Science doubters say world is warming WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 4 out of 5 Americans now think temperatures are rising and that global warming will be a serious problem for the United States if nothing is done about it, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. Belief and worry about climate chang[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hypocrisy’
COMMENTARY BY SMS: Mama China
Is China for real? It is time for child to stop pretending that it is an impoverished hermit community. China’s most obvious vassal is North Korea. China is the adult and like any adult needs to take responsibility when North Korea throws a tantrum, steals something from a neighbor, or threa[...]
February 5th, 2013 - 12:20 pm § in America
Commentary by SMS: What we need to do to avoid future Detroits
The Detroit decision canceling the city’s pension obligations is likely legal but it violates a social contract going back to Hamilton and LIncoln who understood that the US had to honor debts to its citizens during our two revolutionary wars. The problem goes deeper than the current decisio[...]
January 20th, 2013 - 5:39 am § in Misc.
President Romney: Inauguration Day
The Modest Man As we begin the first term, a very new sort of face emerges as White House Press Secretary. Presidential spokesman Tagg Romney said his father “wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life,” according to the Boston Globe. The oldest Romney son was an[...]
January 19th, 2013 - 4:48 am § in Misc.
A Thoughtful Answer to Gun Control
The NRA wants more cops so we can have more guns? OK! But the NRA, and its ilk also want budget cuts? Carl Ballard at Horsesass may have an answer: Make Them Pay by Carl, 12/20/2012, 7:11 PM I’ve been thinking about what the state can do as far as gun control in the next […][...]
January 16th, 2013 - 9:12 am § in America
As Israel Moves to the Right
“Israel doesn’t know what its own best interests are.” Barack Obama Next week, Netanyahu will return to power at the head of a coalition even more intractably right-wing clique. All of this while Netanyahu has authorized building in the E1 area, effectively making it impossible or the Pa[...]
Why does Colin Powell support the Reprican Party?
Why is Colin Powell a Republican? Why doesn’t Colin Powell quit the Reprican Party?” As I said before we need “a term that combined “REPugnant” and “Republican”, a pejorative as useful as the way the Repricans misuse “Democrat Party” as an epithet.”YouR[...]
January 11th, 2013 - 12:54 pm § in Misc.
First Depardieu then Bardot .. What happend to Egalite?
Depardieu Accepts Offer Of Russian Citizenship To Escape Higher Taxes … Bardot threatens to become Russian if France kills elephants [...]
January 9th, 2013 - 3:36 pm § in China
Yao Ming Protects African Wildlife Against Chinese Traditional Medicine
Yao Ming visits Kenya to film anti-poaching documentary aimed at protecting African elephants, rhinos (VIDEO) Yao Ming gets up close and personal with a rhino. (Photo by Kristian Schmidt for WildAid, via yaomingblog.com) Retired NBA star Yao Ming is using his international renown and domestic status[...]
COMBAT AS PART OF VALENTINES DAY
Send a Valentines’ Day cards tp Afghanistan? Can we send our girls in combat boxes of chocolates? Of course part of this story is a change in the definition of combat. A 5′ 2″ lady is likely as agile driving a HUMVEE or “manning” a sniper rifle as any Schwarzenegger. Is[...]