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Re: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Hit All-Time High In Iowa

ajm8127 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:44:52 -0000

22 down 28 to go Well, 22 state have refused abstinence funding, only 28 more to go until we can try a real approach at quelling the STD outbreak: EDUCATION!!!!!!

Re: So?

ajm8127 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:36:17 -0000

So? SO?! Hey doesn't care what the American people think. Does he know what a democracy is.

Re: No Country for Old (Black) Men

ajm8127 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:43:51 -0000

Readers of this article should also check out:

http://www.michiganmessenger.com/showDiary.do?d...

The singular fact remains. Obama has known this man for 20 years. Most of the American public, casting its opinion on Jeremiah Wright, have only know him for ten minutes through such unbiased sources as youtube or the most convenient cable news channel. When will people realize they cannot believe everything they see on TV, or the internet.

Re: Happy 5th Anniversary: Defense Contractor’s Wiring Linked to Electrocuting Troops In Iraq

ajm8127 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:49:42 -0000

There is a four way intersection down the street from my house that only has stop signs two ways. It's going to take a tragedy to make it a four way stop.

I think, I hope, that this utter lack of accountability and thus responsibility exhibited by these contractors will be the wake up call that is need to make people realize maybe some things shouldn't be driven by the dollar.

Re: The Michigan Mess

ajm8127 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:41:38 -0000

Why didn't she express some kind of interest in the voters of those states when those primaries were being held back in January? Maybe it was because she thought she would be the democratic presidential shoe-in. The people of those states only have their own state democratic committees to blame. They knew the rules, and they deliberately broke them. If the DNC goes back on their word now, and lets those states vote, then they are just showing they have absolutely no integrity.

Re: Obama’s Final Four

ajm8127 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:42:59 -0000

No way. Everyone has been in love with Pitt since they got all of their players back from injury. Bobby Knight, the coach with the most wins in NCAA history likes them to go to the finals.

Re: Blackwater’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

ajm8127 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:52:38 -0000

Well put mikemidcity.

Paid fighters have no place in political wars. These merchants of death make a profit from killing, sometimes indiscriminately. I think that these corporations are immoral. Then again, I also think that insurance companies with sky high premiums and screening for pre- existing conditions are immoral too (sometime you are born with a disease you didn't exactly ask for. Should you be punished for that?). Maybe I should be the one saying "God damn America". The current situation in a country that I once felt proud being a part of makes me sick. But hey, anything to make a buck, right?

Re: Democracy ‘Every Four Years’

ajm8127 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:51:31 -0000

Thats just it nikkym. For a democracy to work you have to have constant, educated input from the people. There are a lot of citizens out there who aren't educated on the campaign issues, and thus feel that they should not vote because they don't really know what a particular candidate stands for. Worse, are the ignorant morons who vote for things like a president's appearance, or his family ties.

People don't prioritize elections highly enough. And others think paying attention and voting is futile, and that their vote won't make an impact. What people like this don't realize is by standing by, and not caring if their voices are heard, they are having a much bigger, negative impact on the entire democratic process.

Re: Presidential Hopefuls as Lagging Economic Indicators

ajm8127 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:47:30 -0000

Paul Krugman's column is very insightful. I'm an engineer, not an economist, but it all seems to make sense. Also, I love Michael Dimock. "It's really bad" he says. Really?

But I agree with the author of the article. The Dems are trying to set themselves apart from one another, and a debate about the non-existent differences in economic policy would not really serve them well. Its a circus right now with the candidates leapfrogging each other in polls. I guess we'll have to wait until the general election for an economic debate.

Re: ‘No Democracy In Iraq. Ever’

ajm8127 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:10:05 -0000

"Since Saddam Hussein until now, Iraq obeys only the force," [Iraqi Police Capt. Mohammed] Yousef said. "We are practicing the same old procedures."

Those four thousand lives and three trillion dollars were really worth it I see.

Re: Making Sure Animals Don’t Cross the Border Either

ajm8127 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:15:00 -0000

When they put in interstates in some areas they have to put in underpasses for wildlife because an interstate is the same as a fence to a wild animal (possibly worse). The government has to do something to entice the Mexicans to follow the proper procedures to gain citizenship, and thus enter the country legally. It's kind of like abstinence teaching. It's just as stupid to think a fence is the proper solution as it is to think that if you tell a teenager not to do something, they will listen.

Re: What Ever Happened to the Fairness Doctrine?

ajm8127 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:23:33 -0000

So you can't show breasts on CBS but its okay to block out the facts about a corrupt administration? It's so unfortunate that the FCC is seemingly powerless here. Although, the FDA can't seem to get the funds it needs to protect Americans from faulty prescription drugs. Also, look at the status of the housing market and economy. Unregulated sub-prime loans are were a great idea too. Regulation shouldn't tell you what color socks to wear, but it should protect peoples interests in seeking life, liberty, and happiness.

Re: No Iraq Intelligence Update For You!

ajm8127 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:31:21 -0000

Write your Senator/Representative. The wool has been pulled over our eyes too many times during this "war". The president just seems to want to enact policy to make it legal to do whatever he wants. The unwillingness of government to keep the public informed is not what democracy is about.

Re: Big Oil Defends Profits

ajm8127 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:44:45 -0000

So, wait. The oil companies clam their record profits are out of their control. What the hell kind of business model is that? The problem with the situation is this: The oil companies are in control right now, and they like it on top. Once fuel cells mature, you can use electricity made from the sun to create hydrogen to power the cell. Whats the by-product you ask? WATER. No wonder they don't want to invest in renewable energy research, they will lose their power. Its really hard for a corporation to limit the sun shining on the Earth, although, I'm sure they'll try.The fact is the oil companies have us by the balls, and we should be very, very pissed off.

Re: GOP Silences Stupak

ajm8127 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:46:47 -0000

Stupak knows what Karma is. My man!

Re: Hansen Joins Duke Energy Fight

ajm8127 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:25:45 -0000

That guy is the man. I can't believe it took someone in the science community that long to finally get fed up enough to speak out about the censorship the government uses when important papers about science are published, by scientists. Lawyers do not write papers on science, so why should they revise them.

Re: Harnessing the Sun: The Future of Green Jobs

ajm8127 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:35:20 -0000

Wow, shifting jobs from old technologies to new ones. I'm only 24, but I've been thinking this should happen for years. Not only do you create jobs, you further technology and help the environment. I mean is it a bad thing that jobs will become more technical and specialized instead of unskilled? I don't think so. Personally, I would love to see the average American job become more technical and skilled, forcing people to become more intelligent. Maybe then we wouldn't have retards voting one of their own into office. I don't really see any drawbacks here. And solar is just going to get more efficient with nano tech. Its a win-win-win-win, or something like that.

Re: CDC Aims to Appease Vaccine Critics

ajm8127 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:47:23 -0000

Well, vaccinations caused my Crohn's Disease too. Not really. Nor did they cause any other of these "epidemics".

ADHD, caused by too much TV and video games. Then when you give you kid a book like in a classroom, the lack of blinking lights and immediate satisfaction aren't nearly as exciting as Donkey Kong.

Juvinlie Diabetes, not feeding your kid right. McDonalds is convienent, and I know you have to get to your yoga class, but feeding your offspring correctly and developing good easting habbits early is pretty important too.

Too many allergies? Stop using hand sanitizer on everything, your immune system has to develop just like a muscle. If it doesn't get this chance, then it is going to freak out and act like everything is deadly.

And Asthma? Well I just think that a widespread measles outbreak is a hell of a lot worse than Asthma. Ask Jerome Bettis.

Re: STATE OF PLAY: Obama’s ‘Elitist’ Remarks

ajm8127 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:09:03 -0000

People like Galileo were attacked too for pointing out realities that didn't fall within the scope of contemporary thought. I live in Pittsburgh and know a lot of bitter people. And I don't know if you haven't looked at the F-ing mortgage crisis, but things aren't FINE!

Re: CDC Aims to Appease Vaccine Critics

ajm8127 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:28:30 -0000

@peacemakesplenty,
good stuff!
I liked that even though you pointed out there is mercury in the preservative, which is a neurotoxin, that coal burning and even eating fish are "routes of mercury poisoning that may be far more important than vaccines".
As thimerosal maybe be a problem in some cases, clearly we have bigger things to worry about. If the best that could be done at the time was thimerosal, and It prevented thousands of deaths, but gave a few people autism, potentially, what is really the greater good?
People see that the drug companies have money, and in this time of economic turmoil, they want a piece of the pie. But the price is making people scared of vaccines that have advanced western medicine and mankind alike.

Re: Harnessing the Sun: The Future of Green Jobs

ajm8127 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:35:23 -0000

@peacemakesplenty,
Go to www.ieee.tv
Look at the section that says "IEEE.tv Public Access"
Find the video titled "Energy Innovations: The Hydrogen House"

Re: CDC Aims to Appease Vaccine Critics

ajm8127 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:21:27 -0000

@cdt1

Sorry to make a generalization about all people involved in cases against faulty vaccines, but do you think I am wrong in saying that as soon as some people jump into suits, there are going to be a bunch more who want to ride in the bandwagon also? Especially if they see some sort of monetary gain coming from it.

@dawnc

Read some about the measles here: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286...
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It is estimated that in 2006 the measles caused 27 deaths every hour. And that's with the vaccine. The measles is also one of the most contagious diseases known.

Re: Where Your Tax Dollars Go

ajm8127 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:46:05 -0000

It's funny that our government spends 450% more on interest on the national debt than they do on educating our next generation, but Bush wants to make those tax cuts permanent.

Re: EPA: Green House Gas Emissions Fell in 2006

ajm8127 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:11:35 -0000

Imagine how much more of an impact we could have on the health of the planet if the Bush administration would get their heads out of their rears and embrace new, green technologies for producing energy. I can't understand how they think this can hurt the economy. Maybe in the extremely short term, but if new technologies are introduced and become mainstream, wouldn't that create jobs of all sorts; from manufacturing and labor to engineering and research?
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see http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/harne...
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The bottom line is you can't have an economy without a habitable planet.

Re: Clinton Sets the Bar

ajm8127 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:11:04 -0000

I completely disagree with Howard Wolfson's statement "If they are unable to claim an outright victory, after all of that, it will be another example of Sen. Obama failing to win a large key state."
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I live in Pittsburgh, and the I know that the major hurdle here is that a lot, A LOT, of the people here are older (PA is second to FL in senior population I believe). The reason for this is a lack of entry level jobs, forcing college grads to move elsewhere, usually not turning back. As we know, Obama does not fair as well with older voters, especially older whites, which is pretty much the demographic here. Its amazing how rural the people become just thirty minutes outside of downtown Pittsburgh. These are your good old gun toting, bitter folk (they are and he was right with that statement). Furthermore, a lot of these people are racist.

The very fact that the polls are tightening now, when before Obama looked like a long shot, should be an indication of how Obama's message is spreading, and people are liking what they hear. Even within the city limits, its amazing how politically ignorant people are. A know a good many people around my parents' age (55 or so) that refuse to vote for him because of his name, which is ludicrous.

I still do not expect an "outright victory", but Its amazing how many people either have changed which candidate they support, or they just picked Clinton upfront because she was known, but then when they truly decided to stand behind someone, they chose Obama.

Re: ‘Bin Laden Determined To Strike In U.S.’ Pt. 2

ajm8127 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:19:19 -0000

I don't think that the problem with the first report was that it went unread, or that the warning went unheeded, it was probably something more like Bush couldn't understand it. The title was a bit confusing, after all.You know that saying in Tennessee, "You fool me once, shame on you. You fool me twice, shame on me." Well I guess Texas has a similar saying to the effect of "Fool me once...shame on...shame on you. Fool me; can't get fooled again."

Re: Pennsylvania Recap: Is Dem Division Cementing?

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:11:11 -0000

Ah, the speculative numbers game. The thing is I will be willing to bet parts of my body that the dynamic will change completely once a candidate is chosen for the Democrats. There are five months between the DNC convention and the general election. That is plenty of time for the wounds of liberal infighting to heal and people to realize that just because Obama is the nominee, that in no way means they should vote for McCain just because Hillary is no longer on the ticket (she would have to win every remaining state by 32% to overcome her delegate deficit). The really funny thing is if you actually look at the policies, instead of meaningless attributes such as skin color, age, or middle names (reason enough for a lot of PA voters to snub Obama), Hillary and Barack are almost mirrors of each other. The main difference is character (snobby bitch versus self reflective visionary). Although, the unfortunate truth is most people pick their horse based on political signs along side a road, or TV ads.

Re: The End of Cheap Food?

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:40:14 -0000

Yeah, the government stopped meddling in the loan market and looked what happened. Wall Street has been pushing for the reduction in regulations for years, and they have been getting their way. Capitalism is good, but only if its kept inline. The very nature of people is what makes letting the markets control everything a time bomb. We seem to forget that fact oh so quickly though. The last time major regulations were put into place was the 70's and before that the 30's. I know these politicians study history, but the bribes (not directly, but effectively) from lobbyists can make a person change their values very quickly. That is just human nature, and that is why regulations are important.

Re: Report: Bush SCHIP Rules Illegal

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:11:23 -0000

Begging for practical health care is something a child in the United States of America should NEVER have to do. The richest country in the world just saw a decline in the average lifespan since 1983. (http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/08042228.htm)
The thing is it was just amount lower, or some might say, median, income families, because the upper-middle and upper class can afford to pay the extravagant health care costs. But I guess the health care system should be just like the legal one in that money buys freedom, only in this case, it buys life.

Re: Is the Worst Over?

ajm8127 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:02:52 -0000

Well as soon as I get my 600 dollars, this will all be over, right?

Re: Abstinence-Only Education Endures

ajm8127 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:13:51 -0000

Well, some public schools teach intelligent design, so whats another completely inaccurate program. We should also teach that babies come from storks, and that the tooth fairy has a D. M. D.

Re: From Snowmobiles to Firearms

ajm8127 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:17:14 -0000

Well wasn't that the point of a system of federal government with individual states controlling within state boarders, then counties or parishes, with smaller municipalities inside of them. All with their own government based on the belief that the United States was too broad for one central government to oversee it all. That breaking it down into smaller subsections of government would better allow the laws to adapt to the particular location, surroundings, and thus situations? That being said, this would leave the federal government to worry about interstate issues such as the Roosevelt Highway System, and maybe the national parks also? If there was oil under Yellowstone, I bet there would be people in this administration trying to drill it there.

Re: Damn the Economists, Full Speed Ahead

ajm8127 — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:32:10 -0000

This is why educated people typically vote for Obama. If you really want to give people a break, why don't you cut the diesel tax (24 cents/gallon)? Wouldn't that drive down prices across the board due to the fact that trains and trucks have a hand in the transportation of almost all goods we buy? Although, I don't think any tax cut on petroleum products is a good idea. Those taxes are what the states use to keep our roads and bridges safe. Also, what happens at the end of the cycle when demand is higher, supply is the same, and the tax is being reimposed. Any economist will tell you that the prices will skyrocket. Telling people what the want to hear may get you elected, but finding a realistic solution, however less politically favorable, would be the best way to go.

Re: Michigan Messenger Gets the Scoop

ajm8127 — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:59:01 -0000

So a bunch of wealthy whites want to throw blacks out of their homes to pave the way for a new gold course. Sure it might increase land values, but now where are all those families going to live? The thing that surprises me is that people, predominately white, wonder why black folks, like Jeremiah Wright, are so pissed.

Re: You, Too, Can Suckle the Government Teat

ajm8127 — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:45:20 -0000

Mutual funds and retirement accounts such as 401(k)s are spread over many companies. It is likely that if you have one of these funds, the percentage of it invested in an oil company is very low. For the American Funds Capitol World Growth and Income Fund, the amount invested in Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels is 8.1%. Also, only 19.2% of all assets in that fund are invested in the United States. I would think that a reduction in fuel costs would equate to an increase in profits for the remainder of the companies you are invested in, even though the profits for the oil companies would drop. That why they are lower risk than stocks, the investments are diversified. So screw you oil companies with your only half truth telling.

Re: Dow Cleans Up Image, Not Practices

ajm8127 — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:29:53 -0000

Corruption runs rampant: http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/08051329.htm
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I guess the government can't take a tougher stance on chemical industry polluters because it might hurt the economy. That, and the ACC is a bunch of criminals.

Re: Raw Racism

ajm8127 — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:19:52 -0000

"Furthermore, a lot of [Pennsylvanians] are racist."

From my comment here: http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/clint...
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I am not surprised at all. This is so sad.

Re: Legal Theory Seeks to Curtail Tort Cases

ajm8127 — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:21:17 -0000

They are putting way too much faith in the FDA scientists. This is especially fullish since a lot of federal employed scientists are saying that their reports much go through administrative offices before being released to the public, where the scientist's findings get distorted by bureaucrats looking to make the report more inline with the administration's philosophies. Google James Hansen of the Goddard Space Center.

Re: Food Crisis in Iraq

ajm8127 — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:57:38 -0000

The more abstract we can make the lives of Iraqis, the better the chance of continuing the war.

Re: Is Fluoride Making You Fat?

ajm8127 — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:13:35 -0000

Maybe..., but I would be willing to bet that inactivity has more to do with it. And poor diets. Everyone is always looking for a scape goat. Kind of like vaccines and autism. So should we stop putting fluoride in our toothpaste and city water to curb thyroid malfunction? Only if we are prepared for the drastic effect it'll have on our oral health.

Re: Bear Stearns Too Big to Fail?

ajm8127 — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:07:49 -0000

We all know that this country likes to be reactive rather than proactive. We can't even get our medical insurance companies to pay for preemptive treatments that may increase our quality of life, and lower our medical insurance liability in the future. Hell, preventative medicines are difficult enough to get sometimes. I don't know much about government regulations in the economy, but it was someone's watch, and I think someone should be held accountable. Although, you could probably charge most people in the current administration with crimes if they were in the private sector, or at least they would be fired for failing to do their job properly. I can't wait until January 20th.

Re: Another Side of Col. Lehr

ajm8127 — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:19:08 -0000

Sounds like guy from Apocalypse Now. I can almost hear Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries playing as Lehr shells towns and villages.

Re: Cheney: Obama, McCain Likely to Vary Veep Selection Tactics

ajm8127 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:16:51 -0000

Wow, thats some insight. He's definitely a bright man.

Re: What Does the Delegate News Mean for the Environment?

ajm8127 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:30:13 -0000

You say "He would also make it mandatory for all new vehicles to be fuel-flex -- that is, they can run on gas or on biodiesel -- by the end of 2012." Are you sure you don't mean gas and ethanol. Gasoline and diesel engine are very different in operating principles.
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A gas engine relies on a spark for ignition and a diesel engine relies on increased pressure to create the heat to ignite the fuel. Diesel engine do not have spark plug for this reason, they have glow plugs instead. Also the fuel delivery system is completely different. A diesel engine's fuel injection system runs above 4000 psi, while a gas engine uses 40 or so, two orders of magnitude lower. I can understand a car running on gasoline or ethanol, or a car running on petroleum based diesel or biodiesel, but diesel type engines cant run on gas and vise versa.
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Flex Fuel vehicles, such as the ones put out by GM, utilize an engine that can use the standard blend (around 90% gas, 10% ethanol) or E85 blends (about 15% gas, 85% ethanol).
Most (if not all) diesel engines can be converted to biodiesel by changing the fuel filter and maybe the fuel lines, im not certain about the lines.

Re: McCain Website Launches New Blog

ajm8127 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:37:02 -0000

is that 't' in 'report' silent?

Re: McCain Plays Castro Card in South Florida

ajm8127 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:55:11 -0000

Hey, lets start a war with Cuba too. Lets just go to war with the whole world. Who cares about domestic issues. Some of us can't get to work because gas is so outrageously priced, and others cannot afford to vaccinate their children, but we can overlook all of that to free the people of Cuba.

Re: State of Play: Bush to Propose Offshore Drilling

ajm8127 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:48:50 -0000

There is a reason people call the planet "Mother" Earth. As the administration see it, not even her well being should stand in the way of our economic progress, or have any effect in changing our way of living, however wasteful. Why has no one called for widespread emergency conservation? We just constantly look for more energy. If you cut demand, wouldn't that have the same effect as increasing supply? Some, such as myself, would argue that would be the better route. I just want to take every soccer mom in a giant SUV or every good old boy in a lifted F-350 who only owns the truck as a status symbol and ask them "Why are you so damn selfish?". People say you cant always throw money at a problem, couldn't that also be said of energy?

Re: Intel Community: Global Warming = Security Threat

ajm8127 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:55:32 -0000

Lets hope we handle global warming a little better that we handled terrorism. Kind of think that they should let the scientists do that talking instead of the government.

Re: Energy Talk

ajm8127 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:05:52 -0000

Being born in 1984 I missed this Carter speech but have often wondered lately why no one is pushing conservation, instead focusing mainly on increasing supply. If energy abundance was the only problem, this may be a viable solution, but we have the environment to think about also, so an increase in supply would lead to an increase in consumption, exactly what we don't need. And McCain makes me laugh with his 300 million dollar battery prize. John, the future of portable energy is not a battery.

Re: Ԫ

ajm8127 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:16:47 -0000

His recent decisions have made me cringe. I think mostly its election time rhetoric though. By endorsing FISA he takes away McCain's ability to attack him over it. He trails in public opinion of his national security policy. This is unfortunate because it's the kind of politics he preaches against, but the other side will stop at nothing to gain control of the White House also. I have to say I would rather see Obama in there than McCain. This support of FISA by Obama is purely political I believe. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Re: New Talking Point Alert

ajm8127 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:28:51 -0000

McCain is an idiot. 300 million for batteries huh? Has he ever heard of the fuel cell? Sometimes physics actually is the limiting factor in a given technology. Like the modern microprocessor many believe batteries will, if not already have, reached a technological limitation with the laws of physics in the way. I think its time to pursue some alternate technologies. Fuel cells take hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, and turn it into electricity, with byproducts of water and oxygen. Sounds like a portable energy dream to me.

Re: Kyl: Obama Is Dr. No

ajm8127 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:45:49 -0000

Kyl goes "Sen. McCain recognizes that because of the emergency situation that people are in right now" Emergency? Things are not good, but this is hardly an emergency. If we were all running two cycle mopeds to work and still couldn't afford gas, that might be an emergency. Mr Kyl sound like hes a practitioner of the politics of fear. As in "I'm so afraid I might not be about to drive my three ton SUV that gets 12 miles to the gallon 30 miles to work every day; we must drill offshore!" That commercial is bullshit by the way. How many economists have to say the gas tax holiday is a bad idea before McCain will believe it? Why listen to economists though. This party ignores the science that come out of the EPA and Goddard every day. I wonder if the president even know who James Hansen is? And nuclear is just a horrible idea, Instead of CO2, CO, NOx and SOx, you just have extremely dangerous waste that we what, put in a mountain and forget about? BAD IDEA!

Re: Why The White House Silenced EPA On Greenhouse Gases

ajm8127 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:29:35 -0000

This make me sick. If you read the Washington Post article you will find that the EPA had to remove "detailed alternative approaches on how to regulate greenhouse gases from fuels, vehicles and stationary sources such as power plants" from its report to fall in line with the Office of Management and Budget. This is information that can save lives. This administration is criminal.

Re: Clark Opens Discourse on Relevance of the Past

ajm8127 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:12:13 -0000

I get the sense that Clark was not really attacking McCain's youth and using that as a measure of his presidential qualifications, or lack thereof, but rather I think McCain has painted a picture where he, as a military man, intrinsically has more "real world" experience in foreign relation and national security. Clark was merely pointing out things like McCain's near failure to graduate, and the fact that he really did nothing in the war to get that kind of experience that would enable him to better conduct himself in the realms of foreign relations, and national security. I respect the McCain because of his time spend behind enemy lines, but I don't necessarily thing being a POW and graduating in the bottom 1% of your class qualify you to be commander in chief. I mean the man divorced his first wife after a car accident disfigured her, but not before being adulterous. You tell me what that says about his character.
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Re: Some Good News for Nature

ajm8127 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:15:41 -0000

Hope there's no oil under it. Morons might try to convince the public that drilling it is a good idea, no matter where its at.

Re: A New Name for the Pain

ajm8127 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:15:36 -0000

I personally like Titanic, the part about the rich getting in the lifeboats and the poor drowning.

Re: National Support for Energy Exploration Up

ajm8127 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:22:52 -0000

I wish those people would read this: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/otheranalysis/o...
Even with drilling in those areas, it would still be over a decade before that oil ever hit the market. Not the quick fix some people would like you to believe it is.

Re: Bush to Kick Off Tyrant Tour

ajm8127 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:28:29 -0000

The real humor comes from the fact that this president walks the fine line between absurdity and normalcy in his day-to-day conduct, that an article like this could be believable in the first place. Especially by people who are unfamiliar with Mr. McCall, like myself.

Re: Environmental Groups to File Suit Over Va. Coal Plant

ajm8127 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:07:20 -0000

Hansen said once that we cannot afford to build ANY more coal plants. And honestly, I have to agree. Consol Energy has its grip on western PA politics. You see billboards everywhere that say something to the effect of "Most of your energy comes from coal. You can't live without it". We have to be willing to change if we are going to make any kind of progress on the environmental front. We need to start listening to the scientists and experts in these fields, and stop listening to the Office of Budget and Management, and other purely political voices.

Re: McCain Tailors Message for Corn Country

ajm8127 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:08:08 -0000

So McCain gets drunk before breakfast? I guess thats how he lives with himself.

Re: WAR IS OVER!

ajm8127 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:51:05 -0000

Didn't Bush say the mission was accomplished or something back in 03?

Re: EPA Says Global Warming Is Bad For Us

ajm8127 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06:26 -0000

If only they listened to James Hansen 20 years ago when he said in front of congress that global warming is a treat to humanity.

Re: VIDEO: McCain Evades National Press in Favor of Locals

ajm8127 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:20:29 -0000

I swear the McCain campaign purposely makes John McCain difficult to understand. This is also the second press conference in a row, I believe, that he refuses to answer a question, namely the one about the states rights to set vehicle mileage standards. He instead ducks it and says, "I'll get back to you on that". Is there going to be a follow up press conference where he addresses these issues?

Re: U.S.-Africa Relations to Militarize?

ajm8127 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:47:58 -0000

The humanitarian effort sounds like a ruse just like the confirmation of WMDs in Iraq and the fact that Iraq had a direct link with al Qaeda. It seems like the Bush administration, after securing their interests in oil in Iraq, is ready to move on and disrupt more people's lives for the sake of having free flowing oil. Not only is this bad for the people of those nations, but it does nothing for our dependence on foreign oil. Also, keeping all that oil flowing will give consumers no reason to cut back, or explore other technologies. Burning fossil fuels is, of course, not helping climate change. Do we forget where Bush came from? He has a history of interest in oil in the private sector, and I kind of think he's keeping his interests alive as president, at the cost of the nation.

Re: On Iraq, Game Over For McCain?

ajm8127 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:52:12 -0000

I think he means 16 months from when his is inaugurated since he really does not have the power to pull troops out of Iraq yet.

Re: On Iraq, Game Over For McCain?

ajm8127 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:52:45 -0000

That would be May of 2009, btw

Re: On Iraq, Game Over For McCain?

ajm8127 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:53:15 -0000

2010, sorry.

Re: McCain Ad: Obama to Blame for High Gas Prices

ajm8127 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:27:19 -0000

This is ridiculous. I wish people would read the EIA report here:
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/otheranalysis/o...
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I believe a lot of people think that as soon as we drill domestically, oil prices will go down. The facts are first the ban has to be lifted. Then we have to wait until 2012 until the leases are up on that land. Then the oil companies have to scout the area for the best places to drill. Rigs have to be built. Only then the oil can begin flowing. Twelve years in the future, I sure as hell hope we are a little more vested in renewable sources, making the offshore drilling campaign all the more useless. WAKE UP PEOPLE!

Re: Maliki Comments a Blow to McCain

ajm8127 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:13:53 -0000

"Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, 'U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes.'"
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Obama has stated that he could "refine" the withdrawal based on conditions in Iraq.
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So, how can McCain's weblogger Michael Goldfarb, write about the Obama-Maliki withdrawal plan as being "an unconditional timeline we reject not only as being dangerous but unfeasible." That is clearly not the case.

Re: McCain Turns Back on Grand Canyon

ajm8127 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:16:09 -0000

Is there an echo in here: http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/when-...

Re: The End of a Dream

ajm8127 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:19:16 -0000

Her house is worth 400,000 dollars? If it was worth $40,000, and she had trouble paying it, then I might feel sorry.

Re: FactCheck.org Skewers McCain Campaign Ad

ajm8127 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:24:07 -0000

ZING!

Re: Another McCain Ad Dissected by FactCheck.org

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:29:16 -0000

to "akhajawall", if you have something intelligent to add about the story on the page which you are commenting, then good, otherwise stop posting the same exact comment on different pages. I saw the exact same comment last week I believe and it had no good reason for being on that page either.
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With that being said, I love how the internet opens up channels for people to find the truth behind ads like this. And to be fair, Obama has made some less than straightforward claims in his ads too. Sites like FactCheck.org are revolutionizing political campaigns because before this, there were no easy ways for the everyday person to really sort out the degree of truth behind political ads.

Re: It’s Settled: Vice President Is Part of the Executive Branch!

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:37:06 -0000

I totally agree with you about Mukasey. His inability to define water boarding as torture never sat well with me.

Re: Mukasey on Guantanamo

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:40:56 -0000

Isn't World War II the one where we detained Japanese Americans? What were their crimes again?

Re: McCain Cancels Trip to New Orleans Amid Competing Disasters

ajm8127 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:15:35 -0000

It's not that Mother Nature is liberal, she's just pissed about how oil is damaging her delicate homeostasis.

Re: Site Selection Extremely Important In Underground Carbon Storage

ajm8127 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:48:40 -0000

Well instead of burying it, why don't we stop making it? Burying it sounds about as safe as the nuclear waste stockpile in Yucca.

Re: Torture Memo Shields Interrogators

ajm8127 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:03:21 -0000

So , americanpie, you are advocating torture? Are you aware that most trained interrogators will tell you that torture does not actually work, that it just forces the victim to say what they think you want to hear? So the question I have for you is how does misinformation save lives?

Re: McCain: Obama ‘Chooses Failure’ Over Success in Iraq

ajm8127 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:30 -0000

This man is ridiculous. I can't believe anyone could possibly trust him. He seems hell bent on destroying Obama's campaign. Imagine a race where the point was not to cross the finish line, but to destroy your opponent's car before he can finish. That is how I see McCain attacking the Obama campaign. He talks of Obama using Iraq as a political pry bar, but in my opinion, if anyone is practicing a sleazy campaign, it is John McCain.

Re: McCain Announces Olympic Plans

ajm8127 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:51:56 -0000

Sand Hockey? no you didn't. LOL

Re: A Counterinsurgency Guide for Politicos

ajm8127 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:43:10 -0000

"Kilcullen added that negotiations are a two-way street in counterinsurgency." That a brilliant statement. I think he may be on the something.
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" Arriving in Baghdad in early 2007, Kilcullen advised Petraeus on applying counterinsurgency strategy to a chaotic situation in Iraq."
Didn't the surge also start around this time? So is it possible that the change in Petraeus' strategy, from the advice of Kilcullen, and not the surge, helped quell the violence in Iraq? More to the point, is it possible that John McCain is full of it, and that intuitive thinking and not brute force are making pulling out if Iraq a coming reality?

Re: Is Jindal Too Conservative for McCain?

ajm8127 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:00:39 -0000

Science should be taught in government funded classrooms. Theories with empirical evidence behind them. Folk stories, like creationism, should be left to the pulpit.
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When people call the theory of evolution just a "theory", trying to discredit it, they fail to realize something: It would be irresponsible of scientist to call it a law. The reasoning is as follows. A good theory stand up to empirical evidence time and time again. but no matter how many times it is correct against the facts, it only takes one time for it to be wrong to warrant a revision of the theory. Since we cannot possible think that we have discovered every organism on the planet, nor do we know the origins or every single species, it would be scientifically irresponsible to call it the "law" of evolution. Creationists calling evolution just a theory are simply playing on semantics, and have no real grasp on the scientific method.

Re: Is Jindal Too Conservative for McCain?

ajm8127 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:45:33 -0000

I think the 'fear' has to do with teaching religious beliefs from one religion, in a country that has a total freedom of religion and a separation of church and state. If they teach the Christian story for the beginning of life, then by default they need to teach the story from all religious viewpoints, or else risk looking hypocritical. The whole reason people attend a church is because they believe in what is being preached. Children do not have a choice when it come to going to public schools, so you cannot force them to be taught about the Christian story about the beginning without the freedom of religion breaking down because public schools are federally funded.

Re: Blackwater Got Millions Pretending To Be A Small Business

ajm8127 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:53:08 -0000

Take that Erik Prince.

Re: Torture and the Presidential race

ajm8127 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:40:49 -0000

I just watched Taxi to the Darkside last night, a documentary about the human rights violations that occurred in Abu Ghraib, and GTMO. It's funny that in this documentary, you see McCain grilling military commanders about torture in what appears to be a senate hearing. If this was the McCain running for president, things would be different. Somehow, though, he seems to have left his "maverick" ways in favor of pandering to the GOP majority base. It's a pity, the old McCain actually had principles and a spine, and would have gotten a lot more independent votes, at least thats how I feel.

Re: Sources Holler Back: Kilcullen Edition

ajm8127 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:58:01 -0000

I agree with your reasons for printing the quotation. He does not deny making the comment, and it speaks like a punch in the face. I thought that it exemplified his frustration and willingness to bring a little critical thinking into the realm of counterinsurgency. I still managed to get all of the points in the article presented in the manual. Especially the one about negotiations being two way streets.

Re: Playing Politics With Immigration Law

ajm8127 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:07:23 -0000

Justice? In the Bush administration? What country do you live in Mr. Blake?

Re: Can Stevens Survive?

ajm8127 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:34:00 -0000

It's not just a truck you can dump stuff on, its a series of tubes.

Re: McCain Bets on Off Shore Drilling

ajm8127 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:20:06 -0000

"A slim majority of voters (51 percent) in this battleground state think reducing gas prices is more important than protecting the environment."
WOW. Thats amazing. What are these people thinking?

Re: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton….Obama?

ajm8127 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:28:19 -0000

McCain is desperate.

Re: Military Leaders Make Weak Advisers

ajm8127 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:41:56 -0000

@concernedcitizen

You don't think that by giving people power, it may create a bias in their judgment on how to handle a situation? If you have control of a very powerful army, I would think that would definitely make you more aggressive. Take MacArthur and the Chinese. Do you really think firing nuclear weapons at China would have been a good idea? In fact, I might as far to say that one of the weaknesses of men, as opposed to women, is their innate desire to conquer. to take on more territory, and that is very juvenile (i am a man). While people in uniform may have their opinions of how to handle a situation, I think it is a very good idea to have a civilian leader to get another prospective. The only person referenced in this article that really does not follow this trend would be Powell, but he is absolutely the exception to the rule.

Re: On His Birthday, Obama Asks for Faith in Possibilities of Youth

ajm8127 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:47:26 -0000

"At this point the cops decided it was time to get the important stuff out of the car, their lunch. Not kidding, the cops took what could only be a burrito wrap from the car, abandoning the ammo and gun."
Priceless.

Re: Saying What You Mean

ajm8127 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:53:33 -0000

I wish he would say that, because thats exactly how I feel.

Re: Paris Hilton Responds to McCain ‘Celeb’ Ad

ajm8127 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:59:41 -0000

Usually I hate her, but this was funny.

Re: Put Your Right Hand Over Your Heart, Ready…

ajm8127 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:56:19 -0000

This is ridiculous. I can't believe people measure patriotism on a small pin or a few words. How bull headed can you be? How about we fix the major problems first, then once everything is peachy again, we can all wear lapel pins and recite the pledge when we get up in the morning. Or better yet, how about we have a mandatory time to recite the pledge. Say 9am, every day. Then we can all walk around with our lapel pins on, and then we'll know that anyone not wearing one is unfit to be in this country. You know, kinda like the Nazis.

Re: Coney Island Waterboarding!

ajm8127 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:24:24 -0000

Sponge Bob at his finest, for sure.

Re: Ԫ

ajm8127 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:21:23 -0000

You guys know that the land that is covered by the ban wouldn't even be up for lease until 2012, right?

Re: We Shouldn’t Feel Guilty for Following Edwards Scandal

ajm8127 — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:18:00 -0000

If we are going to bring this up we might as well bring up McCain's affair he had with his now current wife while he was married to his first wife who was disfigured in an accident while he was a POW. Those are those good ole' GOP morals. You come home from war to find your wife disfigured, just go out and get a new one, they are only women right? Bastard. I bet his first wife votes Obama.

Re: The American Way: ‘Bigger, Stronger, Faster’

ajm8127 — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:24:55 -0000

"...the American drive to win trumps the American sense of fairness every time."
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Great article.

Re: Obama ‘Barnstorming’ in Ohio

ajm8127 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:13:16 -0000

That is awesome.

Re: Big Oil Ties Could Hurt GOP

ajm8127 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:45:36 -0000

Phuyay, you have to look at this facts. First, the land wouldn't even be able to be leased to the oil companies until 2012. Second, there is already so much land leased to the oil companies, they don't have the resources to drill on it all. Nor do they have the resources to even scout it out, to look for places to drill. Third, the oil drilled off shore is thick crude, not the light sweet crude the American refineries can refine. Making use of this oil domestically would mean a retooling of refineries stateside before it could be turned into anything. Lifting the ban on offshore drilling is simply a tactic by the GOP to try and win an election. It is not a viable source of energy for the American people.

Re: Big Oil Ties Could Hurt GOP

ajm8127 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:00:44 -0000

One more thing. You say yourself that the economy is powered by oil. From trucks to trains to farm machinery, you are right. Don't you think it is dangerous to have such s single track system in place? Wouldn't it be wise in the sense of national security to diversify the source of energy for the economy? There was an oil crisis in the 1970's. There is an oil crisis now. Even if we drill off shore, there will be an oil crisis again. Oil was great in its time. It was cheap, and reliable. Oil's time is now over. We have to move on, to evolve our energy sources towards clean, renewable ones. Our economy and environment depend on it.

Re: Ԫ

ajm8127 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:36:42 -0000

Wait, so conservation is working?

Re: Mukasey Won’t Enforce the Law — Again

ajm8127 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:00:17 -0000

He really said not every violation of the law is a crime?
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime
"an act or the commission of an act that is forbidden or the omission of a duty that is commanded by a public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law"
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I'm reading "not following the law is a crime". Let me know if I am wrong.

Re: McCain Camp Targets Five to Ten-Year-Olds With Picture Book

ajm8127 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:13:18 -0000

I'm so glad Meghan includes the Blogettes' Zodiac signs in the bios on her page. And I mean who wouldn't take her seriously. She doesn't even acknowledge her half siblings in a book about her dad's life. I guess Meghan doesn't count them as important in her father's life. Thats some straight talkin'.

Re: Big Oil Ties Could Hurt GOP

ajm8127 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:33:01 -0000

All I'm really saying is that in the decade, at least, that it takes for oil to start flowing that we can't even currently refine, we could have invested time and money into green energy instead of perpetuating the legacy of fossil fuels, further worsening our addiction to dirty energy, and further deteriorating our planet.

Re: Ԫ

ajm8127 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:30:09 -0000

I don't know whats more ridiculous. People actually thinking that offshore drilling can lower gas prices in the immediate future, or the politicians who pander to this idea. WAKE UP AMERICA AND READ SOMETHING!

Re: Death by a Thousand Republican Jokes

ajm8127 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:24:06 -0000

This is disgusting. Republicans obviously think that the future of this country is a laughing matter. This is why we have had a problem with the administration for the past seven and a half years.

Re: Rushing to Judgment on Russia

ajm8127 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:19:00 -0000

This is exactly why we need a new garb in the White House. McCain is going to let people currently in this administration, people royally screwing up this great country and dragging her name through the mud abroad, ride in on the republican coattails of his administration. Nothing will change.

Re: Rice: Deal Is Coming Soon, With Timetables

ajm8127 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:21:19 -0000

What is McCain going to do if timetable are actually set? His entire foreign policy on Iraq will be moot. I'll guess he'll really be a maverick, because no one will be on his side then.

Re: He’s Black — ‘Get Over It.’

ajm8127 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:19:08 -0000

This article hits home, literally. Aliquippa and Hookstown are about a half hour out of Pittsburgh. There is a lot of racial tension within the city limits too when it comes to the general election. I've heard, "He's Muslim" so many times I want to scream. I don't think it's so much that people really believe he's Muslim, its just that his skin is blank and their skin is white and that means people have trust issues with Obama. You can say that about any argument against him too. From inexperience to his status as an elitist. There are a lot of people here who would never admit they are racist, but there is definitely racial prejudice happening all the time. And it absolutely happens elsewhere too. This is the major hurdle Obama must overcome. I can only hope that we, as a nation, all grow a little in November.

Re: McCain Drops Rezko Ad

ajm8127 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:58:57 -0000

How many glass houses is that exactly?

Re: Ad: McCain Is Just One of Us

ajm8127 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:33:32 -0000

I can believe they make these ads because that must mean that they work and someone actually believes this shit. What a sad state of intellectual affairs we are in as a country. Hey, I know, lets cut funding to public schools and then force them to close, pushing more kids into the already overcrowded, barely properly funded schools. I mean, after all, were going to have to fund the "Chase Osama to the Gates of Hell" project. Someone go by that Jules Verne book, see how they did it.

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