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To: i-node who wrote (883568)	8/30/2015 12:40:05 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1575426

U.S. Is Seen as Laggard as Russia Asserts Itself in Warming Arctic By STEVEN LEE MYERS AUG. 29, 2015 nytimes.com ( But, there's no climate change, right Dave? ) ABOARD COAST GUARD CUTTER ALEX HALEY, in the Chukchi Sea — With warming seas creating new opportunities at the top of the world, nations are scrambling over the Arctic — its territorial waters, transit routes and especially its natural resources — in a rivalry some already call a new Cold War. When President Obama travels to Alaska on Monday, becoming the first president to venture above the Arctic Circle while in office, he hopes to focus attention on the effects of climate change on the Arctic. Some lawmakers in Congress, analysts, and even some government officials say the United States is lagging behind other nations, chief among them Russia, in preparing for the new environmental, economic and geopolitical realities facing the region. “We have been for some time clamoring about our nation’s lack of capacity to sustain any meaningful presence in the Arctic,” said Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, the Coast Guard’s commandant....

To: i-node who wrote (883568)	8/30/2015 12:45:14 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575426

What The Republican Elite Doesn’t Understand About Donald Trump, In One Ridiculous Tweet by Judd Legum Aug 29, 2015 8:39pm Elite Republicans have long assumed that Donald Trump’s support would fizzle quickly. But Trump has dominated the polls for more than a month and appears to be gaining momentum. If you want to understand why elite Republicans don’t understand his appeal, this tweet has the answer. Kristol is the editor of the Weekly Standard, which published an article on July 18 entitled “ Trump GOP Candidacy Blows Up.” At the time the article was published, Trump was tied for the lead in the national polls with Jeb Bush. He currently leads by 13 points. The assumption in Kristol’s tweet is that Republican voters want cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Most Republican politicans act this way. Major cuts to Medicare and Social Security have been included in Republican budgets, drafted by Paul Ryan. The “serious” Republican candidates — Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio — all support cuts. It is also a policy favored Republican donors. *But it is not a policy supported by Republican voters.* A Pew poll conducted in 2013 found that just 21% of Republicans favored cuts in Medicare. A higher percentage (24%) favored an increase in Medicare spending. The findings for Social Security were even more dramatic. Just 17% of Republicans favored Social Security spending cuts while 35% favored an increase. Even among very conservative voters, support for entitlement spending is high. A 2014 Pew poll found that among “consistently conservative” Americans, 59% wanted to maintain current Social Security benefits. Only 38% favored reductions. *Support for any kind of reduction in Social Security benefit is not much higher among very conservative people (38%) than liberals (32%), according to the Pew poll.* Trump clearly understands that. Bill Kristol and Republican elites do not. Part of Trump’s appeal comes from showmanship, bombast and a willingness to appeal to the darker elements of the Republican electorate. But Trump also benefits from actually supporting policies favored by rank-and-file Republican voters thinkprogress.org

To: i-node who wrote (883568)	8/30/2015 1:18:19 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575426

>> Nonsense. Nearly every city in this country has polluted air. Air pollution is not a yes/no, it is a matter of degree. Major cities, of course, have worse air than smaller ones, for the most part. But by comparison with places in many foreign countries, where you literally cannot take a photograph on some days, it isn't that bad. Now, I haven't lived in CA, which is some of the worst in the country. But I did live in D/FW for a number of years which has pretty dirty air. It wasn't that bad. Health problems don't distinguish between countries. If the air is bad in the US but not quite as bad as Brazil, people in the US still get sick. Your faux moralizing to save your wallet is annoying and actually downright despicable. You are not a nice person.