Why Palin?

I have been asked why I am interested in Sarah Palin? Basically, because the left is trying to destroy her.

When McCain choose her to be V.P. my first thoughts were: McCain knows he going to lose to Obama and this was a gesture to woman. But after doing some research I thought she was better candidate than Obama. But I am a conservation on defense and finance.

The country was in a mood to get rid of Bush and Republicans. Obama ran a good primary was almost assured a victory. But McCain pick of Palin put him ahead briefly. Instead of just allowing the post convention bump to subside, the "liberal" left and media went out to try to destroy her.

After McCain mishandled the financial "crisis," he sunk in the polls and Obama won as expected.

So Palin should have retreated to obscurity, finish out a term or two in Alaska and then return to national prominence. But the left saw something they couldn't handle. A woman who walked the conservative walk. An intelligent, pretty woman who didn't have an abortion, who fought against corruption and believed in conservative values. They had to continue the verbal assaults in the national media and attacking her with ethics lawsuits. Thus making her a martyr to the conservative cause.

What impresses me most is her positive attitude. She doesn't go out to seek to destroy her adversaries, but turns lemons into lemonade by becoming a best-seller author.

I don't know if she wants to be President, but I know she will continue to be a thorn in the side to the liberal left and east-west coast elitists.

Another Hit Job on Palin on 60 minutes

Steve Schmidt and the authors of the new book, Game Change, going for another hit job on Palin. Schmidt was the one who believed Joe Liberman would be acceptable to the GOP faithful. He places everything in the most negative way. Take for example the debate prep. He says people were telling him she was overwhelmed and unprepared. But then admits she did well in the debate.

The people at CBS and Schmidt must be really afraid of Palin.

Update: The book mentions Biden also had a horrible debate prep, why didn't 60 Minutes cover that? 2/3 of program was devoted to Palin, with most of the rest devoted to Hillary. Why not cover what the book said about Reid (which other media carried)? Bill Clinton?

A letter I sent to USA Today.

Regarding Pilkey and Young's "Doubt global warming? The planet won't tell a lie."

Once again they miss the point. The earth is a lot warmer than it was during the last Ice Age. The earth constantly changes, but the point should be "Does man-made CO2 have a significant impact on global warming?" According to the alarmists we should be increasingly getting warmer as more and more CO2 enters the atmosphere. However the temperature has defied their models for the last 10 years, according to some sources.

If man-made CO2 does not significantly affect global warming, we are wasting time and resources trying to eliminate CO2 emissions. If the sea level rises regardless of CO2 emissions, then we need to move people away from the shorelines or build seawalls and dikes. If the glaciers are going to disappear we need to provide alternative water supplies.

My suspicion is that "global warming" is being used to control pollution, capitalism, etc. If CO2 was the culprit, then why are they not supporting the building of 100 nuclear power plants to provide the energy our economy needs?

Are you disappointed in Obama?

Granted I felt Obama was going to lean to the left, but I am extremely disappointed in Obama's disregarding his promises. He said he was a candidate of change. He was going to veto bills with earmarks - not happening. He was going to allow CSPAN in on the negotiations of the health care bill, Pelosi just ignores him (despite multiple promises on the campaign trail).

He may look good and speak well, but the few things conservatives could hope for have been trashed. To me he has been a grand disappointment.

The taxpayer-subsidized illegal alien help line

The taxpayer-subsidized illegal alien help line

"Faculty at University of California, San Diego, are developing a GPS-enabled cell phone that tells dehydrated migrants where to find water — and also broadcasts poetry"

Phone points illegal border crossers to water

"The designers, who have raised $15,000 from a UCSD grant and an art festival award, hope to hand out phones for free in Mexico. "

""There are many, many areas in which every American would say I don't like the way my tax dollars are being spent. Our answer to that is an in-your-face, so what?" says UCSD lecturer Brett Stalbaum, 33, a self-described news junkie who likens his role to chief technology officer."

Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years

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This may or may not be true, but my question is what does the computer models say if you change the amount of C02 released into the atmosphere. Does cutting off all man-made emissions change anything or does the ice melt anyway? If the ice melting can be stop at well level to we need to reduce emissions to?

The problem with these models is that they don't reflect reality. Just like a mutual fund manager that got lucky one year, doesn't mean he will be accurate the next. What we need is predictions that can be tested for accuracy. After Katrina, they were all predicting more and bigger hurricanes, guess what, that didn't happen.

If Gore, G.E., Goldman Sachs, et al. are all trying to make money off of trading carbon emissions, does that reduce emissions or just make in more expensive for the consumer?

Obama Defends War

I wonder how many liberals are regretting their vote now. Probably none, but it must be driving a few crazy.

Nobel-winning Obama defends war in call for peace

"I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people," Obama told his audience in Oslo's soaring City Hall. "For make no mistake: Evil does exist in the world."

"A nonviolent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al-Qaida's leaders to lay down their arms."

"To say that force is sometimes necessary is not a call to cynicism, it is a recognition of history."