The Environment: BOTW #2: Reg-E

Reg-E's Ramblings:

The topic for this week is "global warming" and it appears to me that the environmental whacko's have cornered this market. This movement is being lead by none other than Al Gore and his recent propaganda film on the "global warming" issue has only fuled the fire.

When I was in high school I remember several "scientific" publications that declared civilization was headed for another ice age. Now our planet is overheating due to the effects of the greenhouse gases and all of the blame is being laid at the feet of the United States. Anyone who disagrees with the "global warming" cabal is branded as a loon that does not understand science. The Weather Channel's resident "global warming" guru, Heidi Cullen, has indicated that any meteorologist with the "American Metrological Society" designation who believes that the warming trend may be due to cyclical variations in weather patterns should be stripped of their designation. James Spann who is a television meteorologist who has been in the field since the late 70's has publicly feuded with Ms. Cullen and her call to censure opposing voices on the topic.

It is time to admit that we have scientist on both sides of the issue and that Mr. Gore's version of the issue is not etched in stone. Mr. Gore is pandering to the extreme left on this issue in hopes of reviving his presidential aspirations. This is the same person who in the late 80's along with his wife, Tipper, sought to regulate the content of the music industry. Mr. Gore is also the same person when serving as Congressman was decidedly Pro-Life, but his position on this issue has evolved to pander to the left.

The United States has taken steps over the years to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere and clean up the air, but still that is never enough for the Gore Goonies who simply want to perpetuate their position. While I am certainly no expert in this field a lot of people who are do in fact respectfully disagree with the Gore Myth's. Mr. Gore cannot and will not engage in an intellectually honest debate in this area with people who present him with scientific data that leads to alternate views. I challenge people to research this issue and form their own conclusions as opposed to swallowing Mr. Gore's babble on global warming. A good place to start is visiting Junkscience.com and expending your research from this starting point as opposed to jumping on the Gore Express to futility.

Just my thoughts.............

The Environment: BOTW #2: Gooch

Its hard to look at this photo and say "climate change doesn't exist". To say its not happening is not really a defensible position.

Now, I think that two reasonable people can debate whether its caused by human activity or not. Credible evidence can be given to support both sides of this argument. I personally believe that human activity is speeding up a climate change that was going to happen eventually.


Of course, I was a D student in science class, so I'm not claiming to be a knowledgeable source.

I would rather my great-grandchildren laugh at my generation because we tried to stop something we couldn't stop and didn't cause, than my great-grandchildren hate my generation because we did nothing, and we could have.

I believe that green technology and green business and products are a great example of capitalism at its best, and I think that we have an opportunity to take the lead in this market. Our private industries should invest in green technology, so that they can be more efficient. It makes good business sense.

I believe the military could lead the charge toward energy independence. The military invented the Internet. And the A-Bomb. If you give them a goal, they will work to achieve it.

Are we doomed? No. But I don't think we should sit around and do nothing.

Gooch

Episode 1: Recap

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Bobrooney on Immigration

Immigration, in my opinion, is one of the few topics
that is not divided down GOP/DEM lines. 

My opinion is short, simple, and to the point. The proposed
idea will never work because no one will voluntarily go back home. 
The government is not going to force them. This makes it a
dead plan before it starts. 

The solution is simple. Build your fence or wall or whatever
it is you want to build.  Build it tall and build it sturdy.
If you want to have some gaps, put it on the largest areas of
the hot desert...make it challenging. 

Then...if you are an illegal, you just need to lay low and not
draw any attention to yourself.  If you are caught, there is
no trial, no questions asked,no consideration for current family
or friends here.  You are sent back to your country or origin
and you can't come back...PERIOD!!! 

I havenothing against legal immigration.  If you are willing
to jump through the hoops, get a good education, learn English,
and contribute to society, come on over and join us.  If you
are not willing to do those things and think we owe you
something...you are sadely mistaken. 

Last I checked, I didn't make any bets or cause any problems
on any of my trips out of the country that would make anyone
think I owe them. This sense of entitlement is rediculous and
it starts with this silly idea of political correctness. 
As far as the prices of everything going up due to increased
labor cost...think how much we will save by not paying for
the food stamps, medical expenses, or education for these people.

Reg-E on the Immigration Debate

History is repeating itself....During the Reagan Administration we attempted an immigration plan similar to the one now on the table. It was a disaster for our country in the 80's and it will be a disaster now. I am all for LEGAL immigration, but the plan being advocated by the moderate senators will make the situation worse.

In the early 1900's our country welcomed the people of Europe with open arms, but they still followed the law to gain citizenship. The flood of illegal immigrants to this country are going to overwhelm our infrastructure and collapse our economy. In 1992 Pat Buchanan spoke of a "Cultural War" in the United States and he was skewed by the media as a bigot. His point was that people who seek citizenship in this country should become Americans and assimilate into our culture and enhance our culture by bringing in the ways & traditions of their old country and blending that into the fabric of America. If we do not stand up to the Ted Kennedy's and Lindsey Graham's we will sink under the tide of immigration. I have heard some of the lawmakers claim that this immigration plan is a compromise and neither side can get what they want. My response is build the wall on the southern border and aggressively enforce our immigration laws by way of jail time and deportment. It would seem to me that a better use of tax money would be to protect our borders by building a wall as opposed to spending it on social programs for people who have not contributed one dime to the economy. It is time we send a message to the United States Senate that when it comes to immigration enough is enough and if they do get this message then maybe we can get their attention by kicking them out of office. The political party that decides to make this cornerstone of their platform in the 2008 election will sweep into office.

Reg-E

Gooch on Immigration

We've decided our blog topic for our first "real" show is going to be immigration. We're hoping all the hosts will post a blog on this subject, and we hope to use it as a discussion on Saturday's Show.

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Part of me wants to really take a look at the current immigration bill that is pending in congress. I mean if the Democrats and Republicans both hate it, so doesn't that probably make it good for America.

From what I've heard, I don't really think so. Leave it to both parties to agree to a solution that's likely to be worse than the problem.

As a libertarian (notice the small l), I believe in a relatively open border. I'd like to know who comes in, don't get me wrong we should fix this problem. We need to do everything we can to secure the border.

We need to crack-down on businesses that hire illegal aliens. We need to stop the "stop and release" strategy that our border guard is forced to implement (border agents are going to jail for doing their job), but the most important thing we can do is make it easier to get here legally.

What do you think would happen to the inflation index if we didn't have the immigrant labor? People need to get over the whole "the government is going to cut my taxes if we don't have to pay for illegals having babies anymore" mentality. The government is not going to give any of that money back to you....Not going to happen. Not with this government in charge.

We need to make it easier for a hard-working laborer to get here legally. If they go through the trouble of getting here illegally, don't you think they'd come here legally if they could? Of course, there are exceptions to this statement, but I believe we generally get the best of the best of people trying to escape a bad situation. The lazy ones never make the trip.

Would a armed 40' wall keep you out of America?

Gooch

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