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NASA Says 2005 Could Be Warmest Year Recorded
Ant writes "CNN reports that a weak El Nino and human-made greenhouse gases could make 2005 the warmest year since records started being kept in the late 1800s." From the article: "While climate events like El Nino -- when warm water spreads over much of the tropical Pacific Ocean --affect global temperatures, the increasing role of human-made pollutants plays a big part."
"Nations like France fought long and hard for democracy, other nations in Europe have had a tradition of democracy going back a thousand years, and yet others had democracies and lost them again"
...and by the way, based on how the EU representatives vote, it is the opposite of a democracy; seems more like a plutocracy.
Bullshit.
Certainly not england, france, germany, spain...those were all monoarchies until VERY recently.
Remember he Magna Carta? That happened less than a 1000 years ago.
So, the point is, that you're talking out of your ass.
I know this because George Dubya (&Co.) has
told me so. And I have it on good authority
that he gets his info directly from THE MAN.
Anyway, what is the problem with NASA? Aren't
they supposed to present a unified front of
THE party line, like the rest of the Executive
Branch? Do they really want to jeopardise their
funding (or risk another SST being used for
target practice by US Space Command)?
Come on, NASA! Toe that line! Tote that bale!
Get onboard the Bush BS bandwagon, or you'll
get "Bush-whacked"!
Think of the dirty '30s dustbowl as being the norm, not an exception.
I'd think you'd be shooting in your pants over that one - what better excuse to bring back the New Deal?
Think of Europe having much colder winters because of the lack of a thermocline to drive the gulf stream currents.
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.
This should keep me awake at night exactly - why?
Think of recurring global catastrophies that make the recent tidal wave look like "just another day".
And the next time one happens... try to be there!
Think of what we're handing our kids.
"For the children!"
Think - everyone said "don't worry, it won't happen in our lifetimes anyway."
I think they were wrong.
God! I sure hope so!
Progressivism: Parasites helping parasites to help themselves - to other people's stuff.
Nice use of the bold there. It helped. Really. Next time add some underlining for really cool effects. :)
I love my sig.
Not based on mythology, but established principals of serving the 'Agenda' and making huge piles of cash. Examples:
The war in Iraq. Sold as a fight against WMDs, terrorists, and to spread democacry. (Take your pick)
Reality: revenge for his daddy's unfinished business and an oil grab.
Medicare Reform: Sold as a way to help the elderly pay for outrageous prescription costs.
Reality: A huge gift to Pharmacutical Companies and HMO's. Squash the push to allow Americans to get their medicines from Canada or create any kind of meaningful health care reform.
The 'Forest Protection Act': Sold as a way to protect the forests of the Western US from the terrible fires of last summer.
Reality: Rolls back the laws to the 'Bad old Days' of the Reagan years when western forests were decimated by massive clear cuts which still bear the scars today, 20 years later.
Social Security Reform: Sold as a way to 'Save Social Security from going bust'.
Reality: Sucks more money out of the system, making it more likely to fail. Opens the door to large finacial institutions and insurance companies to a slice of the Social Security Pie. Puts the system at risk for everyone. Increases the deficit by trillions of dollars.
Energy Policy: Sold as a way to allow the free and reliable movement of electrical power from region to region.
Reality: A huge scam by Texas power companies to choke off power to California and extort huge piles of cash (17 BILLION DOLLARS) from it's citizens. Vice President Cheney is still fighting out with the courts to keep the (public) records of those meeting secret.
I could go on and on. It seems every time Bush says he is doing something to help you, the real goal has little to do with helping YOU and lots to do with serving the Republican Agenda and making Republican contributers lots of money.
There is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come.