Stuff like this is just one of the reasons I have absolutely NO confidence that things will get better if the 'pubs take the House and Senate ... how are we better off if they continue the 'SSDD' policies that we despise coming from 'The UN' and his Communist psychophants ... ? We're not. I'm still waiting to hear something similar to the Gingrich 'Contract With America' from '94 - a short simple list of promises to be kept once they're in power. The fact that 'The UN', Pelosi, and Reid rammed 'DeathCare' down our throats despite the fact that 68% of the American public said 'NO!' to it should be the logical place to start. Promise to REPEAL it. Does anyone hear any 'repeal' noises from the 'pubs? Or even from the Conservatives who are beginning to win races? What about a promise to make permanent the Bush TAX CUTS? What about promises to REDUCE SPENDING? What about a promise to REBUILD OUR MILTARY? I'm afraid that, even if we 'win', we lose ... I'll listen to what they say - but I'll only believe what they DO.

Was that the welcome speech to 'Short Attention Span Theater' ... ? ... Just sayin' ...

But they can NOT inspect foreign-flagged OIL RIGS for safety violations. That's been confirmed for me by a friend who's with MMS.

You can have my wine and I can have your crawfish ... see how cleverly I maneuver that situation so that you're the one who gets the wine ... ? Later, I'll let you take advantage of me while I'm all helpless from the crawfish ...

Right ... and if this poll data leads to unwarranted overconfidence and a too-soon peak before the election, this will be the result ...

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Es brillig war. Die schlichte Toven
Wirrten und wimmelten in Waben;
Und aller-mümsige Burggoven
Die mohmen Räth ausgraben.

Bewahre doch vor Jammerwoch!
Die Zähne knirschen, Krallen kratzen!
Bewahr vor Jubjub-Vogel, vor
Frumiösen Banderschntzchen!

Er griff sein vorpals Schwertchen zu,
Er suchte lang das manchsan Ding;
Dann, stehend unterm Tumtum Baum,
Er an-zu-denken-fing.

Als stand er tief in Andacht auf,
Des Jammerwochen's Augen-feuer
Durch tulgen Wald mit Wiffek kam
Ein burbelnd Ungeheuer!

Eins, Zwei! Eins, Zwei! Und durch und durch
Sein vorpals Schwert zerschniker-schnück,
Da blieb es todt! Er, Kopf in Hand,
Geläumfig zog zurück.

Und schlugst Du ja den Jammerwoch?
Umarme mich, mein Böhmisches Kind!
O Freuden-Tag! O Halloo-Schlag!
Er schortelt froh-gesinnt.

Es brillig war. Die schlichte Toven
Wirrten und wimmelten in Waben;
Und aller-mümsige Burggoven
Die mohmen Räth ausgraben.

And you seriously expect those troops to be deployed back to the US by the end of next year ... ? Think again ...

The Minerals Management Services of the Dept of the Interior - or whatever 'The UN' changed its name to after 'DeepWater Horizon' ... the United States MMS does have regulatory power and is the agency responsible (until 'The UN' put his moratorium in place) for leasing all federal lands on-shore, near-shore, and offshore to US and foreign companies for drilling.

If there's no trust, there can be no friendship. Simple.

Pass dem t'ings ovah heah, chér ... an' push along some o' dat saucisse 'n corn also too ...

No. They're SUPPOSED to be done by the USCG, but that doesn't apply to NON-American-flagged rigs ...

So how come there's nothing on the news yet about this ... ? Oh - you wanna 'splain ezzackly WHY Hussein's 'right' ... ?

No, Hussein the Incompetent is NOT right ... this is very much like the feeling I got the morning of 9/11 when I turned on the news after the first plane had impacted the WTC ... I thought it was possible it was an accident since a B-24 had flown into the Empire State Bldg during WWII because of fog, but when I saw the second plane nose into the second undamaged tower, I knew we were at war - that doesn't 'just happen' - TWICE ... and oil rigs don't 'accidentally' explode - TWICE ... Hussein is too incompetent to understand we're still in a state of WAR because it's not about HIM ...

That's called 'more for me' ...

Well, gee. Maybe THIS will be understandable, then ...

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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/meltdown_of_the_climate_consensus_G0kWdclUvwhVr6DYH6A4uJ

Meltdown of the climate 'consensus'

By MATT PATTERSON

If this keeps up, no one's going to trust any scientists.

The global-warming establishment took a body blow this week, as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change received a stunning rebuke from a top-notch independent investigation.

For two decades, the IPCC has spearheaded efforts to convince the world's governments that man-made carbon emissions pose a threat to the global temperature equilibrium -- and to civilization itself. IPCC reports, collated from the work of hundreds of climate scientists and bureaucrats, are widely cited as evidence for the urgent need for drastic action to "save the planet."

But the prestigious InterAcademy Council, an independent association of "the best scientists and engineers worldwide" (as the group's own Web site puts it) formed in 2000 to give "high-quality advice to international bodies," has finished a thorough review of IPCC practices -- and found them badly wanting.

Overall, the IAC slammed the IPCC for reporting "high confidence in some statements for which there is little evidence.

Furthermore, by making vague statements that were difficult to refute, authors were able to attach 'high confidence' to the statements." The critics note "many such statements that are not supported sufficiently in the literature, not put into perspective or not expressed clearly.

Some IPCC practices can only be called shoddy.

As The Wall Street Journal reported, "Some scientists invited by the IPCC to review the 2007 report before it was published questioned the Himalayan claim. But those challenges 'were not adequately considered,' the InterAcademy Council's investigation said, and the projection was included in the final report."

If people insist on being a 'hyphenated' American, how come 'American' doesn't come BEFORE the hyphen ... ? Like in 'American-African' or 'American-Irish' ... ? Guess that shows a little too much pride in BEING American for those types ... but hey, at least y' can tell where their loyalties are ... and they ain't here ... The 'global community' ... ? How often do any of 'em come over for dinner ... ? Screw them - what have they done for US lately ... ?

If I'm the one paying for the meal, you bet I'm gonna eat it while it's hot - and I'm not about feeling awkward if we agreed beforehand that we were gonna have something to eat, not just meet for coffee ... where's the problem ... ? If she's talkin', I'm chewin' ...

"Well, Wolf, there are people in the world who are what we call 'bad' people. They 'hurt' and 'kill' other people. You know what 'hurt' and 'kill' is, don't you, Wolf? That's when the 'mean' and 'bad' people do 'bad' things like 'shoot people' or 'cut people' with 'guns' and 'knives'. The 'bad' and 'mean' people make other people CRY. You don't want to see other people CRY, do you, Wolf? No, of course you don't. So, when our 'sniper' - you can say 'sniper', can't you, Wolf? - sees that the 'bad man' isn't close to any of the 'good people', we tell him it's 'okay' to pull the trigger on his 'gun' and send what we like to call a 'bullet' from his 'gun' to a spot right between the 'bad man's eyebrows - right at the top of his nose. That's good shooting, isn't it, Wolf? Wolf? Wake up, Wolf ... '

Right. YouTube isn't valid but MSLSD, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, C-SPAN, HuffPo, Slate, Salon, DailyKOS, 'AirAmerika', NYT, and Democratic Underground ARE, right ... ? That's the way it works ... ? We can trust THEM ... ? It is to laff ...

Can he name one of 'em 'Ram-A-Dan' ... ?

Now we can say 'Bite me!' to a complete stranger anywhere on the planet.