whales AND the
August 14, 2007 - 21:15 ET by lnthompSave the whales AND the planet: The new rules would cost so much the ships would quit sailing. The looney greens and whale huggers aren't seeing the downside yet, except that the humans that formerly operated the ships would still be alive somewhere on the planet, and not dead-and-gone like they think all humans except themselves should be.
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
News FLash
August 15, 2007 - 05:16 ET by rob6677"Al Gore is turning into a whale, so this post is irrelevent because they are now the same cause!"
"Dear Libs: Please remember that conservatives have guns, they are watching you, and know how to aim. Sincerely - rob6677"
Al Gore Autobiography
August 15, 2007 - 05:24 ET by Cool ArrowThe Item I'm bidding on
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
Linking Binge?
August 15, 2007 - 05:34 ET by rob6677It would appear from your posts today that you are on a linking binge, I usually can't find good stuff to link to, or just don't have the patience.
"Dear Libs: Please remember that conservatives have guns, they are watching you, and know how to aim. Sincerely - rob6677"
}}---> It's ALIIIVE
August 15, 2007 - 05:40 ET by Cool ArrowYou've created a monster.
GNR for breakfast. That works
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
Abby Normal
August 15, 2007 - 05:52 ET by rob6677Just remember that it's pronounced "Fronkensteen"
My #3 favorite movie
"Dear Libs: Please remember that conservatives have guns, they are watching you, and know how to aim. Sincerely - rob6677"
}}---> And his assistant would be
August 15, 2007 - 05:57 ET by Cool ArrowI, Gore
~LYDSEXICS UNTIE!~
He tells us Love Story was
August 15, 2007 - 10:36 ET by danboHe tells us Love Story was about him. And he invented the internet.
With that ego. I assume he believe this is also his autobiography and an advertisement.
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
Great, I love that it is
August 15, 2007 - 12:01 ET by rob6677Great, I love that it is the "thrift" edition, suggesting you would find it in the discount pile! A perfect fit for Fat Albert.
"I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice." Clint Eastwood