Comments GhostOfTipOneill has made

  • hardly lame duck

    The analysis calling President Bush "lame duck" in this case is in error.

    Any bill that the Senate cannot pass by at least 60 yea votes is not veto-proof, thus the President can effective shut it down.

    L-W, if it passes at all, will not get 60 solid yeas, in most any scenario.
    On White House says it will veto Lieberman-Warner climate bill posted 1 year, 5 months ago 6 Responses

  • All politics is local

    Dear James "The Don" Hansen-Quixote:

    It is certainly heartwarming to see our scientists who are working at our publicly funded institutions taking seriously the messages derived from their own work.

    However, you have neglected my first rule: all politics is local.

    The good people of Minnesota get cold in the winter, and they desire artificial lighting by which to read, and power to operate their computers by which they have access to such websites as Gristmill.

    Can they plug into the claimed "solar power" of the deserts today?   If not, then how do you expect them to find the solution to their needs?   Fortunately their good neighbors in the Dakotas are willing to provide them with a solution that can be made available within a few short years.   And the good people in Wyoming and Montana will be able to provide the people in the Dakotas with plenty of coal to supply their power plants which in turn supply the good people of Minnesota with their electricity.

    The citizens of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana thusly will be able to carry on productive lives for decades, working hard and feeding their families (whether of 4 or 14.)

    And what do you have to offer them?   Pretty vugraphs, promises of something called "carbon capture" that does not yet appear to exist in industry, and fancies of magic from out in the Californian desert that gets delivered to Minnesota over a network that does not yet exist...

    Until you can offer the good citizens of these locales something more concrete, and tractable in the near future (remember, Congressional terms are 2 years, most governors 4 years) do not hope to change their behavior.

    Regards,
    TipOn Hansen: Governors aren't getting it posted 1 year, 6 months ago 10 Responses