Feb
23
2007
Well darned if we haven't hit the wall. We fill our recycling bins and march them out to the street. Feel really "good" about ourselves because "we do our part".
But that's really what it's all about, isn't it? Feeling good about yourself?
"Oh, I recyle, and I promote recycling in my workplace, so I'm really wonderful". Uhhh - no, not really. Darn. It's a bummer to make you feel all bad and stuff, but the bottom line is that recycling just isn't cutting it, according to Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
"We've tried to recycle our way out of the environmental problem for the last 15 years. We've definitely increased recycling, but we're swimming against the tide," said DEQ waste prevention specialist David Allaway.
Golly. You can't just recyle your way out of the "problem". Who'd have thunkit? DEQ now recommends drastic measures, like paying a bit more for stuff that lasts a lot longer.
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Feb
23
2007
As today the WA political scene is abuzz with the Rob McKenna endorsement of John McCain for President… time to talk about the King County Democrat Councilman who has atagonized just about every King County liberal as much as the United States Republican Senator who has atagonized just about every conservative. His real name: Bob Ferguson.
Read his op-ed in the Seattle P-I, after typo correction. I won't give away the best part except he loves basketball and sounds a lot like that podcasting right wing heartthrob Amber Gunn.
Hat-tip: Sound Politics
Feb
23
2007
Pregnant at 14? It's fashionable. Not simply in the U.K.; there's an increasingly obvious trend among manufacturers and advertisers toward early sexualization of children. And even the American Psychological Association (APA) has figured out that it's damaging. Who'd have guessed?
Shopping for girls' clothes is simply nightmarish these days: most of the jeans are low cut, most of the tops are high cut (with scoop necks), and it's all about slut. It's all about dressing up like little Anna Nichole Smiths. Don't bother going to Penney's or Target; it's a waste of time. You can find more appropriate clothing for your preteen daughter at Value Village - and at less expense.
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Feb
23
2007
Here in Oregon, it's common knowledge that Teddy the supergov wants to ditch climatologist George Taylor because George doesn't quite see eye-to-eye with Teddy on the whole global warming thing. Teddy hates that. And on the east coast, Teddy's counterpart in Delaware's having the same problem because of David R. Legates, a prominent skeptic of views that human activities are warming the planet and triggering climate shifts. And Legates is also a climatologist. If you're a Democrat governor, it's got to be annoying as heck to have these pesky scientists running around and refusing to allow their fields of expertise to be politicised. And it just keeps getting worse: now, one of the world's top scientists on the subject of hurricanes has weighed in.
Chris Landsea, science and operations director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, said the notion that global warming is causing an increase in hurricanes gained widespread attention after the stormy seasons of 2004 and 2005.
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Feb
23
2007
That's what she wants to be known as. Sort of like "Oprah". She seems to want you to forget about the whole "Clinton" part; she just wants to be known as "Hillary". Can we chat?
Well, how Pretty In Pink can she get?
Bush. Clinton, Clinton. Bush, Bush. Clinton?
This country can and should do better than this. We need someone who can turn things around, and it certainly isn't going to happen by prolonging the "dynasty" syndrome.
Feb
23
2007
The Okay) You may recall that I blogged on this blog about State Senator Mark Schoesler's tuition cap legislation. Well, the Democrats eviscerated his legislation from a inflation and/or 50% of education costs to a simple 5.5% maximum cap. The supermajority requirement has been removed. I hate to sound ungrateful as Senator Schoesler did a good job, but I have a strong hunch the cap will be blown off in 2009. I agree with the State Senator that predictability is nice, but I believe a genuine cap is better. (SOURCE)
The Exposed) Did you know what the Washington State Legislative Democrats are trying to do under the dome? Try, and this is no smear job:
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Legalize "gay marriage"
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Outlaw incandescent Christmas lights
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Give prisoners free condoms, the franchise and half-time early release
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Stop berry-pickers
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More government control of health care
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Feb
23
2007
This is a picture taken outside my abode this morning. I live in the vicinity of Sedro-Woolley, WA. BTW.
I am currently listening to Dennis Prager talking to, "Robert Giegengack, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania. The professor, who is politically liberal, believes that Al Gore’s chicken littlism is grounded in dubious science" as I have my own Townhall Radio Podcast. Thanks Dennis for your Monday hour on "global warming"!
