you still have doubts as to the veracity of the glowball warmening movement’s scientists liars propaganda ministers spokespeople, you should go over to Real Science and see what the truth is.

Unless you are one of those folks who really wants to believe in glowball warmening. As a religion, rather than a science….

You know, like those Pastafarians….It’s not for me to judge. One religion is as good as another, logically….and when you have no science, but only faith to back your belief, then you can’t denigrate those who believe otherwise.

that were Satan to take over heaven, he’d have no choice but to take on God’s characteristics.

Conversely, if God were to ever take over Hell, he’d make a damned good Devil himself.

So it is with the folks who govern our nation today.
A generation ago, THEY were the protesters, Staging Sit-Ins and occupying buildings and protesting the Way Things Are….and agitating for Change.

They too had all the answers.

These are the same people today who work in our government, at least some of them….who make the rules which shape our nation and our society and our existence…..those same things that this current generation of protesters are protesting against. What made them not effect the “changes” which they wanted 15 or 20 or 25 or even 30 years ago?? Experience? Knowledge? Laziness? Why did those college educated, highly intelligent leaders choose not to do what they wanted to happen 20 or 30 years ago when they were protesting in the manner of their children today? The issues of the protests 30 years ago are still in existence today, mostly.

I wonder what the current crop of “Occupiers” will do (and think) 30 years from now, when their actions and the society which they have made will be the subject of protests and complaints and “occupation”?

And you have no ties to anyone who might be a threat….no religious or other affiliations to any groups who might be a threat….If you are a LONE WOLF,  They might just have a reason to suspect you.

They can still watch you.

Note this passage: “Indeed, while Mueller claimed the FBI had never once used the “lone wolf” provision, but that US citizens with no actually ties to terror groups pose a “serious national security threat” and would need to be targeted more. Olsen concurred with this sentiment, adding that such people are “probably the greatest challenge that we face.” The two also agreed that Congress needs to give them even more broad surveillance powers, citing the popularity of Android-based smartphones.”

Perhaps I should get an IPhone then? 

Seems that they fire people who break their rules…Even when religion is involved.

Muslim or no, they make ’em follow their rules. Do your praying on your time, not the companies’ time.

Or hit the road.

No special treatment for any religion. Good. Everyone must follow the same rules.

Next time I rent a car, it’ll be a Hertz car.

Seems that the Justice Dept. is pissed that the truth is coming out about Holder. And his lies.

GOP is not playing fair by showing all those memos about Fast and Furious and Gunwalker…..That show that Holder should have a nose like Pinocchio.

Truth is a terrible thing if you are a politcian…Especially if you are a dishonest one. Even worse when you work for aforementioned dishonest politician….You’ll get tossed under the bus at the first inkling of scandal.

If, that is, they even bother to show up when they might be needed, and the tragedy isn’t too small for them to be bothered with.

Here is why. Notice that FEMA showed up late, and generally only got in the way.

Maybe it is only Blue states who need to have their folks treated like cattle, and where the victims are more like sheep than men and women….

My area has had its share of small tragedies. Yet the community deals just fine without outside help….And especially without outside interference supervision and management by ‘professionals”. (I live in a fairly conservative area, even though the state went for Obama last election). People helped in the aftermath of the last storm. People helped people they didn’t even know. The biggest stumbling block was communicating who needed help and where it was needed. Once people knew what/who/where, it just happened. (and, actually, most folks were helping themselves, so the actual amount of help needed was, per capita, small).

FEMA is no doubt needed for earthquakes and hurricanes and such. Maybe. It always seems that they arrive late, and reduce what efforts are existing to chaos.

In Flyover Country the Midwest, it seems that the people deal with their issues better than other Blue places.

Via Borepatch

Scooter Libby got 30 months in prison, a fine of $250K and was forced to resign from all of his jobs…..And disbarred. All for lying to federal investigators (Wikipedia link) in the Valerie Plame case

Roger Clemens got indicted and is currently facing trial for lying to congress regarding Steroid and other performance enhancing substances.

Neither persons actions caused the death of another US citizen or other person. Not even one between them.

Eric Holder has been caught lying about his involvement with Fast and Furious and Gunwalker.

     “House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley       sentHolder a letter in May 2011 asking for details about Project Gunrunner, the ATF operation that sent thousands guns to Mexican drug cartels. Tax money may have been used to purchase the guns Grassley and Issa, “have urged Holder to cooperate and turn over subpoenaed records that would reveal the scope of the government coverup.” In October 2011, documents were released that indicated Holder was sent memos in regards to Project Gunrunner in 2010, contradicting Holder’s sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in which he said he was unaware of Gunrunner until April 2011. In response, Lamar Smith, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Obama, requesting the appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate whether Holder committed perjury by lying to the committee while under oath”

Liar liar…. Pants on fire .

Seems they caught him with his pants down….

Do ya figure he’ll be indicted? It’ll be good for the Obama administration’s re-election if he is…

If not, the we would have to wonder why he isn’t. If it was good enough for the other two, then it should be good enough for a hand picked loyal syncophant Attorney General.

My bet is that Obama tosses him under the bus shortly.

In case you haven’t heard the list of demands from the folks doing the sit in protest at Wall Street, You should go and read them. Come back when you are done laughing.

Back? Ok

Here’s the thing. In the real world, they would not survive a second. Living wage? that’s been tried. The fact is that your wage is dependant upon, among other things, demand for your particular skillset and the ease with which you can be replaced. You get paid less if you can be replaced by anyone and trained in an hour or two….and if your skillset is not in demand (Transcendental Studies or Women’s Studies or Philosophy or the like) then you don’t earn much. Doctors? They get paid a bit more
cause they are harder to replace….

Free health care? Sure, when you pay for it. Until then, kiss my ass. I’ll take the (presently imperfect) system we have now, thanks. Besides, monopolies have always made things better for the consumer….right?

Demand three: Something for nothing….to many people have a free ride now. Want things? earn ’em.

Demand five?  Pipe dreams. If you want to make it work, then get busy and find a real alternative to fossil fuels. Of course then you’ll have to work hard at school and college to actually learn things so you’ll be able to do some research….

Demand #6? We’d be able to spend money on infrastructure if we weren’t paying for all those freeloaders already.

#7: yeah, we all need to return to Mother Gaia….and to keep the Earth pristine….or something. Again, we gotta pay for it. Easy to spend money that belongs to other people isn’t it? Not like any of the protesters are taking time off a a job or anything….Oh, and BTW, Nuclear power IS alternative energy..So are those Dams you hate so much. powered by falling water. water lifted by the action of sind (which is caused by the sun) and the heat from the sun…..So Hydropower IS really Solar Power…But then again, Coal and oil is just ancient solar power stored underground if you look at it right…So where is your beef again?

Whine demand number 8. Define what you want. Likely, even if you get it, you won’t like it. I’d bet that the men supported this ’cause they thought it might give them a chance with the hot man-hating lesbian couples in the protest group. Fools.

#9….yeah, that’ll work. See also the issues we have with illegal immigrants right now. I actually don’t mind the idea as long as we can imprison those who break our laws….and check the entrants for health and such…and as long as they get no benefits that they do not (there is that word again) pay for.

#10 I can sorta agree with. Maybe everyone who votes can end up with a semi permanently purple finger like they did is Iraq or Afghanistan or whatever….

#11: Sure, then after you do that, who’ll ever lend money again? Who’ll ever be able to borrow? Nice idea, if yer stoned.

#13. Sucks to have bad credit, doesn’t it? Next time, pay your bills. Besides, if you have #10, you really don’t care about # 11 when you can’t get a loan anyway….

#13. Yeah, sounds good, doesn’t it. Until your “nay” vote gets your arm broken after work….

Look folks, I was once this idealistic…Then I grew up and learned to drive and such…..These kids are indeed idealistic, but not very realistic. They have (obviously) no experience and it is obvious that they would not like the world that they are asking for. They would not survive the end result. What they want is Communism, pure and simple. But people are not as decent as they think.Some are smarter, some are not. Some are lazier, some are more industrious. They want everyone to be equal. Which is a nice dream, actually except for the people in the dream, who are about as imperfect as we can get.  The issue is that the system we have now (sorta) rewards the harder workers and the more gifted, and lets the rest find their own level. Their system (and, I believe the similar one espoused by the liberals democrats socialists (but I repeat myself) in our government) removes all incentive to work. History is rife with the detritus of the failed systems that used similar philosophy.

Jay has some good thoughts on these folks…So does Og. (we’ll go into business there, my friend) but I like the suggestion of ASM826 best. 

I’d bet big bucks that they’d not last a year. Especially not once daddy stopped their trust funds…

It is said that Steve Jobs, of Apple fame, has dies at age 56.

RIP man. You made significant changes in the world. For the good. And that is, IMHO, one of the best the best epitaphs a man can have.

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