Take this Al Gore:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/450392,CST-EDT-REF30b.article
From the above article:
American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate reported, "Glaciers are growing in the Himalayan Mountains, confounding global warming alarmists who recently claimed the glaciers were shrinking and that global warming was to blame."
Sept. 16, 2002, issue of New Scientist reports, "Africa's deserts are in 'spectacular' retreat . . . making farming viable again in what were some of the most arid parts of Africa."
…according to a 2005 study in the Journal of Glaciology, "the Greenland ice sheet is thinning at the margins and growing inland, with a small overall mass gain."
U.N. Climate Change panel reported in February 2007 that Antarctica is unlikely to lose any ice mass during the remainder of the century.
How much does Al Gore stand to make if we all get climate obsessed?
Greedy ba$+@rd.
What happens if it all of a sudden gets cooler? By a lot for an extended period of time?
I for one plan on holding his rhetorical “feet to the ice”.
30 June 2007
28 June 2007
For all the Ranting...
All the bickering and all the dumb-a$$ politics...
Every now and then it's good to sit back and be reminded that there are Americans out there who deserve to be recognized for the magic that they do.
Please watch the following - I dare you not to be moved.
http://mfile.akamai.com/21772/wmv/gannett.download.akamai.com/21772/streaming/wmv/hancockportraits.asx
For the record, it blurred the Crazed American's hawk- like vision.
Do something for a soldier: www.soldiersangels.com
http://www4.army.mil/outreach/support/
www.uso.org
Better yet - Fly a flag this July 4. If you happen to see a Soldier (Sailor, Airman or Marine) during travelling anytime soon, thank 'em and buy 'em a beer.
Crazed American, out.
Every now and then it's good to sit back and be reminded that there are Americans out there who deserve to be recognized for the magic that they do.
Please watch the following - I dare you not to be moved.
http://mfile.akamai.com/21772/wmv/gannett.download.akamai.com/21772/streaming/wmv/hancockportraits.asx
For the record, it blurred the Crazed American's hawk- like vision.
Do something for a soldier: www.soldiersangels.com
http://www4.army.mil/outreach/support/
www.uso.org
Better yet - Fly a flag this July 4. If you happen to see a Soldier (Sailor, Airman or Marine) during travelling anytime soon, thank 'em and buy 'em a beer.
Crazed American, out.
27 June 2007
“Fairness” Doctrine
The Crazed American is for free speech of all types, even the ones I do not like.
The Crazed American thinks that any limits on free speech (save the “Fire!” in a movie theatre) are evil and against that which the United States of America stands for.
Instating any type of “fairness” doctrine on anyone is an infringement of free speech, especially over private individuals and for profit businesses (TV Stations and radio). Fairness doctrine should definitely apply to public radio and PBS and NPR (all tax payer funded).
But then, we already regulate and punish “wrong thought” don’t we? (answer: Yes - “Hate Crimes” – why don’t we just punish the crime – not the thoughts that were responsible as well?)
Getting to be almost enough to make a guy start lending credence to crazy conspiracy theories about our Globalist Overlords incrementally stripping away our American liberties…
Big Brother, where Art Thou?
The Crazed American thinks that any limits on free speech (save the “Fire!” in a movie theatre) are evil and against that which the United States of America stands for.
Instating any type of “fairness” doctrine on anyone is an infringement of free speech, especially over private individuals and for profit businesses (TV Stations and radio). Fairness doctrine should definitely apply to public radio and PBS and NPR (all tax payer funded).
But then, we already regulate and punish “wrong thought” don’t we? (answer: Yes - “Hate Crimes” – why don’t we just punish the crime – not the thoughts that were responsible as well?)
Getting to be almost enough to make a guy start lending credence to crazy conspiracy theories about our Globalist Overlords incrementally stripping away our American liberties…
Big Brother, where Art Thou?
26 June 2007
No Longer Carrying Water
Atention:
The Crazed American had given a lot of leeway to the GOP and El Presidente.
No longer. It is obvious that we no longer live in a republic. The "mob" (not La Cosa Nostra - but the old Roman Mob) runs things now. We are ruled by people who are taking advantage of the fact that the American population and electorate is lazy and complacent.
Without change and soon, I fear for our contined future as an independent nation.
To state again - I have a degree in International Relations - and all evidence I have ever seen has formed my opinion that "globalism" is bad. It tends to reduce all to the average and extinguishes the fire that drive individuals to greatness... Globalism is just socialism on a LARGE scale...
Not good. Never vote for an incumbet again... I certainly will not be...
The Crazed American had given a lot of leeway to the GOP and El Presidente.
No longer. It is obvious that we no longer live in a republic. The "mob" (not La Cosa Nostra - but the old Roman Mob) runs things now. We are ruled by people who are taking advantage of the fact that the American population and electorate is lazy and complacent.
Without change and soon, I fear for our contined future as an independent nation.
To state again - I have a degree in International Relations - and all evidence I have ever seen has formed my opinion that "globalism" is bad. It tends to reduce all to the average and extinguishes the fire that drive individuals to greatness... Globalism is just socialism on a LARGE scale...
Not good. Never vote for an incumbet again... I certainly will not be...
22 June 2007
Why I am against the Amnesty (Comprehensive Immigration Bill)
Reason # 45,324
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjZhM2YzNDljZjM4MTIyZDFkZmZmMTNlNmExMjY0NjE=
Reparations for Nazis, and Fascist Italians. F-ckin’ serious. Read it. What effect would this have on anyone we turned over to the Israelis or war crimes tribunals? Don't get me wrong - what we did to Japanese Americans(Citizens - good percentage born and raised here - a good number couldn't speak Japanese) was WRONG AND RACIST (internment camps). We didn't do that to Germans and Italians - that's not what this is about - this is about actual "enemy-aliens" - people of German and Italian Citizenry (Swatstikas on their passports, folks) at the time.
Also good Summary here: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/231070.php
What was that song that the British band played during the surrender ceremonies at Yorktown? “The World Turned Upside Down”?
The Crazed American has written both of his Senators, his Representative and the President (What good it will do).
Can you?
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjZhM2YzNDljZjM4MTIyZDFkZmZmMTNlNmExMjY0NjE=
Reparations for Nazis, and Fascist Italians. F-ckin’ serious. Read it. What effect would this have on anyone we turned over to the Israelis or war crimes tribunals? Don't get me wrong - what we did to Japanese Americans(Citizens - good percentage born and raised here - a good number couldn't speak Japanese) was WRONG AND RACIST (internment camps). We didn't do that to Germans and Italians - that's not what this is about - this is about actual "enemy-aliens" - people of German and Italian Citizenry (Swatstikas on their passports, folks) at the time.
Also good Summary here: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/231070.php
What was that song that the British band played during the surrender ceremonies at Yorktown? “The World Turned Upside Down”?
The Crazed American has written both of his Senators, his Representative and the President (What good it will do).
Can you?
Climate Change: Part 453,876
Before anyone goes broke on buying your Al Gore approved Global Carbon Offsets, read the following:
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/comment/story.html?id=597d0677-2a05-47b4-b34f-b84068db11f4&p=4
I still hold to my adage that “consensus don’t make things true”, this is evidence to the consensus that humans are irreversibly causing global warming…
What if in 20 years we enter another “mini- ice age”? Will Al Gore be championing CO2 producing activities? Will Propoents of a carbon tax refund the money? Will coal come back into vogue as an energy source?
Will millions die as a result of coolling patterns that kill off food crops?
I’m not throwing out my parkas yet…
More intelligent discussion and scientific debate is all I ask…
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/comment/story.html?id=597d0677-2a05-47b4-b34f-b84068db11f4&p=4
I still hold to my adage that “consensus don’t make things true”, this is evidence to the consensus that humans are irreversibly causing global warming…
What if in 20 years we enter another “mini- ice age”? Will Al Gore be championing CO2 producing activities? Will Propoents of a carbon tax refund the money? Will coal come back into vogue as an energy source?
Will millions die as a result of coolling patterns that kill off food crops?
I’m not throwing out my parkas yet…
More intelligent discussion and scientific debate is all I ask…
17 June 2007
A Call, a Challenge…
I call upon my loyal readers (all three of you): DO NOT, UNLESS YOU HAVE A VERY SOUND REASON, VOTE FOR AN INCUMBENT AGAIN.
Sample reasons to vote for an incumbent:
1) They have done exactly what you would have done on every issue (i.e. they have REPRESENTED your views to a T)
2) They have personally come to your house and have either pulled you out of a fire, given CPR to your child, or rescued your cat stuck in a tree.
3) Are related to you and have done 1) and 2)
Other than that, I say it is high time to get new people in there. New people take time to corrupt. I’d say vote for anyone other than who is in there now. How could Joe’s off the street do a worse job of running the government?
We have:
1) The makings of an Interior Security Ministry (Dept of Homeland Defense) – with that an eventual crumbling of rights and liberties
2) A Department of Defense that cannot defend (damn good at projecting power, but in my opinion, had been demonstrably unable to defend the US)
3) The Federal Government is about to go bankrupt. $8.8 trillion in debt? Why is it we never hear of Debt Reduction, but always deficit reduction?
4) A government that seems happy to grant citizenship to people who broke the law. While making it more difficult for law-abiding immigrants to get here and contribute to the American dream (not send it home to Mexico)
We, the American electorate, have no one to blame but ourselves. We’ve let the problem get this bad. Our Founders made a mistake (big one) when putting together our little Republic. They didn’t count on voter apathy. Guess they figured tha the Voters would get what they wanted and deserved. Well then, I guess they were right…
Vote ‘em out. All of them. Call it the Legal Revolution of ’08. The Spirit of Ought Eight… Replace them with anyone else (that has never served before), Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Communists, at this point, I don’t give a flying fu-k who. As long as they agree to the whole “…Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign or DOMESTIC…”
‘Cause them jokers that’re in there now are sure not helping anything, other than themselves…
Many thanks to Ace of Spades for getting me fired up this Sunday AM.http://ace.mu.nu/archives/230353.php
Crazed American, Out.
Sample reasons to vote for an incumbent:
1) They have done exactly what you would have done on every issue (i.e. they have REPRESENTED your views to a T)
2) They have personally come to your house and have either pulled you out of a fire, given CPR to your child, or rescued your cat stuck in a tree.
3) Are related to you and have done 1) and 2)
Other than that, I say it is high time to get new people in there. New people take time to corrupt. I’d say vote for anyone other than who is in there now. How could Joe’s off the street do a worse job of running the government?
We have:
1) The makings of an Interior Security Ministry (Dept of Homeland Defense) – with that an eventual crumbling of rights and liberties
2) A Department of Defense that cannot defend (damn good at projecting power, but in my opinion, had been demonstrably unable to defend the US)
3) The Federal Government is about to go bankrupt. $8.8 trillion in debt? Why is it we never hear of Debt Reduction, but always deficit reduction?
4) A government that seems happy to grant citizenship to people who broke the law. While making it more difficult for law-abiding immigrants to get here and contribute to the American dream (not send it home to Mexico)
We, the American electorate, have no one to blame but ourselves. We’ve let the problem get this bad. Our Founders made a mistake (big one) when putting together our little Republic. They didn’t count on voter apathy. Guess they figured tha the Voters would get what they wanted and deserved. Well then, I guess they were right…
Vote ‘em out. All of them. Call it the Legal Revolution of ’08. The Spirit of Ought Eight… Replace them with anyone else (that has never served before), Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Communists, at this point, I don’t give a flying fu-k who. As long as they agree to the whole “…Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign or DOMESTIC…”
‘Cause them jokers that’re in there now are sure not helping anything, other than themselves…
Many thanks to Ace of Spades for getting me fired up this Sunday AM.http://ace.mu.nu/archives/230353.php
Crazed American, Out.
16 June 2007
Father's Day
The Crazed American would like to take a moment, in light of it being Father's Day weekend, to reflect on his own Father. Simply put, Dad is the standard by which I hold myself and others (and I cringe when I find myself lacking). In my "Personal Dictionary", Dad is synonymous with "Manhood", Honor, and Family. Dad has (to steal a line from 1997's As Good As It Gets) made "...me want to be a better man." Viewing my childhood with the view of hindsight, I lived a comfortable and safe growing up, where I never wanted for a thing, ever (Fischofer's 1968 Mustang with the 289, aside - but then I did get a memorable set of wheels...). I felt that my brother and I were the center of my parents world, everything else was secondary. That was a humbling lesson and that lesson has stuck with me. A man's child or children are the most important things in the world. Nothing, at anytime, should compromise their well being, if the Father has anything to say about it.
Morality was never relative. I would like to think that I was taught right from wrong. I had a moral compass by which I have charted and navigated my whole life. Forget school, my Dad taught me every valuable skill I posses. The single two most valuable skills I ever learned were: 1) Initiative - he who has it wins, and 2) Decisiveness - sometimes even a bad decision is better than no decision. Other critical skills - the ability to wield a hammer or circular saw, diagnose (if not fix) car trouble, fix virtually anything, public speaking, proper sight picture, breath control, trigger squeeze, stashing chocolate chip cookies, the proper position of attention and hand salute and the indispensable value of artillery (King of Battle).
Found myself reflecting that I can never, ever, call my Father-in-law "Dad". Just can't do it, 'tis an alien thing. Was asked to a while back - had to decline. He ain't my Dad. That position is already filled quite competently.
Now that I am a Dad myself, I have found myself questioning every time that my daughter becomes challenging, "What would Dad do?" That's usually enough to meet the challenge and get it resolved. I have always wanted to be a Dad, now it's up to me to do as good a job as mine did. 'Cause not only is he my father, so he has my respect, but he's also my friend. That means, in my humble opinion, the bar is set pretty damn high.
Thanks, Dad. See you on Sunday.
Morality was never relative. I would like to think that I was taught right from wrong. I had a moral compass by which I have charted and navigated my whole life. Forget school, my Dad taught me every valuable skill I posses. The single two most valuable skills I ever learned were: 1) Initiative - he who has it wins, and 2) Decisiveness - sometimes even a bad decision is better than no decision. Other critical skills - the ability to wield a hammer or circular saw, diagnose (if not fix) car trouble, fix virtually anything, public speaking, proper sight picture, breath control, trigger squeeze, stashing chocolate chip cookies, the proper position of attention and hand salute and the indispensable value of artillery (King of Battle).
Found myself reflecting that I can never, ever, call my Father-in-law "Dad". Just can't do it, 'tis an alien thing. Was asked to a while back - had to decline. He ain't my Dad. That position is already filled quite competently.
Now that I am a Dad myself, I have found myself questioning every time that my daughter becomes challenging, "What would Dad do?" That's usually enough to meet the challenge and get it resolved. I have always wanted to be a Dad, now it's up to me to do as good a job as mine did. 'Cause not only is he my father, so he has my respect, but he's also my friend. That means, in my humble opinion, the bar is set pretty damn high.
Thanks, Dad. See you on Sunday.
15 June 2007
I lit a fire!!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/06/15/space.shuttle.ap/index.html
Apparently the powers that be at NASA got wind of the "Notice" that the Crazed American had put them on and:
"Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov pulled off the feat by bypassing a power switch with a cable to get two out of three computer connections running."
They fixed the g-dda-ned thing with a set of jumper cables.
Brilliant.
Any one else wondering two things? 1)Jumper cables - they fixed a multi-billion dollar SPACE STATION with jumper cables?!?!?!?!!? WTF? and 2) Just where the hell did they get pair of jumper cables?
(I know the answer to #2. They weren't jumper cables like the Crazed American has in the back of his Low Emission Vehicle. I'm sure they were fashioned out of something else. Cosmonauts are a resourceful bunch)
***TOPIC CHANGE***
Finally got a chance to see the actioner "Smokin' Aces". Not a bad flick with a damn good cast and good acting.
***TOPIC CHANGE***
I would like to state that the United States Air Force has officially made me sad. Alas, my local Air Force Base is not having an Air Show this year. I have to wait until next year. Da-n it.
***TOPIC CHANGE***
The next Star Trek Movie had better not suck. Note to Movie Executives: The Crazed American is a BIG fan of the Original Series. Tread lightly with thy "re imagining", lads - don't re imagine too much...
Apparently the powers that be at NASA got wind of the "Notice" that the Crazed American had put them on and:
"Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov pulled off the feat by bypassing a power switch with a cable to get two out of three computer connections running."
They fixed the g-dda-ned thing with a set of jumper cables.
Brilliant.
Any one else wondering two things? 1)Jumper cables - they fixed a multi-billion dollar SPACE STATION with jumper cables?!?!?!?!!? WTF? and 2) Just where the hell did they get pair of jumper cables?
(I know the answer to #2. They weren't jumper cables like the Crazed American has in the back of his Low Emission Vehicle. I'm sure they were fashioned out of something else. Cosmonauts are a resourceful bunch)
***TOPIC CHANGE***
Finally got a chance to see the actioner "Smokin' Aces". Not a bad flick with a damn good cast and good acting.
***TOPIC CHANGE***
I would like to state that the United States Air Force has officially made me sad. Alas, my local Air Force Base is not having an Air Show this year. I have to wait until next year. Da-n it.
***TOPIC CHANGE***
The next Star Trek Movie had better not suck. Note to Movie Executives: The Crazed American is a BIG fan of the Original Series. Tread lightly with thy "re imagining", lads - don't re imagine too much...
NASA - On Notice by the Crazed American
Attention: NASA
If the Space Station gets evacuated and then crispy anytime soon, I will be on the bandwagon with all of the people shouting :"Conspiracy!"
It is no secret that NASA wants out of that ridiculously expensive installation of dubious scientific value that whizzes around the Earth. NASA wants out of it because 1) it's expensive, 2) it's of little real value and 3) the only reason NASA is keeping the Space Shuttle in Service is to continue construction of the orbital lab. If there was no space station, for some reason or the random spiked computer, then NASA could immediately mothball the three remaining Orbiters (Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor) and save itself mucho dinero.
I mean there is more computational power in the laptops that the Astronauts all carry than in the stations computer systems, you mean to tell me there isn't a way to "patch" a laptop in the station's network?!? If not, why not? That pretty f-cking stupid, to put it plainly.
I find that, in a word, disgusting. First of all, it will drive an even bigger wedge between us and Russia (who have spent a lot of money on the continued construction), and also, it will effectively shoot American Space Exploration in the foot. America will not have (until the much vaunted Orion CEV's come on line - IF they are on time [big IF]), the ability to have a manned presence in space for YEARS. Second of all, it will lend credence to those people who believe in Conspiracy theories. Third, it sends yet another message that when the going gets tough, America takes its toys, and crying, goes home. I would understand if pulled out and left the Russkies holding the bag, and then Ivan decides to cluster bomb Johnson Space Center (late at night after the janitors have all gone home). That sounds fair to me.
If we want out of the ISS so damn bad that we are willing to spike the Russian computers to back handedly get out of it, it speaks ill of our country. Why not just say - "we're getting out of it - Space Shuttles and launch facilities are up for sale - if anyone wants 'em, pay us some dough and they're yours - and we'll throw in our keys to the ISS."
So to sum up, the Russians built a crappy computer and then the Americans, knowing it was sensitive to EM interference (read the below abcnews.go.com story) ran some high power, high interference solar panels into it. Conspiracy? Or sheer numb-nuts stupidity? One or the other. If NASA hadn't "lawn- darted" that multi billion Mars Probe by having one design team use metric and the other English measurements in programming, I'd say it was conspiracy - so part of me wants it to be conspiracy because I hope that NASA isn't that f-cking stupid.
Here's hoping that the Russian and American Techs and Scientists and engineers are able to fix this issue and they can get that damn thing finished...
I'm not saying that this is definitely what is happening, but with the Space Shuttles falling apart, and the costs of the ISS are continuing to spiral up, and then all of a sudden power surges from solar panels cause Russians to freak out, I am saying something doesn't quite smell right. So notice is hereby given.
Sources for this rant:
Google: NASA wants out of the ISS
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3281714&page=1
If the Space Station gets evacuated and then crispy anytime soon, I will be on the bandwagon with all of the people shouting :"Conspiracy!"
It is no secret that NASA wants out of that ridiculously expensive installation of dubious scientific value that whizzes around the Earth. NASA wants out of it because 1) it's expensive, 2) it's of little real value and 3) the only reason NASA is keeping the Space Shuttle in Service is to continue construction of the orbital lab. If there was no space station, for some reason or the random spiked computer, then NASA could immediately mothball the three remaining Orbiters (Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor) and save itself mucho dinero.
I mean there is more computational power in the laptops that the Astronauts all carry than in the stations computer systems, you mean to tell me there isn't a way to "patch" a laptop in the station's network?!? If not, why not? That pretty f-cking stupid, to put it plainly.
I find that, in a word, disgusting. First of all, it will drive an even bigger wedge between us and Russia (who have spent a lot of money on the continued construction), and also, it will effectively shoot American Space Exploration in the foot. America will not have (until the much vaunted Orion CEV's come on line - IF they are on time [big IF]), the ability to have a manned presence in space for YEARS. Second of all, it will lend credence to those people who believe in Conspiracy theories. Third, it sends yet another message that when the going gets tough, America takes its toys, and crying, goes home. I would understand if pulled out and left the Russkies holding the bag, and then Ivan decides to cluster bomb Johnson Space Center (late at night after the janitors have all gone home). That sounds fair to me.
If we want out of the ISS so damn bad that we are willing to spike the Russian computers to back handedly get out of it, it speaks ill of our country. Why not just say - "we're getting out of it - Space Shuttles and launch facilities are up for sale - if anyone wants 'em, pay us some dough and they're yours - and we'll throw in our keys to the ISS."
So to sum up, the Russians built a crappy computer and then the Americans, knowing it was sensitive to EM interference (read the below abcnews.go.com story) ran some high power, high interference solar panels into it. Conspiracy? Or sheer numb-nuts stupidity? One or the other. If NASA hadn't "lawn- darted" that multi billion Mars Probe by having one design team use metric and the other English measurements in programming, I'd say it was conspiracy - so part of me wants it to be conspiracy because I hope that NASA isn't that f-cking stupid.
Here's hoping that the Russian and American Techs and Scientists and engineers are able to fix this issue and they can get that damn thing finished...
I'm not saying that this is definitely what is happening, but with the Space Shuttles falling apart, and the costs of the ISS are continuing to spiral up, and then all of a sudden power surges from solar panels cause Russians to freak out, I am saying something doesn't quite smell right. So notice is hereby given.
Sources for this rant:
Google: NASA wants out of the ISS
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3281714&page=1
11 June 2007
Been a while...
Apologies to all four of my loyal readers.
The Crazed American has been busier than the proverbial one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.
In the past month, I have: Set up and executed a trade show in a 10,000 sq foot trade show booth, spent two weeks in Las Vegas, stood with my oldest friend when he got hitched, and added to my family (a new cute 7 lbs cat).
With that done, I am now free bestow the gift of my opinions upon the world, once again.
So my quick takes on a number of topics:
1) Priorities of the IOC (International Olympic Committee are COMPLETELY F--KED UP.
Evidence: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=BLOGDETAIL&grid=F11&blog=yourview&xml=/news/2007/06/08/view08a.xml
To Sum up: BMX biking and Skateboarding are going to be Olympic Sports - but Women's Ski Jumping is not?!? Seriously, what a bunch of tools.
2) Orson Scott Card's Empire, not a bad book, once you get past the fact that damn few people in the US Military call the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon, M249) by the name of it's parent design, the FN Herstal Minimi. Raises interesting and gripping questions about the possibility of a new American Civil War. My take - I very much doubt that an American Civil War could immediately devolve into a shooting war, just for the sheer fact that the American Left is officially against private firearm ownership. The American Right, on the other hand is all about private firearm ownership (and that, ladies and gentlemen is why the Crazed American is a single issue Republican - I may not be "Right" about everything, but I could never throw my hat in with a group or party that officially wants to take away my rights - especially the right to defend myself) and would have scads of ready infantry - and ladies and gentlemen, infantry wins wars. The book is excellent, merely for the afterword. Card is a "Democrat" but I like the way he thinks. Overall recommendation - read it - it's a good lounge by the pool, brain candy kind of book, with just enough thought provoking to make it interesting.
3) Illegal Immigration Bill - died a painful death in the Senate. Attention people who want to give the people who are here illegally a path to citizenship: A good number of them (I'd say the Majority of them ) do not want American Citizenship - they are proud of their Mexican heritage, and send all of their money back home, to their families. The Crazed American knows quite a few "Undocumented Immigrants" or, as they like to refer to themselves as "Illegal Aliens", and none of them would be here if economic conditions in Mexico were the slightest bit better. So in a perfect world, the USA should annex Mexico. I mean paying to bring Mexico up to our standard of living would be fantastically expensive, but since the Federal debt is so big Stephen Hawking has to be brought in periodically to describe it, does it really matter? Or a sensible "Guest Worker" Program could be enacted. People would have to return to their home country, and then armed with a sponsorship from an employer, apply for a Worker Visa. Then a background check would be completed, if the applicant had been found to be guilty of a crime (let's say of being in the US Illegally), they would pay a fine of $5-10K (and a suspended sentence - mess up once and - deported!) and then given a two year visa, renewable. If the applicant had been found to have committed any other crime, no admission granted. In terms of citizen ship, they are allowed to enter the pool of applicants, just like anyone else. No voting rights issued, but other than that, they'd get the same rights as anyone else here on a visa . Also put real investigation and enforcement teeth into Identity Theft Laws. Any feedback?
4) Win the war in Iraq already. As Glenn Beck said, "Either fight it to win it, or get the hell out." Follow the Powell Doctrine "Overwhelming force and fight to win." Of course, if we had followed the Powell Doctrine to begin with, I doubt we'd have this problem...
5) El Presidente should fire the Attorney General. Anyone who enough of an idiot to let the legal execution of Presidential Power become a "scandal" has no place in the administration of our country - I mean, come on...
6) I am annoyed by people who call El Presidente a "Conservative". He is NOT A CONSERVATIVE. But then again, I'm not either. I'm a Libertarian at heart, I guess. Small Government that exists to defend the country, make sure the food supply is safe, punish rapists, child molesters, thieves and murderers, and leave me the hell alone.
7) Globalism sucks. If it wasn't for Globalism, gas would be cheaper. I'm not advocating isolationism, but healthy national sovereignty, is not a bad thing.
That's all for now...
Out
The Crazed American
The Crazed American has been busier than the proverbial one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.
In the past month, I have: Set up and executed a trade show in a 10,000 sq foot trade show booth, spent two weeks in Las Vegas, stood with my oldest friend when he got hitched, and added to my family (a new cute 7 lbs cat).
With that done, I am now free bestow the gift of my opinions upon the world, once again.
So my quick takes on a number of topics:
1) Priorities of the IOC (International Olympic Committee are COMPLETELY F--KED UP.
Evidence: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=BLOGDETAIL&grid=F11&blog=yourview&xml=/news/2007/06/08/view08a.xml
To Sum up: BMX biking and Skateboarding are going to be Olympic Sports - but Women's Ski Jumping is not?!? Seriously, what a bunch of tools.
2) Orson Scott Card's Empire, not a bad book, once you get past the fact that damn few people in the US Military call the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon, M249) by the name of it's parent design, the FN Herstal Minimi. Raises interesting and gripping questions about the possibility of a new American Civil War. My take - I very much doubt that an American Civil War could immediately devolve into a shooting war, just for the sheer fact that the American Left is officially against private firearm ownership. The American Right, on the other hand is all about private firearm ownership (and that, ladies and gentlemen is why the Crazed American is a single issue Republican - I may not be "Right" about everything, but I could never throw my hat in with a group or party that officially wants to take away my rights - especially the right to defend myself) and would have scads of ready infantry - and ladies and gentlemen, infantry wins wars. The book is excellent, merely for the afterword. Card is a "Democrat" but I like the way he thinks. Overall recommendation - read it - it's a good lounge by the pool, brain candy kind of book, with just enough thought provoking to make it interesting.
3) Illegal Immigration Bill - died a painful death in the Senate. Attention people who want to give the people who are here illegally a path to citizenship: A good number of them (I'd say the Majority of them ) do not want American Citizenship - they are proud of their Mexican heritage, and send all of their money back home, to their families. The Crazed American knows quite a few "Undocumented Immigrants" or, as they like to refer to themselves as "Illegal Aliens", and none of them would be here if economic conditions in Mexico were the slightest bit better. So in a perfect world, the USA should annex Mexico. I mean paying to bring Mexico up to our standard of living would be fantastically expensive, but since the Federal debt is so big Stephen Hawking has to be brought in periodically to describe it, does it really matter? Or a sensible "Guest Worker" Program could be enacted. People would have to return to their home country, and then armed with a sponsorship from an employer, apply for a Worker Visa. Then a background check would be completed, if the applicant had been found to be guilty of a crime (let's say of being in the US Illegally), they would pay a fine of $5-10K (and a suspended sentence - mess up once and - deported!) and then given a two year visa, renewable. If the applicant had been found to have committed any other crime, no admission granted. In terms of citizen ship, they are allowed to enter the pool of applicants, just like anyone else. No voting rights issued, but other than that, they'd get the same rights as anyone else here on a visa . Also put real investigation and enforcement teeth into Identity Theft Laws. Any feedback?
4) Win the war in Iraq already. As Glenn Beck said, "Either fight it to win it, or get the hell out." Follow the Powell Doctrine "Overwhelming force and fight to win." Of course, if we had followed the Powell Doctrine to begin with, I doubt we'd have this problem...
5) El Presidente should fire the Attorney General. Anyone who enough of an idiot to let the legal execution of Presidential Power become a "scandal" has no place in the administration of our country - I mean, come on...
6) I am annoyed by people who call El Presidente a "Conservative". He is NOT A CONSERVATIVE. But then again, I'm not either. I'm a Libertarian at heart, I guess. Small Government that exists to defend the country, make sure the food supply is safe, punish rapists, child molesters, thieves and murderers, and leave me the hell alone.
7) Globalism sucks. If it wasn't for Globalism, gas would be cheaper. I'm not advocating isolationism, but healthy national sovereignty, is not a bad thing.
That's all for now...
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The Crazed American
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