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Energy Galore but . . . .
by robert h.
views: 21 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
June 07, 2008 06:11 PM EDT --   There is no shortage of energy in general.   The earth has great reserves of coal, peat, biomass, uranium, and geothermal energy.   The seas have inexhaustible quantities of tidal, . . . more
November 20, 2006 12:53 PM EST -- I believe as  Kissinger believes that winning in Iraq is impossible.   Some influential national leaders are saying 'We must have victory in Iraq before we leave'.  Nonsense.  . . . more
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
by robert h.
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April 12, 2008 11:26 AM EDT --   The Department of Agriculture reported that foot-and-mouth disease is surging among farm animals on the U.S. mainland.   Almost simultaneously, the White House issued a press release . . . more
McCain's Running Mate
by robert h.
views: 29 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 9
September 13, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --       Sarah Palin probably needs a pay raise to care for her large family, but one must wonder whether    she can handle the looming conflicts between the vice presidency . . . more
Patriot Haiku
by robert h.
views: 22 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
April 28, 2008 11:40 AM EDT -- This is a repost taken from a  previous article which I killed because it was no longer relevant.   Fly my eagle fly   In the American sky   . . . more
Incentives for Natural Gas
by robert h.
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September 20, 2008 09:29 AM EDT --   T. Boone Pickens is pushing natural gas as an alternative to petroleum fuels for American energy needs . . . . you might have seen him in newscasts this week.    The idea makes good . . . more
April 08, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --  I don't think so.  The rule of Ayatollahs, Imams and Mullahs under Sharia law is utterly incompatible with democracy in Iraq and elsewhere in Islam.  The Islamic people have been seriously . . . more
July 21, 2007 10:32 AM EDT --     U.S. military commanders might prefer to stay in Iraq  even if there is no war. Can you rationalize like they do, and come up with a dozen reasons why America should remain . . . more
December 22, 2007 11:29 AM EST --     From unidentified White House sources: When George Bush's term of office is done, he will volunteer as a Habitat reconstructionist in Iraq alongside Jimmy Carter.   . . . more
October 01, 2008 01:36 PM EDT --   I have not heard this morning whether   the American Bank Rescue Team is now thinking   in terms of a full scale bailout for the troubled firms or just a bit of temporary . . . more
November 08, 2008 09:21 AM EST -- America's wealthy capitalists are not happy with their share of the pie. They are demanding more and more bailout money. Detroit is aiming to empty the treasury. I doubt the . . . more
Big Spenders
by robert h.
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March 28, 2008 08:34 PM EDT --   The other day a headline declared   "Big money influences results of tobacco tests."   I would add   "and everything else".   Of course, those tests . . . more
September 13, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --     The Iraqis now control about 60% of their own country   . . . . 11 provinces out of 18.    This leaves only 40% of the nation for the Americans (and allies) to protect. . . . more
September 23, 2006 12:00 PM EDT -- Lots of news media discussions lately about computerized election systems and how easy it is for smart cheaters to win elections by modifying the vote count in the systems.   Of course, the manufacturers . . . more
Unaffiliated Voters
by robert h.
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September 22, 2007 11:03 AM EDT --       I am no longer a registered voter with a political party. It seemed appropriate to re-register as an unaffiliated voter in protest against Washington's lassitude with regard . . . more
October 03, 2007 12:37 PM EDT -- Funny: the USA spends billions in Iraq and Afghanistan to support the foreign populations but the administration vetoes all proposals to guard our American children. You might have noticed the . . . more
November 23, 2007 10:56 AM EST --       The next President will fill the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House with interesting guests, but who will bed down there with the ghost of Mr. Lincoln beginning in 2009? Will . . . more
September 17, 2008 02:33 PM EDT -- T. Boone Pickens is pushing natural gas as an alternative to petroleum fuels for American autos . . . . you might have seen him in newscasts this week.    I like the idea. What if the . . . more
Port Security
by robert h.
views: 4 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
September 10, 2007 05:59 PM EDT --   Today Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security Secretary, said that we must keep nuclear weapons from entering the country.   By intercepting the terrorists flying in from Europe, Asia, etc. . . . more
$$$$$$$$$$$$ . . . .
by robert h.
views: 17 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
November 25, 2007 11:28 AM EST --   The American dollar has been devalued significantly by the rest of the world, and that makes foreign travel and foreign goods more expensive.   What will happen to our wages, bank accounts, . . . more
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