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Good thing we don't have an energy crisis in this country. You would think that at some point somewhere we would have to have some kind of facility to increase our access to energy sources.

For the full article you can see it here:
 http://www.gopusa.com/news/2008/july/0717_mass_lng.sh
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House deals blow to proposed Mass. LNG terminal
By ANDREW MIGA
Associated Press
July 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Wednesday approved extending federal "wild and scenic" environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to developers who want to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on an urbanized stretch of riverbank.

The 242-175 vote, split largely along party lines, came amid Republican complaints the bill was a backdoor way for Democrats to block a proposed LNG plant in the city of Fall River, Mass. at a time when such facilities are sorely needed. GOP lawmakers said the measure underscored how Democrats aren't serious about tackling skyrocketing energy costs.

Bill critics also took aim at the commercialized riverbank area where developers want to build the terminal, saying it was more urban than wild and scenic. On the House floor, they displayed photos of Fall River to press their point.

"If this qualifies as a wild and scenic river ... then downtown Manhattan can be a national forest," said Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash.

 

China has a long mind set. They look at things in terms of hundred year plans. They will do whatever it takes to get to their goal that they set for themselves.

The USA looks in terms of the next election cycle. Since our elections pretty much go year round now, there is little that will ever get done to resolve the tough problems that our nation faces. No one up for re-election ever will say or do anything to offend any group they think can get them votes or money.

We won't even use our own resources. We prefer to see our leaders beg countries that are enemies to us to help us - by buying our IOU's, or letting us buy more of their oil.

Everyone you listen to that talks about drilling for oil, Harry Reid, Nancy Peloisi and Brack Obama along with quite a few republicans and countless democrats, say that won't work because it won't lower gas prices NOW and will take several years to be on-line.

Well, perhaps, but I would like to think that we as a nation, and our leaders, and want to be leaders, could just TRY to think maybe 5 or 10 years into the future, since it is for the very sake of the country. Get past thinking about only their party, their re-election, their money. 

Instead, they pander. Instead they make speaches at the most openly racist organization in the country; LaRaza. Instead, we will do nothing. Everything we face always has to be looked at in terms of Democrat and Republican and which temporary position will gain more power and money to the party.

It's time to end it. VOTE LIBERTARIAN this year. No, that party is not all the answer - some positions are even a bit goofy, but until "we the people" show these cowardly rats in both parties that we won't take it anymore, we will get more of the same - and we will deserve it.

Oh and until we stop spending and actually pay off our debt, CHINA WILL CONTROL OUR FATE. They and other foreign governments, many very hostile to us, control our financial fate and future.

We have over 9 TRILLION in debt. Interest alone on that debt limits what we can spend on our highway system, our electric grid, energy alternative research.   Anytime China decides to sell all those US bonds, they will destroy our banking system and put us into a depression that would make the '29 crash look like a little market correction.

It looks like the mortgage rescue plan is set to pass and go to Bush for his signature.

What will this bill really do? It will allow some homeowners who are in trouble with their mortgage to refinance to fixed rates with FHA backing.

The banks will be required to write down the debt to the actual current value of the house so they will take a small hit there. The owner will get a mortgage that in theory they will be able to afford.

If you live in the same neighborhood as someone who is on the brink of bust, and your houses have gone down in value, the scofflaw will have his mortgage revalued to what it is currently worth -- yours will still be the same -- how is that fair??

Thing is that anyone who gets to the point of losing their home is statistically likely to get right back to that point at some time in the future. That means that in a year, or two, they will be right back to the point of losing their home. Even after being rewarded for buying to much house, they will in the end go bust.

That means that the taxpayer will be paying when he goes bust the next time. The banks and mortgage companies will be out from under those loans, having them insured by the FHA (you and me).

So in the end, we shift the responsibility and potential losses from the homeowner and the banks to the taxpayer.

Great deal for the banks and mortgage companies and those that overbought. There is also some sweet deals tax wise for home builders.

Really bad bad deal for you and me.

The news has been reporting today about Sen. Obama wanting to provide some 500 million to Faith Based Organizations to help with social services.

He seems to truly be reaching out to people of faith - showing what an informed and reasonable person he is.

Thing is, if you look at the addendum to his policy proposal, it is hard to think that even the most open minded person of faith would want it.

His proposal would make it illegal at any organization taking federal funds, to discriminate in any way, in who they hire or what services they offer. 

Meaning that a Christian organization could not turn down a radical muslim or atheist applicant, if they were otherwise qualified for a job. If they offered counseling to pregnant women and teens, they would by law have to also offer counseling on abortion alternatives.

I guess there are some who just look at the headline and say what a great guy he is. Look under the hood, and as with so many of his proposals, they would spell disaster if ever implemented.

I was not sure whether to put this under politics or faith. I think if you plan on voting for Obama you had best have lots of faith. It may be all that you are left with after he is done.

As the news today shows Ted Kennedy in surgery to attempt to remove some of the brain tumor, it made me wonder just how much of the cost will be picked up by the Federal Health Insurance that, as a Senator, I am sure he has.

With his surgery being done at Duke, how does he get to pick the best doctors and hospitals in the country to have his health care delivered at? I don't think most regular Americans with even a good health care plan would have the luxury.

The big question is this though: Should Senator Kennedy even get ANY of the surgery or other big costly efforts to prolong his life. I would suspect he will quickly be into the millions of dollars spent to keep him alive. Thing is, this IS going to kill him and probably very soon.

He will, as this disease progresses, lose the ability to speak or even understand language.

Since that is the very likely out come of his illness, regardless of treatments, should he not, since he is very very advanced in age, go out gracefully and save the taxpayers potentially millions of health care dollars.

That question, as the next president will try to advance "universal" health care, is one that will have to be asked over and over.

At what age and at what cost, will we need to simply stop offering costly treatments, but rather offer the best way to add comfort to the last months of life. Should an 80 year old have by-pass surgery? Should someone like Kennedy who is going to die, be offered every single method to try to prolong his life?

I feel, as someone who is dealing with big time diseases myself, that I can ask that question. Many who talk about Universal Health care, speak like it will be comparable to what Teddy has. No limits, and every advanced treatment and technology applied to all of us - for free basically.

The reality will be much different. There will be many limits and rationing of treatments and dollars. There has to be. There is not enough money that we can borrow from China to fund all care for all people.

So when you are voting this November, think about the reality of the things you are being promised. You may end up seeing massive federal spending and very much reduced overall health care. You may get the very basic primary care, but if you think you will get Ted Kennedy type care you are sadly mistaken.

Senator Obama, if he had his way, would outlaw the carrying of a concealed weapon by anyone, anywhere, in the United States (by Federal Law). I am only guessing, but I would think there would be exceptions for rich donors and movie stars and dare I say, politicians.

I have heard Obama and his people say, along with every other advocate of banning concealed carry rights, that there will be more murders, more random gunfire, and more traffic hassles that turn into shootouts.

He has in fact said that it is like a return to the "wild west".

He seems never to actually look at the statistics when spouting his crud. If he did, he would quickly see that there is extraordinarily lower crime by anyone with a license to carry a concealed weapon, in Texas, across the board.

That means less crime of any kind at all. I would think that that makes the license holder a very good citizen that takes the responsibility of handgun ownership as seriously as it should be taken.

If you want the real numbers for Texas, take a look at the Texas DPS website and you will find the reality.

Out of 61,539 people that were convicted of a crime in Texas in 2006 (the last year they have data for)  140 of those people were concealed carry permit holders. That is .2275% of crime.

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/crime_recor
ds/chl/ConvictionRatesReport2006.pdf

A vote for Obama takes away the ability, and the natural right, of law abiding citizens to defend themselves, their families, and their homes.

Think hard before giving up your rights. In fact this right is not one given by the constitution.  The constitution simply affirms that it is a natural, or god-given, right to bear arms and to defend oneself - one that cannot be taken away.

I have thought hard about this, but I think we need to move past the 2 party system. I would encourage everyone to at least look at Bob Barr. While the Libertarian party has some views that are out there, the basic push is SMALLER GOVT, WAY LESS SPENDING AND TAXING, and KEEPIN THE GOVT OUT OF Both  STATES RIGHTS AND OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS. 

http://www.bobbarr2008.com/issues/

Too bad they left so many like me out in the cold.

Until republicans get back to the things they used to stand for, and actually mean it, they will never have my vote.

Maybe 4 years of Obama and his racist  wife and corrupt socialist racist elitist buds, will convince the republican party to stop playing like they are royalty and decide to work for the country and the US citizen.

So 84% of voters in N.C. and a similar number  in Indiana, said that race was not important in the primaries today.

Of course, 92% and 91%  of  black voters voted for the black guy.

Hillary should save her money.

There is no way, with the threat of riots already, that all of those who say that race isn't important would let Clinton win, regardless of whether it would be the best choice or not.

After all, race does not matter as long as the black guy gets the nomination. If he doesn't, then the only thing that will matter is race.

Make no mistake about Senator Obama. If he were to become President he will without question move to make illegal handguns and their possession, not to mention most types of rifles and even some shotguns.

A white paper on his website states: “As a former constitutional law professor, Barack Obama … greatly respects the constitutional rights of Americans to bear arms” as well as “the passion that hunters and anglers have for their sport.” It says: “He will protect the rights of hunters and other law-abiding Americans to purchase, own, transport and use guns for the purposes of hunting and target shooting.”

Please note that in the above listing, he leaves out the right to protect and defends ones life and property. He is fully supportive of the DC gun ban and has backed and pushed Chicago into having one of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation.

Chicago has problems. Dozens of high school age and younger kids have been murdered this year already. Senator Obama seems to feel that the gangsters who murder people with guns they have obtained illegally is somehow the same as the regular Joe or Jane carrying a handgun for defense.

I do not want to see the basic fundamental right that is acknowledged in our constitution to be taken away.

I will become a criminal myself if laws were passed making handgun possession illegal.

This guy is dangerous. I cannot for the life of me figure out how people can be so blind to this racist elitist guy. His election would cause more racial strife in this country than has been seen since the 60's. Go back and look at his history and participation in the million man March that was organized by that great humanitarian Lewis Farrakhan. 

Obama and his idea of change is down right scary.

I finally get it now. With me being from a small town in Indiana (the one where HIllary had her shot and beer) I did not realize that not only was I bitter, but that small town white America also caused gangster rap and the plague of black men killing other black men.

NEW YORK -- Alicia Keys thinks there was no such thing as gangsta rap and it's all part of a conspiracy.Keys told Blender magazine, "'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. 'Gangsta rap' didn't exist."Keys also said that the feud between Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing."
Keys said that she wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her neck "to symbolize strength, power and killing 'em dead."


I thank Mr. Obama and Ms. Keys for illuminating for me that past that I must have buried. She might make a good running mate for Obama if he can get past the Ak-47 thing.

So Obama thinks that small town (white) America is afraid of people that don't look like them, and are afraid of the "way things are changing" and that they are anti illegal immigration because they are afraid of them.

This guy is a racist moron. Him, his wife, his preachers and his staff all need to go back to where they came from - perhaps under a rock - and stop insulting regular Joe and Jane Americans.

A vote for Obama is a vote for a racist.

I for years have lived in a relatively low cost, in needs of lots of work, town home. One that I could afford no matter if I lost my job or became disabled (which happened).

I have this place, because I knew that things happen and if I lived right up to the money I made, I could have it all fall apart with one catastrophe. Living under my means has giving me the ability to stay in my house even with the disability.

If congress decides that mortgage holders must reduce the amount people owe on their homes if their value has fallen, I think I will be even more let down then their overwhelming desire to make us into a 3rd world nation by letting every uneducated person world wide to come on to the USA.

As an example of the people that need help:

".The company allowed us to refinance our home. The appraisal was very high, over $100,000. We were permitted to borrow 100 % of the value. Now we are almost at the point of forclosure because we cannot and have not been able to make their payment and keep up with the rest of our bills on a monthly basis. Now with property values down in our area, we cannot even hope to sell the house for an amount to clear the finance amount. There are at least 20 houses in a 6 block radius to our address that are comparable in size that are prices at least $30,000 less than we need to sell our property to break even.

Kathi
Somerset, Pennsylvania

I BET KATHI WAS JUMPING FOR JOY WHEN HER MORTGAGE COMPANY WAS WILLING TO GIVE HER 100% OF THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE.

Another example was in an interview I saw on the subject. The woman interviewed had bought a house with a 5 year adjustable mortgage with a very low initial rate. She borrowed 100% of the value of the house. She understood that in 5 years, the rate and her monthly payment would increase ALOT. Her plan was to refinance before that time, and with the increase in the value she anticipated, she would be able to keep a low payment and take a bunch of cash out as a profit.

She ended up being layed off work and is now looking at foreclosure. She KNEW she could not handle the payment if the rate increased at the 5 year point, but she now wants bailed out by the taxpayer to let her keep her house, because her house has gone down in value and she can't afford the payments or to sell it.

HOW IS THAT MY FAULT?????? There are few to NO cases of anyone that should be bailed out of foreclosure. I am not mean - I been in some real real tight and scary times myself, but if you can't afford a home and you thought that everyone else was getting rich with their houses seemingly going up in value every 10 minutes and it doesn't happen for you - you made a rotten choice. Live with it. Get a cheap apartment, save money, live BELOW your means and someday buy a house the right way.

Like any bubble, the real money pro's made a ton of money off of housing. Most were also out of the market by the time the average Joe and Jane decided to play too. The regular guy gets left holding the bag. It happens over and over that way. It is NOT THE TAXPAYERS responsibility to bail you out now.

Geraldo is a very pro latino advocate. He does not care how they get here, what they do when they are here, or what the ramifications are on US society from their actions.

Sadly, most of our politicians that could do something about it, feel the same way Geraldo does.

The "culture" of any person who can make it to the USA in any way, is to be cherished and elevated above that of the culture of the US citizen.

The people coming here should keep their own language and customs and the US citizen should bend to their will, paying the way to subsidize the education of their kids in their native language and customs.

We should have facilities like Parkland hospital take care of all of the pregnant women and their new born American citizen babies. YOU should pay for it, after all we owe them health care since we made them come here illegally.  

We should also pay the Mexican government to assist their citizens with plans, maps, comfortable launch off points on the border, and instruction on how to use the USA against itself.

We should assist the Mexican military with their forays into the US. Perhaps disarming all US citizens within 200 miles or so of the border would make both the Mexican military, the drug runners and the illegal hordes more comfortable to conduct their business and to enter their new country.

Taking Texans lands should be a priority to enable Mexican and other South and Central American citizens easier access to road and rail lines into the heartland.

Texas school kids should be made to learn Spanish in order to more fully integrate themselves into the culture of the latin Americans who desire to make the US home.

Texas kids should learn that wanting to have legal immigration policies are not enough and that they and and their parents are racists if they should talk about having laws that restrict who can make themselves at home in the USA.

Geraldo is right. Illegals add to our economy. Prison guards are in high demand. Dallas PD recruits in Puerto Rico because 30% of the city of Dallas cannot speak English.

Dallas ISD has interviewed and openly talked about hiring illegals to teach in Dallas schools since so many of the kids don't speak English.

Geraldo is a cretin. He is only saying out loud though the same crud that "The Race" puts out daily. It seems that most Americans agree with him if you look at who we have selected to lead the most powerful nation on earth.

We only get what we deserve. Early Americans fought for this country - to make it American and special and ours. We lost that will to fight to keep our country our own. We lost the ability to speak openly without being labeled racist or bigots or ... we lost our country, and getting it back is not going to happen.

We will go the way of the Balkans or the Soviet Union eventually. Maybe for the best. We have let the American dream be corrupted and substituted political correctness for the free exchange of ideas.

People are looked at by businesses as Units of Labor. Being American means nothing - American companies don't care much about putting America first. Greed is good for those that rake in the cash on the backs of Dollar a Day workers.

US Citizens get to adapt to "Service Jobs". The least educated among us will have their wages pushed even lower, or be completely unemployable if they do not speak Spanish.

To change any of this will take a level of force and violence I fear. Illegals feel they have a Right to the USA. They break our laws and throw them in our faces. They will not leave and we will not make them.

Until enough of us experience the pain that is coming, we will continue to adapt and complain (mildly) and we will continue to lose our nation. We will have to force the political leaders to do what we elect them to do when it gets bad enough. If they don't, they will need to know they will be deposed, by any means needed.

Only then, maybe, we will see some with backbone to fight this assault on our way of life and maybe, when the fighting is done, we will have our nation back. Civil wars happen regularly around the world. We may need another here some day. I don't see us stopping any of this invasion without one.

But hey - thats just me. I'm just saying...

Since I can't seem to find a candidate to vote for, I was giving thought to the process that the Democrats have chosen for their nomination.

The democrats say they are the party of inclusion and that every vote must be counted - except for Florida and Michigan. Of course since the democrats, and it seems much of US society, cannot allow there to be a loser at anything (from playground games to politics) they divide the delegates from each state by proportional representation - expect maybe not.

If you win 59% of the state votes, you do not get 59% of the delegates. That is precisely why the party finds itself in such a state. There will most likely not be a delegate winner before the convention. They will both be close, but neither will have enough to secure the nomination. Clinton may give up, but this will be her only shot so she will want to stick it out to the end.

So then we get to the super delegates. If you have been paying attention, super delegates include Senators, Congressman, college students, various democratic "strategist" that you will often see on CNN and the like.

I have seen interviews with some of the 21 year old super delegates, explaining why they should not follow the will of the people in their state. They were chosen for their vast knowledge and expertise at picking the correct nominee because the people that voted, were to stupid to do that themselves by voting.

So we get to the convention. Obama is ahead by 30 delegates. The 800+ super delegates cast their vote (after totaling up how much cash each pres. campaign has given to them ) and Hilary Clinton wins the nomination. Well that is one scenario, of course that would result in racial rioting across the US.

So in the end, the black super delegates will vote for Obama, Clinton may get a few votes, but most white super delegates will vote Obama for fear of being labeled racist.

Hmmmm ought to be fun whatever happens. McCain already thinks of me as a racist since I say not one illegal should be given ANY ability to stay in this country ever.

Oh well - I guess the democrats will call me racist too. I just can't seem to win - oh wait, thats right, it is wrong to have winners and losers

No not here - it was in Nigeria. This is from the BBC. We just have ours close because of illegals - but it may be part of our tax dollars that paid for this one in Nigeria. Unbelievable


Unused hospital razed in Nigeria A fully-equipped hospital that lay unused for two years has burned to the ground in northern Nigeria.

The General Hospital in Maiduguri was built in 2006 but the state government refused to open it until the president came to cut the ribbon.

Several surgical theatres, the intensive care ward, and the clinical section which held millions of dollars of equipment were all destroyed.

The president was due to visit the hospital next month to open it.

Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff blamed the fire on arsonists who wanted to damage his political reputation.

There is not one hospital owned by a state government that has the type of world class equipment we had in there
Ali Modu Sheriff,
Governor of Borno state

The governor had refused to open the hospital, which was ready for patients in June 2006, until former President Olusegun Obasanjo came to the state.