tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post7207530400286535275..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: A Few Good Links...Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1857086361291673262008-07-01T11:47:00.000-06:002008-07-01T11:47:00.000-06:00Alison sez: There's alot to look at when you try ...Alison sez: <I>There's alot to look at when you try to see the whole picture... kinda makes my poor head hurt!</I><BR/><BR/>Makes MY head hurt, too. Nearly ALL of the proposed remedies for climate change are expensive... and it's you and I that will bear the cost burden one way or another. The part that irks me the MOST is the lack of proof (as opposed to political posturing and doom saying) that climate change is anthropomorphic, rather than a function of normal historical variations. I'm just not buying it, yet.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-74155164608101698592008-06-30T14:30:00.000-06:002008-06-30T14:30:00.000-06:00Buck, I see your point about the cap n trade. (I ...Buck, I see your point about the cap n trade. (I also find it interesting that the environmental groups can purchase and retire credits which in turn drive up the price of the remaining credits on the market.) And how about the staggering amount of dollars involved in carbon emmissions trading... some $64 billion dollars last year? There's alot to look at when you try to see the whole picture... kinda makes my poor head hurt!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429455198999868784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-71785153105035695972008-06-30T13:58:00.000-06:002008-06-30T13:58:00.000-06:00Sharon and Kris: Agree with your points, Ladies!Sharon and Kris: Agree with your points, Ladies!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59214173156559758322008-06-30T13:57:00.000-06:002008-06-30T13:57:00.000-06:00Alison: re: The Lexington Project. I've only giv...Alison: re: The Lexington Project. I've only given it a cursory read (so far), but aside from the bits about Cap 'n' Trade and declaring war on "speculators," I generally agree. I've NEVER been in favor of cap 'n' trade, seeing as how the essence of the program is yet <I>another</I> gigantic federal bureaucracy and I don't much favor Congress interfering with the market's mechanisms, which is what the "clamp down on speculators" seems to be. The boogeyman ain't the market, it's a combination of things. And I also think "energy independence" is something of a myth. We MAY achieve it at some point in the very distant future, but talk of achieving it within five or tens years is just Happy Talk. Reality bites, in this space.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-73347001721496676212008-06-29T22:44:00.000-06:002008-06-29T22:44:00.000-06:00Hi Buck - I've been MIA for a few days, just catch...Hi Buck - I've been MIA for a few days, just catching up with my reads... You sure had a lot of info for me to check out! Have you had a chance to read McCain's Lexington Project? Curious about your take on it... I like it... plain simple english... and sensible... not just huff and puff into the wind. Had to laugh at the hand in hand Obamanon and Hilly speeches in NH... just too much farkquoi for me! Gag!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429455198999868784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-87193853224125827972008-06-29T07:18:00.000-06:002008-06-29T07:18:00.000-06:00Everything about Obama is "abysmal"; I only hope o...Everything about Obama is "abysmal"; I only hope our country wakes up to that before it's too late.<BR/><BR/>And for the record - Obama does have other things he talks about; but it's generally hard to decipher them as he changes his mind like the wind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-51062185087171198022008-06-28T16:27:00.000-06:002008-06-28T16:27:00.000-06:00Defeatism .... especially in light of the way the ...Defeatism .... especially in light of the way the war is changing and we are starting to win significantly ... makes me sick. That's all I have to say .... @&#$%^&*@&$!!!Towandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245494480579308875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-33861498270702442932008-06-28T12:13:00.000-06:002008-06-28T12:13:00.000-06:00Your history is correct, Jenny. Or you read the s...Your history is correct, Jenny. Or you read the same books I did, LOL! But your point (and Ash and Lou's, too) is well-taken. I've read a few pieces here and there comparing Dubya and Lincoln and the similarities between them and their wars, as well. <BR/><BR/>SJS: I think the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-106" REL="nofollow">F-106</A> is my favorite of the Century series, from a purely aesthetic POV. But there was <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_Series" REL="nofollow">SO much to love</A> in those various airframes, for so many different reasons!<BR/><BR/>(Links for my non-military readers, of course)Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-31091113021827787182008-06-28T12:09:00.000-06:002008-06-28T12:09:00.000-06:00I agree with Jenny and Lou, I have always wonder t...I agree with Jenny and Lou, I have always wonder that as well.Inquirieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027081076689602255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-90554556030281664442008-06-27T15:26:00.000-06:002008-06-27T15:26:00.000-06:00Ahh -a little Friday Voodoo love, my favorite of t...Ahh -a little Friday Voodoo love, my favorite of the entire Century series... :)<BR/><BR/>- SJSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-66813223299699123392008-06-27T15:08:00.000-06:002008-06-27T15:08:00.000-06:00What if the yanks had given up before Gettysburg?S...<I>What if the yanks had given up before Gettysburg?</I><BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wonder the same thing,Jenny. I wonder why the North just did not let the South go. Fortunately, some men had a bigger vision.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77355145359103062272008-06-27T12:06:00.000-06:002008-06-27T12:06:00.000-06:00If my US history is correct, didn't the Civil War ...If my US history is correct, didn't the Civil War look at first like the South was going to win? The north kept getting defeated and the real turning point of the war was Gettysburg? What if the yanks had given up before Gettysburg? Or what if after Sherman burned Atlanta and they said, well, let's go home. I'm amazed at how some people don't want to see this through to the end.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967546226890745086noreply@blogger.com