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POPSFive alternative bailout plans Not advocating anything here except questioning the President/Wall Street idea that the bailout plan we've heard is the only possibility. See link for details on each.
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POPSNo bikes allowed at 'greenest convention in history' A group called Bikes Belong, is looking forward to promoting their idea that bicycling is a good alternative to cars for downtown areas. Bikes are provided free to anyone with a credit card and drivers license. Convention organizers gave no reason why bike usage was not considered in their 'green' plan.
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POPSObama In Knots Over Cheney ----a vote that could be viewed as endearing if he hadn't more recently flipped on it as well. And as the Hot Air link provided by the inestimable Jim Geraghty at Campaign Spot notes, Obama explained in a Las Vegas TV interview this week that his vote on that bill was motivated by the fact that "this was the largest investment in alternative energy in history." So which is it Senator? Is Obama's complaint about the NEPDG merely grousing about process (a process complaint that led to wasteful federal litigation in which the Vice President ultimately prevailed)? Or is Obama-wan Kenobi playing gutter political games, trying to tar McCain with guilt by association with Cheney? (An association that isn't particularly supported by the record and with which, by the way, I would be more than happy to be "tarred.") Either way, it doesn't jibe with his "the One" narrative.
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POPSWhy cultural transformation is possible "If we are to move beyond the current destructive phase of capitalism, we will do so because we tap the spiritual energy that progressives have yet to tap in any coherent way. Values hold the key. The hungers of the heart can be the bedrock on which we build a new social order."
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POPSPelosi rants. Announcing the Democrats' bold new "plan" on energy last week, Pelosi said breaking into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve "is one alternative." That's not an energy plan. It's using what we already have -- much like "conservation," which is also part of the Democrats' plan. Conservation, efficiency and using oil we hold in reserve for emergencies does not get us more energy. It's as if we were running out of food and the Democrats were telling us: "Just eat a little less every day." Great! We'll die a little more slowly. That's not what we call a "plan." We need more energy, not a plan for a slower death.
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POPSEdible Weeds * Never ingest a weed without first being certain that it is an edible plant! Books and the Web can help you with identification of edible weeds; but better yet, contact your local wildflower society or similar source for expert guidance. * Just because a particular plant is an "edible weed," that doesn't mean that every part of it should be eaten. In some instances of "edible weeds," just the root or leaf, e.g., should be eaten. * Likewise, some "edible weeds" must be cooked first -- never eat them raw!
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POPSSCOTUS Rules Gitmo Prisoners Have Habeas Rights “Some of these petitioners have been in custody for the past six years with no definitive judicial determination as to the legality of their detention,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority. “Their access to the writ is necessary to determine the lawfulness of their status, even if, in the end, they do not obtain the relief they seek.” Not surprisingly, Scalia saw things differently. "The nation will live to regret what the court has done today,” Scalia wrote. For the record, Scalia's a dick.
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POPSNavajo Nation Fights Past & Present Threats of Uranium Mining There's money to be made in mining uranium, but last April, the Navajo Nation Council voted to ban uranium mining on Navajo land. For almost 40 years, beginning in the late 1940s, large quantities of uranium were mined on their land. Many Navajo still suffer related physical ailments: the cancer rates among Navajo living near mine tailings are 17 times the national average. The U.S. government did not begin to provide relief to the Navajo miners and their families, who suffered exposure to radiation, until 1990. But clean up is still not complete because no one has officially taken responsibility for the contamination. The bureaucracy is overwhelming: Five federal agencies alone are involved, along with tribal and state agencies. Since the 1990s the Navajo have been fighting Hydro Resources, Inc., who have been working with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to get a license to mine the land.
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POPSEarly 21st Century Revisits the Early 20th Century "Collectivism has been like a chronic disease in the body politic ever since the birth of Liberal Individualism in the 18th Century. For Locke, there was Rousseau. The American Revolution contrasted with the French Revolution and its guillotine. America had George Washington and Europe had Napoleon. Lincoln saved the Union as Marx was promoting Communism in Europe. . For the last 300 years we in the Western world have been living in the midst of a struggle between the forces of Liberal individualism and the forces of collectivism." "Communism and fascism dominated much of 20th Century history as the alternative to Liberal individualism and free markets. Democratic socialism is still eating away at European societies, which grow poorer and more sclerotic every year as they continue to declare the superiority of their model to American individualism." We are doomed to repeat history.
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POPSThe Myth Of Energy Independence Where did this notion of energy "independence" come from? Energy independence is not a new idea in American politics. Richard Nixon first started talking about it in 1974. The problem is it's no more feasible today than it was then. What about cellulosic ethanol, made from switch grass or corn stubble? I cite an analysis that was done by former CIA Director John Deutsch, who's now a professor at MIT. If his estimates are correct, producing enough cellulosic ethanol to displace just half of America's daily consumption of 20 million barrels of oil would require the U.S. to plant an area approximately equal to 1.5 times the size of Texas. That's a big area. If we could get the efficiency of the photovoltaic panels high enough, solar, ultimately, has more applicability. There are a whole lot of rooftops in this country you could put them on. Researchers are having better luck at converting larger parts of the light spectrum into energy.
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POPSVery important artical.... .....about Bush's "Un-war" on drugs. I'm sure we'll be hearing more on this situation on progressive blogs because ys sure ain't gonna hear the truth on Fox Fake News.
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POPSThe United States Imports Nearly 60 Percent Of Its Crude Oil — The Highest Level In History
<<<<We Need A National Values Check>>>>The FreedomWorks Position >>>>>Americans deserve common-sense energy policies that will increase competition, lower prices, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. We are still many years away from finding alternatives to fossil fuels. The search for alternative energy sources should continue, but not at the expense of our current prosperity. Reliance on failed, big-government schemes to promote so-called “renewable” energy sources, and policies that do nothing to help increase production of traditional energy resources, are responsible for the uncertain state of America’s energy security. America has abundant and diverse energy sources — much of it is held captive by federal ownership and environmental politics. The federal government holds these land in trust for ALL Americans, not just an elite few. We should be allowed to take advantage of our own natural resources.
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POPSThe Alternate Secret History Of The World It first appeared as an illustration to this story we wrote for Pajamas Media, and then a shorter version of it on the Cube a few days later: The Alternative Secret History of the World. At first the image had no attribution because we never expected it to be anything more than an illustration. In that form it wound up in Rush Limbaugh's inbox, emailed to him without crediting the source. Rush liked it so much that he described it on his show. Here's a transcript from his site:
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