The Bible says that "the love of money is the root of all evil." The Republicans in recent years have demonstrated that they love nothing but money. You do the math. At any rate, they definitely put money at the top of their list.
You wouldn't want to spend eternity with Bob Barr or Tom DeLay anyway.
The following is a quote from a well established nationally recognized synicated talkshow host.
ROFLMAO! Neal Boortz?
For people who may be unfamiliar with this "man", he is the author of a "book" called The Terrible Truth About Liberals, wherein he accuses anybody who is left of far-right of wanting to confiscate all private property and kill children. Talk about perfecting the straw man argument. For you to suggest that Neal Boortz is an objective source of information and that he is well-versed in matters related to exploratory drilling is ludicrous; it is childish and borderline hateful. It hints at the mentality of an 8 year-old.
The drilling of ANWR will not involve just a single, tiny well in a secluded location. It will involve scores of them scattered throughout the region. It will require the absolute decimation of the landscape. The oil corporations will have to maintain large "kill fires" where the bodies of caribou and bears can be disposed of before they are photographed by the media. In short, it will turn one of America's most cherished national treasures into something out of a Mad Max movie; a post-apocalyptic wasteland that is a mere shadow of its former self. And for what? ANWR doesn't even contain enough oil to run all of the vehicles in the United States for a single day. But we'd better get drilling right away!
I do get a kick out of you accusing me of "falling hook, line, and sinker" for an "agenda" right after you get done quoting a Neal Boortz propaganda piece verbatim. Pot, kettle, black. At least my agenda doesn't involve the rape and pillage of the natural world, and it doesn't involve blaming environmentalists for a California problem that was caused by a right-wing deregulation fiasco of unimaginable proportions.
At any rate, this is all academic now, anyway. Now that we've got a Democratic Senate, drilling in ANWR is dead. It is dead. It's not gonna happen. You oil-worshippers will have to get your fix by putting poisoned water dishes in your backyards and videotaping squirrels in their death throes. The tragic thing is that the movement to preserve the environment used to be a Republican thing (conservationism; an attempt to preserve God's creation.) In recent years, their attitude has changed to "plunder God's creation so we can make as much money as possible." They may not realize the ultimate irony until it is too late.
For years now I've been hoping that somebody would put some serious effort into developing clean fuel technologies that would reduce our dependencies on fossil fuels and other polluting agents. If GM, one of the heavy hitters in the automotive world, is committed to this, that's great. But I have to admit that at this point in time, I'm a bit cynical. How long will it take for the Bush administration (both the President and Vice President are former oil executives are heavily indebted to Big Oil for getting elected) to put a stop to this? Will the Grand Oil Party sit back and watch this without trying to do something about it? Somehow I doubt it.
Bush has already announced his intent to drill the fuck out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. If technologies appear on the horizon that make oil appear less important, the public will be even less receptive to drilling than they already are. This will make it impossible for Bush to help his oil cronies set up lucrative oil wells up there. And if he pisses them off, look for huge repercussions in the 2002 and 2004 elections. For Bush, it's "do or die".. if he doesn't get ANWR full of oil derricks by 2003 he will be a one-term President.
This is why "clean fuel" efforts will be fought to the death. It's interesting that this administration has pledged to take a "hands off of business" approach, and to not impose any more government regulations. Well, the proof is in the pudding, Dubya.. are you ready to practice what you preach? Somehow I doubt it.
I'm sad to see a new security module implemented. Why? Because it discredits Linux.
It discredits Linux to admit that the existing security modules aren't good enough. It discredits Linux to admit that security modules themselves are even necessary in the first place.
We must do everything in our power to ensure that Linux thrives. That means playing the marketing game. If it's bad for marketing, then it's bad for the whole project.
Insecurity is simply something that cannot be admitted up front. It must be cloaked in secrecy. If you reveal the cards in your hand, then your enemies will take the pot. It's that simple.
Perhaps it's time to release a completely closed-source version of Linux. One that doesn't let hackers find holes like these. One that'll protect our vital national secrets from the eyes of those who would steal them.
Because if we let them take our secrets, then we're letting them take our lives.
It's then a short trip in a handbasket to the abyss of anarchy and hell as we know it.
Crime breeds more crime. Criminal hacking contributes to murder and mayhem. We must take a stand, here.
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The Bible says that "the love of money is the root of all evil." The Republicans in recent years have demonstrated that they love nothing but money. You do the math. At any rate, they definitely put money at the top of their list.
You wouldn't want to spend eternity with Bob Barr or Tom DeLay anyway.
The following is a quote from a well established nationally recognized synicated talkshow host.
ROFLMAO! Neal Boortz?
For people who may be unfamiliar with this "man", he is the author of a "book" called The Terrible Truth About Liberals, wherein he accuses anybody who is left of far-right of wanting to confiscate all private property and kill children. Talk about perfecting the straw man argument. For you to suggest that Neal Boortz is an objective source of information and that he is well-versed in matters related to exploratory drilling is ludicrous; it is childish and borderline hateful. It hints at the mentality of an 8 year-old.
The drilling of ANWR will not involve just a single, tiny well in a secluded location. It will involve scores of them scattered throughout the region. It will require the absolute decimation of the landscape. The oil corporations will have to maintain large "kill fires" where the bodies of caribou and bears can be disposed of before they are photographed by the media. In short, it will turn one of America's most cherished national treasures into something out of a Mad Max movie; a post-apocalyptic wasteland that is a mere shadow of its former self. And for what? ANWR doesn't even contain enough oil to run all of the vehicles in the United States for a single day. But we'd better get drilling right away!
I do get a kick out of you accusing me of "falling hook, line, and sinker" for an "agenda" right after you get done quoting a Neal Boortz propaganda piece verbatim. Pot, kettle, black. At least my agenda doesn't involve the rape and pillage of the natural world, and it doesn't involve blaming environmentalists for a California problem that was caused by a right-wing deregulation fiasco of unimaginable proportions.
At any rate, this is all academic now, anyway. Now that we've got a Democratic Senate, drilling in ANWR is dead. It is dead. It's not gonna happen. You oil-worshippers will have to get your fix by putting poisoned water dishes in your backyards and videotaping squirrels in their death throes. The tragic thing is that the movement to preserve the environment used to be a Republican thing (conservationism; an attempt to preserve God's creation.) In recent years, their attitude has changed to "plunder God's creation so we can make as much money as possible." They may not realize the ultimate irony until it is too late.
For years now I've been hoping that somebody would put some serious effort into developing clean fuel technologies that would reduce our dependencies on fossil fuels and other polluting agents. If GM, one of the heavy hitters in the automotive world, is committed to this, that's great. But I have to admit that at this point in time, I'm a bit cynical. How long will it take for the Bush administration (both the President and Vice President are former oil executives are heavily indebted to Big Oil for getting elected) to put a stop to this? Will the Grand Oil Party sit back and watch this without trying to do something about it? Somehow I doubt it.
.. if he doesn't get ANWR full of oil derricks by 2003 he will be a one-term President.
.. are you ready to practice what you preach? Somehow I doubt it.
Bush has already announced his intent to drill the fuck out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. If technologies appear on the horizon that make oil appear less important, the public will be even less receptive to drilling than they already are. This will make it impossible for Bush to help his oil cronies set up lucrative oil wells up there. And if he pisses them off, look for huge repercussions in the 2002 and 2004 elections. For Bush, it's "do or die"
This is why "clean fuel" efforts will be fought to the death. It's interesting that this administration has pledged to take a "hands off of business" approach, and to not impose any more government regulations. Well, the proof is in the pudding, Dubya
I'm sad to see a new security module implemented. Why? Because it discredits Linux.
It discredits Linux to admit that the existing security modules aren't good enough. It discredits Linux to admit that security modules themselves are even necessary in the first place.
We must do everything in our power to ensure that Linux thrives. That means playing the marketing game. If it's bad for marketing, then it's bad for the whole project.
Insecurity is simply something that cannot be admitted up front. It must be cloaked in secrecy. If you reveal the cards in your hand, then your enemies will take the pot. It's that simple.
Perhaps it's time to release a completely closed-source version of Linux. One that doesn't let hackers find holes like these. One that'll protect our vital national secrets from the eyes of those who would steal them.
Because if we let them take our secrets, then we're letting them take our lives.
It's then a short trip in a handbasket to the abyss of anarchy and hell as we know it.
Crime breeds more crime. Criminal hacking contributes to murder and mayhem. We must take a stand, here.