Monday, August 31, 2009
"Cooter" Deeds Just Doesn't Have His Priorities Correct
Liz Cheney schools Stephanopoulos and other Libs
Joe Kennedy Jr., JFK........Real Heroes
Cheney Interview..........
President Obama does another FLIP
2006: “And I think a good example is health care. The President allowed drug companies and insurance companies to help write the prescription drug bill. We now have the worst of both worlds. We have the price gouging of the private sector and the bureaucracy of the public sector.”
2009: “The only thing that I have said is that having a public option in that menu would provide competition for insurance companies to keep them honest.”
This calls for the return of an old favorite.........
Financial Times calls Afghanistan: Obama's War
The issue has not yet come to the boil but Mr Obama’s position is as difficult as it could possibly be. This is now his war. He asserted ownership again only recently, calling the conflict for the hundredth time “a necessary war”, unlike his predecessor’s supposedly needless “war of choice” in Iraq.
See the full article here
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tiger missed a putt, Bomes in 2nd.
On the same green where Woods stunned the crowd by missing from 7 feet, Slocum knocked in a 20-foot par for a one-shot victory at The Barclays to get this FedEx Cup bonanza off to a compelling start.
Kristin Chenoweth, You are nexttttt on American Idol

She may not be Broadway bound, but actress Kristin Chenoweth will still have a chance in the limelight as the next guest judge on "American Idol."
The Tony award-winning actress is scheduled as the next celebrity to sit in as Paula Abdul’s temporary replacement on the hit Fox TV show
Read the full story here
Doubleplusundead Has some updates on Wesley Cheeks
Washington Post uncovers McDonnell's Thesis. Still can't find President Obama's
Occidental College, Sorry can't find it
Columbia University,Nope, nothing here.
Harvard Law School,Still missing, but he was head of the Law Review.
The WaPo does have George Bush's SAT scores if you need them.
President Obama celebrates Ramadan
And just for you slow minded folks.........Bush did it too.
Ask A Question, Get the Boot?
Carl Tomanelli from Londonderry, is a retired New York City cop.

He dared to ask a question at a Rep.Shea-Ported townhall, and he didn't have a golden ticket. The Congresswoman got security to Boot him. Then she taunted him on the way out. She can be heard taunting the man on his way out by saying, “I do hope the movie theater can be a little quieter for you.”
See the story here
Even the NannyState Gurus are picking on the President now.
Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, an advocacy group in New York, speculated the President might have been concerned about his image.
David Mozer, director of the International Bicycle Fund, a nonprofit advocacy group in Seattle,said, "Most bike accidents just happen. Bicycles up and turn over by themselves, and head injuries are a possible consequence of that," he said. "Head injures don't heal well, and they can be very expensive and life-long."
"It would be great if the President set an example," Mozer said.
See the story here

See Mr.President, This guy is doing it jussssssssssssst right.
DUDE!!! That must hurt
Saturday, August 29, 2009
The Republican Death Machine
He has to be joking.
Jacob Weisberg over at Slate.com writes........
It's not preposterous to imagine laws that would try to save money by encouraging the inconvenient elderly to make a timely exit. After all, that's been Republican policy for years.....................
It was Sen. Grassley himself who rammed the GOP's most astonishing pro-death policy through the Senate in 2001. The estate-tax revision he championed reduces the estate tax to zero next year. But when the law expires at year's end, the tax will jump back up to its previous level of 55 percent. Grassley's exploding offer has an entirely foreseen if unintended consequence: It's going to encourage those whose parents and grandparents are worth anything more than a million bucks to get them dead by midnight on Dec. 31, 2010. This would be a great plot for a P.D. James novel if it weren't an actual piece of legislation..................
And do not be surprised if you experience something like the following nightmare: You're in a hospital bed, hovering in a state of partial consciousness. Beneath the mask, that surgeon fiddling with the IV line has a familiar face … wait, isn't that … Dr. Grassley? And coming at you with a hypodermic syringe—Nurse Palin? At which point, if you are lucky, you will wake up in a cold sweat...............
Well of course the sunset provision in the death tax law is a Republican plot. Lower taxes is just a scheme. Oh for shame you damn Republicans for trying to keep Social Security solvent. DAMN YOU SARAH PALIN ! ! !
I hope you can tell that I am joking.
PETA goes Veggie. They want to protect the meat.

PETA Serves Veggie Hot Dogs to speak out against National Hot Dog Month in Washington
(I missed this when it first appeared, but we all need to protect the poor hot dog.)
Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole and Playmate Joe Garcia serve veggie hot dogs as part of an event put on by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to call out against National Hot Dog Month, on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
THIS IS IN VIRGINIA! ! !
The footage comes from Jim Moran’s health-care town hall on Tuesday night.
Oh, It's Time to Start A-Changin'
See More Videos here
Friday, August 28, 2009
BAN THE YARD SALE ! ! !

Charlottesville is considering imposing new rules to regulate yard sales. Residents would be required to buy a permit to hold one, and would be forbidden to hold too many. No word yet on how many is too many.
WHY??? What is wrong with the people over there???
Are they afraid people will sell junk? Well wealreadyknow it is something thatthe seller doesn't want. Caveat Emptor
Barton Hinkle over at the Richmond Times Dispatch writes.........
And perhaps there is a sense, among some in the tony environs surrounding Mr. Jefferson's University, that yard sales are shabby, white-trash affairs put on by people who are N.O.C.D. -- Not Our Class, Dear. It's one thing to let the riffraff scatter their belongings all over the lawn once in a while, but must one look at the rubbish every weekend? Maybe that's unfair reverse snobbery.
But requiring permits for yard sales is going too far. Why, it's downright un-American, as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid would say.
H/T to Shaun
Town Hall Billboards get noticed
H/T Swacgirl
Town Hall Billboards get noticed
H/T Swacgirl
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) Sets hin straight
H/T Hotair
Elected someone from Kenya and Kansas???
Is Congresswoman Watson saying that President Obama is from Kenya?
She praises Fidel Castro. She praises Che Guevara.
"They are spreading fear and they're trying to see that the first president who looks like me -- fails."
Cybersecurity Act of 2009 allows President to SHUT DOWN INTERNET
Senator Jay Rockefeller has introduced a bill that would allow the President to SHUT YOU DOWN. BYE-BYE INTERNET.BYE-BYE BLOGS
"OOOH IT IS A CYBER-EMERGENCY, SHUT IT DOWN"
Cybersecurity Act of 2009
The Official Senate Title states........... A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes.
SOUNDS GOOD BUT>>>>>>>>>
It also includes this......

SEC. 18. CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY.
The President--
(1) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop and implement a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy, which shall include--
(2) may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from any compromised Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network;.......................
(6) may order the disconnection of any Federal Government or United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks in the interest of national security;
EMAIL SENATOR ROCKEFELLER HERE
EMAIL SEANTOR WEBB HERE
EMAIL SENATOR WARNER HERE
See the full text of the bill here
Health Care Town Hall- Webb and Warner Declines

Augusta County Virginia
Sunday, September 6th
The Auditorium at
Riverheads High School
6pm - 8pm
This is Augusta's opportunity to speak about Health Care legislation.
Mr. Densmore wrote, “I spoke with Jim Webb’s office today and they let me know Sen. Webb will not be attending the town hall. It is my understanding that there are no elected officials scheduled to attend.See the Augusta Conservative Post here
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Steve Crowder Goes Liberal-Exposes Astroturfing
H/T Hotair
ABC/NBC Refuse Ad Critical of OBAMACARE
Journalistic Integrity is DEAD on those networks
The refusal by ABC and NBC to run a national ad critical of President Obama's health care reform plan is raising questions from the group behind the spot -- particularly in light of ABC's health care special aired in prime time last June hosted at the White House
This is the ad.
"It's a powerful ad," said Bob Adams, executive director of the League of American Voters, a national nonprofit group with 15,000 members who advocate individual liberty and government accountability. "It tells the truth and it really highlights one of the biggest vulnerabilities and problems with this proposed legislation, which is it rations health care and disproportionately will decimate the quality of health care for seniors."
"It's the ultimate act of chutzpah because ABC is the network that turned itself over completely to Obama for a daylong propaganda fest about health care reform," he said. "For them to be pious and say they will not accept advertising on health care shuts their viewers out from any possible understanding of both sides of this issue."says Dick Morris
See more here
Fly your Flag on 9/11

We have a little less than one month to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America.
THE PROGRAM:
On Friday, September 11th, 2009, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States. Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this eighth anniversary of one of our country's worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.
In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds
Action Plan:
So, here's what we need you to do .
(1) Cut and paste this post and send it to everyone you know
(2) Take a moment to think back to how you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you.
(3) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11. Honestly, Americans should fly the flag year-round, but if you don't, then at least make it a priority on this day.
Thank you for your participation. God Bless You and God Bless America!

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ERIC HOLDER: We don't prosecute friends
The decision not to pursue indictments was made by top Justice Department officials, according to a person familiar with the investigation, who asked not to be identified because federal officials had not disclosed results of the probe.
“It’s over. There’s nothing. It was killed in Washington,” the person told The Associated Press.
See one of the original stories on Richardson here
MEDIA BIAS? NAHHHHHHHHHH
Mary Mapes produced a segment for 60 Minutes II that alleged that George W. Bush had manipulated his enlistment in the Texas Air National Guard to avoid serving in combat in Vietnam.
Mapes had information prior to the airing of the September 8 [2004] Segment that President Bush, while in the TexANG [Texas Air National Guard] did volunteer for service in Vietnam but was turned down in favor of more experienced pilots. For example, a flight instructor who served in the TexANG with Lieutenant Bush advised Mapes in 1999 that Lieutenant Bush “did want to go to Vietnam but others went first.” Similarly, several others advised Mapes in 1999, and again in 2004 before September 8, that Lieutenant Bush had volunteered to go to Vietnam but did not have enough flight hours to qualify.
Every Left wing wackjob called Bush a draft dodger for years. A producer for 60 minutes had the facts. She knew he was not. Did she air that? NO.
Why the heck not?
Did She wany Sen. Kerry as President?
Did she just dislike Bush?
Was she just a left winger in a position of authority?
Democrat says Moderate Democrats are BRAIN DEAD.
They "just want to cause trouble."
I might have to agree with the Congressman, if the moderate Democrats,aka Blue Dogs, stay in the far left wing Dem/Pelosi/Stark Party
See the full story here
You have to produce ID to speak.
You don't have to have ID to vote but u need it to voice your opinion to a Democrat
I DEMAND DIVERSITY ! ! !
The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities.
I want to see 133 other conservative blogs from the other localities fighting for those top spots on Blognetnews. I want your blogs spreading beyond the borders of your county, beyond the borders of our state.
We need diversity. We have to hear from every county, every city.
BLOG BLOG BLOG.
I have a friend who said, "if Phil can do it, so can I" He is #2.
You can do it too.
Write your delegates. Write to your state senators.
Write your Representative.
Write to Webb and Warner.
Get active.
Get people in your county active.
Get people in your city active.
Work together.
Work independently.
Link to those with good work.
Comment on those who deserve it.
A slightly different view. I am not mad. I want you to write. I want you to become active. But first you do have to get motivated and move.
MSNBC Apparently doesn't remember where the term "BORKED" Came from.
DAVID SHUSTER: Ted Kennedy, unlike so many politicians of this day, he didn't dabble in the small stuff, the petty personal attacks: that was not him. And again that's why I think so many people are feeling so sad, not only for the loss of him but for the loss perhaps of a political era.
Why did President Obama interupt his vacation to reappoint Bernanke?
"Hey look over here ! ! !Don't worry about that extra TWO TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT"
Why did he have to have a press conference to announce the re-appointment Bernanke. Why did he feel the need to apologize for interrupting "all the relaxing I told all of you to do"? It is not like Bernanke's term is expiring this week. He would be on the job until the New Year.
Rush and Glenn Together
President Obama's Chief Adviser on Obamacare doesn't love Grandma
"Patients were to receive whatever services they needed, regardless of its cost. Reasoning based on cost has been strenuously resisted; it violated the Hippocratic Oath, was associated with rationing, and derided as putting a price on life. . . . Indeed, many physicians were willing to lie to get patients what they needed from insurance companies that were trying to hold down costs." (let's settle for just good enough)
"However, other things are rarely equal—whether to save one 20-year-old, who might live another 60 years, if saved, or three 70-year-olds, who could only live for another 10 years each—is unclear." (Grandma is not important)
"Unlike allocation by sex or race, allocation by age is not invidious discrimination. . . . Treating 65 year olds differently because of stereotypes or falsehoods would be ageist; treating them differently because they have already had more life-years is not." (Grandma lived enough)
He says the "major contributor" to rapid increases in health spending is "the constant introduction of new medical technologies, including new drugs, devices, and procedures. . . . With very few exceptions, both public and private insurers in the United States cover and pay for any beneficial new technology without considering its cost. (Say bye-bye to medical research. Alexander Fleming and Jonas Salk were just tools of the drug companies)
See more here
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Toxic Mud Pit reminds us about Ted Kennedy
It is Mary Jo Kopechne.
Democrat Activist arrested for Vandalizing DEMOCRAT HQ
Dem attacks Dem,
and they try to blame on Republicans.
Denver Police say 24-year-old Maurice Schwenkler
broke 11 windows
at the state Democratic headquarters office
A 24-year-old was arrested yesterday morning for allegedly smashing 11 windows at Colorado Democratic Party headquarters.
Maurice Schwenkler was apprehended after a short chase.
While Schwenkler does not appear in the state's voter registration database, a person by that name in November 2008 received $500 from a political 527 committee called Colorado Citizens Coalition for "communications," according to campaign finance disclosures.
State Democratic Party Chairwoman Pat Waak initially blamed the vandalism on animosity surrounding the health care debate.See the story here
Bill Maher says you are stupid. He wants dictatorship.
Bill Maher says on Conan O'Brien
"You know, they're talking about 60 votes they need," Maher said. "Forget this stuff. You can't get Americans to agree on anything. Sixty-percent? Sixty-percent of people don't believe in evolution in this country. He just needs to drag them to it. Like I just said, they're stupid. Just drag them to this."
"Get health care done, you know, with or without them," Maher said. "Make the gang of six an offer they can't refuse. This Max Baucus guy - he needs to wake up tomorrow with an intern's head in his bed."
It is amazing how Chris Matthews Kisses Obama's Rump

"Barack is the last [Kennedy] brother,"
Matthews said on NBC's "Today" Show.
See the video here at Real Clear Politics
Where did the Stimulus $$ go? To CONVICTS ! ! !
The Inspector General of Social Security is now tracing the checks that were mailed to 3,900 prisoners at a cost of nearly $1 million after yesterday’s report in the Herald..............
One day after the Herald reported some surprised Bay State inmates - including murderers and rapists - were cashing in $250 stimulus checks, federal officials revealed the same behind-bars bonus was mailed to nearly 4,000 cons nationwide.
Grandma got run over...........
A friend sent this to me this morning..........
Grandma got run over by Obama
Walking to the doctor's without leave
You can say there's no such thing as rationing
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
She'd been seeing Doc quite often
For her heart and lumbago
But one day she got a letter
Saying "sacrifice yourself; it's time to go"
They found her DOA that mornin'
At the scene of the attack
"Rejected" stamped upon her forehead
And an incriminatin' O upon her back
Grandma got run over by Obama
Walking to the doctor's without leave
You can say there's no such thing as rationing
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
Now we're all so proud of Grandpa
They don't have him on the run
See him in there watchin' NASCAR
And clinging bitterly to God and guns
It's just not the same without Grandma
She was too young to be whacked
Only 70 on her next birthday
But too old according to The One's contract
Grandma got run over by Obama
Walking to the doctor's without leave
You can say there's no such thing as rationing
But as for me and Grandpa we believe
Now the funeral is over
And the family's steeped in gloom
And now ACORN's at the front door
Taking stock of Grandpa's empty extra room
I've warned all my friends and neighbors
Better watch out for your health
We should never have elected
A man whose main concern is spreading wealth
Grandma got run over by Obama
Walking to the doctor's without leave
You can say there's no such thing as rationing
But as for me and Grandpa we believe!
Brian Faughnan of Redstate.com schools MSNBC
The talking head at MSNBC doesn't get it. Well maybe he does and is just "fudging" the truth.
More UK Obamacare--- whoops.
Mr Wattson first had surgery on July 7 after experiencing severe abdominal pain for several weeks. He was discharged but exactly one month later he was readmitted.
Whoops, theyforgot to take out the appendix the first time. One month later ir busted.
He said: 'I had a temporary job at a sports shop but when I took in two medical certificates saying I had my appendix out twice they didn't believe me.
Paul Gearing, deputy general manager for general surgery at Great Western Hospital NHS Trust, said: 'We are unable to comment on individual cases.
'However, we would like to apologise if Mr Wattson felt dissatisfied with the care he received at Great Western Hospital.'
Hey, at least it was free, right?
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Lindsay Lohan Burglarized

A publicist for Lindsay Lohan says the "Herbie-Fully Loaded" actress's home in the Hollywood Hills has been burglarized.
This is not the first time. Apparently someone stole all her underwear in the past.
I Don't really care who LeAnn Rimes is dating.
But the fact that she made the news gives me a reason to listen to her again.
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are no longer dating in the shadows. On Saturday night, the couple attended the Kings of Leon concert in Los Angeles. This was only two days after the two golfed together at a SoCal country club, according to People magazine.
Chris Matthews must be an idiot
MATTHEWS: Next up, here's one from Republican Congressman Wally Herger of California. At his town hall meeting some guy yelled out, bragging that he was quote, "A proud right wing terrorist." To which the Congressman responded, "Amen. God bless ya! Now there's a great American." A great American. A guy who thinks it's okay, in this day and age, to call himself a right wing terrorist. This is the dangerous edge, in which these people, including some elected officials are now dancing. We've been here before. Words lead to actions, words create the national mood, the mood creates a license. People take that license and use it. I'm not spelling it out any further because I don't want to.
Hey Chris, it was an example of the sarcasm being used by Americans these days. When we are getting called terrorists by Janet Napolitano, or Nazi's by Nancy Pelosi, Mobsters by others, we are developing a serious case of sarcasm.
Even Sean Hannity was asking people to use their mobster name so they wouldn't be identified on President Obama's snitch line.
So Why Does President Obama Want To Put Us All On It?
H/T to Ed Morrissey
AARP is TOTALLY on board for OBAMACARE

Why is anyone who believes in freedom, a member of AARP?
Are your Travel Benefits worth it?
Or your discounts?
President says that his health plan will "allow you to keep your own insurance. Where in the Constitution does it give him the power to "ALLOW ME TO KEEP"?
AARP says.....
Special interest groups are trying to block progress on health care reform. Derailing a debate with myths and scare tactics. Desperately trying to block you from discovering that reform won’t ration care. You and your doctor will always decide the best treatment for you. Tell Congress not to let myths get in the way of fixing what’s broken with health care.
Officials OK Walmart near Va. battlefield
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to grant the special permit to the world's biggest retailer after a majority of more than 100 speakers said they favored bringing the Walmart to Locust Grove, within a cannonball's shot from the Wilderness Battlefield..............
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has 8,000 stores worldwide and adds about 240 each year, countered that the site is zoned for commercial use and the store will not be within sight of the battlefield's 2,700 protected acres. The retailer has also said the store will create hundreds of jobs and generate $800,000 in tax revenue for Orange County.
See the full story here
Who is Van Jones?
I include this video, not as an endorsement of Glenn Beck.
I don't know enough about him.
The video is to help you learn a view about a member of the President Obama team.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Cash for Clunkers boom for scrap business ......... for China
Sales of scrap metal to China have surged, with effects that are ricocheting across the American economy. Prices are soaring not just for scrap, but for metals in general. After years of surpluses that forced many steel makers into bankruptcy, supplies are so tight that contractors told a Congressional hearing in Washington this week that they sometimes cannot obtain supplies at any price, reports the NY Times today............
A Chinese-born scrap metal buyer,Mr. Pan has a business, called Universal Scrap Metals, that ships about 500 containers a month to China filled with battered pipes, fine metal shavings, doorknobs, jumbles of wire, crumpled cars and all other manner of flotsam.
Mr. Pan... said that Americans should be a little more appreciative of the benefits of China's scrap purchases. After all, he argued, they keep some junk that could never be used in the United States from ending up in American landfills.
"We do something good for America," he said. "We do something good for China."
I bet that is just what the Colonialists said after they took over a country
Elena Dementieva moves to #4
Dementieva saw off Sharapova 6-4 6-3 to claim her 14th career singles title.
Now rated #4 female tennis player in the world

Blueweeds apparently doesn't like Mike Huckabee or poor people
Their headline doesn't match the story in the video.
The headline over at Blueweeds is
VIDEO: McDonnell Pledges Not To Help Northern Virginians Because We "Already Have It Made"
Notice it says McDonnell Pledges.
McDonnell is not in the video.
Buried at the bottom of the post it says The McDonnell campaign tried to distance itself from the remarks by reminding voters Huckabee was not expected to be on the ballot this fall.
Which is it Blue? Did McDonnell pledge? or did he distance himself? or do you have a problem with poor folk in Tazwell? or should your headline say, VIDEO: Huckabee thinks that Bob McDonnell will support the people who supported him?
I am shocked by media hypocrisy
Pleading for privacy, the White House said Obama would have no public events while vacationing on Martha's Vineyard with his family and close friends. Aides also asked that the journalists not take pictures of the Obamas' two young daughters, age 8 and 11, when they aren't with the president.
84 Rules fully expect the leftist news organizations like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Washington Post, and New York Times to fully comply with Obama's request.
They will avoid the Obama family. You know they won't cover. You know they will comply with their marching orders from "The One".
Just like they did with Palin family. HAHAHAHA
"Hypocrisy. Nothing more than arrogant hypocrisy" says 84 Rules
WOW, did you know that National Parks are a symbol of Racism?
According to an ABC News report, black people avoid National Parks because of slavery.
Hey, let's get Snoop Dog to vacation at Yosemite.
Obama might have made it "OK"
Fishersville Mike brings back another hit from Canada.
Obama has only 43% of his staff that needs to be vetted by the Senate.
Of more than 500 senior policymaking positions requiring Senate confirmation, just 43 percent have been filled......................
No matter how the counting is done, though, hundreds of senior positions remain empty with 15 percent of Mr. Obama’s term over. While appointments linger, those jobs are generally filled with acting officials — and the White House says that has not slowed its ability to effect change, reports the NY Times
An answer as to why can be seen at Hotair. They say, "However, concerns that Obama’s appointees might be so problematic that even the complacent Senate might object would explain the dozens of “czars” Obama has installed — some with ethical clouds, all undermining the Senate’s constitutional role advice and consent."
Hey rich countries, got a spare $67 billion?
Experts say Africa contributes little to the pollution blamed for warming, but is likely to be hit hardest by the droughts, floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels forecast if climate change is not checked.
The draft resolution, which must still be approved by the 10 leaders, called for rich countries to pay $67 billion annually to counter the impact of global warming in Africa.
Just a question or two that I need answered first ..........
What caused all the drought, floods, heatwaves that the world has experienced since the beginning of time?
Was the desert in Africa created before or after the automobile and the industrial age?
Has the equator always been at the equator?
Would a $67 billion annual payment be the answer of what President Obama suggested to Joe the Plumber?
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Obama must be talking about the Bush years......
Under Obama, we have been losing 1/2 million jobs per month.
If Bush was so bad, what does that make OBAMA??
GINORMOUSLY SPLENDIFEROUSLY MISOVERESTIMATED?
Saturday, August 22, 2009
How do you spell potato? Is it Wee-weed?
How deep is the media in the Obama Tank?
They made fun of a VP because he read a card the way it was written by someone else.
They made fun of a president who pronounced words with a Texas drawl and added new words to the dictionary.
They make no fun of a guy who misreads a teleprompter.
They make no mention of the gaffes made by a guy who ad-libs.
They don't call him dumb when he doesn't know how many states there are.
They don't make fun of his lack of geographical knowledge.
They don't joke about not knowing the difference between a Breathalyzer and an inhalator.
The don't joke about him trying to enter a window.
I should save this for Rule 5 Sunday
NY Gov plays the race card
"We're not in the post-racial period," Paterson said in a freewheeling interview on the liberal talk-radio station WWRL. "My feeling is it's being orchestrated, it's a game, and people who pay attention know that." ......
"The next victim on the list -- and you see it coming -- is President Barack Obama, who did nothing more than try to reform a health-care system . . . only because he's trying to make change," Paterson said................
"It's not the media going after him, it's members of his own party," said Baruch College political science professor Doug Muzzio. "The media has its faults, but to blame it for David Paterson's troubles and ascribe it to race, no way."
Friday, August 21, 2009
OUTSOURCING HEALTH CARE... from Canada to US
Agreements between Detroit hospitals and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for heart, imaging tests, bariatric and other services provide access to some services not immediately available in the province, said ministry spokesman David Jensen.
The agreements show how a country with a national care system -- a proposal not part of the health care changes under discussion in Congress -- copes with demand for care with U.S. partnerships, rather than building new facilities.......
Critics of a health care system like Canada's -- a publicly funded system that pays for medically necessary care determined by provinces -- often cite gaps in Canada's care to argue that the United States should not allow its current debate over health care to move it to a socialized system.
No plan currently under discussion in Congress calls for a universal plan like Canada's, but opponents fear socialized medicine, anyway.
See the full story here
Augusta Water Cooler is back after a summer hiatus.

Nice info there Jason.
















