Maybe it's the gas prices that are p***ing him or her off. Whatever.Better a conversion to reality late then never.
Maybe it's the gas prices that are p***ing him or her off. Whatever.How GE Is Arming China to Compete With Boeing -- and AmericaGeneral Electric (GE) plans to sell its aircraft electronics to Chinese companies, and if you don't have a problem with that, maybe you should. After all, China just flight-tested a prototype stealth fighter, it continues to build up its military -- and we can only hope it's not planning to expand its territory in ways that threaten the U.S.
But if China does decide to get aggressive with the U.S., GE will have provided it with the aircraft technology it will be using.
According to The New York Times, GE is signing a deal to sell avionics technology -- electronics that control an aircraft's basic in-flight operations -- to Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (CACC), which aspires to build commercial and military aircraft. GE will do this through a joint venture with a Chinese company, Aviation Industry Corp. of China (Avic). Avic makes avionics for CACC and for China's military -- including its stealth fighter.
Which makes it curious that the Obama administration earmarked another six billion in GE funds (or are they taxpayer funds?) to a new GE firm called Healthymagination.
At a recent conference, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt claimed that America's economic crisis was not simply an economic crisis. It was instead a "reset", where companies that intersect with government will "prosper... and people who don't understand that will get left behind."
Immelt, a member of Mr. Obama's economic recovery advisory board, went on to say that, "The intersection of government and business will be changed, maybe for a generation."
The business case behind Healthymagination hinged on nationalization of the health care industry. Computerization of health care records is not only a vaunted component of the Obama stimulus package, it is also a $75 to $100 billion business over the next ten years.
Coincidentally, Healthymagination just happens to be building a health care record management system.
Oh, and did I mention NBC? It was involved, too. In 2009 Health Imaging reported that the GE-owned media conglomerate -- something out of the movie Rollerball -- would also do its part.
As Andrew Wilkow observed, "Healthymagination states its target dates for the completion of its various initiatives as 2015, well into a second Obama term. This means GE will have a deep financial interest in Mr. Obama's re-election; a fact that will no doubt be reflected in its media divisions. It will certainly be interesting to see if the left-wing watchdogs howl, or if they will conclude this is an acceptable level of collusion between the White House and a multinational conglomerate."
The Philadelphia Horror: How mass murder gets a pass: MalkinQOTD: "Permanence is the illusion of every age. But you cannot wage a sustained ideological assault on your own civilization without profound consequence. Without serious course correction, we will see the end of the Anglo-American era, and the eclipse of the powers that built the modern world. Even as America’s spendaholic government outspends not only America’s ability to pay for itself but, by some measures, the world’s; even as it follows Britain into the dank pit of transgenerational dependency, a failed education system, and unsustainable entitlements; even as it makes less and less and mortgages its future to its rivals for cheap Chinese trinkets, most Americans assume that simply because they’re American they will be insulated from the consequences." -- Mark Steyn, "Dependence Day"
China’s rise is potentially good for the world. To the extent that China is functioning as a responsible actor on the world stage, to the extent that we have a partner in ensuring that weapons of mass destruction don’t fall into the hands of terrorists or rogue states, to the extent that we have a partner in dealing with regional hotspots, to the extent that we have a partner in addressing issues like climate change or a pandemic, to the extent that we have a partner who is helping poorer countries in Asia or in Africa further develop so that they, too, can be part of the world economy — that is something that can help create stability and order and prosperity around the world. And that’s the kind of partnership that we’d like to see.And it’s more likely to come — if China feels secure and itself is doing well economically, they’re more likely to be an effective partner with us on the world stage.




Locking up energy supplies around the world, while Democrats strangle America's lifeblood.
Welcome to the ObamaCare Emergency Help Line!As I have documented, that false connection started with bloggers at DailyKos and Think Progress using Twitter to push the issue into the mainstream media within hours of the shooting with the help of their followers.
The ruthless efficiency with which the left-wing blogosphere tied Palin to the shooting, and the success of their efforts in equating Palin with mass murder, is a lesson we should not forget.
The Democrats and their mainstream media supporters were put back on their heels in 2010, and are regrouping. And if regrouping requires falsely accusing a major Republican figure of complicity in mass murder, and then amplifying that false accusation for several days in the face of contrary evidence until a substantial portion of the population believes it, they will do it.
But it did not stop with the accusation. When Palin tried to defend herself she was savaged again in the mainstream media.
Extensive research was conducted by the Jawa Report to determine the source of smears directed toward Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Those smears included false allegations that she belonged to a secessionist political party and that she has radical anti-American views.
Our research suggests that a subdivision of one of the largest public relations firms in the world most likely started and promulgated rumors about Sarah Palin that were known to be false. These rumors were spread in a surreptitious manner to avoid exposure.
It is also likely that the PR firm was paid by outside sources to run the smear campaign. While not conclusive, evidence suggests a link to the Barack Obama campaign...
Cut spending before lifting debt ceiling: TapscottIn an extraordinary outburst on the House floor, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) invoked the Holocaust to attack Republicans on health care and compared rhetoric on the issue to the work of infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.
“They say it’s a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like Goebbels,” Cohen said. “You say it enough, you repeat the lie, you repeat the lie, and eventually, people believe it. Like blood libel. That’s the same kind of thing. And Congressman Cohen didn’t stop there.
“The Germans said enough about the Jews and people believed it–believed it and you have the Holocaust. We heard on this floor, government takeover of health care. Politifact said the biggest lie of 2010 was a government takeover of health care because there is no government takeover,” Cohen said.
What he found will rock your world: Comcast's new lineup for MSNBC will position the channel to the right of Fox News. Check out the all-new lineup of shows on MSNBC:1PM (Reality) Fear Factor: Iran -- contestants Roseanne Barr, Rosie O'Donnell and Sean Penn are subjected to the Mullahs' harsh brand of justice after being captured 'spying' in Tehran
2PM (Gameshow) Presidential Jeopardy -- computer simulation pits Republicans Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan against Democrats Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama on topics ranging from the free market to the Bill of Rights
3PM (Comedy) Flipper -- relive John Kerry's hilarious policy shifts as he desperately tries to salvage his 2004 presidential campaign
4PM (Drama) Bolton's Heroes -- the former ambassador desperately tries to prevent the last neuron from escaping Jimmy Carter's brain
5PM (Education) After-school Special: Socialism--The Slow Road to Genocide
6PM (News) Conservative News Hour (guests: Michelle Bachmann, Jim DeMint, Mike Pence)
7PM (Documentary) Bewitched: Washington -- host Michelle Malkin attempts to conduct an exorcism of Nancy Pelosi
8PM (News) The Mark Levin Show (panelists wired with Invisible Fence collars: Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and Joy Behar)
9PM (Reality) The Palins, episode 3, President Palin's family moves into the White House
10PM (History) American Foundations - July, 1776 - the colonies risk everything to declare their separation from England's oppressive rule
11PM (News) The 11 O'Clock Newt - Host Newt Gingrich opines on the day's events
12AM (Documentary) The Reagan Legacy, episode 73, October 1980
1AM (Reality) Punk'd - Host Ashton Kutscher sets up a hilarious prank in which Harry Reid is permanently committed to an insane asylum
2AM (Reality) Pimp My RINO - Lindsey Graham visits the garage for a makeover
3AM (Drama) Fetal Forensics with Andrew Sullivan
4AM (Exercise) Celebrity Fit Club 12: Jeff Goldstein uses Michael Moore as a living heavy bag to attempt to get the director to lose weight (episode name: 'Pound the Stupid Out o' Ya')
5AM (Documentary) Understanding the Constitution - Heritage Foundation hosts a discussion of private property rights, free markets and the wonders of capitalism -- John Locke, Adam Smith and Milton Friedman [Repeat]
Dr. James E. Hansen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2880 Broadway
New York, NY 10025 USA
E-mail: James.E.Hansen@nasa.gov
Dear Dr. Hansen,
On behalf of the People's Republic of China, I would like to formally thank you for your exquisitely kind remarks of November 24th.The accuracy of our statement that "Chinese leadership takes a long view [of the environment], perhaps because of the long history of their culture, in contrast to the West with its short election cycles" is exemplified by our Hebei Province Shexian Tianjin Iron and steel plant (河北省涉县天津钢铁厂), which meets our most stringent anti-pollution guidelines.
And we do indeed have "the capacity to implement policy decisions rapidly", such as maintaining the pristine rivers near Guiyu, Guangdong province (广东省贵屿镇).
Your assessment that the PRC's "leaders seem to seek the best technical information and do not brand as a hoax that which is inconvenient" could not be more true. Our water treatment facilities are state-of-the-art and expel purified wastewater deep into the ocean.
We love your idea that we should impose "rising internal carbon fees"; in fact, we have already begun to do so in many facilities, including the Lasengmiao Power Plant (内蒙古拉僧庙发电厂).
We could also use "existing rules of the World Trade Organization [to] allow collection of a rising border duty on products from all nations that do not have an equivalent internal carbon fee or tax" -- this idea is pure genius, for many countries do not have our strict processes for treating industrial wastewater like this plant in the Lasengmiao Industrial District (内蒙古拉僧庙工业园区).
Furthermore, we agree that this would force the "United States ... to make a choice. It could either address its fossil-fuel addiction ... or ... accept continual descent into second-rate and third-rate economic well-being." Correct. Someday, all countries will have advanced facilities that are kind to the environment like this one in Hanchen city, Shaanxi Province (陕西省韩城市龙门镇).
Someday, all nations will enforce the strict carbon capture rules of the 100 chemical plants in Jiangsu province coastal industry district(江苏滨海头罾沿海化工园区), which discharge purified wastewater into the ocean.
Or the Anhui Province Cihu Chemical Industry District (安徽省慈湖化工园区), which built a underground pipe that discharges immaculately cleansed wastewater into the Yangtze River.
Someday all nations will create green jobs like China; an example is this 15-year-old boy from Tianshui, Gansu Province (甘肃天水) who dropped out of school after 2nd grade to make, how you say, bling bling?
This couple just arrived home from their high-paying green jobs in the Heilonggui (黑龙贵) Industrial District, where they work at the low-carbon-emission Plaster Kiln!
Someday all nations will have the green jobs available for citizens of any age, like this group of children. The oldest is nine and the youngest is two -- and their jobs are so fulfilling, they do not need to go to school!
In conclusion, Dr. Hansen, we want to thank you for highlighting all of our environmentally friendly policies that are far, far superior to those of your home country. We believe you deserving of our highest and most noble title for Americans like you: Order of the Useful Idiot.
Warmest Regards,
[signed]
Dr. Xiang Wu Ho
People's Liberation Army
Office of Biological and Chemical Warfare
Obama Tries on a Centrist Fig Leaf: Wolf Howling
The Democrat Party and its public relations arm -- legacy media -- are out pitching a new meme in their efforts to save Obamacare. This week's ploy: "an Obama administration study ... that says as many as half of all Americans under 65 have a pre-existing condition that could threaten their access to health insurance."The disagreeable truth—a relentless law of economics—is that you can’t insure a pre-existing. If you wreck your car, State Farm pays only if you had the insurance policy before the accident. If you don’t have insurance, your options are to take the bus, walk, ride a bicycle, get help from friends or family, or come up with money to buy a new car from some source other than a car insurance company.People would very much like the “right” to buy insurance that would cover their pre-existings, without restrictions or waiting periods. But the same folks don’t much like the idea of paying for other people’s pre-existings—or even for their sicknesses. So the healthy ones often switch into a new policy that gives them an enticing low rate if they pass the underwriting. Then those who can’t switch see their premiums go up rapidly. This is called the “death spiral.” Is it the wicked insurance companies’ fault? Or human nature?
You might naturally feel sympathy toward a person who finds out that he has a costly and fatal condition like AIDS. But what if he doesn’t tell the life insurance company about the pre-existing as he buys a million-dollar policy for the benefit of his partner? Is it wicked of the insurer to rescind the policy because of fraud? Or should the government force the company to pay—until it goes bankrupt, and leaves all of its subscribers without coverage?
...As soon as the government forces people to pay a premium for other people’s pre-existings, they are likely to object to what they—quite reasonably—see as a rip-off. Hence the need for more force: the individual mandate.
Some people don’t see the connection, and think we can keep that popular provision on pre-existings, and delete the rest. We can’t.
...Forcing insurers to cover pre-existings without allowing enormous premium increases will bankrupt them. Perhaps driving private insurers out of business is the real agenda. However, imposing a “solution” that multiplies costs bankrupts everybody.
Those who are counting on that single payer hovering in the background need to remember that the government is already bankrupt—a very dangerous pre-existing condition.
The most popular provision of ObamaCare may also be the worst. The whole Act needs to be repealed.