Global Warming by Golly

Since the Global Warming religion has been given a lot of air time, I thought I'd bring out some truths that are generally accepted. We anti-believers need the air time too.

Book of Genesis: "...So God created man in His own image...male and female...and God blessed them...be fruitful and multiply [hardly an approval of the gay life, is it?,] and replenish the Earth, subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the Earth..."

Now, I'm no theologian or deep reader of the Bible, but I do believe it is the inspired Word of God; and it seems clear to me that Man [a traditional collective word to mean men and women] is responsible for the Earth, and he can use the animals as needed for food or other purposes.

Our bodies are not made to prosper with only grains, fruits, and vegetables [or tofu.] Beef, lamb, fish, crustaceans, fowl, pork, and other meats and delicious delicacies are traditional foods and necessary varieties in our omnivoric diet---along with the popular grains, vegetables, and fruits and related beverages. Of course those of you eating legumes may get a substantial amount of protein [and gas], but it's not the same quality. Meat of all kinds is a necessary and concentrated source of protein. 'Man cannot live on beans alone.'

Why do you think herbivores have to eat so much? It's not because they really like it [after all, they're eating grass, roots, leaves, hay, etc.], it's because they have to eat a great deal of vegetable matter to gain their needed nutrients.

By the way, animal carnivores aren't too fussy. They'll devour most animals they can run down and eat---including us. They seem to know which of their fellow animals they can devour---except those protected by nature like porcupines, skunks and the like. If the PC crowd wants something to do, how about working to change nature so that these carnivores can be satisfied with a vegetarian menu of salads and, oh say, watercress sandwiches. They can have well-dressed penguins serve them. I'll finance a trip to the Serengeti for two or three of the crowd to try their efforts with pride[s].

Now, I'm not promoting cruelty to animals in any way. We have pets and there are wild animals that need reasonable protection. As for raised, hunted and butchered animals, they deserve protection from cruelty until the end. It's what the human in us demands. Of course, many people don't like butchering, but they're fine eating the resultant products. They also wear shoe leather and use other animal byproducts, such as some perfumes.

One concept that most sane scientists grasp---but which Liberals don't---is that no matter what man does---or can do right now---he isn't going to affect the globe as a whole to a great extent. Really! And when there are global changes---and there still will be---they will be natural and in spite of all of our efforts to change them. 'Terraforming' is still a science-fiction subject. But of course, local climate can still be affected by us, such as smog and other pollution. But, that still will be localized [locality can encompass thousands of square miles], and we should fight it locally. So, stop the global panic, already. If a meteor hits or a volcano annihilates itself, our weather will change for quite some time, maybe even for a few years. But don't blame man.

[Actually, if a meteor hits and affects the weather, it will already have killed millions. So, we'll have other things to worry about.]

Our current global fair weather is not the norm, no matter how many Al Gores out there may think it is. Ice ages, warming trends, and additional earthquake and volcano activity are typical to Earth, and they aren't going to stop because we wish them to.

So, think about it. The Earth has survived greater problems than man can throw at it, what with meteors, comets, volcanos, deadly atmospheres, earthquakes, ice ages, solar flares and the like. But expensive 'solutions' to try and deal with unchangeable problems or natural changes in climate are just like 'pi$$ing against the wind'.

So, Liberals, lock the doors of your Global Warming Churches and Temples and go home. Your crabgrass is calling you.

Mark His Words

Many authors in times past have had unique commentary on the politics of the time. None seemed particularly enamored of politicians in general or Congressmen [male or female, and to include the Senators] in particular. And among the greater minds commenting on this subject was Mark Twain.

"Fleas can be taught anything that a Congressman can."

Congress isn't very popular these days---and with good reason. Over the last few years in particular, the work of Congress hasn't been above average in any way. Bills and attitudes have been far away from the good of the people but close to the interests of the same Congressmen and their friends.

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

Some Congressmen have been investigated for wrong-doing---though nowhere near enough---some convicted, and some running for the hills of their home states. And we still have un-convicted [and convicted] Ku Klux Klanners, manslaughterers, and bribe takers representing us. Constituent approval ratings have hovered in the single digits. Yet these criminals continue to be elected and ply their 'wares.'

"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress."

And what about our courts? Noteworthy is the Supreme Court, where there may be several replacement justices in the next several years. They won't be Conservatives, that's for sure.

"I hate to hear people say this Judge will vote so and so, because he is a Democrat -- and this one so and so because he is a Republican. It is shameful. The Judges have the Constitution for their guidance; they have no right to any politics save the politics of rigid right and justice when they are sitting in judgment upon the great matters that come before them."

Unfortunately, a Liberal judge will always gum up the wheels of progress. There is a solid track record here. Legislating from the bench has been and will always be a problem---and yet it remains so very popular.

And what about the current crop of 'journalists?' I speak softly there because the journalism today is not what it has been in the past. It was more civil back in Twain's day, and he still had little good to say about the practitioners. Even in Franklin Roosevelt's time there was more civility. Case in point was the unwritten rule that no photographs of the President's crutches and braces were ever shown in the newspapers or newsreals. There were other such civilities from the press, notably in the war where so many embedded journalists wrote about the war with the idea of a victory in mind. Today, America is at fault---especially President Bush---for seemingly every conflict and problem in the World.

"That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse."

So, it seems Mark Twain---more than a hundred years ago---recognized the present and future pulse of Congress and Journalism. We've seen both fail us in numerous ways, and I don't expect it to stop. It's too bad honest people in Congress never seem to get the important leadership positions. If they could, they might be able to raise the Congressional approval rating a few points.

'Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.'

Never Lose Sight

It's necessary for me to post to my political blogs today, in light of yesterday's win by Barack Obama.

Firstly, I stand by every word I've written in these past months. My thoughts and ideas remain as they were and have been. But, I must accept the reality of an Obama presidency. It's there. And I can't deny it. I can fear it, but I can't deny it.

My hope is that Obama's 'hope and change' don't damage us too much, though I sadly believe they will. With a future Liberal Supreme Court, hard liberal Congress, and Obama to guide them all, we as a Country may have bitten off more than we can chew. It could take generations to repair the damage to our society. But there isn't anything I can do about from here except speak my piece on a regular basis.

The biggest ray of sunshine remaining to me is Sarah Palin. You on the left have bitterly and unfairly attacked her and her family unceasingly, and she has survived with flying colors. I think the Liberals of the Country will have much to worry about from her sanity and competence. She's a conservative and pragmatic star, and I believe 2012 or 2016 will be her shining hour---and ours as a nation. She still has more knowledge and practical experience than our President-elect.

The other ray is that in two years we can make some needed adjustments. The entire House of Representatives and part of the Senate are up for election again, and maybe we can correct some of our mistakes. At least that would put some control over the Liberal agenda in force.

I wish Obama well. I just hope he doesn't follow his Liberal leanings too far and to the detriment of us all. Our nation, its freedoms, its free enterprise system, its strong military, and the respect---however grudging at times---of the World are all important. We must never lose sight of this.