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To: RetiredNow who wrote (294722)	7/14/2006 9:31:09 AM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1572332

"No, those are the effects of an incompetent President and a lapdog Congress, and you know it." True. And part of the reason why we have those is too many Republicans got lured by the prospect of building a permanent, single party system. The K Street project was put together to dry up corporate funding from the Democrats and shift it to the Republicans. Now there had to be some quid pro quo for that, and we are seeing the results. The only real goal is to shepherd those dollars around, everything else is secondary. Another sign of this is the number of congressmen who have their spouse on the payroll of the campaign, taking 15% of every dollar contributed to their campaign as fees for getting those donations. Whether or not they did anything more than open the envelope.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (294722)	7/14/2006 9:45:24 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572332

No, those are the effects of an incompetent President and a lapdog Congress, and you know it. said congress happens to be republican controlled, as is the senate and the wh...which of the values about said congress and senate are the ones you align yours with? a suggestion for you before you answer...tanslate these values to policies and their effect on the country over the last six years Al

To: RetiredNow who wrote (294722)	7/14/2006 11:03:01 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1572332

Study calls for better green fuel alternatives By Mark Weinraub Thu Jul 13, 4:23 PM ET Fuels produced from corn and soybeans offer clear economic and environmental advantages over fossil fuels but scientists should still work to develop even cleaner alternative energy sources that do not sap the world's food supplies, a study said. "There is a great need for renewable energy supplies that do not cause significant environmental harm and do not compete with the food supply," said the study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study by the University of Minnesota and St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota examined the amount of energy soybean and corn fuels produced in relation to the energy it took to produce them. It also looked at the environmental impact of the fuels. Researchers of the study found that soybean-based biodiesel is more efficient than corn-based ethanol in spite of recent excitement surrounding ethanol. "Among current food-based biofuels, soybean biodiesel has major advantages over corn grain ethanol," the study said. Biodiesel yields 93 percent more energy than it takes to produce, well above ethanol's 25 percent yield. The production of soybean-based biodiesel emitted 41 percent less greenhouse gases than the fossil fuel process, while ethanol production's greenhouse gas emissions were 12 percent lower than for fossil fuels. But growing soybeans and corn can cause harm to the environment through the application of pesticides and the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers. Additionally, corn and soybean-based fuels will not be able to satisfy the demand for transportation without compromising the food supply around the world. Ethanol currently has the clear lead in the alternative fuels race in the United States. Companies are spending billions of dollars to build ethanol production plants. Some forecasters are predicting the demand for corn will exceed the amount grown in coming years because of ethanol. The U.S. Agriculture Department pegged the amount of corn in the United States at the end of the current marketing year on August 31 at 2.062 billion bushels, but by next year the supply was expected to be cut in half to just over 1.0 billion bushels. But some analysts said the numbers did not factor in an accurate forecast for ethanol usage.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (294722)	7/22/2006 3:24:51 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572332

No, those are the effects of an incompetent President and a lapdog Congress, and you know it. Traditional Republican values include low taxes, fiscal restraint, strong military, strong family values including marriage between a man and woman, against abortion, pro-business, and other things. Those are values I adhere to. But when you have an incompetent President, it doesn't matter which side of the aisle he's on, because values are out the window for that person. Fiscal restraint has not been evident with the GOP since the 1960s if ever. Low taxes means low taxes for the rich. Strong family values is great.....many Dems espouse the same values. Marriage between a man and a woman/abortion are private affairs that the gov't has no right to stick its nose. That's why we have found that many GOPers demand the high road for others and take the low road for themselves. Most of the qualities you attribute to the GOP are illusionary. Their spin has been very effective; however the facts do not support the spin.