The results of the Iowa Caucuses last night bring the real possibility of a President Obama. This would also involve a Democrat Congress. What would be the result? Would we see political correctness arresting bloggers ? The British Labour Party has adopted “hate crime” laws so comprehensive as to make free speech a memory. The Democratic party is the party of hate speech laws.
What about taxes ? The Obama web site advocates raising taxes. “Obama will protect tax cuts for poor and middle class families, but he will reverse most of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest taxpayers.” This, of course, is nonsense. The wealthy pay far more than half the total income tax revenues and they are the only group with the discretion to shift income or wait out the current administration by deferring income. This has happened before.
What about such major issues as global warming ? “Well, I don’t believe that climate change is just an issue that’s convenient to bring up during a campaign. I believe it’s one of the greatest moral challenges of our generation. ” I doubt he is interested in the Russians’ theories.
The latest data, obtained by Habibullah Abdusamatov, head of the Pulkovo Observatory space research laboratory, say that Earth has passed the peak of its warmer period, and a fairly cold spell will set in quite soon, by 2012. Real cold will come when solar activity reaches its minimum, by 2041, and will last for 50-60 years or even longer.
Foreign policy, of course, will be his weak spot. I don’t think he will be interested in Bill Roggio’s summary of global jihad. He’s probably not interested in Waziristan. If he even knows about this attack, he probably considers it a coincidence. I don’t think President Obama wants to know much about the threats we face.
I am visiting friends in Britain. So far, the election has not come up as a topic of conversation. I know most of them don’t like Bush and would probably be thrilled to see a black US President. Beyond that, I doubt they consider how it might affect their lives. Interesting times we live in.
How on God’s still green and rain soaked earth can global warming be considered a ‘moral issue’???
While Obama is a suberb orator tickling and titillating audiences’ ears, he shows a frighteningly serious lack of knowledge, experience and necessary tough-heartedness for the job.
Oh but we love that soaring oratory, don’t we?
Puke.
Cassandra, that progressive seems to have been sold but others are still not happy.
Glad you linked the Russian global cooling article. I wanted to paste the link here yesterday, but I refrain from about barging in with off-topic topics. On the rare occasions I get into real life discussions about climate changes, now I’ll be able to point back to some of these points. I decided for myself when this whole global warming thing popped up that we are looking at weather pattern changes, not one big global problem. Now that I understand more about the solar radiation patterns, it makes even more sense that human causation is quite minimal. I can foresee the day when the pop science crowd begins wailing over the manmade pollutants and CO2 levels producing global cooling.
I feel very fortunate that my new found livelihood will benefit greatly from the global warming scams. I can’t stop the dunderheads from their panicked foolishness, but I can at least make some money from their stupid cloddishness. Best defense is a margin account, and knowing how to trade it.
Oh brother, just read cassandra’s link… ” He is not the Word made flesh, but the triumph of word over flesh, over color, over despair.” Yeah. That’ll bring Al-Queda to their knees, cause Putin to become the world’s strongest proponent of democracy, and cause the Islamofacists of the world to bend to renounce their hate and embrace the warm fuzzy that is Obama.
Oh please. What world do these people live in.
I dunno, Mike’s link was interesting, too. Netroots not happy! I’ll have to look into that further.