Pollywogs!

So I’m looking at a list of twenty four items I wanted to post to the blog.  I think that it a slightly higher number than I had yesterday when I posted my earlier roundup.  What I’m trying to say is, I hope you like roundups cause that is all you’re getting for a while!

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So I was reminded recently that Hillary Clinton is fucking Barak Obama.  I knew this, hell, it is painfully obvious to everyone…how can Hillary not realize we all know?   I find it very disturbing that getting fucked herself by Bill Clinton all of those long, hard years has mentally broken her so severely that she is now a pathological liar.  On the bright side, if fucking Bill Clinton made Hillary presidential material, that then in turn probably ‘rubs off’ on Barak as well, so now we have Monica, Hillary AND Barak as valid candidates…anointed by the presidential love juice, if you will…

John McCain, that sick fuck that he is, loves watching ever minute of this savage fucking.  He probably tapes it and then plays it back in slow motion, examining every intense second, repeating the best parts over and over and over…and the end result is that the more Hillary fucks Barak, the harder it is going to be for Barak to compete with McCain.   McCain will know all of his moves by heart, and the second Barak gets in position to ass-fuck McCain, McCain will have already seen it a dozen times and will be ready for the successful cock-block…

The worst injustice in this three-way cage fuck is that McCain is free to swing a kick to the kidneys whenever he likes: Obama and Clinton are helplessly locked on to each other until the sweet release that only a climax can provide.  When Barak finally wriggles free of Hillary’s death embrace, panting deeply above the spent wreckage of her body…the crowd will begin chanting, “Two men enter, one man leave”…

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Speaking of Obama, he recently said he’d love to have Gore in his Cabinet:

 ’At a town-hall meeting, Obama was asked if he would tap the former vice president for his Cabinet to handle global warming.

“I would,” Obama said. “Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem. He’s somebody I talk to on a regular basis. I’m already consulting with him in terms of these issues, but climate change is real. It is something we have to deal with now, not 10 years from now, not 20 years from now.”‘

This is exactly the kind of thing America needs, an Administration stacked with the best and the brightest, filled with people who love and care about the future of this country.  I like Gore a hell of a lot more now that he’s escaped his handlers in Washington, and I think he will be an essential part of leading the future of this country to where it ought to be.

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Speaking of pathalogical liars:

‘”They see speculation in the market, I see decline in global inventories. I don’t think this is a big surprise, that we’ve had a jump in price when there has been a decrease in crude inventories.”— Energy Secretary Sam Bodman, Bloomberg News, Mar. 5, 2008

“It should be obvious to you all that the [gasoline] demand is outstripping supply, which causes prices to go up.” — President George W. Bush, Associated Press, Mar. 5, 2008

One wonders if verifiable facts ever get in the way of this administration’s statements on issues that are critical to the average American’s wellbeing. After all, last time I checked, when politicians are elected to public office, or appointed, as is Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman, they must take an oath to the American people before assuming their new positions. How can they forget a sacred oath so quickly? Were they daydreaming when they took it, so it never meant anything to begin with? Maybe it’s just another promise you have to make to get into office: When you’re securely incumbent you can ignore even solemn oaths you took.’

I wonder the same thing.  This article from Business Week is excellent and well worth your time to read (heh, I’m not saying all of these links aren’t worth your time, I’m just saying this one is in the top percentile)…

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I found this interesting, more people consider energy to be a higher priority than cancer:

“Some 37 percent of respondents to the poll, conducted by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in Virginia, said they would rank spending to raise energy efficiency and develop alternative fuel technology a top priority for future investment. That compares with 30 percent who ranked more cash for medical breakthroughs as most important”

I’m afraid I’d have to agree myself.  Until we have effectively free energy, the world is going to be a miserable place.   I wonder if those folks know we could have bought the country energy independence with a fraction of the money we’ve so far spent in our “war” in Iraq?  Would they then begin clamouring for impeachment and jail?

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There is no one correct path to the next energy revolution, however.   In this time of transition, any number of stop-gaps can be quickly brought online to combat the immediate and dire threat of global warming and pollution.   This new nuclear technology looks especially promising:

“And this is where it gets interesting: thorium has a very different fuel cycle to uranium. The most significant benefit of thorium’s journey comes from the fact that it is a lighter element than uranium. While it’s fertile, it doesn’t produce as many heavy and as many highly radioactive by-products. The absence of U-238 in the process also means that no plutonium is bred in the reactor.

As a result, the waste produced from burning thorium in a reactor is dramatically less radioactive than conventional nuclear waste…. it would stay radioactive for only 500 years - after which it would be as manageable as coal ash….

…But wait, there’s more: thorium has another remarkable property. Add plutonium to the mix - or any other radioactive actinide - and the thorium fuel process will actually incinerate these elements. That’s right: it will chew up old nuclear waste as part of the power-generation process. It could not only generate power, but also act as a waste disposal plant for some of humanity’s most heinous toxic waste.”

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Referring back to the wasteful and damaging “war” in Iraq (I prefer to call it an illegal occupation), the war on drugs has been just as pointless, wasteful and damaging.

 ”US Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) will introduce legislation in Congress to strip the federal government of its authority to arrest responsible cannabis consumers. Representative Frank made the announcement last week on the nationally syndicated television show, “Real Time With Bill Maher.”

“It’s time for the politicians to catch up with the public on this [issue],” Frank told host Bill Maher, who sits on NORML’s Advisory Board. “The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly.”

Frank’s pending bill seeks to eliminate all federal penalties prohibiting the personal use and possession of up to 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) of marijuana. Under this measure, adults who consume cannabis would no longer face arrest, prison, or even the threat of a civil fine. The bill also eliminates all penalties prohibiting the not-for-profit transfers of up to one ounce of pot.”

Another article on this issue:

‘”It’s time for the politicians in this one to catch up to the public,” Frank told Bill Maher on the comic’s late-night talk show. “The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly.”

Silly and costly. According to the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy (CSMP), the group behind the referendum effort, last year 7,500 Massachusetts residents were saddled with criminal records for possession of marijuana.

But they aren’t the only ones who pay for it. Harvard economist Dr. Jeffrey Miron has calculated that taxpayers spend $29.5 million a year just to arrest and process offenders caught with an ounce or less of pot.

Frank told Maher he plans to name his legislation the “Make Room for Serious Criminals” bill.’

Amen.  I’d suggest they start with a complete and comprehesive investigation of the White House…

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With regards to the terrible ills marijuana imposes on society:

 ”The study did not confirm the hypothesis that those who abstained from marijuana and tobacco functioned better overall, the authors said.

In fact, those who used only marijuana were “more socially driven … significantly more likely to practice sports and they have a better relationship with their peers” than abstainers, it said.

“Moreover, even though they are more likely to skip class, they have the same level of good grades; and although they have a worse relationship with their parents, they are not more likely to be depressed” than abstainers, it added.

It did not explain the reasons behind the apparent effect.”

That is odd, no?  Don’t tell the DEA!!!

“In the study, about half of the tobacco and marijuana group had used the latter drug 10 times or more in the previous month. That compared to 56 percent in the marijuana-only group who had used the drug only once or twice in the same time period.

“These findings agree with previous research indicating that (tobacco) smokers were significantly more likely to be heavy cannabis users than nonsmokers,” the study concluded.

In addition, those who use only marijuana were less likely to have started using that drug before the age of 15 compared to tobacco users, and the tobacco-marijuana group was more likely to have abused alcohol, the study said.”

So people with addictive personalities or who are drawn towards behavior they know to be self destructive are not as well adjusted?  I’m afraid, from both personal experience and thanks to something I’m inclined to call “common sense”, I have to agree.  Your attitude towards life and nicotine use, which apparently closely tracks ‘good attitude’, are much more harmful than marijuana.

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Referring back once again to the most monumental and colossal mistake the United States has made in her long history (other than electing the Bush Administration twice):

“There are more than two ways to proceed with respect to Iraq. Instead of withdrawing no matter the consequences - and instead of staying forever - we can withdraw in a careful and responsible way….

Last week, ten challengers running for Congress presented such a plan. It was well researched, drew on the expertise of groups like the Iraq Study Group that preceded it, was endorsed by policy experts and military generals, and presented a comprehensive solution not only to withdraw responsibly from Iraq, but to prevent “future Iraqs” from every taking place…

With 66% of the country against the war, America has already decided it wants to leave Iraq. The question is not if, but how. People are ready to hear reasoned, responsible ideas for withdrawing from Iraq - ideas that concentrate not narrowly on military strategy but understand the political, diplomatic, humanitarian, and economic sides of this enormously complex issue. By running on such an idea, this growing list of candidates is showing us the way forward.

If we can elect them, they will have a mandate to show those in Congress that there is political will out there in America to end the war. They will have a mandate to stand up and not back down when tough votes come to the floor. They will have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt what they were elected to do - and they will do it.

The momentum is there. Candidates are signing on. The conversation is changing.”

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