Democrats Push for Climate Change Bill

Calif. Democrat pushes for climate bill - USATODAY.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic head of the Senate's environment committee tried Saturday to drum up support for legislation to deal with "one of the most important issues of our time," global warming.

Global Warming Hoax

"There are some in the Senate who insist that global warming is nothing more than science fiction," Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said in the Democrats' weekly radio address. "The fact is that the overwhelming majority of scientists say that the earth is in peril if we don't act now."

This is not true. Sen Barbara Boxer, D-Calf. is just repeating hear say and not facts. On Dec. 13, 2007, 100 scientists jointly signed an Open Letter to Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, requesting they cease the man-made global warming hysteria and settle down to helping mankind better prepare for natural disasters. The final signature was from the President of the World Federation of Scientists. These are scientist who study climate change and know what they are talking about.

China is the rousing giant of global warming. It stands as a developing nation outside the guidelines of the Kyoto treaty, yet with more than one billion people and a huge energy-gobbling economy, it is one of the most influential countries in climate change. It is first in coal consumption and the number two nation in carbon dioxide emissions behind the United States. They are quickly becoming number one in carbon dioxide emissions.

One hundred and thirty-seven (137) developing countries have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, including Brazil, China and India, but have no obligation beyond monitoring and reporting emissions. The United States has not ratified the treaty. They have no obligation but reporting. But Sen. Barbara Boxer and the United Nations wants us to lower our standard of living and not the rest of the three major polluters.

Boxer disputed industry claims that proposed limits on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose risks to the economy. The legislation "will create millions of new jobs and put us on the path to energy independence," she said. What makes Barbara Boxer so smart that she know better than the industry experts? She is a woman who is governing by feelings, instead of facts. In order to be a good congresswoman you must look at both sides of an issue not just one.

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South Africa Violence Aganist Foreigners

WITNESS-Photographing evil in S.Africa's townships | World | Reuters

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - I only realized how serious the attacks were when I saw a photograph of a man being burnt alive in a township east of Johannesburg.

South Africa Violence Displaces 25,000 Immigrant

Having worked as a photographer in South Africa for more than 10 years, I was no stranger to violence: I had seen angry people chanting slogans, blocking roads and destroying property.

But burning a man alive was evil and barbaric, a flashback to the worst violence under apartheid when opponents of the white minority government were shot and tortured by police and informers were "necklaced" with burning tires. By Siphine Sibeko.

There are believed to be between three and five million foreigners living in South Africa, most of them Zimbabweans fleeing poverty and violence at home.This violence against foreigners started on the night of May 11th and South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki doesn't approve the deployment of the army until May 21st. This is 10 days later.

Question: Are politicians exploiting the situation in Durban? Even though President Mbeki urged South Africans to welcome foreigners his action of waiting 10 days to use the army to stop this says other wise. And where is the United Nations? What are they doing to help the situation? It seems when it is black on black violence in Africa, the United Nations is no where to be found.

Why is this happening? in the words of CBC's Bruce Edwards, who is in Johannesburg, said it's the worst violence in the country since the end of apartheid.

"Millions of immigrants, most from poor neighbouring countries, come here seeking a better life," Edwards said, "but with half of the country's own population still living in abject poverty, and the resources scarce, many fear this … may still get worse."

When there is no economic growth, the populace will revolt.
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John McCain, He and Obama Should Meet Gen. Petraeus in Iraq.

ABC News: McCain Says He'll Go to Iraq With Obama

IRAQ HEARINGS: Sen. Obama Questions Gen. Petraeus

Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together.

Republican
presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at the New
Mexico Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26, 2008, in Albuquerque.

(Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)

"Look at what happened in the last two years since Senator Obama visited and declared the war lost," the GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting told The Associated Press in an interview, noting that the Illinois senator's last trip to Iraq came before the military buildup that is credited with curbing violence.

Wait, military buildup that is credited with just curbing violence? I thought that the Democrats said this was a civil war. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had said that"the [Iraq]war is lost" during a press conference discussing Congress' standoff with President Bush over emergency funding for the war. Reid added that "the war, at this stage, can only be won diplomatically, politically, and economically. Senator Reid and the Democrats where wrong. We won with military buildup.

On Memorial Day, Obama chatted with N.M. veterans "As president of the United States,I will not let you down." he Promised. Senator Obama has never sat down, one-on-one, with General Petraeus.Even worse, he hasn't visited Iraq, and our brave troops on the ground, in over two years. And on April 8,when two-dozen Illinois veterans went to his office for a meeting, Senator Obama was unwilling to meet with them. He was in his office, just wouldn't come out. Why hasn't he met with General Petraeus? And why won't he visit Iraq? He doesn't have to go with Senator John McCain. He can go with Nancy Pelosi, she likes to make foreign trips. In fact she was there just last week doing what Obama should be doing.

Last, If you want to know how Barack Obama will lead our troops and speak to our generals just watch the video. In stead of asking questions to find out what is going on in Iraq, he lectures Gen. Petraeus. When he does ask a question it's the same question someone just asked. Sleeping or not there?

Senate, Domestic Add-ons Linked to War Funding.

ABC News: Deal Allows for Senate Vote on War Funding

SENATE LEADERSHIP RESPONDS TO FAILURE TO PASS WAR FUNDING

In the Senate, members of the Appropriations Committee added more than
$10 million in discretionary funding not requested by Bush, including
funding for grants to state and local police departments, $1 billion
for energy subsidies for the poor and more than $1 billion to help
Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina.

Reid always held a dim view of the domestic extras, knowing they would guarantee a veto and reinforce perceptions that Senate is to profligate. Indeed, Appropriations Committee members treated the war funding bill like the last train leaving the station and as a result, added billions of dollars for pet programs.

What ever happened to House Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi's time to begin to "drain the swamp" after more than a decade of Republican rule. The Republicans lost the 2006 elections because of their pet projects and now the Democrats are joining the Republicans "in the swamp."

The Democrats also won the 2006 mid term elections because they promised to rein in the excessive spending. The Democrats brought in the "pay-as-you-go" concept. Meaning no increasing the deficit, whether the issue is middle class tax relief, health care or some other priority. Pelosi is plotting a"guns-for-butter" strategy to try to force Bush to accept some newdomestic spending in exchange for the money he needs to fight the war. On "pay-as-you-go" the Democrats abandon ship.

Also pertaining to domestic add-on linked to war funding, Andrew Taylor Associated Press Writer, wrote that it included work permits for immigrant farm labor. I read this in my Wednesday, May 21, 2008, The Times-Picayune but when I looked this up on the Web I couldn't find it. I even looked this up the the Times-Picayune link and I couldn't bring this up. Question; Was this a miss print because it was dropped before the finial bill or are they trying to hide something from us?

It's time to rein in our politicians, no matter if their are Democrats or Republicans. We must use the power of the Web to e-mail our politicians, to hold them accountable for spending our tax money. The Democrats said they would hold the Republicans accountable but on this bill it seems they are both in bed together.

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