tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5925638269400229466..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Thaddeus Who?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-693670546612915612011-07-07T02:08:59.933-04:002011-07-07T02:08:59.933-04:00We are probably using around 400 Billion cu ft of ...We are probably using around 400 Billion cu ft of nat gas (imported) to produce our corn ethanol. A cellulosic facility such as this one next to every corn ethanol plant will end our need for that.<br /> <br />Of course, that's, also, another 4 Billion or so Gallons of Gasoline that we don't have to import. Cool.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73617417171595056292011-07-07T01:48:57.595-04:002011-07-07T01:48:57.595-04:00Dupont is doing the same thing in N. Iowa with Pro...Dupont is doing the same thing in N. Iowa with Project Blackhawk.<br /><br />If these are successful (and, I'd bet the ranch they will be) we'll have another 5 Billion Gallons/Yr of Ethanol (from corn stover) within 5 years.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90542533313397386352011-07-07T01:45:28.724-04:002011-07-07T01:45:28.724-04:00Poet got their DOE Loan Guarantee for Project Libe...Poet got their DOE Loan Guarantee for <a href="http://www.poet.com/innovation/cellulosic/projectliberty/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Project Liberty</a>.<br /><br />Hat Tip: <a href="http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/ticker/" rel="nofollow">Energy Ticker</a><br /><br />It's "Game On."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80371698037430787122011-07-07T00:54:25.243-04:002011-07-07T00:54:25.243-04:00This is Precious:
Obama Crisis Management System ...This is Precious:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.moonbattery.com/obama_crisis_management_system.gif" rel="nofollow">Obama Crisis Management System - Moonbattery</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34414343329908322672011-07-07T00:05:31.971-04:002011-07-07T00:05:31.971-04:00A tsunami warning was issued after a 7.8-magnitude...<i>A tsunami warning was issued after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of New Zealand just after 7:00am local time Thursday.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63230694974690831792011-07-06T21:21:06.609-04:002011-07-06T21:21:06.609-04:00I might have to take another look. :)I might have to take another look. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10458461792719336272011-07-06T21:19:14.400-04:002011-07-06T21:19:14.400-04:00Oops, I might have been unfair to the good Governo...Oops, I might have been unfair to the good Governor Perry on this one.<br /><br /><i>Recently Governor Perry allowed his Labrador Retriever to accompany him on his daily six mile jog. While on his run, he and his pet were accosted by a menacing coyote. After remaining still and waiting to see what the wild coyote would do, <b>the governor pulled out a .380 Ruger and shot the coyote dead when it become apparent the coyote was after his pup.</b> <br /> <br />When he returned to the governor's office he was queried about his "heartless" actions towards "innocent" animals. After answering more than one question on the matter, and in a mildly exasperated manner he replied, "Don't go after my dog!" In other words while the press was confused about his value system, he saw it in very simple terms.</i> <br /><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/24/five-reasons-why-believe-texas-governor-rick-perry-will-be-our-president-in/#ixzz1RNUN5m7t" rel="nofollow">Shot'im Daid</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62519932136678248002011-07-06T20:59:23.862-04:002011-07-06T20:59:23.862-04:00Yeah, you'd be grouchy, too, if you had a bunc...Yeah, you'd be grouchy, too, if you had a bunch of them Arizonian Cowboys out there chasing you around, and "roping" your ass all day. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87303583841305057062011-07-06T20:57:43.331-04:002011-07-06T20:57:43.331-04:00It seems that elk are more dangerous, to people, t...It seems that elk are more dangerous, to people, than wolves.<br /><br /><i>Port Townsend Leader - Jun 21, 2011<br />An adult female elk was shot and killed June 20 by an Olympic National Park ranger in the Hoh Rain Forest of west Jefferson County. The elk had exhibited aggressive behavior toward campground visitors and rangers.</i><br /><br />And, as it is written in the Billings Gazette:<br /><br /><i><b>... coyotes kill more livestock and cougars more elk per animal than wolves.</b></i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71802604531301211612011-07-06T20:51:43.159-04:002011-07-06T20:51:43.159-04:00There was one wolf related fatality, in Canada.
B...There was one wolf related fatality, in Canada.<br /><br />But then, that's Canada.<br />Where the fellow was hand feeding the wolves.<br /><br />Bears are much more dangerous, than wolves.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41577851940528067262011-07-06T20:48:59.695-04:002011-07-06T20:48:59.695-04:00When was the last time a wolf ate a tourist during...When was the last time a wolf ate a tourist during the last 25 years?<br /><br />The answer being, in the United States, never.<br /><br />Should we poison all the bears?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33767304219653552822011-07-06T20:48:01.722-04:002011-07-06T20:48:01.722-04:00As predicted, this was an almost entirely news-les...<i>As predicted, this was an almost entirely news-less affair that allowed Obama to talk about what he has done and what he plans to do in office. He almost never went off his message script — pushing Republicans to compromise on tax increases for “millionaires and billionaires,” emphasizing the need for comprehensive energy and immigration reform and making sure people know that the economic stimulus money wasn’t wasted.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18895762252667382172011-07-06T20:44:37.658-04:002011-07-06T20:44:37.658-04:00Is there such a thing as a tea party Democrat? The...<i>Is there such a thing as a tea party Democrat? The answer, it seems, is yes.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Polling has never shown Democrats to be 20 percent of the tea party, as Bachmann claims, but it has shown there are a significant number of Democrats who claim to be part of the movement. Often, that number is somewhere around 10 percent.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Republican pollster Dan Hazelwood said that just as some Democrats moved to the GOP because of social issues in recent decades, some are now moving to the tea party because of fiscal issues.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38744700462240342612011-07-06T20:37:28.984-04:002011-07-06T20:37:28.984-04:00A female grizzly, apparently defending her cubs, a...<i>A female grizzly, apparently defending her cubs, attacked and killed a man in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday, the first fatal bear mauling there in 25 years.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45486971511992360792011-07-06T20:30:01.256-04:002011-07-06T20:30:01.256-04:00If there was a binary choice, politically, we'...If there was a binary choice, politically, we'd be better off.<br /><br />But despite dougo's protestations, there is really only one political party in Washington DC.<br /><br />Federal Socialists.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22012516279449104332011-07-06T20:27:18.382-04:002011-07-06T20:27:18.382-04:00.
U.S. Says Militants Exploring Surgically Implan....<br /><br /><b>U.S. Says Militants Exploring Surgically Implanted Bombs</b><br /><br /><i>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Militants are showing renewed interest in using a bomb surgically implanted inside a passenger's body to blow up a commercial flight, though there is no indication an attack is imminent, a U.S. security official said on Wednesday...</i><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2011/07/06/us/politics/politics-us-usa-security-implants.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">Don't worry Grandma, this won't hurt a bit. I'm no doctor but I have had two weeks of TSA training.</a><br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89285924285548625692011-07-06T20:22:27.813-04:002011-07-06T20:22:27.813-04:00.
Why do we worry about China ignoring our patent....<br /><br />Why do we worry about China ignoring our patents when Congress chooses to weaken or eliminate them in order to benefit the banks?<br /><br />And for those who suggest that it is only the GOP that is out to help big business and the big banks, please note that it is Charles Schumer that is behind Section 18 that was added at the last minute to an already watered down financial regulations bill last year.<br /><br /><br /><i>...The language in the bill is expansive. It covers patents for “a financial product or service” as well as “corresponding apparatus for performing data processing or other operations used in the practice, administration, or management of a financial product or service.”<br /><br />Of course, in the grand scheme of things, a new patent law may seem to be unimportant or to affect only a few inventors.<br /><br />But Section 18 represents a much larger issue: It is perhaps the most blatant demonstration of the lobbying power of Wall Street and, just as important, the willingness of Congress to support the interests of the banks, even in the face of clear evidence that the law has no purpose other than to benefit the financial services industry.<br /><br />When anyone suggests that Wall Street owns Congress — whether true or not — Section 18 will be Example A of a pork-barrel project for Wall Street. For lack of a better cliché, it might even be considered another backdoor bailout of the banks.<br /><br />The banks “are attempting to write into law what they have been unable to achieve in litigation,...”</i> <br /><br />Subsidies, tax breaks, loopholes, targeted legislation, these are some of the things the GOP is talking about when they say 'no tax increases'.<br /><br /><a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/04/in-a-bill-wall-street-shows-clout/?ref=business" rel="nofollow">More Crporate Welfare for the Banks</a><br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16978438285921629982011-07-06T19:47:46.485-04:002011-07-06T19:47:46.485-04:00:) Could be. We'll know in a month, or two.:) Could be. We'll know in a month, or two.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34070392676957894232011-07-06T17:50:58.960-04:002011-07-06T17:50:58.960-04:00That's because, rufus, she is not a candidate....That's because, rufus, she is not a candidate.<br /><br />Odds are she will not be, either.<br /><br />She, like Steve Colbert, enjoys the ability to raise money for undisclosed political purposes.<br /><br />She and Steve, they're in the same business, that's entertainment.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83994715465180259352011-07-06T17:36:29.645-04:002011-07-06T17:36:29.645-04:00Yea, gag, the wind blew, the dust flew.
Not a ter...Yea, gag, the wind blew, the dust flew.<br /><br />Not a terrible thing if you're not driving through it.<br /><br />Back in the 70's we had real dust storms, huge waves of dirt, that moved, southeast to northwest, across the valley. Now much of the farmland has been paved and the storms yesterday was much less intense, by comparison.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73380826097639080782011-07-06T15:39:50.955-04:002011-07-06T15:39:50.955-04:00It's rumored that SarahPac took in the second ...It's rumored that SarahPac took in the second most money, even though she's not a candidate, and SarahPac is Not Presidential Election fund.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74419317973166841022011-07-06T15:25:21.242-04:002011-07-06T15:25:21.242-04:00.
Mitt Romney took in more campaign funds than an....<br /><br /><i>Mitt Romney took in more campaign funds than any other Republican during the second quarter of 2011...</i><br /><br />There was talk yesterday about which states could switch in the 2012 election. In MI, in 2010 the state went overwhelmingly Republican. After seeing the effect of one party rule for six months, there appears to be a considerable amount of buyer's remorse.<br /><br />However, with regard to Romney, it goes way beyond that. He was in MI about the time he announced his candidacy and he received a cold shoulder. This is primarily the result of his stated stand on the auomotive bailout.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35175695939160036572011-07-06T15:15:35.411-04:002011-07-06T15:15:35.411-04:00Rat
I trust you weathered the dust storm?Rat<br /><br />I trust you weathered the dust storm?MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8669542939440900322011-07-06T15:13:22.741-04:002011-07-06T15:13:22.741-04:00they're
sheesh<i>they're</i><br /><br />sheeshRufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3488596931054664112011-07-06T15:12:42.152-04:002011-07-06T15:12:42.152-04:00OR, thinking about Palin. :)OR, thinking about Palin. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.com