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Sunday, 19 January 2014
So there we were..................from Rico
It's pretty common for sailors to begin their stories with "Now this is no shit..." and it's even more common for the audience to conclude that what follows is exactly that.
I had a Navy pal who was much smarter than the average bear, and he told some incredibly hilarious tales but always prefaced them with "So there we were, a few beers and a couple bad decisions later..." and the audience would invariably both laugh and give him instant credibility.
When I saw the attached at Soylent Siberia, I immediatley laughed and thought of my buddy...then I 'lifted' it so I could share it with you.
Obama's War on U.S. Energy
By Alan Caruba
There is no reason for the U.S. to be in such a slow recovery from the financial crisis of 2008. If President Obama would get out of the way, our national debt could be dramatically reduced and hundreds of thousands of jobs would be created in the nation’s energy sector, leading to the expansion of its manufacturing sector and still more jobs.
As Daniel Simmons, the Director of Regulatory and State Affairs for the Institute of Energy Research told the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Healthcare and Entitlements in February 2013:
“The federal estate contains vast energy resources, but the federal government allows energy production on a very small percentage of taxpayer-owned federal lands. The Interior Department has leased just two percent (2%) of federal offshore areas and less than six percent (6%) of federal onshore lands for oil and gas development.”
“These technically recoverable resources total 1,194 billion barrels of oil and 2,150 trillion cubic feet of natural gas that is owned by the federal taxpayer…the value of the estimated oil resources is $119.4 trillion and the value of the estimated natural gas resources is $8.6 trillion for a grand total of $128 trillion.”
As 2014 began, Mark D. Green, editor and lead contributor to Energy Tomorrow, a project of the American Petroleum Institute, noted that “Oil and natural gas are the energies of our lives.” They heat and cool our homes and apartment dwellings. They fuel our vehicles and aircraft. They are components of products we use every day. “Every day 143 U.S. refineries convert an average of 15 million barrels of crude oil for these uses and more.”
Green also noted the important role the energy industries play in our economy, citing the “5.6 percent (5.6%) of total U.S. employment. “With the right policies in place—pro-development policies that increase access to domestic reserves—the industry could add another 1.4 million jobs by 2030.”
Jobs for younger workers would increase because 50 percent (50%) of the oil and natural gas industry’s skilled workers could be retiring within a decade. Pro-development policies would fuel a renaissance in manufacturing as lower energy prices would reduce out-sourcing and attract manufacturers to build and expand facilities in the U.S.
One factor stands in the way of this brighter economic future and that is President Obama and those who direct the work of the Environmental Protection Agency—an enemy of the coal industry—and the Department of the Interior which has slowed the provision of leases to energy companies to expand the discovery and extraction of energy resources.
Instead, Obama has delayed the construction of Canada’s Keystone XL pipeline, a project that would generate jobs to build it and jobs resulting from it. Green says that “As unimaginable as it might have been just five years ago, the right policy decisions could see the U.S. meet 100 percent (100%) of its liquid fuel needs domestically or from Canada by 2014.”
Energy industries already send $85 million a day to the U.S. Treasury in income taxes, royalty payments, and other fees. Obama, though, wants to raise the nation’s borrowing limits after having added six trillion dollars in debt in his first term.
It was Obama who wasted a trillion dollars on a failed “stimulus”, discovering belatedly that there were few “shovel-ready” jobs while at the same time wasting billions in loans to wind and solar companies that went into bankruptcy shortly after receiving them.
As Simmons points out, “In 2011, wind power produced 1.2 percent (1.2%) of the energy used in the United States, solar power produce 0.1 percent (0.1%) and hydroelectric power contributed 3.3 percent (3.3%) of the total energy used. Solar and wind energy is unpredictable and require back-up from traditional electrical energy plants. “Today, there are 104 nuclear reactors in the United States and construction began for all of these reactors prior to 1974.”
Thanks to the EPA 153 coal-fired plants have been shut down!
What the public is not told is that the coal-fueled electric sector has invested $110 billion in a variety of clean coal technologies that reduced emissions by 90% and intends, over the next decade, to spend $100 billion more. Even so, the EPA continues to issue rules—New Source Performance Standard—that make operating coal-fired plants too costly to operate.
The Obama administration’s justification for its policies is the bogus claim that carbon dioxide (CO2) is responsible for “global warming” or “climate change” when it plays NO role whatever regarding the Earth’s climate.
The same lies the Obama and Democrats in Congress, as well as the Health and Human Services department told Americans about the Affordable Health Act are reflected in their lies about the nation’s energy sector.
Obama has been waging a war on America’s energy needs and the benefits that would result from its expansion.
Until Obama leaves office and voters remove the opponents of the nation’s energy sector, the enormous benefits to Americans in jobs and debt reduction will not occur.
© Alan Caruba, 2014
The Sunday Best...........
Benghazi-Oh yes-It Does Matter!
INFORMANT: Hero reveals hatred on the other side of the aisle
UConn president slams football coach for putting Jesus ‘in the center of our huddle’
The State In The Worst Fiscal Shape Is...
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. - Paging Algore...
Two men just defrauded the Renewable Fuel Standard credit system for $37 million
John Kerry, Jihad Coddler by Michelle Malkin
9th Circuit: First Amendment media protections apply to bloggers, too
Taliban say Kabul suicide assault was response to ISAF raid in Parwan
Revealed: Obama’s IRS Harassed Sarah Palin’s Dad Six Times Since 2008
UN: Hey, to reach our climate goals by 2030, we only need to cut world GDP by four percent! Sweet, right?
Pensacola Naval Air Station building renamed for icon
Camel that historically picks Super Bowl winner dies
'Oh my God! It wasn't there before!' ... NASA scientists trying to explain mysterious Mars rock
Get Your ObamaFlowers Now. I Said NOW
Joe’s Just for Laughs
U.K., France warn of rape threat in India after attack on Danish tourist
Approved: 98.1% Okay Egypt Constitution
Make Way for Mae West at Michelle’s 50th
Israelis engage in diplo-babble instead of preparing for Palestinian diplomatic intifada in April
Snowboarders sue Utah resort, say that the ‘skier’s only’ mountain violates their constitutional rights
China and Russia may hold joint naval drill in the Mediterranean
U.S.-China Relations and the Western Pacific
Libya launches air strikes on militias in south
South Sudan army recaptures key state capital
Lost child of the Titanic and the fraud that haunted her family
and finally.................
Timballo for dinner
Spengler..................
Spengler’s Universal Law #1: A man or a nation at the brink of death does not have a “rational self-interest.”
Spengler’s Universal Law #2: When the nations of the world see their demise not as a distant prospect over the horizon, but as a foreseeable outcome, they perish of despair.
Spengler’s Universal Law #3: Contrary to what you may have heard from the sociologists, the human mortality rate is still 100 percent.
Spengler’s Universal Law #4: The history of the world is the history of mankind’s search for immortality.
Spengler’s Universal Law #5: Humankind cannot bear mortality without the hope of immortality.
Spengler’s Universal Law #6 (courtesy of Warren Buffett): You don’t know who’s naked until the tide goes out.
Spengler’s Universal Law #7: Political models are like automobile models: you can’t have them unless you can pay for them.
Spengler’s Universal Law #8: Wars are won by destroying the enemy’s will to fight. A nation is never really beaten until it sells its women.
Spengler’s Universal Law #9: A country isn’t beaten until it sells its women, but it’s damned when its women sell themselves.
Spengler’s Universal Law #10: There’s a world of difference between a lunatic and a lunatic who has won the lottery.
Spengler’s Universal Law #11: At all times and in all places, the men and women of every culture deserve each other.
Spengler’s Universal Law #12: Nothing is more dangerous than a civilization that has only just discovered it is dying.
Spengler’s Universal Law #13: Across epochs and culture, blood has flown in inverse proportion to the hope of victory.
Spengler’s Universal Law #14: Stick around long enough, and you turn into a theme park.
Spengler’s Universal Law #15: When we worship ourselves, eventually we become the god that failed.
Spengler’s Universal Law #16: Small civilizations perish for any number of reasons, but great civilizations die only when they no longer want to live.
Spengler’s Universal Law #17: If you stay in the same place and do the same thing long enough, some empire eventually will overrun you.
Spengler’s Universal Law #18: Maybe we would be better off if we never had been born, but who has such luck? Not one in a thousand.
Spengler’s Universal Law #19: Pagan faith, however powerful, turns into Stygian nihilism when disappointed.
Spengler’s Universal Law #20: Democracy only gives people the kind of government they deserve.
Spengler’s Universal Law #21: If you believe in yourself, you’re probably whoring after strange gods.
Spengler’s Universal Law #22: Optimism is cowardice, at least when the subject is Muslim democracy.
Spengler’s Universal Law #23: The best thing you can do for zombie cultures is, don’t be one of them.
H/T M Kohl
Farage: We Are Now Run By Big Business, Big Banks and Big Bureaucrats
ONE British politician that speaks out, even if, like Churchill, he's perceived to be in the wilderness.
H/T Roger
PSA-Think she's mad?........................from Rico
Sometimes it can be hard for a guy to figure out if "she's" mad at him or not.
- It's especially difficult if you're a moron, like Barry apparently is.
But I'm here to 'help'...and not like the government means it, but as the late great Sam Kineson did...there ARE ways to tell.
No need to thank me, this is a public service
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Saturday, 18 January 2014
"When a Good Dog Dies" - Wild Bill
According to man law, there are only three times when a man is allowed to cry. Bill tells about one of them.
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Obamacare Conspiracy Theory: Is Chief Justice John Roberts being blackmailed by the Dems?...from TPC
Is it possible that the tactics that the White House and the Democratic Party are ready, willing and able to use would include the blackmailing of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in order to insure that Obamacare not only was implemented but that nothing can overturn it?
The article came out about a week ago but if you are not familiar with it is a must read!
News...............
Bob Marley and the Whiners - Why Do Half Cracker Celebs Always Choose Black?
Badass of the Week: Rick Rescorla
The Oscars Have No ‘Lone Survivor’
Ted Cruz Teaches Hollywood Mogul A Lesson On The NRA
Robert Gates, and why Defense secretaries are grumpy
American spies: Snowden deserves to die
UNESCO Cancels Jewish Exhibit Under Arab Pressure
SOFT: Cops Say Millennials Make Terrible Police
What Was the Point of Obama’s NSA Speech?
Europe’s Unhinged Assault on Israel
Hillary? Really?
Agent: Former Kentucky coach Hal Mumme to Belhaven
Shot Show: State of The Industry Address
Concealed carry weapons on display at 2014 SHOT Show
RON HART: Christie's fat and furious braking bad
1 killed in Army helicopter 'hard landing' in Ga.
Jeb Bush takes on immigration, education in Jacksonville speech
Navy's first jet squadron arrived at Cecil Field 65 years ago this week
'Tips for Jesus' diner leaves $3,000 tip for San Francisco waitress
The Spending Bill’s Foul-Smelling Secret
The Root of Obama’s Imperious Presidency
Shredding the layers of the ObamaCare onion
Hollywood's Attack on U.S. Constitution
Why Did the Benghazi Story Change?
Putin to visit Tehran. King of Morocco invites Iran to “Jerusalem Committee” – with Kerry’s approval
Feeling cheated?: How can politicians commit adultery and keep their credibility with voters?
Hydropower Struggle: Dams Threaten Europe's Last Wild Rivers
Is Technology Eroding America’s Military Edge?
Wishlist For A New Naval Cooperative Strategy
Two Britons killed in Kabul restaurant attack
Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer struck by lightning
Child soldiers fighting in South Sudan conflict, UN says
and finally...........
Is the Obama marriage on the rocks? Astonishing claims emerge of ugly fights over that selfie, and even a Presidential affair
God Loves Drunk People Too.....................
A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door.
The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.
"Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3:00 in the morning!"
He slams the door and returns to bed.
"Who was that?" asked his wife..
"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.
"Did you help him?" she asks.
"No, I did not, it's 3am in the morning and it's bloomin'well pouring with rain out there!"
"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?
I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!
"God loves drunk people too you know."
The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain.
He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"
"Yes," comes back the answer.
"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.
"Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark.
"Where are you?" asks the husband.
"Over here on the swing," replied the drunk..
H/T Liz
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Hot Lucy Pinder Calendar Shots
One of the best smokin' hotties out there.
She's very pretty, sports a ginormous rack, and she's got long, sexy legs.
What could go wrong?
Don't miss those tits at the link!
Leftists Freak Out Over Snorts and Gasps During Ohio Execution
You know, you might gasp when your veins are flooded with poison like that. And it took longer than expected?
Okay, the f-ker's dead, alright.
Maybe if they just lined the guy up before a firing-squad that would be it. But no, it's gotta be all humane and sh*t.
See, "Ohio Killer Executed with New Drug Cocktail, Dude Gasps While Dying, Leftists Freak Out."
Hot Friday Roundup
Lots of killer blogging.
Plus, "Feminist Whackjobs React to Hillary Clinton Time Cover in Pantsuit and Pointy Heels."
And, "If You Ain't Black, You Ain't No 'Foremost Public Intellectual'."
Also, "The Hard Truth of Racial Politics: Blacks Hate White People."
More, "Three Suspects in Glendora Blaze Could Face Federal Charges."
And, "Russell Johnson Dies: Starred as 'The Professor' on 'Gilligan's Island'."
See, "Israel Strikes in Gaza After Rocket Attack on Ashkelon," and "IDF Takes Out Concealed Rocket Bunker in Gaza Overnight (VIDEO)."
Finally, "BBC Spent Tens of Thousands to Cover Up Network's Green Propaganda Training for Top Executives."
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Late News.....................
Tom Coburn: "Everyone wants Washington to change, and that means changing everyone in Washington"
US agrees to send new arms, artillery to Iraq to fight Al Qaeda
Agriculture Department: No More White Potatoes, No More French Fries
The Real Scandal
The 'Big, Dirty Secret' about the IRS
'Core Al Qaeda' nonsense: The Big Mac problem
Justice Dept. Won't Let Federal Agents Profile Terror Suspects by Religion, Gender
Army Corps of Engineers is told to allow guns on its land
Friday, 17 January 2014
BHO Tries To Put The Genie Back In The Bottle.....................from Dan Friedman
[This may be a rare instance when the truth is already halfway around world before Obama’s jive has its boots on. But this may also be another instance when Netanyahu is “forced” to apologize after hearing the crack of BHO’s whip. It worked so well with Turkey, so why shouldn’t Bibi fold again? df]
Jpost, 1/17/2014
By Caroline B. Glick
The only parties whose lot is improved by the Obama administration’s Middle East policies are Iran, the PLO and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Both are poseurs........................from Rico
Both of these guys are posers, poseurs, frauds, good for nothing except ripping-off the taxpayer and helping themselves to the endless buffet at the public trough.
Barry?.....well, words quite fail me here despite the ability to be profane in multiple languages, none of them are obscene enough to describe Dear Reader.
Boehner? How disingenuous to pretend he could or would 'skeer' Barry with the Constitution...or anything else.
Both? Heard a new word today that firts them BOTH perfectly: dickwrinkles.
Interstate Batteries: Charged with God's Love!
Interstate Batteries doesn't hide their religion or conservatism. They embrace it, and often sell well because of it. Its time to get Zo's band featured in their commercials!
What style, what flair!......................from Rico
I simply have to doff my hat to the French on this. Do these people have 'elan' or what?
- What style!
- What flair!
Disgusted opponents of their socialist government have dumped a load...looks like a BIG load...of horse shit on the steps of their Parliament.
I'd say Americans are waaaay overdue to dump a few tons of fresh, steaming, bull shit on the steps of Congress.
Must See - Obama Benghazi Timeline Infographic...from TPC
Where's Waldo?
An infographic that shows the side-by-side timeline of Barack Obama's daily schedule and the events in Benghazi leading up to the September 11 anniversary where four Americans were killed during a terror attack on our embassy there.
Want to know what the President was doing? How about what the President was NOT doing?
News....................
The truth hurts by Caroline Glick
Murderer. Guilty/Life In Prison
LONE SURVIVOR Debacle - Is Anyone Being Held Responsible?
Devastating Obama Timeline Leading Up To Benghazi Attack
The Rainmakers: Where would Democrats be without Charles and David Koch?
Iran Hangs 40 People in Two Weeks
European Court Undermining British Sovereignty
Nuclear Security and Omnibus Legislation: What's Up and What's Down
China Confirms Hypersonic Missile Test
China’s Dictatorship Diplomacy Implodes
Let's end insults and provocation, North Korea tells South Korea
UN warns the ‘seeds of genocide’ are being sown in Central African Republic
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Kate Upton Rocks Busting Cleavage at SI 50th Anniversary Party
I had no idea they've been doing the swimsuit issue so long.
And shaysus! Kate Upton's rack keeps getting bigger. My gawd, that woman is busting out of that freakin' gown.
See, "Kate Upton at Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Party."
Seriously, her tits are bigger and bouncier than ever.
'Bridge to Terabithia' Sent to Corporal Trent Reedy in Afghanistan, Saving His Life
One of those stories that makes you just want to slow down and appreciate the small, beautiful things in life --- like the awesome power of a book.
See, "Afghanistan Veteran: 'Bridge to Terabithia' Changed My Life."
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