Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

Right wingers, loathe to accept the idea that people will need to exercise self-restraint in order to continue to thrive on Planet Earth, are lashing out at the science of climate change much as many people once rejected the idea that the Earth is round. At the 60 Minutes site on Yahoo, one such person comments,

“There is no global warming and sea levels are not rising. This is coming from the communist Left, which is incompetent at science and hates technology. Yes that’s what has always been behind 60 Minutes. They won’t let you hear the other side. Do not worry. Global warming is not proven by localized events.”

The fact is that global warming is already causing sufficient increases in sea level to cause localized events around the world. Coastal communities in the south of England, for example are already being forced to make decisions about which areas will receive sea wall protection, and which areas will be allowed to flood. Michael Byrnes at Reuters writes that local adaptation to rising sea levels is “already happening in the south of England, where local councils and governments could not afford to protect all areas from sea water erosion as land continued to sink.”

There is a massive amount of evidence of the reality of global warming. There is no evidence, however, of international Communist plot involving 60 Minutes to trick people into accepting the idea of global warming.

Recent news has put the spotlight on Rove, Gonzales, and the rest of the White House aids……has anyone put this one together yet?

Haliburton has just moved or is moving its headquarters to Dubai……Dubai is in the United Arab Emirates……..the United States does not have an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates……..hmmm…has anyone checked Cheney’s passport, bank accounts, realty holdings?

 http://www.usextradition.com/bilateralex.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties

Justifying the White House’s demand that White House officials, including Karl Rove, only testify for Congress without swearing an oath to tell the truth, and behind closed doors, Press Secretary Tony Snow said that “behavior changes when cameras are off.”

Oh, yes, behavior changes when the cameras are off. When the cameras are off, and the doors are closed, and the public can’t see what’s going on, and no one is under oath to tell the truth, then people in the Bush Administration lie, and they break the law, and they make plans to ruin people for political gain.

Then, when they come out of those private meetings, behind closed doors, with no oath to tell the truth, and the cameras off, they tell us that it’s none of our business to know what they’re doing. They tell us to buzz off.

Democrats in Congress, please don’t lose your backbone on this, as you so often do. Demand open, public hearings, with Bush Administration officials testifying under oath, in front of cameras.

We all deserve to know the truth, and if White House officials won’t tell the public the truth voluntarily, then they must be legally compelled to do so, under punishment of going to prison.

Hell, subpoena Bush! We have already waited to long for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

Some people ask what the liberal vision for America is. I have a simple image for them to consider: Replacing weapons of mass destruction with wild animals.

That’s what’s happening in Colorado, at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. Where there once was a factory at which the United States government manufactured chemical weapons, a small herd of bison has been released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There, they will help to restore the land to something close to its former productivity.

We don’t need weapons of mass destruction. We do need our land to be rich and productive. The liberal way is to restore America’s lands and provide refuge for free and wild creatures instead of crafting poisons to kill in new, gruesome ways.

It isn’t just America’s prairies that can benefit from this healing approach favored by liberals. All America, city and countryside alike, is in need of rejuvenation. Let’s turn toward a program of renewal in 2008, and vote in a liberal candidate for President.

Stupid! CBS TV just announced that the Xavier – Ohio State (Go Xavier!) game was “Sold Out, with a Full House!” But the TV camera at just that moment showed rows and rows of empty seats.

CBS: Basketball Idiots!

I just read a short divine advice column in which the person asking for advice responds to a book entitled The Bible Cure for Headaches by pointing out that the Bible doesn’t mention headaches, or a cure for headaches, anywhere. How can there be a Bible cure for headaches when there aren’t any headaches mentioned in the Bible?

Well, that person got it half right. It is true that the Bible does not mention any cure for headaches, and never uses the word headache as such. However, in the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, chapter 30, verse 23 declares, “Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.”

So there we are. The Bible says quite clearly that God is the cause of headaches. What is the Bible cure for headaches, then?

Simple. Avoid God.

I have declared myself to be the new President of Life of Unity08. Don’t disagree with me now — you wouldn’t want to engage in partisan bickering, would you? Don’t you think we all should unite and stop arguing and go ahead to solve the problems that face our nation? You think so? Good! Then shut up and follow me! Good doggie. Heel.

Foreclosures on homes are at their highest levels in 40 years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. These are due to people getting home loans with very high interest rates, while their wages do not go up. Also, some very tricky loan terms are out there that end up hitting people with extra charges if they do not pay all their bills on time — even bills that are not for your house! If you are part of Oprah’s Book Club and don’t pay her the regular fees on time you could get your mortgage kicked up under this very bad fine print.

I am spreading the word on this because my brother and sister-in-law have been taken in by real estate scammers and they are going to lose their home. Where will they raise their kids? I do not know. Please. If you are buying a home, read every word of all that fine print they say you don’t need to read. It could save you some real heartache down the road.

I just came across a web site called Unity08 today, and they say they that:

Unity08 is committed to presenting a third presidential ticket and platform – one that addresses the issues and challenges of the 21st Century – to the American voters in 2008.

We will not waste time pointing fingers. Instead, we will focus on how America can find common ground on critical issues – to give the overlooked moderate majority a voice and a choice in 2008.

Yes! We need a movement that addresses the issue and challenges of the 21st Century! The Republicans are in the 20th Century, and the Democrahates are back in the 19th Century!
Yes! We need someone who will not waste time pointing fingers! Those stupid finger pointers! Moooorons.
Yes! We need to find common ground! Unity! Agreement! Disagreement is so overrated. So is discussion!

I say we all Unite behind the Truth, and Do The Right Thing, and not to do the Wrong Thing, and agree with each other! If everyone will agree with each other, this country will be fixed! Hooray! Yipppeeeee! Get in Line!

Unite! Salute! Forward! Onward! March! Get in Line! Shut up! Listen to your elders! Duct Tape the Peaceniks! Go Unity08!

It wasn’t too long ago that I broke the story of massive formations of Antarctic sea cucumbers advancing on Manhattan. Many are still in denial of the threat, but even as they struggle to accept the new reality, another natural anomaly has struck the United States.

The honeybees are all disappearing from their hives. No dead bodies. No signs of disease. The honeybees are just disappearing.

Where did they all go? The honeybees must all have gone somewhere?

Use your critical thinking skills. For almost all the honeybees in the United States to disappear simultaneous, across huge distances, suggests a high degree of planning in advance. In otherwise, there has been a honeybee conspiracy.

The honeybees did not disappear. They went into hiding – all at once – together.

Is it a coincidence that honeybees from across North America have left their hives and converged all in one single undisclosed location at the very same time that Antarctic sea cucumbers have entered into formations advancing toward Manhattan? What are the chances of that?

Those of us who are not afraid to open our eyes can see what’s going on. Invertebrates from different continents are collaborating in an attack on Manhattan that could come at any time, without warning, probably with the coming of the Spring.

Why do they hate our backbones?