Friday, May 16, 2008

Taxes Explained

In case you were wondering.

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Darth Vader Blues

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Fat Chance

So now they’re claiming overweight people are contributing Global Warming.

Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says.

This adds to food shortages and higher energy prices, the school’s researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in the journal Lancet on Friday.

“We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility,” Edwards said in a telephone interview. “Obesity is a key part of the big picture.”

They always start with the needling, then they move to legislation, then they start banning things. And all over a theory which is unproven and in fact, worthy of massive skepticism.

World food prices and shortages have to do with a series of crop problems in certain countries mixed with the absurd demand for corn for fuel. Next season may amend the shortages, since it was all based on weather. But of course, they will blame that on global warming again. It’s a convenient excuse for everything these days. See above.

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Scam of the Day

No matter who wins the election, I predict more of the same stupidity in the name of protecting the Earth. Polar Bears are doing fine. So are lying environmentalists counting their grant dollars.

Alaska industry and political leaders reacted with disappointment, even vehemence, to the decision Wednesday to protect the polar bear as “threatened,” despite assurances from the Bush administration that the listing would mean no new regulation in Alaska.

Industry officials worried that the listing decision would give environmentalists a new tool for opposing development in the Arctic, especially new offshore oil exploration and development. Politicians attacked the science behind the decision as speculative.

“Reinterpreting the Endangered Species Act in this way is an unequivocal victory for extreme environmentalists who want to block all development in our state,” said Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.

There’s a predicted 70 seat loss to Republicans this election. That will mean, no matter who wins, that Democrats fully control the Congress. McCain is also a RINO, so he will probably do “environmentally friendly” stuff as well, supporting Global Warming measures and so on. All of this is bad for the people in a lot of ways. Loss of freedoms, loss of rights, loss of services and things you used to take for granted.

Watch. Protecting polar bears sounds so innocuous. But that’s not what this law is for. It’s to block oil exploration and drilling. Something we need to do. And more land owners are likely to have less ability to work their land in the future because of draconian laws.

And look, this came from Bush. Wait’ll you see what the next president does. 

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A Monkey Walks into a Bar

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Funky Furniture

Some real wacky stuff. I think the plant furniture is a great idea for an outdoor setting. 

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

American Idol Top 3

We’re down to the penultimate episode before the finale. Three singers, singing three songs. Here’s how I saw it.

David Cook was the best of the three by far. He gave two of his songs a signature stamp. I think his version of “The First Time Ever I saw Your Face” was excellent. His closing song was also superb.

Syesha was second best in my opinion, but she will probably not be back next week. I liked what she did better than David A. But she could have done better.

David A has the teen vote sown up so he will be back next week. He sang each of his songs well, but there was nothing surprising or amazing about it. It was more or less what we expect from him except the Chris Brown song “My Boo” which I felt was kind of lame. But the song is pretty weak anyway.

As most of us have surmised, next week will probably be the two Davids duking it out. As far as I’m concerned Cook should win. But we’ll have to see how both of them do next week. I just hope the winners song isn’t as bad as some of them have been in past years. 

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Ron Paul’s Reverse Money Bomb

This could be very bad for the country, even though the intent is a good one.

The dollar is being devalued by the fed by making money so cheap. It is bad for the US in many ways, mainly for the working and middle classes. But I’m not sure this is really a solution. This could cause bank runs and other disasters we don’t need right now.

What do you think?

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Moore Re-Runs

Michael Moore wants to make a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11, his last successful movie. Sicko bombed, as I said it would.

Moore’s decision not to make his next film with the Weinstein Co. comes after “Sicko” failed to ignite the box office. Film, which took on the U.S. health care system, grossed $24.5 million domestically and $11.2 million internationally. Topically, the film didn’t resonate with overseas auds.

To be fair, those are good numbers for a documentary, but Moore probably thinks he should be making the kind of numbers Fahrenheit did. Here’s the problem, that was then, this is now. When his next film comes out, a new President will have been elected. Bush bashing will be quaint nostalgia, like Nixon bashing is for old hippies. And on top of that, Michael Moore isn’t the celebrated darling of the left he once was. The truth is, his inability to tell honest facts has hurt his credibility with many who were once his core believers. Fahrenheit 9/11 was revealed to be made up of one lie after another. Sicko was full of ludicrous claims about Canadian, British and Cuban health care.

He’s got an uphill battle, and I suspect he will find a lot less people interested in thi rehash than he thinks. Especially if Obama were to win.

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Tree Restaurant

Another Japanese special.

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