tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post3155860226999597390..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Abraham Lincoln on Jefferson, human rights, and property rights (1859)Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76530459827328143032013-06-19T03:46:39.826-04:002013-06-19T03:46:39.826-04:00They give you amazing edit options such as, natura...They give you amazing edit options such as, natural <a href="http://letsgetridofacne.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow">how to get rid of acne</a> <br />remedies that can be applied directly to the skin, while regulating oil production.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14974694950893307012013-06-02T19:17:16.281-04:002013-06-02T19:17:16.281-04:00Two things can only happen after a student loan pe...Two things can only happen after a student loan people plan?<br />These techniques generally make use of garbage and suggest <br />crafts projects that make use of sentence corrector which is a human way of people linking to your website.<br /><br /><br />Look at my weblog: <a href="http://Youngbusiness.info" rel="nofollow">youngbusiness.info</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-954812391530678072011-07-06T02:42:15.112-04:002011-07-06T02:42:15.112-04:00Nite all. See you at Tomorrow's trainwreck. ...Nite all. See you at Tomorrow's trainwreck. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77331568806125471142011-07-06T02:37:26.625-04:002011-07-06T02:37:26.625-04:00I don't think they have much choice, Sam. The...I don't think they have much choice, Sam. They can't get where they want to go on Coal, alone. They just don't have enough of it.<br /><br />Think of a Coal Train 2,000 miles long. That's what the U.S. and China use Every Freakin' Day.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10520506912382039942011-07-06T02:21:29.858-04:002011-07-06T02:21:29.858-04:00That's good to hear.
Have you ever seen those...That's good to hear.<br /><br />Have you ever seen those space shots of China? And the permanent smog cloud over Beijing?<br /><br />Great news they're cleaning it up. Never knew.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50130584294282058432011-07-06T01:49:01.915-04:002011-07-06T01:49:01.915-04:00China Is Investing Heavily in Clean Energy
To r...<i><b>China Is Investing Heavily in Clean Energy</b><br /> <br /><br />To realize its 12th FYP and CCCS environmental commitments, China is investing heavily in its clean technology sector. In 2010, China became the world’s largest investor in clean technology by a long shot, winning it title as the best country for clean technology investment by Ernst & Young. Mr Shi Dinguan, senior adviser with China’s State Council, publicly announced that<b> by 2020, the Chinese government will have invested RMB300 trillion (approximately US$45 trillion) in clean technology.</b></i><br /><br /><a href="http://laowaiblog.com/china-clean-energy/" rel="nofollow">China Clean Energy</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43815773754781550202011-07-06T01:19:29.360-04:002011-07-06T01:19:29.360-04:00It is not unknown
I suggest Quirk but the real an...It is not unknown<br /><br />I suggest Quirk but the real answer is everybody<br /><br />hehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65358563021223039962011-07-06T00:32:08.694-04:002011-07-06T00:32:08.694-04:00Quote of the day:
"I am not responsible for ...Quote of the day:<br /><br />"I am not responsible for any actions or words that I create as I may be intoxicated or just plain crazy."<br /><br />~ Unknown authorMeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28870090647333331952011-07-06T00:00:59.789-04:002011-07-06T00:00:59.789-04:00Obama repeated his call Tuesday for a "balanc...<i>Obama repeated his call Tuesday for a "balanced approach" to the negotiations that takes on spending in domestic programs, defense programs, entitlement programs and tackles changes in the tax code. He said he believed "there are enough people in each party" who are willing to "get out of [their] comfort zones."<br /><br />The White House said last week that congressional leaders must reach a deal by July 22 to avoid a default by Aug. 2, since lawmakers need time to write and pass legislation, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Senate canceled its week-long recess for the July 4 holiday on Thursday to continue negotiations.<br /><br />"This should not come down to the last second," Obama said Tuesday. He noted that he hoped a deal would be reached within the next two weeks.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66569432299512664682011-07-05T23:51:37.908-04:002011-07-05T23:51:37.908-04:00Unbelievable rock climb. If I lived to be a milli...Unbelievable rock climb. If I lived to be a million years old I could never understand that.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-980685677611096862011-07-05T22:27:32.660-04:002011-07-05T22:27:32.660-04:00Russia has entered election season, with parliamen...<i>Russia has entered election season, with parliamentary elections in December and presidential elections in March 2012. Typically, this is not an issue of concern, as most Russian elections have been designed to usher a chosen candidate and political party into office since 2000.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Putin’s goal was to fix the country, which meant restoring state control (politically, socially and economically), strengthening the FSB and military and re-establishing Russia’s influence and international reputation — especially in the former Soviet sphere of influence. To do so, Putin had to carry Russia through a complex evolution that involved shifting the country from accommodating to aggressive at specific moments.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Putin, who had no choice but to appeal to the West to help keep the country afloat when he took office in 2000, initially was hailed as a trusted partner by the West. But even while former U.S. President George W. Bush was praising Putin’s soul, behind the scenes, Putin already was reorganizing one of his greatest tools — the FSB — in order to start implementing a full state consolidation in the coming years.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110704-russias-evolving-leadership" rel="nofollow">Evolving Leadership</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13284289724532382702011-07-05T22:22:27.303-04:002011-07-05T22:22:27.303-04:00Climb in Mali<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70DLM8Az_8&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">Climb in Mali</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41534577317019843942011-07-05T22:19:58.647-04:002011-07-05T22:19:58.647-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30512698986562245112011-07-05T22:01:48.175-04:002011-07-05T22:01:48.175-04:00Quirker that's ridiculous.
She needed some sp...Quirker that's ridiculous.<br /><br />She <i>needed</i> some space to run, in a town with a lease law.<br /><br />Even dotter got sick of her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9734731731980122082011-07-05T21:59:19.365-04:002011-07-05T21:59:19.365-04:00Hidden from view, standing just outside the frame ...<i>Hidden from view, standing just outside the frame of that now-famous photograph was a career CIA analyst. In the hunt for the world's most-wanted terrorist, there may have been no one more important.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Call him John, his middle name.<br /><br />...<br /><br />He began to speak, about the operation and about the years of intelligence it was based on. And as he spoke about the mission that had become his career, the calm, collected analyst paused, and he choked up.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/the_man_who_hunted_osama_bin_laden_tsPjneoWUYrx4d4eS3hXuL/0" rel="nofollow">bin Laden</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62896614525895314502011-07-05T21:32:30.864-04:002011-07-05T21:32:30.864-04:00.
Poor Shasta was to much for us to handle though....<br /><br /><i>Poor Shasta was to much for us to handle though she was fierce in the defense of home and daughter.<br /><br />So we gave her away.</i><br /><br /><br /><br />How many little Bobbys and Suzies and Quierrmos have heard this same story.<br /><br />"We took Shasta 'to the farm' kids. It was for her own good. Now she will be able to run free for as long as she lives. She will be much better off."<br /><br />I've often wondered if kids stop believing these stories about the same time they stop believing in Santa Claus.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63472191910034448602011-07-05T18:49:56.932-04:002011-07-05T18:49:56.932-04:00Rat, I don't think Reagan could have beaten Ca...Rat, I don't think Reagan could have beaten Carter but for those helicopters burning in the Desert. <br /><br />It IS hard to beat an incumbent. It took R. Perot to sink GHW bush, and, of course, Ford didn't have much of a chance after he pardoned Nixon.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89239762116181026322011-07-05T18:33:22.894-04:002011-07-05T18:33:22.894-04:00Obama has a $Billion bucks and will run against th...Obama has a $Billion bucks and will run against the Republican Congress.<br /><br />To call them "Do Nothing" would be easy upon them. They'll paint the GOP as being obstructionist and worse. <br />Medicare and Social Security killers.<br /><br />The Ryan Budget was a disaster for the GOP, when the Congressmen went home.<br /><br />The MSM will roll with the incumbent President.<br /><br />It is not going to a repeat of 1980, there is no Ronald Reagan.<br />Morning has broken.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50244212517380362312011-07-05T18:31:55.397-04:002011-07-05T18:31:55.397-04:00Renewable energy production has surpassed nuclear ...<i><b>Renewable energy production has surpassed nuclear energy production in the U.S</b>. according to the latest issue of Monthly Energy Review published by the Energy Information Administration. Production of alternative energy is also beginning to close in on domestic oil production.<br /> <br />During the first three months of 2011, energy produced from renewable energy sources (biomass/biofuels, geothermal, solar, hydro, wind) generated 2.245 quadrillion Btus of energy equating to 11.73 percent of U.S. energy production. During this same time period, renewable energy production surpassed nuclear energy power by 5.65 percent. In total, <b>energy produced from renewables is 77.15 percent of that from domestic crude oil production</b>.<br /> <br />When looking at all energy sectors, production of renewable energy has increased by a little over 15 percent when compared to first quarter of 2010, and by more than 25 percent when compared to the first quarter of 2009. Of this total, biomass/biofuels accounted for approximately 48 percent of this total followed by hydropower at 35.41 percent, wind at 12.87 percent, geothermal at 2.45 percent and lastly solar at 1.16 percent.<br /> <br />Despite a seemingly low number for solar power, when compared to first quarter last year, <b>solar power has increased by 104.8 percent</b> while wind power increased by 40.3 percent.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://domesticfuel.com/2011/07/05/renewable-energy-production-surpasses-nuclear/" rel="nofollow">IEA</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56075695656281587452011-07-05T18:10:53.513-04:002011-07-05T18:10:53.513-04:00And, yes, Incumbency definitely do count.And, yes, Incumbency definitely do count.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71109611406977758032011-07-05T18:09:00.520-04:002011-07-05T18:09:00.520-04:00I don't know, Rat. Red states (like Texas) ha...I don't know, Rat. Red states (like Texas) have picked up a slew of electoral votes from "redistricting." <br /><br />I'm sure you can put Ohio, and Indiana back into the R column. Probably Fl, NC, Va, and Iowa.<br /><br />I don't know much about N. Mex, but I bet Colorado comes home. <br /><br />Ah, let's face it. It's all guessing, now. We might nominate another McCain. Or worse. <br /><br />The Saudis might find another four, or five million bbl/day of oil lying around, unused. I might be sleeping with Julia Roberts. <br /><br />In politics, a month is a lifetime. A year? ?Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25927431996388249972011-07-05T18:05:02.364-04:002011-07-05T18:05:02.364-04:00The GOP has a very tough row to hoe.
That's a...The GOP has a very tough row to hoe.<br /><br />That's a fact.<br /><br />The Congress has about an 18% approval rating and about an 85% re-election rate.<br /><br />Incumbency counts,desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80180786678207579832011-07-05T18:02:52.598-04:002011-07-05T18:02:52.598-04:00Indiana, 11 votes.Indiana, 11 votes.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65670655922979051452011-07-05T18:01:38.988-04:002011-07-05T18:01:38.988-04:00McCain made a special trip to Iowa, just to give a...McCain made a special trip to Iowa, just to give an anti-ethanol/anti-farm speech. <br /><br />The man was a disaster.<br /><br />Unless Obama gets unbelievably lucky in some way, or the Pubs do something even stupider than I think they're capable of, I believe it could be a rout.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82472629618889440502011-07-05T18:01:23.211-04:002011-07-05T18:01:23.211-04:00Look at the maps
It is clear, when the GOP wins, ...<a href="http://www.electioncountdown.us/USELECTIONMAP.htm" rel="nofollow">Look at the maps</a><br /><br />It is clear, when the GOP wins, it's a squeaker, the Dems win in landslides. In the College, even when the raw vote is close.<br /><br />2000 being the exception.<br /><br />PA never voted for Bush, they certainly won't go for the GOP, now.<br /><br />White flight, as Deuce has described, has carried that State.<br /><br />It is not only the number of "Leaners", but where they reside, that has to be taken into account.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com