Once a tax raiser, always a tax raiser

Here is a shocker, the Democrats in the US are proposing the largest tax increase in the US history. What do you expect from the Left. Nearly $400 billion in new spending over the next 5 years. Sounds to me like the Dems are looking to buy the next election. Unfortunately for them they aren't in Canada where that actually works!

My dream team

Most people have an idea of the hockey players or basketball players that they would want all on their "dream" team, a team that would be unstoppable. Well, here is my dream team.

"One of the most powerful religions in the Western World is environmentalism"

Further to my previous posts on the religion of global warming, I found this excellent speech from Michael Crichton (now of course I find it excellent because he is saying exactly what I have been saying but it is well worth reading). Please follow the link to read the entire speech, what follows are excerpts only.

"Today, one of the most powerful religions in the Western World is environmentalism. Environmentalism seems to be the religion of choice for urban atheists. Why do I say it's a religion? Well, just look at the beliefs. If you look carefully, you see that environmentalism is in fact a perfect 21st century remapping of traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs and myths.

There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge, and as a result of our actions there is a judgment day coming for us all. We are all energy sinners, doomed to die, unless we seek salvation, which is now called sustainability. Sustainability is salvation in the church of the environment. Just as organic food is its communion, that pesticide-free wafer that the right people with the right beliefs, imbibe."

"And so it is, sadly, with environmentalism. Increasingly it seems facts aren't necessary, because the tenets of environmentalism are all about belief. It's about whether you are going to be a sinner, or saved. Whether you are going to be one of the people on the side of salvation, or on the side of doom. Whether you are going to be one of us, or one of them.

Am I exaggerating to make a point? I am afraid not. Because we know a lot more about the world than we did forty or fifty years ago. And what we know now is not so supportive of certain core environmental myths, yet the myths do not die."

"Because in the end, science offers us the only way out of politics. And if we allow science to become politicized, then we are lost. We will enter the Internet version of the dark ages, an era of shifting fears and wild prejudices, transmitted to people who don't know any better. That's not a good future for the human race. That's our past. So it's time to abandon the religion of environmentalism, and return to the science of environmentalism, and base our public policy decisions firmly on that."

"Lawmakers Propose Ultrasounds Before Abortions"

Rep. Greg Delleney (R-Chester and York Counties), said, "I'm just trying to save lives and protect people from regret and inform women with the most accurate non-judgemental information that can be provided."

I think this is a great idea. Too many girls have an abortion because they are naive to the realities of the consequences of that decision. Abortion is final and therefore should require full and complete disclosure of all of the facts before it is allowed.

Of course, the left will not like this idea. They want to keep the emotions that go along with being a mother out of the discussion because they know that once the mother sees the child they will be more likely to keep it.

Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life what is wrong with making decisions based on all prudent facts. What is wrong with providing mothers with all of the facts and details of their decision and the ramifications? If abortion is sound policy then pro-choicers should have nothing to worry about. They should support this proposal to ensure that when abortions do occur they are just and warranted.

What is wrong with fact based decisions?

"There is no such thing as consensus science. If it's consensus, it isn't science. If it's science, it isn't consensus. Period."

One thing I hear over and over again that irks me to no end is the word "consensus" relating to global warming science. YOU CAN NOT HAVE CONSENSUS IN SCIENCE!!! Science is not open to votes and science is not based on majority rules. Science is based on facts. When I hear the word "consensus" (like I did over and over again during Al Gore's speech to the U.S. House Committee today) it tells me that the accompanying argument is weak and can not stand on its own.

Michael Crichton had this to say:
"Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.

Let's be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has results that are verifiable by reference to the real world. In science consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results. The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus.

There is no such thing as consensus science. If it's consensus, it isn't science. If it's science, it isn't consensus. Period."

"US CD sales plummet"

CD sales are down 20 percent over the first 3 months this year. This comes as no surprise to me, I stopped buying CDs years ago.

There are three main reasons why CD sales are down:
1) No good music. There are no new artists that have come out in years. And all of the existing good artists seem to just release "greatest hits" CDs with the same songs only in a different order.
2) Music industry has taught the youth improper morals. Lyrics in todays music teach that wrong is right and right is wrong. When your product teaches dishonesty don't be shocked when the listeners are dishonest.
3) Music industry did it to themselves by attacking and not embracing the new technology. How many years and millions of dollars have been spent trying to fight downloading? The music industry should have embraced it right from the beginning as a way to increase sales. Instead they chose to fight it and in the process alienate their entire customer base. I know of no one that feels any sort of loyalty to record labels, they have painted themselves as the bad guys.

The reality is CD sales are going to continue to drop. Downloading is the preferred choice today. It is cheaper, more convenient and I only buy the songs I want and don't pay for the filler songs.

As an aside, for anyone that may be confused it is perfectly LEGAL to download music in Canada. You are charged a tax for every CD, video, blank CD, blank DVD that you buy. They expect you to steal the music so they charge a tax. The judges in Canada ruled that since you are paying this tax you have a right to download. So download away!

"I just wish occasionally they would show the same passion for Canadian soldiers"

“I can understand the passion that the Leader of the Opposition and members of his party feel for Taliban prisoners. I just wish occasionally they would show the same passion for Canadian soldiers,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the House of Commons.

Based on the above statement the Opposition is demanding an apology. For what? Do they really expect Canadians to believe that they care about Canadian soldiers? Under the Liberals spending to support our troops was drastically reduced, and since losing power the Liberals have done nothing but demand that the troops be removed from Afghanistan, the place that they put them in.


Stephen Harper is just telling it like it is. Dion, if you don't like these statements then spend more time in support of the troops than in support of Taliban extremists.

"Liberal Comuzzi expelled from caucus"

In typical Liberal style Dion has kicked Joe Comuzzi out of the Liberal caucus for saying that he would support the Conservatives budget. Joe, how dare you stand up for what you believe, you are a Liberal you should know better than to do that.

“If they can find that in the budget — which I suspect very much (they can) — it would be silly of me to vote against that. I'd be voting against my constituents.”

I commend Joe for actually doing what I believe politicians are elected to do, which is to act for the constituents.

Must see T.V. - "The great global warming swindle"

I may be a little behind most of you but I finally saw "The great global warming swindle" last night. I recommend that everyone watch it, if for nothing else to get a different point of view than is spewed daily from the media. The video can be viewed here.

A few things that stood out to me were:

• it was based on scientific data, provided by actual scientists
• it covered a wide array of topics including: debunking the myth that CO2 causes GW, why the ice caps melt, the motivation for scientists to develop wild views on GW, and the flaws of models
• it dealt with the myth that 'even if the science is wrong making changes to help the environment will not hurt us'
• it contained interviews from scientists that do not have a political or self promoting agenda

If you have seen "An inconvenient truth" then you must see "the great global warming swindle" to gain balance and perspective.

Dion doesn't have a leg to stand on

Does anyone at all give Stephane Dion even an ounce of credibility when it comes to the environment? He preaches Kyoto as the answer to all our environmental problems yet when he was in the position to make changes, he chose to do NOTHING. Now he expects Canadians to believe that he is serious about the environment, give me a break. The only thing he has ever done for Kyoto is pick up his crap and scratch his belly.

Dion unveiled his latest plan for the climate: the answer it appears is to tax businesses. Sounds like a Liberal plan to me.

What he and many Canadians seem to not understand is that any additional costs as a result of regulations will simply be passed on to consumers. So if you support his plan to tax corporations then you may never again complain about the price of gas. Liberals claim that their plan will only cost $1.17 extra per barrel of oil produced from the oil sands (keep in mind that is a Liberal number so take it with a grain of salt). The reality is that $1.17 will be passed on to the consumer, as it should. Also, the increased cost will make projects in the oil sands and other areas of Canada less profitable which will drive new investments out of Canada. Resulting in fewer jobs and lower economic stability. When you fill up your car and see $1.50 or $2.00/litre don't blame the oil companies, blame Dion because he is the source of the increased costs.

Increasing taxes is NEVER the solution to ANY problems. In fact, increasing taxes is often the problem in the first place.

There is at least one sensible Democrat alive (most likely the only one)

Senator Joe Lieberman is right on with his comments earlier this week:

"There is something profoundly wrong when opposition to the war in Iraq seems to inspire greater passion than opposition to Islamist extremism. There is something profoundly wrong when there is so much distrust of our intelligence community that some Americans doubt the plain and ominous facts about the threat to us posed by Iran. And there is something profoundly wrong when, in the face of attacks by radical Islam, we think we can find safety and stability by pulling back, by talking to and accommodating our enemies, and abandoning our friends and allies. Some of this wrong-headed thinking about the world is happening because we're in a political climate where, for many people, when George Bush says "yes," their reflex reaction is to say "no." That is unacceptable."

What a sad state our society is in when it is considered evil to stand for truth and right, when defending evil is preferred over defeating evil. What a pathetic lot our society is becoming.

Michael Moore Exposed (thankfully he remains fully clothed at all times)

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Michael Moore is uncomfortable with his own tactics being used on him. Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine, Canadian filmmakers, decided to do a documentary on Michael Moore. As you would expect Michael wasn't very eager to comply.

"The film shows Melnyk repeatedly approaching Moore for an interview and being rejected; members of Moore's team also kick the couple out of the audience at one of his speeches, saying they weren't allowed to be shooting there."

What is wrong Michael does it make you uncomfortable to have people distort the truth about you? I guess you would know what it's like since you are the epitome of distorting the truth.

Melnyk sums it up best with:
"We're a bit disappointed and disillusioned with Michael"

Welcome to my new home

I recently changed the name of my blog to better suit the content. Thanks to those of you who read this blog regularly and take the time to post comments. I hope you come back often!

The religion of global warming

I came across this excellent op/ed piece in the Washington Times. As I have stated in previous posts global warming is nothing more than the Left's new religion. Humans have an innate desire for religion; the Left doesn't have religion so they make it up.

"And while I have my own religious thoughts, I will not disdain any man's search for the transcendent. But a religion should be understood by both its adherents and others for what it is — a religion. The trouble with global-warming believers is that probably most of them delude themselves into thinking they are practicing science — not religion. And yet, the signs of religiousness are readily to be seen. Al Gore and his Hollywood coterie have almost comically manifested one aspect of their new religion in the last few weeks — the sense of sin and the search for remission of such sin. In the animistic church any using or changing of the physical world (such as burning carbon) is a sin against the sacred, holistic, living world (the Gaia hypothesis). But as everyone uses energy (just as every Christian sins), the neo-animist church, too, must provide for a remission of sin (and also, a handy source of profit for the carbon-offset company owners — such as Al Gore who, according to news reports, pays his indulgences to Generation Investment Management, of which he is the chairman." - well said!

There is no scientific backing for global warming theories, only religious zealots trying to convert the world by way of death threats, exclusion, and mockery.

Says Zell: Military shortages, Social Security crisis, and illegal immigration all linked to abortion

Zell raises some interesting questions. I don't know, and am not willing to say for certain, that without abortion there would be no military shortages and no illegal immigration problems. But to believe that we can kill off a certain portion of society and not expect any negative repercussions is completely naive and asinine.

One point that I agree 100% with Zell is social security. Today, we have a massive demographic that is just entering retirement and old age: the baby boomers. Who is going to support this generation? They managed to kill off 45 million (in the U.S. only) people through abortion. Those 45 million people would be in a position to contribute to social programs and provide support for the aging population. But in true baby boomer fashion they don't care about anyone but themselves (I am generalizing here but the baby boomer generation as a whole does have selfish tendencies). That is the main driver behind abortion: selfishness. So it comes as no surprise to me that we find our society in this mess.

“How could this great land of plenty produce too few people in the last 30 years? Here is the brutal truth that no one dares to mention: We’re too few because too many of our babies have been killed,” Miller said. "Over 45 million since Roe v. Wade in 1973. If those 45 million children had lived, today they would be defending our country, they would be filling our jobs, they would be paying into Social Security,” the former Georgia governor said. “Still, we watch as 3,700 babies are killed every single day in America. It is unbelievable that a nation under God would allow this.”

It is unfortunate that society chooses to shove its head in the sand rather than faces reality. The fact is there are negative repercussions to abortion. I fear that the full negative impact is yet to be felt.

Thank you Zell Miller for having the courage to speak up on an inconvenient truth that society chooses to ignore.

Meat is killing the earth!

I am so glad that we have organizations like PETA to clear the air (no pun intended) on global warming. It appears, contrary to popular myths, that the oil industry and the auto industry are not the leading culprit in global warming; the main culprit is the big bad MEAT INDUSTRY!

"In a groundbreaking 2006 report, the United Nations (U.N.) said that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined."

I expect that Al Gore and his ilk are now converted vegans. Come on Al don't let me down now, I would be devastated to find out you were a hypocrite. No meat for you, Al!

" The most powerful step that we can take as individuals to avert global warming is to stop eating meat, eggs, and dairy products."

Sounds simple enough, why didn't I think of that?

'cause Sports Illustrated said so

You know that the global warming craze is about to peak when even Sports Illustrated is reporting on it.

"Global warming is not coming; it is here." says Alexander Wolff in his article. Really Alex, are you sure about that? May I suggest you stick to reporting on important matters, like whether Barry Bonds is on steroids.

China about to pass U.S. as world's top generator of greenhouse gases

Both China and the U.S. are exempt from Kyoto but people still believe that Kyoto is the magic bullet to stopping global warming. Until China is put in check there is NO point in countries the size of Canada making any changes to GHG emissions.

China's emissions dwarf anything that Canada can do, "The magnitude of what's happening in China threatens to wipe out what's happening internationally"

"data from the International Energy Agency, the Paris-based alliance of oil importing nations, also revealed that China's greenhouse gas emissions have recently been growing by a total amount much greater than that of all industrialized nations put together." That's right China's GHG emissions are growing faster than ALL INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS COMBINED!!! But we here in Canada are still naive enough to believe that we can make a difference. Dream on.

"The new data show that many local officials are more concerned about economic development, about increasing gross domestic product, and see energy efficiency and environmental protection as a lower priority," said Yang, of the Energy Foundation." I give China credit they have their priorities much better aligned than most in Canada.

Another convert

Claude Allegre, a leading scientist and socialist from France, has converted to the deniers side of the global warming debate. Once a leading proponent of linking human activity to global warming, after seeing all the data available Allegre now does not support his previous views. He said:
"The cause of this climate change is unknown, there is no basis for saying, as most do, that the science is settled."

"In the 1980s and early 1990s, when concern about global warming was in its infancy, little was known about the mechanics of how it could occur, or the consequences that could befall us. Since then, governments throughout the western world and bodies such as the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have commissioned billions of dollars worth of research by thousands of scientists. With a wealth of data now in, Dr. Allegre has recanted his views. To his surprise, the many climate models and studies failed dismally in establishing a man-made cause of catastrophic global warming. Meanwhile, increasing evidence indicates that most of the warming comes of natural phenomena. Dr. Allegre now sees global warming as over-hyped and an environmental concern of second rank." (source: national post)

This is what I have been talking about for some time now. We need to make fact based decisions. Allegre is a prime example of a scientist who was willing to look objectively at the data and make fact based decisions, not decisions based on theory or conjecture. As the evidence piles up I believe that more and more scientists will change their views, as Allegre did, because the data will show that humans are not responsible for the changes.

The line that is the most revealing in the article is "governments throughout the western world and bodies such as the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have commissioned billions of dollars worth of research by thousands of scientists". Of course the scientists' views support global warming, they are being paid to say so. If they come out and say that humans are not to blame then the governments will cancel funding to the research as there will be nothing more to research. As long as they can blame humans then governments will pour billions more into the research, feeding the scientists and their families for years to come.

Humans are destroying the universe!

The effects that humans have on the environment is much worse than we first thought. Not only are we destroying earth we are also destroying Mars. Who knows which other planets we are killing. When will the madness end?

Seriously though, this article makes a very good observation. If earth is not alone in experiencing warming then perhaps the culprit is solar energy and hot humans. If that is the case there is little to nothing that we can do to stop the warming so let's get real and stop the madness.

Did someone say flip-flop

The Liberals are consistently inconsistent when it comes to the parties stance on issues.

Liberal MP, Tom Wappel, is coming under attack from Stephan Dion for voting to keep the Liberal imposed anti-terrorism laws intact. Tom had this to say:

"Given that it was Liberal legislation, given that our own Liberal ministers told us that there was nothing that they could suggest to us to fix in the act, I'm flabbergasted that I now find myself the only person supporting the Liberal legislation that the Liberal ministers supported,"

I guess you didn't receive the memo Tom. That legislation was last years stance, you gotta do a better job of keeping up with the party Tom.

Now you must face the wrath of Stephan!

"D.C. Madame to Sell 10,000 Phone Records of High-End Washington Clients"

This is why I only use curb-side hookers...no paper trail!

"Her attorney, Montgomery Blair Sibley, said that prices have yet to be set for the data. “We don’t actually know that yet,” he said, “because we haven’t finished mining the data to identify the individuals. Obviously if Bill Clinton’s on the list that’s a different matter than you know, somebody nobody’s ever heard of before.”

Sounds like this good get very interesting although my guess is nothing comes of it.

A must read

I came across this article on global warming a while back and found it highly enlightening. I recommend that everyone read it to gain clarity on the crap coming from the Left. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the outgoing Chairman of Environment & Public Works Committee, helped put together the published booklet entitled “A Skeptic’s Guide to Debunking Global Warming Alarmism. Hot & Cold Media Spin Cycle: A Challenge To Journalists who Cover Global Warming.”

It's the aliens stupid!

Why didn't I think of that, it makes perfect sense. Apparently, aliens hold the key to combating global warming. Paul Hellyer, a former Canadian defense minister, is demanding that governments turn over all of their data on aliens so that we can use the alien intelligence to eliminate our emissions. It makes perfect sense. Aliens would have to have superior technology given the great distances that they must travel to get to earth.

Come on all you governments hand over the aliens so we can get to the bottom of this global warming thing, before it kills us all!

P.S.
In his defense (because he definitely needs one) he is 83 so this could be dimmensia speaking.