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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
...obama and his gut...
Obama is following his gut, and I like it. I always, always, always said (hence my support of Gen. Wesley Clark) that I don't even really care if the politics of a politician bowl me over, I just want to feel like the priority in his or her mind is to do the right thing. With no qualifications, and no explanations. That is what made me balk at voting for Clinton in '96...it wasn't an easy decision.
Obama, however, seems to be turning the corner. The 'West Wing' TV series mirroring real life thing is coming up again. Just last night I saw the episode on which Bartlet's psychiatrist said to him, and I'm really paraphrasing, "Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and won the civil war. He did that even though he may have risked losing half the country. You [Jed] don't do something because you're afraid you'll lose electoral votes in Michigan."
Well, today Obama looked straight in the eyes of environmentalists and said, "you make good points, I respect you, but I cannot blindly follow the path to the left on this one. The other path will get me where I want to go a bit more quickly and safely."
Or, in his own words,
It is a risk. It may cost him votes. It pisses off people who got him in office, but this reminds me so clearly of the Cape Wind Farm project going on now, which had awesome news today, look it up. I've written about this before, but the Wampanoag's are claiming they are upset b/c the serenity of their land will be spoiled visually by wind turbines - yet they fail to realize that the serenity of their land will be threatened by polar ice caps and Global devastation if we don't care of things now.
Obama is saying, very clearly, that long-term stability in this environment is created by reducing our dependence on foreign oil - using the oil we have here in conjunction with other resources.
Personally, what do I know? Do I like the sound of drilling for oil off the coast of Mexico? No, but I have no idea why I don't like the sound of it. Environmentalists are environmentalists...if someone told me they were going to drill for oil at the 50 yard line of Gillette Stadium I'd be upset, sure, but that doesn't mean my feelings should be taken into account.
As Toby said last night on the 'West Wing', in regards to a hypothetical verbal assault on Islamic Fanatics..."They'll like us when we win." Well, you know what Barack, they'll like you when you win, and when in 50 years we realize we are destroying this planet and your actions are the first Real Presidential step in putting a halt to that destruction.
Obama, however, seems to be turning the corner. The 'West Wing' TV series mirroring real life thing is coming up again. Just last night I saw the episode on which Bartlet's psychiatrist said to him, and I'm really paraphrasing, "Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and won the civil war. He did that even though he may have risked losing half the country. You [Jed] don't do something because you're afraid you'll lose electoral votes in Michigan."
Well, today Obama looked straight in the eyes of environmentalists and said, "you make good points, I respect you, but I cannot blindly follow the path to the left on this one. The other path will get me where I want to go a bit more quickly and safely."
Or, in his own words,
This is not a decision that I’ve made lightly,” the president said in prepared remarks in a speech on energy security. “But the bottom line is this: given our energy needs, in order to sustain economic growth, produce jobs, and keep our businesses competitive, we’re going to need to harness traditional sources of fuel even as we ramp up production of new sources of renewable, homegrown energy.
It is a risk. It may cost him votes. It pisses off people who got him in office, but this reminds me so clearly of the Cape Wind Farm project going on now, which had awesome news today, look it up. I've written about this before, but the Wampanoag's are claiming they are upset b/c the serenity of their land will be spoiled visually by wind turbines - yet they fail to realize that the serenity of their land will be threatened by polar ice caps and Global devastation if we don't care of things now.
Obama is saying, very clearly, that long-term stability in this environment is created by reducing our dependence on foreign oil - using the oil we have here in conjunction with other resources.
Personally, what do I know? Do I like the sound of drilling for oil off the coast of Mexico? No, but I have no idea why I don't like the sound of it. Environmentalists are environmentalists...if someone told me they were going to drill for oil at the 50 yard line of Gillette Stadium I'd be upset, sure, but that doesn't mean my feelings should be taken into account.
As Toby said last night on the 'West Wing', in regards to a hypothetical verbal assault on Islamic Fanatics..."They'll like us when we win." Well, you know what Barack, they'll like you when you win, and when in 50 years we realize we are destroying this planet and your actions are the first Real Presidential step in putting a halt to that destruction.
...Sandy Bullock...
On Oscar night, while Bullock was winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, I said to my family, "She has had a crazy, crazy personal life..." This was before the Jesse James infidelity nonsense came about. Check out some of the highlights of her life, prior to her apparently marrying a cheating Neo-Nazi.
Now check out her husband's life as well. Neither of them have been a walk in the park. The difference is, Bullock's issues seem to really be just circumstantial - she always was the victim. James is clearly a joke. I don't know what attracts women to men like him, but I also don't know what attracts men to a lot of other types of women (ie, James' other wife, a porn star).
I have no point for this post other than these facts:
1. Bullock cannot stay out of the way of weird crazy crap, her fault or not her fault.
2. You can't marry someone who proudly boasts they are a relative of the outlaw Jesse James. In addition, you can't marry someone who proudly boasts they are a relative of Jesse James when, in fact, they aren't even a relative.
3. If your husband married a porn star, and had a custody battle with that porn star, things probably aren't going to end well.
None of those things are breaking news. I just find it all interesting. At the same time, I don't care.
Now check out her husband's life as well. Neither of them have been a walk in the park. The difference is, Bullock's issues seem to really be just circumstantial - she always was the victim. James is clearly a joke. I don't know what attracts women to men like him, but I also don't know what attracts men to a lot of other types of women (ie, James' other wife, a porn star).
I have no point for this post other than these facts:
1. Bullock cannot stay out of the way of weird crazy crap, her fault or not her fault.
2. You can't marry someone who proudly boasts they are a relative of the outlaw Jesse James. In addition, you can't marry someone who proudly boasts they are a relative of Jesse James when, in fact, they aren't even a relative.
3. If your husband married a porn star, and had a custody battle with that porn star, things probably aren't going to end well.
None of those things are breaking news. I just find it all interesting. At the same time, I don't care.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
..positive news stories...
I am going to post 3 PSN's a day, or a week, or some days of some weeks. Point is, I am going to find positive news stories and post them here. 1 National, 1 Local, 1 Global. Thats my goal, at least.
National comes out of Wisconsin, an awesome, awesome way to save some bucks and really make it happen, by not doing much at all. Awesome.
The local story really is right in my emotional wheelhouse. I don't know what kind of person I am, I have never been really tested, but at the same time, I hope I am this kind of person. I don't expect anyone to do this, and I don't hold it against people who wouldn't, or say they can't, but real forgiveness is pretty much the most amazing trait you can have as an individual, and I really hope everyone ends up better for this. Won't they? I'd love to follow up on this story someday, but I just have a feeling its going to work out.
And finally, this Global story pumps me up. Essentially, Russia and the US are working towards diminishing nuclear weaponry. I'd normally be skeptical, but I like this quote:
Anyone else really like the sound of "global zero"? I think that's a great phrase.
National comes out of Wisconsin, an awesome, awesome way to save some bucks and really make it happen, by not doing much at all. Awesome.
The local story really is right in my emotional wheelhouse. I don't know what kind of person I am, I have never been really tested, but at the same time, I hope I am this kind of person. I don't expect anyone to do this, and I don't hold it against people who wouldn't, or say they can't, but real forgiveness is pretty much the most amazing trait you can have as an individual, and I really hope everyone ends up better for this. Won't they? I'd love to follow up on this story someday, but I just have a feeling its going to work out.
And finally, this Global story pumps me up. Essentially, Russia and the US are working towards diminishing nuclear weaponry. I'd normally be skeptical, but I like this quote:
Arms control proponents hailed the progress. Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, called it “the first truly post-cold-war nuclear arms reduction treaty.” Richard Burt, a former chief Start negotiator who now heads a disarmament advocacy group called Global Zero, said that the two presidents 'took a major step toward achieving their goal of global zero.
Anyone else really like the sound of "global zero"? I think that's a great phrase.
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