tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post2808661631256167431..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Trilion Dollar Question: Will China Keep Buying US Treasuries?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18744297655853511052009-02-02T12:38:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:38:00.000-05:00Good Night, friend.==That's 'Comrade Tavarish,' to...Good Night, friend.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>That's 'Comrade Tavarish,' to you! <BR/><BR/>:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24696844045387096282009-02-02T02:29:00.000-05:002009-02-02T02:29:00.000-05:00And on that happy and congenial parting, I'll end...And on that happy and congenial parting, I'll end my day too, with an old paleolithic prayer for us all(at least us men)--<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>O WakanTonka, great Spirit of All, I am but a poor man. I want to kill an enemy, like the braves, give me strength. I want to kill many buffalo, like the great hunters, make my arrows straight. I want an agreeable woman, give me strength and many buffalo to impress her. I want a teepee of our own, and children. I have given you these joints of my left hand, give me my desires, O WakanTonka!</I><BR/><BR/>(I stole this prayer from a book)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10903374740119848132009-02-02T01:44:00.000-05:002009-02-02T01:44:00.000-05:00Good Night, friend.Good Night, friend.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74617198755447867972009-02-02T01:24:00.000-05:002009-02-02T01:24:00.000-05:00Yes, it's all a scam, LT. G'nite.Yes, it's all a scam, LT. G'nite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7527383129071738642009-02-02T01:06:00.000-05:002009-02-02T01:06:00.000-05:00Blogger Mətušélaḥ said... AWEA Says 8,358 MW W...<EM>Blogger Mətušélaḥ said...<BR/><BR/> AWEA Says 8,358 MW Wind Installed in 2008, 85,000 Employed in U.S. Wind Industry</EM><BR/><BR/>Same news release appeared in the local paper this morning with a different editorial slant:<BR/><BR/><EM>Power Play<BR/><BR/><STRONG>Wind Energy Groups Eye Aid--Industry Growth Slows With Economy in Tank</STRONG><BR/><BR/>Washington--AP<BR/>Wind power advocates are pushing for billions in tax incentives and grants in the $819 billion recovery package moving through Congress, hoping to offset an economic slowdown affecting the industry.</EM><BR/><BR/>Rent seeking pigs are lining up at the public trough.<BR/><BR/><EM>Without this grant program or something very much like it, we're looking at a very difficult year in 2009 and maybe 2010 as well," said Greg Wetstone, senior director for government and public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association.</EM><BR/><BR/>A very difficult year, or two, because the private money is getting scarce, and lenders are looking at things like feasibility and return on investment.<BR/><BR/><EM>"With the banks and insurance companies (insurance companies? ed.) backing away from or out of this investment in wind market, that has really put a damper on wind," said Bob Gates, an executive with Clipper Windpower, Inc. "It's gone flip-flop within months."</EM><BR/><BR/>So, in the absence of real investment capital the industry lines up with hands extended for public funding in the form of tax credits, outright grants, and favorable marketing regulations. <BR/><BR/>Watch them squirm when the bogus carbon credit trades dry up as the public decides these scams are no longer a luxury to be afforded.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24136996995114454722009-02-02T00:57:00.000-05:002009-02-02T00:57:00.000-05:00Sometimes, bob, the inclination is to do the oppos...Sometimes, bob, the inclination is to do the opposite (understandable but severely mistaken) and encouragement is needed to bring a long effort to its conclusion.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, Colombia receives that encouragement.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82401730529403348862009-02-02T00:20:00.001-05:002009-02-02T00:20:00.001-05:00That's the spirit Trish.That's the spirit Trish.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75850086447956666612009-02-02T00:20:00.000-05:002009-02-02T00:20:00.000-05:00The defense secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in an i...<I>The defense secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in an interview with the newspaper The Island on Sunday, singled out CNN, the BBC and Al Jazeera. “They will be chased away,” Mr. Rajapaksa was quoted as saying.<BR/><BR/>He made his comments amid intensifying fighting between Sri Lankan forces and the rebels. The fighting has raised alarm about the fate of civilians trapped in a fast-shrinking zone still controlled by the Tamil Tigers near the island’s northeastern coast.<BR/><BR/>It is impossible to know what is happening behind the front line because the government bars journalists from traveling to the war zone, except on guided tours of areas seized by the army.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/world/asia/02lanka.html?hp" REL="nofollow">Journalists Chased Away</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87899349422387397232009-02-02T00:18:00.000-05:002009-02-02T00:18:00.000-05:00"Although the government says FARC's military forc..."Although the government says FARC's military force has been severely compromised in recent months..."<BR/><BR/>That's one way of putting it.<BR/><BR/>"Tipping point" is a phrase that came in for much scorn during the Bad Days of the Bad War, but here it applies. And what do you do when you reach that point?<BR/><BR/>Make sure there's a long drop on the other side of them. And push.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19017320242484921602009-02-02T00:15:00.000-05:002009-02-02T00:15:00.000-05:00The 52.3 mpg 2009 Toyota Aygo http://www.autoblogg...The 52.3 mpg 2009 Toyota Aygo <BR/><BR/>http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/02/01/2009-toyota-aygo-drops-co-sub-2-sub-emissions-to-106-g-km/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50266724202224836182009-02-01T23:52:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:52:00.000-05:00Obama To Keep Renditionshehehe, gotta kind of laug...<A HREF="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/02/obama_to_keep_renditions.html" REL="nofollow">Obama To Keep Renditions</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>hehehe, gotta kind of laugh at this. Since we're closing Gitmo, maybe we'll use renditions more rather than less, leading to more torture of the real kind rather than less.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7529423866579011552009-02-01T23:24:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44391372027124704302009-02-01T23:07:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:07:00.000-05:00Ash Deposits<A HREF="http://msp153.photobucket.com/albums/s217/phucvo456/dog_shit.jpg" REL="nofollow">Ash Deposits</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5924631620680142682009-02-01T23:06:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:06:00.000-05:00Ash Deposits...:)Ash Deposits...:)samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73476287316088643052009-02-01T23:04:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:04:00.000-05:00Meanwhile, the Fukuoka District Meteorological Obs...<I> Meanwhile, the Fukuoka District Meteorological Observatory raised the eruption alert level for Sakurajima in Kagoshima from 2 to 3 on Monday after several minor explosive eruptions were observed from Sunday morning to Monday at one of its craters.<BR/><BR/>The tiny eruptions caused ash deposits to scatter as far as the volcano's fifth station, located between 500 and 800 meters from the crater, according to the observatory.<BR/><BR/>The observatory warned of a possible increase in Sakurajima's volcanic activities as well as the possibility that large ash deposits or pyroclastic flow could reach areas of about 2 km in radius from the crater.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9636K300&show_article=1&catnum=2" REL="nofollow">Ash Deposits</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57423278803399198142009-02-01T22:53:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:53:00.000-05:00and mattie, true to form, when bested in the forum...and mattie, true to form, when bested in the forum of ideas resorts to name calling. Typical.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>You god damn Jihadist sock puppet, did you even read the link I've posted?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29092213092027998872009-02-01T22:30:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:30:00.000-05:00The Colombian government has recently stepped up p...<I>The Colombian government has recently stepped up pressure on the rebels, offering rewards to the guerrillas if they surrender and free their hostages. Earlier this month, two guerrillas fled their camp deep in the jungles of southern Colombia, bringing along two kidnap victims -- a 14-year-old boy and a male adult who were kidnapped in December.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/> Although the government says FARC's military force has been severely compromised in recent months, authorities still accuse it of trafficking huge quantities of cocaine to finance its decades-old insurgency.<BR/><BR/>Security analysts say FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerrillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/01/colombia.hostages/" REL="nofollow">Colombian Hostages</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45013235731854547812009-02-01T22:22:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:22:00.000-05:00and mattie, true to form, when bested in the forum...and mattie, true to form, when bested in the forum of ideas resorts to name calling. Typical.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232405130481114127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17196318314207905752009-02-01T22:03:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:03:00.000-05:00jeeze, heck of a game, Arizona ahead, and now Stee...jeeze, heck of a game, Arizona ahead, and now Steelers again.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77526544428941229252009-02-01T21:22:00.000-05:002009-02-01T21:22:00.000-05:00For the willfully ignorant:http://www.energyandcap...For the willfully ignorant:<BR/><BR/>http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/oil+sands-tar+sands-peak+oil/508Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-122166334520107832009-02-01T21:11:00.001-05:002009-02-01T21:11:00.001-05:00More environmental terrorism? We're enduring plent...More environmental terrorism? We're enduring plenty of terrorism from you environmentalists right now.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>You don't even have an idea, do you? You are so ignorant, and so proud of your ignorance, that I actually feel embarrassed for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39541205330767068772009-02-01T21:11:00.000-05:002009-02-01T21:11:00.000-05:00Natanael Karaja, a 26-year-old from Brazil's Karaj...<I>Natanael Karaja, a 26-year-old from Brazil's Karaja Indian tribe wearing a striking headdress and body paint, was drinking Coca-Cola and being interviewed by MTV</I><BR/><BR/>Coca-Cola and MTV :):)<BR/><BR/>Well Long Live Brazilian shamanism!<BR/><BR/>Long Live Natanael (Nathanael is a male given name that means "gift of God"-from Hebrew natan "-he- have given" + el "God") Karaja, he of the cognate Jewish name.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid globalization has already come to Nat the Shaman, and in the long run there's not much he can do about it, other than strike poses on TV.<BR/>MTV, to boot. And maybe get paid for it.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50104616010665917912009-02-01T20:34:00.000-05:002009-02-01T20:34:00.000-05:00And?More cars? More highways? More pollution? More...<EM>And?<BR/><BR/>More cars? More highways? More pollution? More dead streets and towns? More environmental terrorism? More dependence on oil? More fake wars? More bloated military spending?</EM><BR/><BR/>Not at all, mat. <BR/><BR/>Unless the dead streets and towns are owing to economic collapse, anarchy, and starvation. <BR/><BR/>More environmental terrorism? We're enduring plenty of terrorism from you environmentalists right now.<BR/><BR/>More dependence on oil? You're already maxed out on oil dependence. You just need to realize oil (and coal) is what will enable you to survive until the transition. The more you distort the reality of the situation, the longer that will take.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57299275262330123762009-02-01T20:16:00.000-05:002009-02-01T20:16:00.000-05:00The world's biggest gathering of leftist activists...<I>The world's biggest gathering of leftist activists ended on Sunday, after six days of discussions and protests that participants said showed there was an alternative to a crumbling global capitalist system.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Natanael Karaja, a 26-year-old from Brazil's Karaja Indian tribe wearing a striking headdress and body paint, was drinking Coca-Cola and being interviewed by MTV.<BR/><BR/>"This forum was very important because it is a place where every citizen is respected," he said. "In Brazil, politicians, businessmen and farmers have not respected the rights of Indians guaranteed in the constitution of 1988."</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE51104A20090202?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=22&sp=true" REL="nofollow">Capitalism Seen Dying</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80047155104812221382009-02-01T20:12:00.000-05:002009-02-01T20:12:00.000-05:00Seems to be 1/2 hour delayed here.Seems to be 1/2 hour delayed here.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.com