June 7, 2006
Here's a Win-Win-Win Situation
Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.
Take the dirt from the moat and use it to raise the levies in New Orleans.
Put the overpopulated Florida alligators in the moat.Now. . . , any other problems you want to solve?
Polish sausage.
"In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage."
The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you Polish?"
The guy, (clearly offended) says, "Well, yes I am. But let me ask you something, if I had asked for Italian sausage would you ask me if I was Italian?Or if I had asked for German bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German?Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish?Or if I had asked for a Taco would you ask if I was Mexican? Would ya, huh? Would ya?"
The clerk says, "Well, no!" "
If I asked for some Irish whiskey, would you ask if I was Irish?"
" Well, I probably wouldn't!"
With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy says, "Well then why did you ask me if I'm Polish because I ask for Polish sausage?"
The clerk replies, "Because you're at Home Depot."
Service sector continues to grow
6/5/2006 — The giant service sector kept growing in May...
The Institute for Supply Management's services index eased to 60.1 in May, in line with forecasts... A number above 50 indicates growth in the sector.
"The service sector is growing at a good pace, giving the economy a cushion to deal with factors like rising interest rates and elevated energy prices," said Patrick Fearon, senior economist at A.G. Edwards and Sons.
…Thriving demand for services has allowed the world's largest economy to maintain its global competitive edge...
The economy grew at a blistering 5.3% clip in the first quarter...
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/services/2006-06-05-service-may_x.htm
Manufacturing expands in May
The nation's manufacturing sector expanded in May…
The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group based in Tempe, Ariz., said Thursday that its manufacturing index registered 54.4 in May…A reading of 50 or more indicates expansion, while below 50 indicates contraction. The May figure represented the 36th consecutive month of growth.
…The manufacturing index was one of several economic reports issued Thursday.
In Washington, the Labor Department said that the productivity of American workers rebounded at a rapid clip at the start of this year and wages posted a solid gain as well…
http://newsmax.com/money/archives/articles/2006/6/1/152729.cfm
NY Squandered Billions in 9/11 Aid
June 5, 2006 -New York politicians allowed up to one-third of the $20 billion (what is that... $6.6 Billion?) in federal aid awarded to the city in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks to be squandered right under their noses, an analysis by the New York Daily News found last December.
But that hasn't stopped some of the same politicians from complaining all weekend about a mere $80 million cut in New York City's federal anti-terrorism budget.
Senators Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer and Rep. Peter King say they're outraged over the new cuts, with Clinton and King teaming up to launch a post-card writing campaign against the Department of Homeland Security.
The bipartisan duo sounded a lot less angry six months ago, when the News uncovered evidence that billions in 9/11 cash had been misspent, gone unaccounted for and, in at least one case, was awarded to the Mafia.
To see how the money was spent go to:
http://www.newsmax.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?s=pf&page=http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/5/94939.shtml?s=ic
Stossel says universal health care a mistake
June 01, 2006 TORONTO (CP) -- It's enough to make Tommy Douglas spin in his grave: Canada's cherished public health system is destined to collapse because it's missing out on the competitive benefits of being run by the private sector.
Stossel, a celebrated author, journalist and well-known contrarian, spent Wednesday in Toronto promoting his latest book, called Myths, Lies and Outright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel -- Why Everything You Know is Wrong.
…Stossel told his audience he believes Canadians are missing out on many economic and competitive benefits by eschewing private health care.
"Isn't choice what Canada is supposed to be about?" he asked. "You don't even have the freedom to buy private health care . . . you don't know what you're missing."
…Stossel compared the structure of some of Canada's social programs to those of the former Soviet Union, and warned that socialism does not work.
"It takes a long time for socialist systems to break down," he said, noting that Canadians are already travelling to U.S. cities like Buffalo for medical treatment that they can't get in a timely way at home.
…Stossel also attacked Canada's pharmaceutical industry, saying price controls have smothered any incentive to innovate…
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/arts_life/story.html?id=1c504da7-03fd-4ae4-b4e2-6268a306382a
Legal Group Prefers Competition on the Field, Not in Courtroom
June 2, 2006 (AgapePress) - Four public school districts in Virginia are reversing an earlier decision and now will schedule athletic events with a well-known private Christian school.
Earlier this year the athletic director for Liberty Christian Academy (LCA) was informed by representatives of eight public school districts that the private school was no longer welcome to take part in training camps, practice competitions, or any other regularly scheduled sporting events. Soon after LCA responded in writing to those districts threatening legal action, the school learned that district athletic directors and coaches had been instructed during a meeting by some of the boycott leaders not to schedule games with LCA -- and that if they did, they too would be boycotted.
Florida-based Liberty Counsel authored the letter sent to the districts. The legal group's chairman, Mat Staver, says four districts have now had a change of heart.
"It's one thing to not play another school," Staver says, "[but] it's another thing to participate in an intentional, illegal boycott targeting a particular school and essentially trying to shut down the athletic program. As a result, now four school districts have publicly distanced themselves and are backing away from the boycott, and we're very pleased with that."http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/22006d.asp
Judge Rules Christian Prison Program Unconstitutional; Appeal Planned
June 5, 2006 - Evidently it matters not that a well-known and highly successful prison ministry believes one of its premier programs is constitutional and well within the guidelines of the First Amendment, or that statistics bear out the effectiveness of the program. A federal judge has ruled the program is unconstitutional -- and now the program that equips prisoners to successfully re-enter society is in jeopardy.
A federal judge has ruled that an Iowa prison program that involves inmates [voluntarily] immersing themselves in evangelical Christianity is unconstitutional and must be shut down. Associated Press reports that Judge Robert Pratt, in a ruling expected to have national implications, said Prison Fellowship's InnerChange Freedom Initiative amounts to a government establishment of religion.
...Prison Fellowship, which sponsors similar programs in Texas, Minnesota, Kansas and Arkansas, argued that the Iowa program is voluntary and has secular benefits. The ministry claims the program has produced "dramatic results" in the lives of hardened criminals and has been effective in stopping what it describes as "the revolving door of crime."
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/52006b.asp
Chavez's Alleged Hate List Targets Political Opponents
June 05, 2006 (CNSNews.com) - Since surviving a recall referendum in August 2004, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has tracked and sought to punish the millions of Venezuelans who signed the petitions calling for the referendum, according to a human rights group from that South American country.
...Chavez, with the backing of Venezuelan Congressman Luis Tascon, obtained copies of all of the signatures, and later of all of the ballots, Machado alleged, allowing the two men and their aides to compile a database called "Tascon's list."
The list, she said, has been subsequently used to carry out threats against Chavez's political opponents. During her June 2 news conference, Machado played video clips of Chavez, one of which contained the Venezuelan president referring to himself in the third person. "Whoever signs against Chavez, will have their names recorded for history," Chavez said.
...Machado said this list has since expanded and taken on a new name -- the "Maisantas list" - referring to Chavez's supporters. It now includes information on the 12 million people in Venezuela's voting population, she said, more and more of whom rely on the government for financial survival since the oil industry and many other jobs are now controlled by Chavez's government.
The "Maisantas list" is also used as a checkpoint on street corners to allow people into the numerous government buildings, banks, and supermarkets, according to Machado.
"They keep a database of everything," she said, noting that those who did not vote for Chavez are liable to lose their jobs and are often denied lines of credit, access to schools, passports, fair trials, and even health care.
...Machado told Cybercast News Service that with elections scheduled for December 3, the Venezuelan government will have another opportunity to collect information about voters. But she said people should still vote and "hopefully change the government, change the regime."
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=/SpecialReports/archive/200606/SPE20060605a.html
British Columbia Gov't Agrees to Mandatory Homosexual Curriculum with No Opt-Out for Students or Parents
June 1, 2006- VANCOUVER, June 1, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A homosexual teacher and his same-sex partner who launched a human rights complaint with the British Columbia government have settled with the Government of British Columbia. According to the homosexual activist who launched a human rights suit, homosexual issues will soon be a mandatory part of school curricula taught in classrooms throughout the province, without the ability of students or parents to opt out.
...a key element in the Corren complaint was the attempt to ensure that the courses teaching positively about homosexuality are mandatory, and that neither students nor parents are able to opt-out…
Corinna Filion, spokesman for the Ministry of Education told LifeSiteNews.com that the agreement included provisions to bar some parents and students who had been opting for home education or other arrangements on topics of sexuality. While the province will still allow parents and students those alternative options when it comes to sex education (health and career courses), students will be forced to remain in classes dealing with sexual orientation outside of sexual education in spite of any objections students or their parents my have…
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jun/06060101.html
Al Gore's Inconvenient Truths
Monday, June 5, 2006 …The over-the-top fearmongering Gore regurgitates about "global warming" conveniently ignores far more than it presumes to expose.
1. The "debate" over global warming remains just that ... a debate.
2. Not "everyone" believes in the gospel according to Gore.
…Several years ago I interviewed Dr. Fred Singer, former director of the National Weather Satellite Center and author of "Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate."
…Singer points out that "the atmosphere changes." Sure, there is global warming; however, there is also global cooling. In the last century we had:
a warming trend before 1940; a cooling trend between 1940 and 1975; a warming trend between 1975 and 1980; and essentially NO trend for the last 20 years.
Real scientists tell us the sun has an 11-year cycle and you "clearly see this in some of the temperature records."
Proponents of Al's fiction often cite the list of "2,500 scientists" who subscribe to the Gore concept of global warming.
Singer says: "That is not really true. You hear about 2,500 scientists who worked on this report for the United Nations. First of all, the number is less than 2,000 and secondly, of these, perhaps 100 are qualified to say something about the climate ... and they have never been polled."
On the other side of the coin (which you never hear about), there are some 17,000 for-real scientists who say global warming is a hoax. And 17,000 "actually signed a petition against the Kyoto protocol." More at:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/6/4/173940.shtml
FLAKY FLICK SUFFERS FROM 'TRUTH' DECAY
May 24, 2006 -- AL GORE'S global-warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," is sure to get an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary, but Gore should campaign for Best Actor, too.
…He implies that no reputable scientists dispute anything he says - basically, that the ice caps are melting and people on the 50th floor of the Empire State Building had better learn to swim.
But there is wide disagreement about whether humans are causing global warming (climate change preceded the invention of the Escalade) and about whether we should be worried about the trends. Look carefully at Gore's charts and you'll see that the worst horrors take place in the future of his imagination.
…Global warming hasn't noticed that we got the lead out of our gasoline or that Stage One smog days in Los Angeles fell from 121 in 1977 to zero in 2004. All regulations and taxes to date have done nothing. Does this hint that pollution isn't the cause?
Gore claims, with pie-chart-in-the-sky dreaminess, that unspecified measures can reduce emissions to 1970 levels. He assesses the tradeoff between the economy and the environment with the kind of buffoonery you'd expect in a Marxist comic book, displaying a cartoon of a scale with Earth on one side and bars of gold on the other. "OK, on one side we have gold bars," he says. "Mmm, mmm, don't they look good!"
Why doesn't he get specific and replace the "gold bar" side of the scale with, say, a $50,000 tax on SUVs? The ensuing destruction of the car business would hurt blue-collar workers, not the rich. What if global warming continued unabated? Gore's faith-based pessimism would lead him to call for even more taxes…
Gore says that America, alone, is the problem. Taking us to China, he ignores the filth spewed into the air by its coal-fired cities. He does not meet with bronchitic citizens who wear surgical masks outdoors and pause to hawk up brown gunk every few minutes. Instead, he tells us America is lagging behind. "China," he says, "is on the cutting edge" of environmentalism.
…Still not convinced that Gore's mind has only one emission? "We have to think differently about war," he says, referring to environmental effects of weapons. "We can't just mindlessly continue the patterns of the past." It's a chilling statement: Even when bombs are flying, Gore promises to measure CO2 first.
The man's shamelessness is astounding when he compares himself to Churchill, but that's not the worst of it. The final shot of Gore shows him bravely silhouetted against the cosmos, a lone figure tenderly surveying the firmament. The job he really wants, no recount can give him. http://www.nypost.com/movies/66485.htm
How many pre-Roe abortions?
May 9, 2006- Ramesh Ponnuru has a column attacking the latest Alan Guttmacher report. They recyle the tired old "millions of illegal abortions in the dark Pre-Roe Ages" cliche. Ramesh goes after them in the article and in his book.
Ramesh lets them off too easily. I am looking at a table of numbers published by the Centers for Disease Control."Number of abortion-related deaths reported to CDC, 1972-2000." (It is Table 19.)
In 1972, there were 24 deaths from legal abortion, and 39 deaths from illegal abortion. A long way from the image created by the abortion lobby. And, if there really were 200,000 illegal abortions annually, then 39 fatalities in 1972 suggests that illegal abortions were way safer than we've been led to believe.
So where did Alan Guttmacher come up with this figure of "200,000 to 1.2 million abortions per year," throughout the 1950's and 60's? As Ramesh says, "these numbers are not even remotely plausible."
http://www.townhall.com/blogs/c-log/JRobackMorse/story/2006/05/09/196696.html
David<><
http://freewill-predestination.com/
http://www.knology.net/~lonesomedove/
Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.
Take the dirt from the moat and use it to raise the levies in New Orleans.
Put the overpopulated Florida alligators in the moat.Now. . . , any other problems you want to solve?
Polish sausage.
"In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage."
The clerk looks at him and says, "Are you Polish?"
The guy, (clearly offended) says, "Well, yes I am. But let me ask you something, if I had asked for Italian sausage would you ask me if I was Italian?Or if I had asked for German bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German?Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish?Or if I had asked for a Taco would you ask if I was Mexican? Would ya, huh? Would ya?"
The clerk says, "Well, no!" "
If I asked for some Irish whiskey, would you ask if I was Irish?"
" Well, I probably wouldn't!"
With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy says, "Well then why did you ask me if I'm Polish because I ask for Polish sausage?"
The clerk replies, "Because you're at Home Depot."
Service sector continues to grow
6/5/2006 — The giant service sector kept growing in May...
The Institute for Supply Management's services index eased to 60.1 in May, in line with forecasts... A number above 50 indicates growth in the sector.
"The service sector is growing at a good pace, giving the economy a cushion to deal with factors like rising interest rates and elevated energy prices," said Patrick Fearon, senior economist at A.G. Edwards and Sons.
…Thriving demand for services has allowed the world's largest economy to maintain its global competitive edge...
The economy grew at a blistering 5.3% clip in the first quarter...
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/services/2006-06-05-service-may_x.htm
Manufacturing expands in May
The nation's manufacturing sector expanded in May…
The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group based in Tempe, Ariz., said Thursday that its manufacturing index registered 54.4 in May…A reading of 50 or more indicates expansion, while below 50 indicates contraction. The May figure represented the 36th consecutive month of growth.
…The manufacturing index was one of several economic reports issued Thursday.
In Washington, the Labor Department said that the productivity of American workers rebounded at a rapid clip at the start of this year and wages posted a solid gain as well…
http://newsmax.com/money/archives/articles/2006/6/1/152729.cfm
NY Squandered Billions in 9/11 Aid
June 5, 2006 -New York politicians allowed up to one-third of the $20 billion (what is that... $6.6 Billion?) in federal aid awarded to the city in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks to be squandered right under their noses, an analysis by the New York Daily News found last December.
But that hasn't stopped some of the same politicians from complaining all weekend about a mere $80 million cut in New York City's federal anti-terrorism budget.
Senators Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer and Rep. Peter King say they're outraged over the new cuts, with Clinton and King teaming up to launch a post-card writing campaign against the Department of Homeland Security.
The bipartisan duo sounded a lot less angry six months ago, when the News uncovered evidence that billions in 9/11 cash had been misspent, gone unaccounted for and, in at least one case, was awarded to the Mafia.
To see how the money was spent go to:
http://www.newsmax.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?s=pf&page=http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/5/94939.shtml?s=ic
Stossel says universal health care a mistake
June 01, 2006 TORONTO (CP) -- It's enough to make Tommy Douglas spin in his grave: Canada's cherished public health system is destined to collapse because it's missing out on the competitive benefits of being run by the private sector.
Stossel, a celebrated author, journalist and well-known contrarian, spent Wednesday in Toronto promoting his latest book, called Myths, Lies and Outright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel -- Why Everything You Know is Wrong.
…Stossel told his audience he believes Canadians are missing out on many economic and competitive benefits by eschewing private health care.
"Isn't choice what Canada is supposed to be about?" he asked. "You don't even have the freedom to buy private health care . . . you don't know what you're missing."
…Stossel compared the structure of some of Canada's social programs to those of the former Soviet Union, and warned that socialism does not work.
"It takes a long time for socialist systems to break down," he said, noting that Canadians are already travelling to U.S. cities like Buffalo for medical treatment that they can't get in a timely way at home.
…Stossel also attacked Canada's pharmaceutical industry, saying price controls have smothered any incentive to innovate…
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/arts_life/story.html?id=1c504da7-03fd-4ae4-b4e2-6268a306382a
Legal Group Prefers Competition on the Field, Not in Courtroom
June 2, 2006 (AgapePress) - Four public school districts in Virginia are reversing an earlier decision and now will schedule athletic events with a well-known private Christian school.
Earlier this year the athletic director for Liberty Christian Academy (LCA) was informed by representatives of eight public school districts that the private school was no longer welcome to take part in training camps, practice competitions, or any other regularly scheduled sporting events. Soon after LCA responded in writing to those districts threatening legal action, the school learned that district athletic directors and coaches had been instructed during a meeting by some of the boycott leaders not to schedule games with LCA -- and that if they did, they too would be boycotted.
Florida-based Liberty Counsel authored the letter sent to the districts. The legal group's chairman, Mat Staver, says four districts have now had a change of heart.
"It's one thing to not play another school," Staver says, "[but] it's another thing to participate in an intentional, illegal boycott targeting a particular school and essentially trying to shut down the athletic program. As a result, now four school districts have publicly distanced themselves and are backing away from the boycott, and we're very pleased with that."http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/22006d.asp
Judge Rules Christian Prison Program Unconstitutional; Appeal Planned
June 5, 2006 - Evidently it matters not that a well-known and highly successful prison ministry believes one of its premier programs is constitutional and well within the guidelines of the First Amendment, or that statistics bear out the effectiveness of the program. A federal judge has ruled the program is unconstitutional -- and now the program that equips prisoners to successfully re-enter society is in jeopardy.
A federal judge has ruled that an Iowa prison program that involves inmates [voluntarily] immersing themselves in evangelical Christianity is unconstitutional and must be shut down. Associated Press reports that Judge Robert Pratt, in a ruling expected to have national implications, said Prison Fellowship's InnerChange Freedom Initiative amounts to a government establishment of religion.
...Prison Fellowship, which sponsors similar programs in Texas, Minnesota, Kansas and Arkansas, argued that the Iowa program is voluntary and has secular benefits. The ministry claims the program has produced "dramatic results" in the lives of hardened criminals and has been effective in stopping what it describes as "the revolving door of crime."
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/6/52006b.asp
Chavez's Alleged Hate List Targets Political Opponents
June 05, 2006 (CNSNews.com) - Since surviving a recall referendum in August 2004, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has tracked and sought to punish the millions of Venezuelans who signed the petitions calling for the referendum, according to a human rights group from that South American country.
...Chavez, with the backing of Venezuelan Congressman Luis Tascon, obtained copies of all of the signatures, and later of all of the ballots, Machado alleged, allowing the two men and their aides to compile a database called "Tascon's list."
The list, she said, has been subsequently used to carry out threats against Chavez's political opponents. During her June 2 news conference, Machado played video clips of Chavez, one of which contained the Venezuelan president referring to himself in the third person. "Whoever signs against Chavez, will have their names recorded for history," Chavez said.
...Machado said this list has since expanded and taken on a new name -- the "Maisantas list" - referring to Chavez's supporters. It now includes information on the 12 million people in Venezuela's voting population, she said, more and more of whom rely on the government for financial survival since the oil industry and many other jobs are now controlled by Chavez's government.
The "Maisantas list" is also used as a checkpoint on street corners to allow people into the numerous government buildings, banks, and supermarkets, according to Machado.
"They keep a database of everything," she said, noting that those who did not vote for Chavez are liable to lose their jobs and are often denied lines of credit, access to schools, passports, fair trials, and even health care.
...Machado told Cybercast News Service that with elections scheduled for December 3, the Venezuelan government will have another opportunity to collect information about voters. But she said people should still vote and "hopefully change the government, change the regime."
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=/SpecialReports/archive/200606/SPE20060605a.html
British Columbia Gov't Agrees to Mandatory Homosexual Curriculum with No Opt-Out for Students or Parents
June 1, 2006- VANCOUVER, June 1, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A homosexual teacher and his same-sex partner who launched a human rights complaint with the British Columbia government have settled with the Government of British Columbia. According to the homosexual activist who launched a human rights suit, homosexual issues will soon be a mandatory part of school curricula taught in classrooms throughout the province, without the ability of students or parents to opt out.
...a key element in the Corren complaint was the attempt to ensure that the courses teaching positively about homosexuality are mandatory, and that neither students nor parents are able to opt-out…
Corinna Filion, spokesman for the Ministry of Education told LifeSiteNews.com that the agreement included provisions to bar some parents and students who had been opting for home education or other arrangements on topics of sexuality. While the province will still allow parents and students those alternative options when it comes to sex education (health and career courses), students will be forced to remain in classes dealing with sexual orientation outside of sexual education in spite of any objections students or their parents my have…
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jun/06060101.html
Al Gore's Inconvenient Truths
Monday, June 5, 2006 …The over-the-top fearmongering Gore regurgitates about "global warming" conveniently ignores far more than it presumes to expose.
1. The "debate" over global warming remains just that ... a debate.
2. Not "everyone" believes in the gospel according to Gore.
…Several years ago I interviewed Dr. Fred Singer, former director of the National Weather Satellite Center and author of "Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming's Unfinished Debate."
…Singer points out that "the atmosphere changes." Sure, there is global warming; however, there is also global cooling. In the last century we had:
a warming trend before 1940; a cooling trend between 1940 and 1975; a warming trend between 1975 and 1980; and essentially NO trend for the last 20 years.
Real scientists tell us the sun has an 11-year cycle and you "clearly see this in some of the temperature records."
Proponents of Al's fiction often cite the list of "2,500 scientists" who subscribe to the Gore concept of global warming.
Singer says: "That is not really true. You hear about 2,500 scientists who worked on this report for the United Nations. First of all, the number is less than 2,000 and secondly, of these, perhaps 100 are qualified to say something about the climate ... and they have never been polled."
On the other side of the coin (which you never hear about), there are some 17,000 for-real scientists who say global warming is a hoax. And 17,000 "actually signed a petition against the Kyoto protocol." More at:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/6/4/173940.shtml
FLAKY FLICK SUFFERS FROM 'TRUTH' DECAY
May 24, 2006 -- AL GORE'S global-warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," is sure to get an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary, but Gore should campaign for Best Actor, too.
…He implies that no reputable scientists dispute anything he says - basically, that the ice caps are melting and people on the 50th floor of the Empire State Building had better learn to swim.
But there is wide disagreement about whether humans are causing global warming (climate change preceded the invention of the Escalade) and about whether we should be worried about the trends. Look carefully at Gore's charts and you'll see that the worst horrors take place in the future of his imagination.
…Global warming hasn't noticed that we got the lead out of our gasoline or that Stage One smog days in Los Angeles fell from 121 in 1977 to zero in 2004. All regulations and taxes to date have done nothing. Does this hint that pollution isn't the cause?
Gore claims, with pie-chart-in-the-sky dreaminess, that unspecified measures can reduce emissions to 1970 levels. He assesses the tradeoff between the economy and the environment with the kind of buffoonery you'd expect in a Marxist comic book, displaying a cartoon of a scale with Earth on one side and bars of gold on the other. "OK, on one side we have gold bars," he says. "Mmm, mmm, don't they look good!"
Why doesn't he get specific and replace the "gold bar" side of the scale with, say, a $50,000 tax on SUVs? The ensuing destruction of the car business would hurt blue-collar workers, not the rich. What if global warming continued unabated? Gore's faith-based pessimism would lead him to call for even more taxes…
Gore says that America, alone, is the problem. Taking us to China, he ignores the filth spewed into the air by its coal-fired cities. He does not meet with bronchitic citizens who wear surgical masks outdoors and pause to hawk up brown gunk every few minutes. Instead, he tells us America is lagging behind. "China," he says, "is on the cutting edge" of environmentalism.
…Still not convinced that Gore's mind has only one emission? "We have to think differently about war," he says, referring to environmental effects of weapons. "We can't just mindlessly continue the patterns of the past." It's a chilling statement: Even when bombs are flying, Gore promises to measure CO2 first.
The man's shamelessness is astounding when he compares himself to Churchill, but that's not the worst of it. The final shot of Gore shows him bravely silhouetted against the cosmos, a lone figure tenderly surveying the firmament. The job he really wants, no recount can give him. http://www.nypost.com/movies/66485.htm
How many pre-Roe abortions?
May 9, 2006- Ramesh Ponnuru has a column attacking the latest Alan Guttmacher report. They recyle the tired old "millions of illegal abortions in the dark Pre-Roe Ages" cliche. Ramesh goes after them in the article and in his book.
Ramesh lets them off too easily. I am looking at a table of numbers published by the Centers for Disease Control."Number of abortion-related deaths reported to CDC, 1972-2000." (It is Table 19.)
In 1972, there were 24 deaths from legal abortion, and 39 deaths from illegal abortion. A long way from the image created by the abortion lobby. And, if there really were 200,000 illegal abortions annually, then 39 fatalities in 1972 suggests that illegal abortions were way safer than we've been led to believe.
So where did Alan Guttmacher come up with this figure of "200,000 to 1.2 million abortions per year," throughout the 1950's and 60's? As Ramesh says, "these numbers are not even remotely plausible."
http://www.townhall.com/blogs/c-log/JRobackMorse/story/2006/05/09/196696.html
David<><
http://freewill-predestination.com/
http://www.knology.net/~lonesomedove/
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