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The reform needed is less government involvement in healthcare, not more. The present proposed reforms simply fuel escalation of healthcare costs and government deficits.

The sad part is the stupidity coming from the mouths of our politicians simply reflect the ignorance of most Americans.

It is about time we utilize our 2nd amendment rights before we lose those too. Where the in the constitution are unelected agency heads granted any power?

I have a good wife, but she turns 50 Wednesday. Time to trade her in for a newer model.

Snowed yesterday...here in Houston, Tx....the earliest snow in Houston history.

Politicians vs. Prostitutes: The Battle of the Whores

I think merc said it best; "Kill all the welfare bums. Kill them all!"

My prayers go out to the families of the officers killed and for the safety of every police officer.

534 of them have directly bankrupted the USA.

CO2 is a green house gas: scientific fact, even before Al Gore was even born. Life begins at conception: scientific fact, even before Roe v. Wade. You lose credibility to declare otherwise. I concede the fact CO2 is a greenhouse gas to the Gorists. They still got these obstacles to overcome: Before I commit to paying higher taxes and energy bills the Goreist's need to show the preponderance of the evidence shows: 1) The Earth is warming. (It has not since 1998) 2) A significant part of this warming is due to usage of fossil fuels. 3) That the benefits from reducing the damages caused by global warming will outweigh the huge costs to economies that will be incurred in taxing and regulating fossil fuel usage. (Many believe global warming will be a net benefit to mankind, more food for the growing population. Who can be against that?) 4) That it is possible for worldwide cooperation that actually reduces global warming significantly. The best link I ever found on this subject: http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/ The link ends with:

I remember seeiing a movie, a spoof of the Godfather, where the mob boss would send his wife out to start the car.

Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders By AARON FAVILA and JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writers Aaron Favila And Jim Gomez, Associated Press Writers – 44 mins ago AMPATUAN, Philippines – A scion of a powerful pro-government clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday amid mounting pressure on the president to crack down on lawlessness and warlords. The dead from Monday's massacre included at least 18 journalists and the wife, family and dozens of supporters of a gubernatorial candidate who wanted to challenge the rival Ampatuan clan, which has ruled Maguindanao province unopposed for years. Andal Ampatuan Jr., a town mayor who allegedly stopped the convoy with dozens of police and pro-government militiamen, surrendered to presidential adviser Jesus Dureza in the provincial capital, military commander Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer said. "The family voluntarily surrendered him and they agreed that he will be investigated," Ferrer said. Asked by reporters if he was involved in the killings, Ampatuan, who tried to hide his face with a scarf, replied: "There is no truth to that. The reason I came out is to prove that I am not hiding and that I am not guilty." Prosecutors have 36 hours to decide whether to file charges. "Within 36 hours the prosecutors will resolve the case," Justice Secretary Agnes Devanedera told reporters in Manila after she arrived with Ampatuan and other officials on board two air force planes from southern General Santos City. Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said he had warned Ampatuan's family they risked a military attack unless they turned him over by midday Thursday. As a helicopter carrying Ampatuan took off from the Maguindanao provincial capital for General Santos, shots rang out but the aircraft was not hit, Ferrer said. It wasn't clear who fired the shots. The Ampatuan clan helped President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her allies win the 2004 presidential and 2007 senatorial elections by delivering crucial votes. Arroyo's ruling party, in an emergency meeting late Wednesday, expelled Ampatuan, his father and a brother. Ampatuan's surrender followed days of discussions between his family and Dureza, apparently in a bid to prevent hostilities between the clan's followers and government forces. The area around the provincial capital was tense after troops disarmed nearly 400 pro-government militiamen loyal to the Ampatuans. Such militias are meant to act as an auxiliary force to the military and police in fighting rebels and criminals but often serve as politicians' private armies. The military deployed tanks and truckloads of troops throughout the province under a state of emergency to hunt down the attackers and prevent retaliatory violence from the victims' clan. Police and soldiers on Wednesday found 11 more bodies at the site of the attack, bringing the death toll to 57. Six of the bodies were discovered in a large pit, buried alongside three vehicles, and five were found in a nearby mass grave. The vehicles — a sedan and two vans — were crushed by a large backhoe that ran over and buried them, investigator Jose Garcia said. Police Chief Superintendent Felicisimo Khu said they did not expect to find any more bodies. Arroyo has come under intense pressure at home and abroad to seek justice for the victims of the massacre, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and media and human rights watchdogs voicing their concern over the scale of the killings. Mangudadatu said four people whom he refused to identify told him Ampatuan was seen with the gunmen. National police director Jesus Verzosa said six senior officers, including the provincial police chief and his deputy, 20 members of Ampatuan township's police station and 347 militiamen were in custody for the investigation, but that not all were considered suspects. Arroyo vowed justice for the victims. Few, however, think she will be able to restore the rule of law in the impoverished region that has been outside the central government's reach for generations, and where warlords backed by private armies go by their own rules. Maguindanao's acting governor is Sajid Ampatuan, another son of former Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr., the clan's patriarch. Human Rights Watch expressed concern that the administration's relationship with the family would hinder an impartial investigation. Among the 18 dead journalists — the highest number of reporters killed in a single attack anywhere in the world according to media groups — was Alejandro "Bong" Reblando, 53, a former Associated Press stringer. He was the most senior in the group of reporters. Reblando, who was based in General Santos City, was a staffer for the Manila Bulletin newspaper. He covered the southern Philippines for the AP from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, reporting on the Muslim separatist insurgency as well as local politics. He is survived by his wife and seven children.

Life begins at conception, despite what pro baby killers say. That scientific fact does not change no matter what your view on abortion is. CO2 is a greenhouse gas; scientific fact. Gotta concede that point to the Goreists.

The author probably one of dem college graduates.

. Got enough idiots with college educations already.

Maybe she will get her own reality show and get off the public dole.

I agree with you 100% on your second point, I feel the jury is still out on the first. It seems to me politically impossible for the worldwide cooperation neccesary to do anything even if global warming is coming. All we can do is build dikes and enjoy the benefits of longer growing seasons. I am kinda leaning toward this opinion Before I commit to paying higher taxes and energy bills the Goreist's need to show the preponderance of the evidence shows: 1) The Earth is warming. (It has not since 1998) 2) A significant part of this warming is due to usage of fossil fuels. 3) That the benefits from reducing the damages caused by global warming will outweigh the huge costs to economies that will be incurred in taxing and regulating fossil fuel usage. (Many believe global warming will be a net benefit to mankind, more food for the growing population. Who can be against that?) 4) That it is possible for worldwide cooperation that actually reduces global warming significantly. Notice to the anti-Goreists: CO2 is a greenhouse gas. Notice to the Goreists: More expensive energy will not result in a net gain of jobs. A little info: A warmer world, with higher food production, probably can't get here fast enough for many of India's kids. Doubt if many Indian politicians are going to vote to hamper India's economy so Westerners can feel safe in their beachfront homes.

The one scientific I know for sure is that CO2 is a greenhouse gas so it seems almost certain that higher CO2 in the atmosphere will make the Earth warmer than if that CO2 was not there. Of course, the CO2 level in the atmosphere is just one component regulating the Earth's temperature so the Earth's temperature and CO2 levels can diverge in different directions for a short period. The fact is global warming, at a modest level, means more food production. We may not want to stop global warming even if is occurring. The other factor is that the only way to get the undeveloped nations to go along is a trade war which will leave those nations impoverished and tthose nations children malnourished. Rebutting our earlier time lag posts

Is there any data, anywhere on the net. that maps out the rise in temperature to be expected with an increase of 50 ppm, 100 ppm, 200 ppm. etc of CO2 in the atmosphere and an explanation of how those figures were derived?

I guess, Anna., you need to post something that convinces me that manmade global warming is a real threat. Something more than mere opinions. even though they come from experts.I do have an open mind on ythe issue. The nations of the Earth have worked together before to close the hole in the ozone level. Your first job is to convince those who are on the fence that global warming is a real threat, unless you try a dual argument: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/opinion/29friedman.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1258716086-6AP9Hz6wl54FJKEdXGPUnQ When you include the economic argument that declining oil supplies and a world growing in population and wealth will require alternative energy sources your case gets stronger. I have no doubt that an environment cpntaining 5% CO2 would not be real great for mankind. There is no doubt alternative energy sources will be needed in the not to distant future. Convince your fellow lefties nuclear ain;t a bad option right now.

Evidence of a Warming Earth - The Woods Hole Research Center Look at the first chart on this site (an Al Gore approved site) and notice that the temperature peaks before the CO2 levels peak. This seems to indicate that rising temperature is the cause of rising CO2 levels rather than vice versa. Now, I guess I am in the middle of the road here. CO2 is a green house gas, that is a scientific fact. So unless mankind is also producing pollutants that also cool the earth some manmade global warming seems highly probable. I am not convinced that warming is going to produce catastrophic consequences. The first graph showing the seemingly steady relationship between CO2 levels and the Earth's temperature before the industrial revolution cannot, IMO, prove that mankind caused rises in the CO2 level will lead to similar increases in temperature, due to the fact the temperature peaks before the CO2 level does. Personally. I think nuclear winter could balance out global warming. Sadly, the same liberals who want to tax us to avoid global warming bitch when you start talking about nuking Iran or N. Korea or France or California.

Nocturne is great.

I actually prefer regressive taxes over progressive ones. It at least makes the bums who benefit from government programs pay a bit back.

A 12 pack of Shiner and all your sins are forgiven.

If the global warmers are right we are in big trouble as I see no possibility of an international agreement that will lead to any effective reduction in CO2 emissions. Not unless the west ignores the starving children of India and boycotts Indian goods. Of course, nuclear winter could offset global warming.