Muddled Musings

I, for one, was truly happy when that global warming stuff caught up with us down here in Texas this week. Previously we'd been freezing our butts off! Frankly I'm all in favor of global warming just for that reason. I dislike being cold. Cold is something that is best kept safely locked up in refrigerators and freezers rather than set loose upon the world. Heck.... if nothing else perhaps a good warm spell will encourage more women to wear less clothing! (something I'm generally in favor of any time!!)

Of course the whole global warming thing is just full of benefits that no one wants to talk about. All anyone wants to do is use that global warming template to scare the hell out of anyone stupid enough to fall for the clap trap. If you do even a little bit of research you can find that, back in 1975, Times magazine was running scare headlines touting the coming ICE AGE! Yep! Only 30 years ago we were all about to become Popsicles. Evidence was pouring in so fast to support this claim that scientists just could not keep up with it. If we didn't do something within ten years (wonder why that number keeps popping up?) then we were just doomed to freeze to death or starve due to the lack of good growing climate. Well..... I guess we managed to do something within that 10 year window we had because we didn't freeze and didn't get to open ski lodges in southern Texas either.

And now we have just a scant 10 years to head off global warming! (At least the loonies are consistent on something) My guess is that about 30 years from now they will be screaming about the coming ice age again. But..... is global warming really a bad thing? Let's take a look.

Y'all ever see amber waves of grain waving in the tropic breezes of the arctic or Antarctic? How about Siberia? Northern Alaska? Me either. Why? Too damn cold! So right off the bat some nice global warming will do much to both extend the growing season and open up new areas for cultivation! That seems like a good thing to me and probably sounds good to anyone starving out there.

Lower car insurance rates! Yep..... and it makes sense when you think about it. Fact is that there are FAR fewer automobile accidents when the weather is clear, warm and dry. Every time is snows what do you get to see on the evening news? Video of dozens of cars skidding out of control on snow and ice. BAM!! Twisted metal and higher insurance rates. Less snow and ice, fewer accidents, lower rates! Gotta love it!

Of course the general lack of snow and ice has many other good benefits that no one talks about. Up north two big problems are deteriorated road surfaces and rusting cars and steel structures. Why? They use salts to melt the ice. The salt attacks the roads and things that move upon them. Add up the time and materials needed to spread all that salt and it's got to be a bunch. So we save all that money. Next all the rust damage to cars, trucks and trailers. That is billions of dollars annually. So once again..... money saved!

Then there is the real villain and that's the cold itself. While it's true that some people with weakened systems succumb to heat each year cold requires no such weakness. You can be healthy as a damn horse and if you are exposed to extreme cold for as little as one hour.... you're a Popsicle. More people die of exposure to cold every year than do those who die as a direct result of heat.

Those quivering in fear of global warming are the same weak minded dolts who quiver in fear over every other little bitty thing that sane people deal with in stride. It is more of a cult than anything of true scientific factuality. If there WERE some scientific basis for their ranting and raving then one would logically think that they'd be more than open to more research and investigation. Should data present them selfs that appears to point to something less drastic happening, one would think they would be pleased because the level of the threat is lower. BUT that isn't the case is it? Their side tells us flat out that the debate is OVER and we MUST accept their version of reality. They tell us that ANYONE who doesn't agree with them and their science is a heretic and a threat to humanity. As always.... one sided science is NEVER good science. Theories which are not open to testing and either validation or refutation are not really theories but personal positions. Those who fear the application of empirical evidence fear the truth.

As for the fear of global warming.... no fear here, folks. I'm stocked up on sun block and have nice lounge furniture out on the patio. Cold beer in the refrigerator, wine too! So we're ready here.

Oh..... global warming is happening..... and if will abate once the sun is done with it's periodic solar max cycle. You can do the math if you want..... strains my brain to deal with numbers that big..... but go ahead and figure the surface area of the earth that is exposed to sunlight each day. Make that in square yards to make the next part easy. Now multiply the total number of square yards by 3000 watts and you'll have roughly the total amount of energy being dumped on us every hour by the sun. Doubt me? HA!! Okay.... high noon.... take off your shoes and go stand on a nice patch of asphalt paving. Lean your bare hand against a dark colored car. Heck! Drive around with your air conditioner off. It's the SUN causing all that heat and discomfort folks, not people and not carbon dioxide. The plants of the world LOVE carbon dioxide... it's what they need to live on and grow! Bear in mind that the global warming bunch TOTALLY overlooks the sun's contribution to warming the earth..... but they aren't too bright anyway.....

They started the countdown!

We were in the local grocery earlier and I noticed the the cover of TIME said "Only 687 days left until the election!" It would appear that in their complete lack of bias towards any political party they just can't wait for "Bush" to be gone. I seem to remember that the previous President of the other party..... you know.... the one who had the somewhat unique cigar holder with optional suction feature...... HE was always "President Clinton" to the media. Our current President is always referred to by only a last name. They steadfastly refuse to acknowledge him as President. Anyway all their hatred for "Bush" is wasted since he's not running. That seems not to matter though. Hate Bush has been the driving motivation for the left since he was elected. (BOTH times you morons!)

As a matter of fact it would seem that hate is about the ONLY thing driving the liberal train these days. The NeoDems just can't seem to wrap their brains (or what passes for them) around the idea of a positive approach to anything. Oh..... I've decided that they get the label NeoDems from now on. (They labeled us NeoCons didn't they?) It's NeoDems because this bunch has absolutely nothing in common with the Democrats of yesteryear. There's damn sure not a Harry Truman in the entire bunch! Well...... perhaps Joe Lieberman comes close.... and they want nothing at all to do with him because he actually has a spine. Standing up to evil is not a trait that is welcomed in the NeoDem ranks today. They'll take his vote but you'll notice Joe now sports an "I" next to his name now.

More and more it looks like the country is doomed. The vast left wing conspiracy has simply gotten too big to be restrained. Their evil fingers are into everything from womb to tomb and they have a vicious hatred for any opinion that differs from theirs. All the while telling us how tolerant they are and intolerant we are! As always one has to reverse all labels a NeoDem puts on a statement to get the correct view of what is really going on. The NeoDems in office are always on the mike and in front of a TV camera. (As a word of caution..... NEVER get yourself between a NeoDem and either a microphone or TV camera. They are more dangerous than cape buffalo when charging.) The Democrat Media then makes sure that all the sound bites are played endlessly. Talking heads will debate how brilliant and nuanced the NeoDems are while totally ignoring the other side of the argument. (But remember.... with Libs there IS no other side.) The ONLY time a Republican gets any air time is if he/she is completely off the Reagan reservation and speaking evil of his party or it's representatives. These people are viewed as "enlightened" until they come to their senses. (Notice how quickly John McCaine fell out of grace when he stopped being critical of the war?) That's another NeoDem characteristic. When you are no longer useful to them you are toast. (McCaine and Lieberman for example)

NeoDem hatred goes right to our founding fathers. Modern school history books devote less than one page to all the founding fathers and the creation of the constitution & bill of rights.... while former President Bill Clinton gets three! Something very wrong with that picture. Kids are taught that the founding fathers were greedy evil men who just wanted to plunder this land. They are taught to hate America because we are filled with evil corporations who only exist to pollute and destroy the earth and it's natural resources. Kids are taught to hate the Military as the greatest force of evil on the planet. Schools teach kids that their own parents don't really know what is best for them. We have gone from a nation with an excellent educational system controlled by the local communities to a government operated indoctrination system directed from the top and manipulated through the NEA union. Most college graduates today could not have gotten out of the 8th grade of the 1930's and early 40's. They are just not well enough educated to be able to have passed the 8th grade graduation test! Oh.... I almost forgot. You are still lucky if you GET to go to school. That at least means you were able to get out of the womb alive. While NeoDems constantly bemoan the loss of "innocent" life in the war on terror and Iraq they always forget to mention that they are just fine with over ten times that number of truly innocent lives being lost each year through abortion on demand. Remember that the Military is all volunteers so they are all big boys and girls and know what they are getting into. The same can't be said about the aborted. (double standard anyone?)

The key difference between the conservative side and the NeoDems is optimism! We are optimistic about the future and have absolute faith and belief in the Constitution and the free and independent spirit the American people. We believe that the best government is the least government. That applies from taxes to regulation. Automakers do not need to be told by government what kind of cars to build. That is a marketplace decision. Restaurants should not be told what sort of environment they should have or what they can use to fry foods. We understand that rights and freedom are two very different sides of the same coin. You have the freedom to go out and choose from hundreds of different places to eat dinner. The owners should have the freedom to decide about the environment (smoking or not) and dozens of other factors that affect their business. Now it gets interesting. Freedom means that sometimes people are going to do things that you don't like. (Like being NeoDems or smokers) IF you don't smoke (for example) and you go to a restaurant that is smoker friendly you DO NOT have a RIGHT to eat there and expect a smoke free environment during your visit. What you absolutely DO have a right to do is go someplace else!!!! However nanny state NeoDems believe that they are the arbiters of all that right and correct so they force their opinions on us "for our own good". Creeping liberalism! It's far worse than athlete's foot fungus and tougher to get rid of too!

Conservatives are still the majority in this country by a wide margin. The biggest problem is that we simply lack a voice for our views. Except for a few talk radio hosts no one speaks for the conservatives in this country. NeoDems, who hate opposing points of view, are talking about bringing back the "fairness doctrine" again. Basically what that means is that if you say anything that they don't agree with they want the right to have an equal amount of time to call you names and tell their twisted lies. IF, however, they say stuff WE don't agree with then we are told that it's "reporting the news" and there is no other point of view. Yeah... seems fair to me! One side controls the debate on everything..... can't possibly be more fair than that. All it is intended to do is get conservative talk radio off the air so there is no voice of opposition because the left cannot compete on a fair and level playing field. Look at Air America. (A misnomer if there ever was one!) That is NeoDem talk radio. 24/7 of nothing but hate and vitriol against the right minded conservatives on this country and everything we stand for. Popular?? They are wholly supported by private funding and have never made a profit. Should tell ya something. The left has ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN and everything else. The right has FOX to some extent but they are still slightly left of center in their reporting. They only LOOK right wing when compared to the totally left wing stuff of the other guys. I'd like to see and actual right leaning broadcasting network come into being. My guess is that it would dominate the airways in 3 to 5 years.

The reason for that is quite simple..... and it's also the reason that the major networks and constantly loosing viewers and getting lower and lower ratings. The "American People", as the left is always using as their crutch, are simply sick and tired of hearing nothing but negativity, doom, gloom and slant journalism that passes for news. We are tired of being lied to and told that our country sucks. We are tired of only hearing one side of every issue.... the LEFT side. We are tired of being told what and how we should think about every issue. We are tired of being berated and called stupid if we don't toe the line and do as we are told by the left. The debate needs balance and we haven't had any of that for over thirty years.