“I’m trying to save the planet; I’m trying to save the planet,” she says impatiently when questioned. “I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy.”

Madam speaker, seeing that many of the "clean energy" technologies are still 10-20 years away, how can we bridge this gap when you refuse to alow drilling of any kind? You claim that the current administraition has a failed pollicy, yet you offer no new ideas for how to bridge the gap until the new technologies are available to all citizens. How can the american people trust you to lower their energy costs, gass costs, and offer new ideas when you have proven over the past 2 years that you would rather do nothing than work with the administration for the good of the country.

(my second Beatles reference today)

I got a feeling that this enviro-garbage is starting to wear thin on people. I see it in some of the semi-greens around me. They are generally conservative, but buy into some of the green talk.

We were just discussing a recent incident in Washington State where a motorist fought back against a bunch of mob bicyclists known as "Critical Mass" -- they apparently block traffic once a month to make an environmental point.

Those "cyclists" should try that with real "bikers" around. They wouldn't get far.

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The Senate was determined to implement what a billionaire expert warned them was a bad idea. And people still wonder why I distrust the government so much...
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

our planet by stepping off

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12122.html

 “And when you win the election, you win the majority, and what is the power of the speaker? To set the agenda, the power of recognition, and I am not giving the gavel away to anyone.” -Pelosi from this interview.

I'm somewhat new to following the political goings-on. Were the repub's ever so tough-sounding when they had the majority. Sounds like she's bowing up... like flinching her shoulders at us. She could probably kick Lindsay Graham's *ss, right?

I am rooting for Mccain. if in the event Obama wins, I will then be rooting for some tough conservative leaders.

((dang that "up your arsenal" girl!!!)) (( I am going to go blind!))

“I’m trying to save the planet; I’m trying to save the planet”

No, you're cozying up to the likes of Al Gore and people trying to make a profit off of global warming.

On a sidenote, it seems that trying to save the planet really isn't helping Democrats for their convention.  Seems the wind turbines aren't generating any electricy.

http://facethestate.com/articles/dnc-boondoggle-carbon-credits-fund-broken-turbine

You have to be kidding.

SOBama is meeting with ? and meeting with ? and meeting with ?

Who cares?

Let him sit in on hearings! That may be a good start and he'd actually be in the Senate doing the WORK of a Senator.

What is this marxist going to take away from speaking to the Fed Chair?

Is he going to change his economic outlook or approach.

No!!!

This is all for Public consumption. There is no there there.

Just like the prayer he left at the wall. He gave permission for the note to be published so we might all think he is a Christisan and not a member of the G Damn America Church.

Think what you will but SOBama is doing anything BUT his job!

"I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy.”

 Whose Failed policy?  She is not a member of this congress?

   She is a part of "their failed policy"

The Dems always blame the Republicans for the Dems "failed policy"  

  The Republicans are not angels themselves and I believe they are part of the problem also, but the Dems I believe are the bigger part of the problem

Just another liberal elitist with a Messiah complex. There is room for only one Savior in the universe. The rest are immitators.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16:31

Two liberal, and very European Obamaesque, ideals have collided in Oregon. They have a Medicaid program that is a forerunner of what we can expect with a universal health care program. With it comes the problem of paying for coverage. The easiest way to cut expenditures is to simply reduce the amount paid to providers, until they run out of providers, of course. Another popular device is to reduce coverage, which Oregon has done in the case of (so far) cancer survivors. Oregon will not pay for cancer fighting drugs if the patient has a probable survival rate of less than 5% within the next five years. Well, it sounds callous, but there is some point to meet; though an entirely statistical point can be rather Big Brother-like.

The collision has come with Oregon's assisted suicide law, and Medicaid's approval of payment for that, uh, procedure. A man named Randy Stroup received a letter saying he had that option. That is, no cancer treatment but palliative care  including assisted suicide. He and his wife feel they are rather pushing him toward an early demise. As Johnny Cash once said about a Cadillac he was building with stolen parts, "Its cheaper that way."

I can really feel for Mr. Stroup because I am a cancer survivor, trust me I can pray for both of us. However the larger question is where will this end? European countries are starting to reap the results of this dilemma. I would rather not join Obama as a citizen of the world if the Dutch model of free drugs, socialism, and government assisted death is used here.

Thanks to Foxnews

When speculators drive down the price of energy and food, who wins / loses?

JDW

Is finally getting indicted today. Yay! :)
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

I read Dr. Sowell's column weekly. This is one of the better ones I've read in a while. 

Be kind to your kids. They'll be choosing your nursing home.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fast_food_ban

The food nannies are at it again.  They're looking to ban fast food restaurants in "poor" areas in Los Angeles.  Isn't that cute?

If they succeed in passing this thing, the cheeseburger riots will make the Rodney King riot look like church picnic.

No doubt there will be many of us who will be old and in the way. We will be damned good at it too. Jerry Garcia didn't get to have all of the fun! Nancy Peloci is a nothing political hack who would not have any say in all of this had our nothing political hack Republicans done anything at all when they came to power. It is sickening to think how many times the Republicans snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Time after time the Republicans could have defeated the Democrats, but they were too busy running for office so that they could run for office. The Democrats, of course, are no better. They all belong to an elite governing class who have lost it. Why do you think Islam is on the rise again? For 1400 years they have been an opportunistic religeon making good use of weakness. Do they ever have an opportunity now!

Change is coming.

It would appear that I'm-trying-to-save-the-planet Pelosi is gunning for a Nobel Prize.

Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.