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Just some babbling... This oil spill has really been eye opening for me. I've obviously been aware of the opposition to off shore oil drilling, but I always assumed it was opposed mostly by rich folks with condos on the beach who didn't want to see the rigs from their back porch. Environmentalist never got my attention as to why they were so concerned about them. I get it now, unfortunately it took such a disaster to change my mind. I was indifferent to off shore oil drilling.. that's not the case now. Perhaps it's reactionary, but we cannot risk the economic and environmental survival of dozens of states for a marginal amount of oil. I grew up in a fishing community, a lot of the kids I went to school with had parents who were shrimpers. I can't fathom what the thousands of fishermen in that one county are going to do for work, much less the tens of thousands up and down the gulf coast. This will literally destroy communities for generations to come, ravage natural hurricane barriers, and potentially wipe species off the earth (such as manatees). The thing that scares the piss out of me is I was on the OrlandoSentinel.com yesterday and 70% of those who took the online poll still favor expansion of off shore drilling. It's time to wake up and realize that the 150 mile trip to Grandma's house in your F150 is going to cost a bit more than it did in the past. Start charging $6+ a gallon for gas and see how quickly the American public demands a rapid creation of viable alternatives and mass transit. This situation is sickening and I hope BP pays through the nose. PS - I'm not sure what's happening to me, I'm reverting to a bleeding heart environmentalist liberal. Perhaps that Kenyan fella' in the WhiteHouse has an evil African spell on me. ;) |
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[righteous indignation alert] We've been browsing the Internet this morning reading more about the financial crisis and we're friggin doomed. The sooner everyone wakes up and realizes that it's not a Democratic or Republican problem, but rather an problem with the political system at large, the better off we'll be. Members of Congress widely get elected on the backs of greedy special interests, take your pick -- banking, health care, energy. They intentionally make legislation so complex and overwhelming that it's near impossible for finer details to be worked out and scrutinized by reasonable people. The likes of the Patriot Act, TARP, 'Stimulus' Bill, federal budget.. all unwieldy nonsensical legislation intentionally rushed through under the guise of national crisis. And then let's not forget the all the culture warriors who then try to push their social agendas along side issues that have nothing to do with the situation at hand. Pet causes usually driven by an absolute faith in a magical boogie man or just a plain hatred of group(s) of people who have a different cultural perspective -- north vs south, east vs west, etc. Stop the ride, I want off. |
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Yes, the idealistic libertarian who rallied so hard for Ron Paul these last 2 years is voting for Barack Obama. I know this is contrary to everything I've preached for years now, but John McCain and Sarah Palin simply lack the integrity, temperament, and dare I say intelligence to lead this country through what we now face. If we elect John McCain and Sarah Palin to the Whitehouse, we might as well all show up at central casting for Idocracy II. |
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I am originally from Buffalo and I always had a great sense of pride to have that common bond with Tim Russert, a man who I watched intently on Sunday mornings. Though beyond that, his CNBC interview show was always fascinating as well as his regular commentary on MSNBC, especially on 'Morning Joe'. Tim Russert was one in a billion. We'll never see the likes of him in our life time. It's a truly sad day for America, Tim's extended family. Peggy Nooan said today: "Tim was a patriot, he had a love of country that just radiated..." Perhaps that should be inscribed on his tombstone.
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Federal authorities are investigating alleged misconduct and civil rights violations by the Highway Patrol shown in videos in which state troopers used racial slurs, threatened to kill a suspect and — most recently — struck suspects fleeing on foot with their patrol cars. |
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