Comments on: State of the Union - Open Thread http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/ Where Conservatives Consider a New Energy Future Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Engineer Stan http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-79 Engineer Stan Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:07:38 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-79 Until the fifth column on the left side of the isle stops sabotaging the administration to enhance its fortunes in 2008, there is no hope of a satisfactory conclusion of the problem that is blocking action on virtually every other policy, including energy. Moreover, if our energy policy continues to be as utterly insane as making ethanol from corn, we will continue to be better off without one. Can't this country find politicians who are not technically incompetent charlatans too stupid or duplicitous to consult scientists and economists? Until the fifth column on the left side of the isle stops sabotaging the administration to enhance its fortunes in 2008, there is no hope of a satisfactory conclusion of the problem that is blocking action on virtually every other policy, including energy. Moreover, if our energy policy continues to be as utterly insane as making ethanol from corn, we will continue to be better off without one. Can’t this country find politicians who are not technically incompetent charlatans too stupid or duplicitous to consult scientists and economists?

]]> By: Ridly http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-58 Ridly Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:37:07 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-58 I know one thing he WILL NOT talk about, him or any other politician in this country will talk about, the immigration problem. When 85 % of this countries legal, law abiding, tax paying citizens are against their new proposed legislation on immigration and the elected officals don't listen to their constituents they are not going to keep listening to them. Politics has gotten so legally corrupt in this country. The Stae of the Union is sad and over-burderned with ILLEGAL IMMIGRATES that what it is. Great to be a tax payer.......isn't it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know one thing he WILL NOT talk about, him or any other politician in this country will talk about, the immigration problem. When 85 % of this countries legal, law abiding, tax paying citizens are against their new proposed legislation on immigration and the elected officals don’t listen to their constituents they are not going to keep listening to them. Politics has gotten so legally corrupt in this country. The Stae of the Union is sad and over-burderned with ILLEGAL IMMIGRATES that what it is. Great to be a tax payer…….isn’t it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Acacia Rose http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-51 Acacia Rose Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:09:39 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-51 Altruism has a strong genetic base however, the real problem is overpopulation of the earth and spiralling desire and demand. The explosion of technology and consumption in the so-called developing nations including, pertinently China, will further stress limited natural resources. The west can set a new example of moderation and sustainable living practices. Australia has always had the opportunity to lead with solar however current Government policy is supportive of the coal / fossil fuel industry allegedly because the Prime Minister has mates and relatives in the business. Climate change happens in every micro-second and across millennia, however, that does not mean that there is no human impact on the natural world. We need to relearn our once innate connection with nature. We need to understand the true nature of the human soul, the human person and find satisfaction and gratification in our being rather than through consumption. We need to find mirrors of the self in nature and learn to respect our natural living biosphysical environment without which we have no life. I suggest that all Americans, whether they belive in global warming or climate change, simply ask for conscionable government and a lifestyle where each and every one of you is happy, has a home, has good nutrition, enjoys open and free education and health care, has opportunity for well-paid employment and is able to generate a little energy from solar or wind generation as well as a lot of goodwill for the rest of the planet. Altruism has a strong genetic base however, the real problem is overpopulation of the earth and spiralling desire and demand. The explosion of technology and consumption in the so-called developing nations including, pertinently China, will further stress limited natural resources. The west can set a new example of moderation and sustainable living practices. Australia has always had the opportunity to lead with solar however current Government policy is supportive of the coal / fossil fuel industry allegedly because the Prime Minister has mates and relatives in the business. Climate change happens in every micro-second and across millennia, however, that does not mean that there is no human impact on the natural world. We need to relearn our once innate connection with nature. We need to understand the true nature of the human soul, the human person and find satisfaction and gratification in our being rather than through consumption. We need to find mirrors of the self in nature and learn to respect our natural living biosphysical environment without which we have no life. I suggest that all Americans, whether they belive in global warming or climate change, simply ask for conscionable government and a lifestyle where each and every one of you is happy, has a home, has good nutrition, enjoys open and free education and health care, has opportunity for well-paid employment and is able to generate a little energy from solar or wind generation as well as a lot of goodwill for the rest of the planet.

]]> By: Ken http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-49 Ken Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:55:52 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-49 What President Bush won't tell you, is how he is giving away America and it's sovreignty through the SPP act that he signed with Mexico and Canada. He won't tell you about how the Republican Party cowtows to the left and MSM and doesn't give a hoot about the American people, but only their own pocket books. He won't tell you that their is no longer any difference between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party and giving money to either one of them is simply a bad investment. A Republican no more Ken What President Bush won’t tell you, is how he is giving away America and it’s sovreignty through the SPP act that he signed with Mexico and Canada. He won’t tell you about how the Republican Party cowtows to the left and MSM and doesn’t give a hoot about the American people, but only their own pocket books. He won’t tell you that their is no longer any difference between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party and giving money to either one of them is simply a bad investment. A Republican no more Ken

]]> By: Objectivist-Chuck http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-47 Objectivist-Chuck Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:03:23 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-47 The concept of ‘global warming’ is a liberal-induced, media perpetuated farce designed to scare and manipulate the uneducated minds of the world. An excellent book, roughly titled “Earth Matters,” clearly explains the geological history, and climatological changes and patterns of temperature fluctuations from geological evidence. Unfortunately, simple-minded people are easily deluded into taking various sides of one or more issues without ever having done objective research. The single greatest weapon used against such under-informed people is guilt. Guilt, the power to manipulate others, is rooted in the coercive strategy to condemn another person through their own feelings of inadequacy, weakness, depravity, or other insecurity. As such, guilt is falsely foisted upon the global citizenry that our ‘excesses,’ our habits,’ our ‘needs,’ have been mismanaged, and using the ’sins of the father’ concept, mistakenly mislabeled us as failures…forever beholden to such ignorant mistakes of the past that we are forever failures to decide our future. The liberal mindset, those people too ignorant and lazy to accomplish objective research, those too willing to follow some popular icon - false prophets, the Bible has called them, should be placed on trial for Sedition. The 1st Amendment does not offer free-speech protections for ignorance, for causing strive and increasing burdens upon other global citizens. It’s against the law to yell “fire” in a crowded movie theatre. Altruism is an intellectual in spiritual failure. The concept of ‘global warming’ is a liberal-induced, media perpetuated farce designed to scare and manipulate the uneducated minds of the world. An excellent book, roughly titled “Earth Matters,” clearly explains the geological history, and climatological changes and patterns of temperature fluctuations from geological evidence.

Unfortunately, simple-minded people are easily deluded into taking various sides of one or more issues without ever having done objective research. The single greatest weapon used against such under-informed people is guilt. Guilt, the power to manipulate others, is rooted in the coercive strategy to condemn another person through their own feelings of inadequacy, weakness, depravity, or other insecurity. As such, guilt is falsely foisted upon the global citizenry that our ‘excesses,’ our habits,’ our ‘needs,’ have been mismanaged, and using the ’sins of the father’ concept, mistakenly mislabeled us as failures…forever beholden to such ignorant mistakes of the past that we are forever failures to decide our future.

The liberal mindset, those people too ignorant and lazy to accomplish objective research, those too willing to follow some popular icon - false prophets, the Bible has called them, should be placed on trial for Sedition. The 1st Amendment does not offer free-speech protections for ignorance, for causing strive and increasing burdens upon other global citizens. It’s against the law to yell “fire” in a crowded movie theatre. Altruism is an intellectual in spiritual failure.

]]> By: Rick Morrow http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-44 Rick Morrow Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:51:07 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-44 Bush's cheap labor push will destroy America. End the H-1b tyranny. Deport illegal aliens and seize the assets of businesses who employ them. Bad business drives out good business. Impeach the incompetent war-monger Bush. Protect our borders. Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul or Duncan Hunter for president. Bush’s cheap labor push will destroy America. End the H-1b tyranny. Deport illegal aliens and seize the assets of businesses who employ them. Bad business drives out good business. Impeach the incompetent war-monger Bush. Protect our borders. Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul or Duncan Hunter for president.

]]> By: BigT http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-41 BigT Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:06:24 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-41 I wish a strong movement would start to open this nation's eyes over the Green's misrepresenting all matters on global warming, oil and environment. They have manufactured a living on burdensome, regulatory environmental McCarthyism. We should all remember the underhanded way Clinton and Gore made off-limits to mining public parks out of the cleanest coal fields in America. This was to serve their own personal investments in foreign financial conflict of interests. The liberal democrats were responsible for closing off our own resources from the Green's pressures. We need an immediate executive order to open all production resources and waive all unreasonable environmental restrictions to our production capabilities. Nuclear facilities and new refineries need to have fast-track clearances to be built immediately. Bush has be the backbone to do what is right despite the poles on Iraq. It would be great if could “do what’s right on energy” and stick to the Greens before he leaves office with sweeping fast-track waivers on all production resources. Oh yeah, one last thing, Gore and his Greens are liars and bastards. I wish a strong movement would start to open this nation’s eyes over the Green’s misrepresenting all matters on global warming, oil and environment. They have manufactured a living on burdensome, regulatory environmental McCarthyism. We should all remember the underhanded way Clinton and Gore made off-limits to mining public parks out of the cleanest coal fields in America. This was to serve their own personal investments in foreign financial conflict of interests. The liberal democrats were responsible for closing off our own resources from the Green’s pressures.

We need an immediate executive order to open all production resources and waive all unreasonable environmental restrictions to our production capabilities. Nuclear facilities and new refineries need to have fast-track clearances to be built immediately. Bush has be the backbone to do what is right despite the poles on Iraq. It would be great if could “do what’s right on energy” and stick to the Greens before he leaves office with sweeping fast-track waivers on all production resources. Oh yeah, one last thing, Gore and his Greens are liars and bastards.

]]> By: Jim Gibbons http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-38 Jim Gibbons Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:01:47 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-38 Don't knock the Prius, or Toyota. They make the best everyday cars in the world. I am a conservative driving a Prius - we use off peak electricity 85% of the time and live 45 miles from the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S. All of these and more will help wean ourselves from Hugo Chavez and CITGO. I get 46/47 miles per gallon with my Prius driving 80 miles per hour on I-10 (800 miles round trip to Los Angeles) This trip takes me through the Palm Springs to Whitewater intense overdevelopment of energy producing windmills. They don't run 24/7, they are ugly, and the overhead electrical collection cables running parallel to I-10 completely destroy the AM radio reception. I can't listen to Rush on KFI because of this noise pollution. Don’t knock the Prius, or Toyota. They make the best everyday cars in the world. I am a conservative driving a Prius - we use off peak electricity 85% of the time and live 45 miles from the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S. All of these and more will help wean ourselves from Hugo Chavez and CITGO. I get 46/47 miles per gallon with my Prius driving 80 miles per hour on I-10 (800 miles round trip to Los Angeles) This trip takes me through the Palm Springs to Whitewater intense overdevelopment of energy producing windmills. They don’t run 24/7, they are ugly, and the overhead electrical collection cables running parallel to I-10 completely destroy the AM radio reception. I can’t listen to Rush on KFI because of this noise pollution.

]]> By: landmanchas http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-31 landmanchas Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:15:26 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-31 Open up the eastern Gulf of Mexico to drilling, heck, Cuba is drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in its own water, closer to Florida than we can. The price of a barrel started dropping last summer the day after Gulf announced its Jack discovery in the central gulf of Mexico, proving up a field of trillions of barrels. But with the whole of the eastern one third of the gulf no exploration is allowed because of the environment concern. Detroit must get into the gas saving business also, I have a Prius and it does not get the 60 mpg as advertised (hwy usually 43 mpg) unless you are driving downhill for an hour. Yet Toyota can just put it on the sticker and make everybody feel good and sell lots of cars. How do they get away with it? Give us a reality check Detroit. Open up the eastern Gulf of Mexico to drilling, heck, Cuba is drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in its own water, closer to Florida than we can. The price of a barrel started dropping last summer the day after Gulf announced its Jack discovery in the central gulf of Mexico, proving up a field of trillions of barrels. But with the whole of the eastern one third of the gulf no exploration is allowed because of the environment concern.
Detroit must get into the gas saving business also, I have a Prius and it does not get the 60 mpg as advertised (hwy usually 43 mpg) unless you are driving downhill for an hour. Yet Toyota can just put it on the sticker and make everybody feel good and sell lots of cars. How do they get away with it? Give us a reality check Detroit.

]]> By: Geothermal http://www.terrarossa.com/state-of-the-union-open-thread/#comment-30 Geothermal Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:04:18 +0000 http://www.terrarossa.com/?p=77#comment-30 I don't understand why we don't talk about using geothermal to heat our homes. Wouldn't it be easy to build new homes with geothermal systems to heat with and heat water with? Also, the heat-on-demand hot water systems would save on oil, too. Why do we only talk about cars? Why not the tremendous amounts of energy used to heat homes, offices, factories....? I wish President would also speak about this. I don’t understand why we don’t talk about using geothermal to heat our homes. Wouldn’t it be easy to build new homes with geothermal systems to heat with and heat water with? Also, the heat-on-demand hot water systems would save on oil, too.

Why do we only talk about cars? Why not the tremendous amounts of energy used to heat homes, offices, factories….? I wish President would also speak about this.

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