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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 2:50:12 PM
From: Bill	8 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Ken, you pick and choose the rights you want to promote. You ignore other conflicting rights which are more legitimate, as has been shown to you today. This is a sign that you have no logical guiding principles.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 2:52:06 PM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Kenneth, collective bargaining was granted with the understanding that those public workers would not strike or become involved in disruptive "job actions". I have to note that the governor will still allow them to collectively bargain for compensation, however, a referendum would have to approve an award. The big hurdle is the unions. They want the state to extract their dues directly from the employees pay. So why not? because many don't believe in what these unions do with the money.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 4:03:54 PM
From: chartseer	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Then you should read David Mamet's article in the Village Voice titled "Why I Am No Longer A Brain Dead Liberal". I think David Mamet wrote this article when he realized the progressive liberal world he was in wasn't the real world. "I took the liberal view for many decades, but I believe I have changed my mind." "As a child of the '60s, I accepted as an article of faith that government is corrupt, that business is exploitative, and that people are generally good at heart." This is, to me, the synthesis of this worldview with which I now found myself disenchanted: that everything is always wrong." villagevoice.com citizen chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 4:04:32 PM
From: jlallen	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

LOL!!! Since when?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 8:11:57 PM
From: CF Rebel	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Bill, I prefer to have my mind operate in the real world. Timothy Leary's dead, Ken. CF Rebel

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 8:29:28 PM
From: FJB	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

RE: I prefer to have my mind operate in the real world. People suffering from dementia are unable to distinguish what is reality. That might be your major issue. When you are presented with facts, you usually view the opposite of the facts to be the actual truth.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100307)	2/21/2011 9:31:33 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Professor Ian Plimer could not have said it better! If you've read his book you will agree, this is a good summary. Are you sitting down? Okay, here's the bombshell. The volcanic eruption in Iceland, since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet – all of you. Of course you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to suppress – it’s that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to live and grow, and to synthesize into oxygen for us humans, and all animal life. I know, it's very disheartening to realize that all of the carbon emission savings you have accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense of: driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up till midnight to finish your kid's "The Green Revolution" science project, throwing out all of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only two squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your SUV and speedboat, vacationing at home instead of abroad, nearly getting hit every day on your bicycle, replacing all of your 50 cents light bulbs with $10.00 light bulbs...well, all of those things you have done have all gone down the tubes in just four days. The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth's atmosphere in just four days - yes - FOUR DAYS ONLY by that volcano in Iceland, has totally erased every single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon. And there are around 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out this crud any one time - EVERY DAY. I don't really want to rain on your parade too much, but I should mention that when the volcano Mt Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, it spewed out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the entire human race had emitted in its entire YEARS on earth. Yes folks, Mt Pinatubo was active for over one year – think about it. Of course I shouldn't spoil this touchy-feely tree-hugging moment and mention the effect of solar and cosmic activity and the well-recognized 800-year global heating and cooling cycle, which keep happening, despite our completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change. And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud but the fact of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce carbon in our world for the next two to three years. And it happens every year. Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping carbon tax on you on the basis of the bogus “human-caused” climate change scenario. Hey, isn’t it interesting how they don’t mention “Global Warming” any more, but just “Climate Change” - you know why? It’s because the planet has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past century and these global warming bull artists got caught with their pants down. And just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading Scheme – that whopping new tax – imposed on you, that will achieve absolutely nothing except make you poorer. It won’t stop any volcanoes from erupting, that’s for sure. But hey, relax, give the world a hug and have a nice day! PS: I wonder if Iceland is buying carbon offsets?