Sunday, March 18, 2012

'America’s combined energy resources are... the largest on earth'

Peter Glover, writing at Energy Tribune, obliterates President Obama's incessant lies about energy. He relays a stunning report that describes America's natural energy reserves as an embarrassment of riches.

Which begs the question: with its economy running on fumes and a staggering deficit, why is America the only country on Earth that restricts access to its own vast energy resources? That's a rhetorical question, since we now have a Democrat Party controlled by Marxist ideologues.

...America’s combined energy resources are, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service (CSR), the largest on earth. They eclipse Saudi Arabia (3rd), China (4th) and Canada (6th) combined – and that’s without including America’s shale oil deposits and, in the future, the potentially astronomic impact of methane hydrates.

...it perhaps falls to a friend of the US (i.e., me) to state that if the White House is in any way serious about impacting the economic Black Hole that is the burgeoning national debt, reinvigorating business big-time, creating real jobs and restoring ebbing national wealth, the best shot by a distance if you’re American ... well, you’re standing on it, or rather above it.

...While the US is often depicted as having only a tiny minority of the world’s oil reserves at around 28 billion barrels (based on the somewhat misleading figure of ‘proven reserves’) according to the CRS in reality it has around 163 billion barrels. As Inhofe’s EPW press release comments, “That’s enough oil to maintain America’s current rates of production and replace imports from the Persian Gulf for more than 50 years”. Next up, there’s coal. The CRS report reveals America’s reserves of coal are unsurpassed, accounting for over 28 percent of the world’s coal... that’s a couple of centuries of coal use, at least.

...In 2009 the CRS upped its 2006 estimate of America’s enormous natural gas deposits by 25 percent to around 2,047 trillion cubic feet, a conservative figure given the expanding shale gas revolution. At current rates of use that’s enough for around 100 years... [and] methane hydrates [could] be enough to provide America’s natural gas for more than 400 years.”

...With hundreds of thousands depending on oil and gas drilling for work, it is as yet unknown just how many of Obama’s policies are putting people out of jobs – and preventing the creation of new ones. What we do know however, is that ‘green’ jobs in the alternative energies industries just aren’t cutting the employment ice. In mid-March, a new study by Verso Consultancy estimates that for every new green job created by diverting public money into renewable energy projects in the UK, 3.7 British jobs were destroyed.

Meanwhile US energy policy persists in pursuing the myth that renewables are the economically viable future, with fossil fuels already, as the president said in January, “yesterday’s energy”. With 85 percent of global energy set to come from fossil fuels till at least 2035 no matter what wishful thinkers may prefer, current US energy policy – much like European – is pure political pantomime.

In 2012 we must elect leaders who understand the real world. The leaders we have today exist in some sort of a fantasy dream-scape. Because in the real world, there are no unicorns, no mermaids, no dancing ponies and no "green jobs".


Hat tip: D&S

Chicago Gun Ban Success Story #15,306: 17 Shot, Five Killed Last Night Including a 6-Year Old Girl

Democrats claim to be the party of "science" and "knowledge", yet they stick with their failed policies like body odor clings to Michael Moore. Whether it's rampant deficit spending, the failed "Great Society" welfare mentality, bankrupt entitlement programs, the global warming scam, or dozens of other examples, Democrats never look back and examine the results of their miserable failures. They never course-correct.

The classic example of this is, of course, their unconstitutional attempts to restrict access to firearms for the law-abiding citizen. Say, isn't Chicago one of the most restrictive cities in the nation when it comes to handguns? And isn't it one of the worst cities for gun crime? Those are rhetorical questions, for you drones reading along.

Five people were killed and at least 12 other people wounded in shootings Saturday night and Sunday morning across the city.

Police were questioning two suspects after Deering District officers were able to chase down the occupants of a car who fired on three people, killing a 24-year-old man, about 1:50 a.m. on the 5300 block of South Loomis Boulevard in the Back of the Yards neighborhood... The 24-year-old who died was shot multiple times and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was declared dead. A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were being treated in serious condition at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.

...The evening attacks follow the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old girl and the wounding of four other people in Chicago within an hour Saturday afternoon, and 16 shootings, including the slaying of a 42-year-old man, overnight Friday and early Saturday morning.

One day, perhaps the clue-bat will tap Democrats on their collective noggins and help them understand that the worst cities for gun crime are always those that most restrict access (unconstitutionally, mind you) to handguns.

Because those laws only disarm the law-abiding, the citizens who are the first line of defense against violent offenders.


Hat tip: BadBlue.com.

Here's what would happen if Washington, DC got nuked...

Gizomodo points us to a DHS and FEMA analysis (PDF) of the after-effects of a nuclear detonation in the heart of the District of Columbia. Everything from blast effects, fallout, evacuation procedures, casualties and first-responder preparations are described in great detail.

Unfortunately, our instincts can be our own worst enemy. The bright flash of detonation would be seen instantaneously throughout the region and may cause people to approach windows to see what is happening just as a blast wave breaks the window. For a 10-kT detonation, glass can be broken with enough force to cause injury out to 3 miles and can take more than 10 seconds to reach this range.

Another urge to overcome is the desire to flee the area (or worse, run into fallout areas to reunite with family members), which can place people outdoors in the first few minutes and hours when fallout exposures are the greatest. Those outside or in vehicles will have little protection from the penetrating radiation coming off fallout particles as they accumulate on roofs and the ground.

...Unless a given shelter location is considered unsafe due to fire or structural damage, the length of time individuals should remain sheltered depends on instructions from regional emergency management agencies. For those in good shelters, such as a large concrete, brick, or underground structure, optimal shelter times will likely be in terms of days. In the absence of specific guidance from authorities and adequate supplies of food and water, or for those who are in smaller 2- to 3-story structures or shallow basements, evacuation should be considered after 12 hours. Upon leaving shelter, the best course is to follow routes that take advantage of sheltered passages (subways, underground connectors, or through building lobbies) that lead away from damage and heavy fallout areas. Once clear of potential fallout areas, evacuees should seek a change of clothes (including shoes) and wipe or wash exposed skin surfaces...

...The Severe Damage Zone (SDZ) is the area that immediately surrounds a detonation site and extends to ~0.5 mile radius for a 10-kT explosion, as shown in Figure 10. In the SDZ, few, if any, above-ground buildings are expected to remain structurally sound or even standing, and few people would survive; however, some people protected within stable structures (e.g., subterranean parking garages or subway tunnels) at the time of the explosion could survive the initial blast...

...Very high radiation levels and other hazards are expected to persist in the SDZ making the zone gravely dangerous to survivors and responders. The SDZ should be considered a no-go zone during the early days following an explosion...

...Emergency response and access to the MDZ will be greatly affected by the substantial rubble as well as crashed or overturned vehicles that will completely block streets and require heavy equipment to clear. Broken water and utility lines are expected, and fires will be encountered. However, many casualties in the MDZ will survive and will benefit most (compared to casualties in other prompt effect damage zones) from urgent medical care (AMA, 2011). Responders approaching from the blast-area periphery should be cognizant that when they begin observing that most buildings are either severely damaged or have collapsed, they are entering the SDZ...


...In addition to prompt effects that radiate outward from a detonation site, a nuclear blast can produce nuclear fallout, which is generated when dust and debris excavated by the explosion are combined with radioactive fission products produced in the nuclear explosion and drawn upward by the heat produced...

...The cloud rapidly climbs through the atmosphere, potentially up to 5 miles (8 km) high for a 10-kT explosion, forming a mushroom cloud (under ideal weather conditions) from which highly radioactive particles drop back down to earth as the cloud cools...

...Hiroshima and Nagasaki did not experience substantive fallout because the detonations occurred well above ground at altitudes of 1,900 ft (579.12 m) and 1,500 ft (457.2 m), respectively. At such altitudes, fission products do not have the opportunity to mix with excavated earth...

Net net: this is why the nation's capital is reportedly ringed by extremely sensitive detectors for radioactivity.

And -- sorry, Paulbots -- this is also why we need to continue to invest in missile defense.


Raising the Level of Public Discourse: Cee Lo Sings 'F*** You', Flips Off Audience at Official Obama Fundraiser

Class: the feet on the furniture; the record-setting pursuit of golf, vacations, and White House parties; and the non-stop fundraising -- highlighted last week by a Cee Lo appearance with President Obama at an Atlanta fundraiser.

Singer Cee Lo Green just finished performing his hit song at President Obama’s campaign fundraiser at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga., and he started with the uncensored version.

The Grammy-winner and Atlanta native flicked off the audience before asking, “Can I curse in here?” But he didn’t wait for the answer, letting out a loud “f*** you!” Cee Lo ultimately switched to the censored “Forget You” lyrics.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney refused to comment on the song earlier today when pressed by reporters aboard Air Force One. Carney did admit that the president is “a fan” of Cee Lo’s music and might have his songs on his iPod.

Of course he is.

I'm sure his kids are humming the song now, too.


Larwyn's Linx: Rick Santorum's message to Illinois conservatives

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2012 Elections

Rick Santorum's message to Illinois conservatives: Marathon
Santorum's Progress in GOP Race is Historic: NatlJrnl
Santorum: When In the Course of Human Events: CFP

Nation

Obama’s History Lesson: Steyn
Obama's Canary Is Sick: Surber
Who Looks Dumb Now?: CDN

Michelle: $3 Can Buy His Love: Beacon
Carville: Obama Weak, Can Be Beat: Times
What is Obama's National Defense Preparedness Order?: RWN

Economy

“Breitbart Is Here” Signs Greet #Occupy Goons to St. Louis: GWP
Jerry Brown's Plan B: RWN
'Is the economy recovering for you?': WSJ

Scandal Central

Friday document dump: Holder’s DOJ releases more on ‘Fast and Furious’: DC
Yet Another Solyndra Weekend Doc Dump: Malkin
Obama Executive Order: Peacetime Martial Law?: ProWis

Climate & Energy

'Nice Weather' Making Obama a 'Little Nervous': WS
Obama Weekly Address: Lower Gas Prices By Eliminating Gov’t Subsidies to Oil Companies: Malkin
"It Is On": Ramirez

Media

Stuff that people think they know: JPA
When Wall Street Makes Crap Loans It's a Crisis; When Steven Chu Does, It's "Green Energy": Reason
Politico Notices How Bad Obamacare's Been: RS

New Government Ad Pushes Food Stamps: CDN
Not News: Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Calls For 'Destruction of All Churches in Region': Blumer
Here’s the Obama Movie You Won’t Hear About From the Lame Media: LoneCon

World

Obama's Muslim adviser criticizes Assad for not being able to deliver "resistance to Israel": JihadWatch
How one man escaped from a North Korean prison camp: Guardian
Colombian soldiers killed in Farc ambush: BBC

Sci-Tech

Here Are 14 Awesome Gadgets For Under $100: Insider
Big Brother Goes Live September 2013: ZH
Einstein vindicated: Neutrinos not speeding after all: Times

Cornucopia

Show This to the Gun-Grabbers: iOTW
10 George Clooney Crimes, According to Witter: ABC
Former Mr. Universe turns 100 in India: CNS

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Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Rick Santorum for President

QOTD: "I don't think there is anything new except for the fact that the administration is showing less pretense in trying to pretend it is not running. I don't think Obama has governed since election day in 2010. Certainly after the debt ceiling issue in August he's been campaigning full time. Can anybody name a single piece of legislation, a single proposal, a single speech he's gave that has been designed for anything other than to boost his constituencies, mainly women, Hispanics and youth? He's lost the enthusiasm. He hasn't had a good record. He needs to gin up the base...

...So these people create out of nothing the war on women, immigration legislation that Obama knows has no chance of passing, giveaways like student loans. That is all he has been doing for the last year and he'll continue to do it until election day. We don't essentially have a government, what we have is a campaign." --Charles Krauthammer

Saturday, March 17, 2012

I Refuse to Give Up This Republic Without a Fight

"...These [health care] negotiations will be on C-SPAN, and so the public will be part of the conversation and will see the decisions that are being made...” (Barack Obama, 1/20/2008)

...[I want] to repeal some of these tax breaks for these oil companies. But I want to do more than that. I also want to go after their windfall profits, take a segment of those profits..." (Barack Obama, 3/3/2008)

"...Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket..." (Barack Obama, 11/1/2008)

"...“I really do believe President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had..." (Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), 1/4/2009)

"...We will launch a sweeping effort to root out waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending in our government, and every American will be able to see how and where we spend taxpayer dollars..." (Barack Obama, 1/28/2009)

"...Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards..." (Attorney General Eric Holder, 2/18/2009)

"...We don't believe it makes sense to significantly subsidize the production and use of sources of energy (like oil and gas) that are dramatically going to add to our climate change (problem)..." (Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, 3/5/2009)

"...Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration..." (Department of Homeland Security report to Janet Napolitano, 4/12/2009)

"...in early January, when Barack Obama was still President-elect, two of his chief economic advisers — leading proponents of a stimulus bill — predicted that the passage of a large economic-aid package would boost the economy and keep the unemployment rate below 8%. It hasn't quite worked out that way..." (Time Magazine, 7/2/2009)

"...right now drug companies are fighting so that they can keep essentially their patents on their brand-name drugs a lot longer... every time we come close to passing health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they've got." (Barack Obama, 8/11/2009)

"...When CNSNews.com asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday where the Constitution authorized Congress to order Americans to buy health insurance--a mandate included in both the House and Senate versions of the health care bill--Pelosi dismissed the question by saying: “Are you serious? Are you serious?”..." (CNS News, 8/23/2009)

"...the White House has been taken aback by the intense criticism from political opponents and local officials of Holder’s decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian courtroom in New York..." (Washington Post, 2/11/2010)

"...But we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what is in it..." (Nancy Pelosi, 3/9/2010)

"...[President] Obama and his health secretary staged a two-pronged attack Monday in a stern letter to health insurance chief executives and a speech in which the president castigated insurance companies 22 times...." (Washington Post, 3/9/2010)

"...once upon a time they taught that under the U.S. Constitution a bill had to pass both the House and Senate to become law. Until this week, that is, when Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving to merely 'deem' that the House has passed the Senate health-care bill and then send it to President Obama to sign anyway..." (Wall Street Journal, 3/16/2010)

"...I don't care about the Constitution when it comes to this [health care bill]..." (Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL), 4/2/2010)

"...The president's top counterterrorism adviser on Wednesday called jihad a "legitimate tenet of Islam," arguing that the term "jihadists" should not be used to describe America's enemies... The comment comes after Brennan, in a February speech in which he described his respect for the tolerance and devotion of Middle Eastern nations, referred to Jerusalem... by its Arabic name, Al-Quds..." (Fox News, 5/27/2010)

"...As solicitor general of the United States, Elena Kagan argued in front of the Supreme Court that the federal government had the constitutional authority to ban certain political pamphlets. She also strongly implied that some political books, if they were partisan enough, could also be censored..." (Reason Magazine, 6/29/2010)

"...The financial regulation bill that President Obama will sign into law on Wednesday is supposed to clean up Wall Street. But an obscure passage buried deep in the 2,300-page legislation... could have a broad impact [on] electronics companies..." (Washington Post, 7/2/2010)

"...The federal government filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at blocking a controversial Arizona law that requires local police and sheriffs to question and arrest anyone whom they suspect is in the country illegally..." (Politico, 7/7/2010)

"...Less than two months after the US Department of Justice sued Arizona over the state’s controversial immigration law, it has filed another lawsuit targeting immigration practices by Arizona authorities... the [DOJ] says Phoenix-area Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC) discriminated against almost 250 noncitizen job applicants by requiring them to fill out more documents than the law requires to prove their eligibility to work...." (Christian Science Monitor, 8/31/2010)

"The Justice Department's civil rights division on Monday objected to a new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas because many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification... Texas is the second state in recent months to become embroiled in a court battle with the Justice Department over photo ID requirements for voters...

...In December, the Justice Department rejected South Carolina's voter ID law on grounds it makes it harder for minorities to cast ballots. It was the first voter ID law to be rejected by the department in nearly 20 years..." (CBS News, 3/12/2012)
You don't have to ride on a treacherous, unlit cow path from the north-side of Boston to Lexington as the King's Regulars attempt a surprise attack on the Sons of Liberty.

You don't have to board a frigate, sail for weeks across the Atlantic and then sack a city in Tripoli to rescue your imprisoned countrymen.

You don't have to kill a British soldier in a desperate, hand-to-hand struggle after leaping out of a boat on the beach at York during the War of 1812.

You don't have to hold the line against Pickett's desperate charge at Gettysburg as thousands of wounded men shriek bloody murder around you.

You don't have to resist a vicious attack by the Hun with fixed bayonets at Belleau Wood.

You don't have to survive a terrifying duck-boat run onto Omaha Beach as men around you are being chopped to bits by fortified Nazi gun emplacements.

You don't have to liberate the Nazi Death Camps, capping months of brutal fighting and desperate marching through the dirt roads of Europe.

You don't have to withstand a surprise attack by the Chinese 'People's Volunteer Army', fighting to hold the line in 35°-below-zero temperatures for days on end near the Chosin Reservoir.

You don't have to defend the city of Huế from a surprise attack by Viet Cong and PAVN regulars, fighting block-to-block as the entire country is set afire by the Tet Offensive.

You don't have to race across the desert, waiting for a chemical attack or a Scud missile to hit, baking in 130° temperatures, so that you can expel Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard from Kuwait.

You don't have to patrol a patch of hard-scrabble earth in Aghanistan or Iraq, waiting for the inevitable IED by the side of the road -- or signs that you've rolled right into an ambush by heavily-armed 'insurgents' equipped with Iranian RPGs.

You don't have to do any of those things. You just have to vote in November. You just have to take the time to rally your neighbors, your family members and your co-workers to vote for candidates who believe in the Constitution. You must marshal voters who will reject the out-of-control, free-spending government that has brought our country to the edge of bankruptcy.

Because if the Constitution doesn't mean anything, if all of the founders' sacrifices went for naught, if all of those American heroes who fought and bled and died for the flag mean nothing, if all your parents and grandparents gave you doesn't amount to a hill of beans, well, then our generation will be forever known as the weak-willed group that let the American dream slip from our fingers.

And we will be known forever as the generation that allowed American exceptionalism to be stolen from us by a radical leftist from San Francisco, a crooked, power-hungry weasel of a man from Nevada, and an Alinsky-trained community organizer who rose to the presidency without qualifications or even so much as a background check by the media.

You don't have to bleed for your country. All you have to do is rally our forces to vote in November. That is what we can do and that is what we must do to preserve this Republic for future generations.


President Obama's Energy Lies Necessarily Skyrocket

"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, [energy prices] would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I’m capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was... [t]hey will pass that money on to consumers." --Barack Obama, 1 November 2008

He can run, he can hide, he can evade, and he can blame Bush. But Barack Obama's promises to de-industrialize America live on. In fact, he should proudly campaign in front of a "Mission accomplished" banner.

This graph depicts gas prices since the election of President Subprime McDowngrade.

I wouldn't worry, though. Perhaps the Chinese will sell us gas from our own continent.


Related: Diagramming President Obama's Energy Lies. Chart: GasBuddy.com.

Larwyn's Linx: Shifra's Open Letter to President Obama

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2012 Elections

Shifra's Open Letter to President Obama: Bruce
Obama's Crude Lottery-Solicitations Point To His Problems Raising Cash: Ace
Obama -- Candidate of Fear: Beacon

"Did the Daily Caller ‘Pull a Media Matters’ on Rick Santorum?": ProWis
Rick Santorum's Illinois Rally: Publius
Obama sharpens criticism of divided Republicans: RCP

Nation

The Myth of “Middle-Class” Uncle Joe: Malkin
5th Circuit rules guns aren’t “property-like”: Q&O
Obama Admin OKs Using Aborted Babies’ Brains in Lab Tests: LifeNews

Michelle Obama to Supporters: Barack 'In Love With You': PunditPress
Perry: We’ll take voter ID case to Supreme Court to win: Scoop
Class: Cee Lo flips off audience, sings f-you at Obama fundraiser: GWP

Economy

Supreme Court Can't Save ObamaCare Mandate: IBD
Gallup Struggles to Explain BLS Jobs Data: Mish
CBO: Exploding debt under Obama policies: Politico

Oil: The Anti Obama Lubricant: Janicki
CBO Exposes Obama's $2 Tril Budget Sleight of Hand: IBD
More ObamaCare Robbing Peter To Pay Paula, Er Sandra Flukes: Kesler

Climate & Energy

Enviros petition EPA to ban lead in ammunition … again: Hot Air
Another Obama Lie: Oil production down 14 percent on federal land: Exam
Greening Us Back to the Stone Age: CFP

Media

Have Obama's Poll Numbers Slipped? Must be Time For an Article About How Stupid and Ill-Informed Voters Are: Ace
Anti-Rush Campaign Was in the Works: Commentary
Cee Lo sings ‘F--- You’ at Obama fundraiser: Twitchy

Kimberley Strassel vs. a Republican Majority: RS
Schmidt Memos Prove ‘Game Change’ Author was Targeted to Save His “Reputation”: C4P
Rush Limbaugh: My Conversation With Mark Levin: Foley

NBC News 'Punk Faggot' Scandal Erupts: Lord
Krugman: Half-truths and logical fallacies litter his denouncement of drilling for oil: Q&O
Tom Hanks' $25 Billion Lie for Obama: Times

World

Arab Spring… Egyptian Salafi Lawmaker Calls For Islamic Crucifixion Law: GWP
French Soldiers Shot Dead on Street: Military
APNewsBreak: New case of Aghan killing Marine: MyWay

Egypt: 300 Muslim lawyers storm court to bar lawyers for Christian convicted of insulting Muhammad: JihadWatch
Documents reveal bin Laden directive to kill Obama, Petraeus: Fox
Reports: Two blasts hit Syria's capital city: USA Today

Sci-Tech

IT Consumerization, the Cloud and the Alleged Death of the CIO : Wired
Symantec's lost cell phone study confirms the worst in people: Fox
'This American Life' Has Retracted Its Foxconn Story: Atlantic

Cornucopia

Rutherford B. Hayes Responds To Barack Obama: Glob
BO and David: Called Out by the Homeland Press: MOTUS
Welcome to Jurassic Park: Elephant

Image: iOwnTheWorld
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Rick Santorum for President

QOTD: "Obama’s tepid fundraising reveals a Democratic donor base torn between disillusionment and apathy. Some wealthy liberals, living contentedly in la-la land, are holding back money because they believe Obama has not been left-wing enough, especially on the issue of climate change... Others have seen the mainstream media coverage of the Republican primary and concluded, not entirely without reason, that the GOP is no threat at all. Why write a check, then, when the president is a lock?

But the president is not a lock—and he knows it. The Washington Post poll that Messina mentioned in his letter was soon seconded by a New York Times survey that had Obama’s approval rating plunging 9 points in one month to 41 percent... [And] “all adults” are not necessarily registered or likely voters in elections. The more closely a polling sample reflects the likely electorate this November, the worse Obama fares." --Matthew Continetti

Friday, March 16, 2012

Genius: Administration spending millions to train firefighters how to combat exploding Chevy Volts

Everything the Obama administration touches turns to crap: it has hollowed out the military, de-funded NASA, raided the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for purely political reasons, devastated the health care system, and wasted billions on crony green investments. Exhibit A: the disastrous Chevy Volt:

Last week, the Obama Administration sought to increase the Chevrolet Volt purchaser tax credit from $7,500 to $10,000.

All this for a car so dangerous to first responders that the Department of Energy allocated $4.4 million dollars for programs to prevent fire fighters from electrocuting themselves while trying to rescue crash victims.

...According to industry expert Gary Howell of Howell Automotive, one of the problems lies with the batteries that power the vehicle. “The lithium-ion used in modern electric cars are not like the old lead-acid batteries of the past. They are more powerful and, when damaged, the fluid inside can leak out, creating a short on the circuit boards that are used to control the batteries. The fluid dries and crystallizes, creating a short, sometimes weeks after the damage to the battery occurred.”

This results in spontaneous fires, such as happened in a Volt three weeks after a crash test at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

...The General Motors Service Technical College provides technical materials to first responders around the country. Just this week, their publication on the Volt was cited by a Baltimore County, Maryland Fire Service Special Interest Bulletin. After a bizarre paragraph extolling the virtues of the car itself, the bulletin gets down to the business of informing fire fighters of how to not kill themselves trying to rescue a crash victim...

“There is a yellow First Responder cable “cut” tag wrapped around the low volt positive battery cable behind the fuse panel door, located on the left side of the rear compartment (see diagram on next page). This cable should be cut first to disable the vehicle safely before beginning any extrication. The cable should be cut on both sides of the label to ensure the cut cable ends do not inadvertently touch and re-energize the vehicle.”

General Motors also warns that “cutting these cables can result in serious injury or death.”

Hence the need for spending $4.4 million in taxpayer money to train firefighters across the country to protect themselves from a car that the government paid people $7,500 per unit to purchase...

I challenge any of you liberals our there to tell me one thing this president has done to advance free enterprise and individual liberty. In fact, I've got five (5) shiny 1 oz. U.S. Silver Eagles (retail value about $160) to the first drone liberal to give me one documented Obama achievement in strengthening the private sector. I won't hold my breath.


Hat tip: Weasel Zippers.

How Long Until Obama Bans Troops From Wearing This Awesome "Pork-Eating Crusader" Gear?

In ...three... two...

Exhausted from how they feel they're being perceived, troops have taken to wearing patches and carrying items that label themselves infidels and offer translation in local dialect.

In the Muslim world an infidel means literally "one without faith" who rejects the central teachings of Islam.

Military.com tracked down Clayton Montgomery at Mil-Spec Monkey, a large online seller of infidel gear, who says his most popular item by far is the "Pork Eating Crusader Patch."

The patch includes an image of a knight in a Crusade's tunic, eating what appears to be a large ham hock, and lest there be any confusion — a translation in Arabic.

They haven't gone unnoticed. The website Muslim Awakening, posts a picture of what appears to be a German soldier with the patch adhered to his combat uniform.

Other items are more subtle.


There is the Infidel Zippo advertised as: "This one is small enough to hold some personal meaning and not be in-your-face to everyone you meet. It’s perfect for pulling out at just the right moment to get the full effect."

Well, we wouldn't want to offend the extremists who routinely stone women, hang homosexuals, and let children burn to death because they're not wearing burkas, can we?


Hat tip: Winterspirit.

Revealed: President Obama's REAL Tournament Bracket



Hat tip: Richard Baehr.

Larwyn's Linx: CBO: Millions May Lose Coverage Due to Obamacare

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Nation

CBO: Millions May Lose Coverage Due to Obamacare: Malkin
HHS Finalizes ObamaCare's Abortion Funding Rule: HySci
Reid Reverses Course on Judges; Political Stunt Backfires: Foundry

Obama's Health Care Duplicity No Longer Debatable: DLim
Obama shifts healthcare defense: Hill
Terminated CBO Whistleblower shares inside info: ZH

2012 Elections

Rick Santorum for President Because...: RSM
Does Gingrich staying in actually help Santorum?: Hot Air
Paul Ryan Runs the Best Presidential Campaign Ad of 2012: WS

Did Daily Caller Pull a Media Matters on Santorum?: RSM
If Obama's Past Isn't A Concern, Why Cover It Up?: IBD
Palin: Breitbart Is Here: Breitbart

Economy

Study: Obama Is Top Regulator In US History: S&L
End The Tyranny: No Regulation Without Representation!: Howling
Real inflation: 7.2 percent and rising: Hayward

Chamber Challenges Obama On The National Labor Relations Board: RWN
School Choice Momentum Continues Across the Country: Foundry
San Diego gears up fro battle with unions over pensions: Fox

Now they tell us: Healthcare wasn't broken: AEI
Home schooling: Why more black US families are trying it: MoneyRunner
Justice Department to Force Public Pools to Install Elevators: WS

Scandal Central

From Baghdad to Chicago: Rezko and the Auchi empire: ILP2P
10 Reasons Why Fisker May Be Worse Than Solyndra: NLPC
White House-Backed Review of Energy Department Loans Omits Solyndra: CNS

Climate & Energy

Obama's Energy Lies: President Spews Fabrications on American Energy: AmPower
It's Official - US, UK To Release Strategic Oil Stocks: ZH
Obama mocks Republicans over gas prices: USA Today

Media

No Wonder Sandra Fluke Needs So Many Contraceptives: Riehl
Media Matters astroturfed the Limbaugh secondary boycott: LI
Anti-Catholic Ad OK in New York Times, But Similar Anti-Islam Ad Rejected: MRC

Beijing on the Potomac: Beach
Advertisers now defending Rush in ads running on his show: Scoop
Houston Teen Killed at 'Project X' Inspired Party: ABC

#1 Trending Story in U.S.: Atlas
Libtalker Randy Rhodes spews anti-Indian racism like so many teeth.: RS
Rush Limbaugh enters the Twitter fray: Twitchy

World

Invoking Begin and Osirak, PM hints at Iran strike even if US objects: Times of Israel
Netanyahu is preparing Israeli public opinion for a war on Iran: Haaretz
Soldier accused of Afghan killing rampage saw friend's leg blown off the day before: Blaze

NKorea's Kim commands military live-fire drills: CNS
Krauthammer: Troops Leaving Guns At The Door Like Helicopters On Roof Of The Embassy: RCP
"Curbs Needed to Avoid China Property Chaos"; Chinese Economy Already in Hard Landing? : Mish

Sci-Tech

Salesforce Ramps Up Facebook Impersonation: Wired
FBI Can’t Crack Android Pattern-Screen Lock: Wired
New iPad: A Polishing of the Old: NYT

CIA Chief: We’ll Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher: Wired
Groupon guilty of 'widespread' breaches of consumer protection laws: Guardian
The End Of Vulnerabilities?: DarkReading

Cornucopia

My Story: I'm a Military Working Dog: BlackFive
Piers Morgan calls out Obama-movie filmmaker on ‘negatives’ of Obama: Twitchy
12 tips for Blago in prison: Trib

Image: Sondrakistan
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Support Rick Santorum for President

QOTD: "...during the first three years of the Obama Administration, 106 new major federal regulations added more than $46 billion per year in new costs for Americans. This is almost four times the number -- and more than five times the cost -- of the major regulations issued by George W. Bush during his first three years." --Heritage Foundation

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Photos: I Finally Discovered Why Sandra Fluke Wanted Free Contraceptives

Damn things are collectors' items now:

You think I forgot about this? I'm like a frickin' elephant! I never forget!


Utterly Predictable Democrat Fail, Chapter 4,815: Cali Tax Hikes Crush Revenue to Moonbeam's Doomed Government

California and Greece have more than a few things in common, including the fact that their unofficial slogans are both "Ask Us About Our Death Spiral!"

Inquiring minds have noticed a huge plunge in California Tax Revenue for the month of February compared to February 2011...

That is a 22.55% plunge in spite of the fact that this February was a leap year adding a day to the calendar...

Via Mike Shedlock, we find a Breitbart article that provides additional insight into California's tax implosion:

Compared to last year, State tax collections for February shriveled by $1.2 billion or 22%. The deterioration is more than double the shocking $535 million reported decline for last month. The cumulative fiscal year decline is $6.1 billion or down 11% versus this period in 2011...

...businesses and successful people are leaving California for the better tax rates available in more pro-business states.

Derisively referred to as “Taxifornia” by the independent Pacific Research Institute, California wins the booby prize for the highest personal income taxes in the nation and higher sales tax rates than all but four other states. Though Californians benefit from Proposition 13 restrictions on how much their property tax can increase in one year, the state still has the worst state tax burden in the U.S.

Spectrum Locations Consultants recorded 254 California companies moved some or all of their work and jobs out of state in 2011, 26% more than in 2010 and five times as many as in 2009. According SLC President, Joe Vranich: the “top ten reasons companies are leaving California: 1) Poor rankings in surveys 2) More adversarial toward business 3) Uncontrollable public spending 4) Unfriendly business climate 5) Provable savings elsewhere 6) Most expensive business locations 7) Unfriendly legal environment for business 8) Worst regulatory burden 9) Severe tax treatment 10) Unprecedented energy costs.

Like the movie Groundhog Day, the idiotic Leftists and those who support them approach each day as if history, logic and reason didn't exist.

Raising taxes on "the rich" drive "the rich" away. Raising taxes on "the rich" promotes barter and black marketeering for the most productive members of society. Raising taxes on "the rich" suppresses tax collection, because it punishes success and rewards sloth.

Which is why the party of tyranny must be defeated at the ballot box in November -- at every level of government.


Related: 161 years ago this fall.

Obama's YouTube Outreach Program: Corrected For Accuracy

A must-watch:

Pass it on.


"Matt Drudge Demonstrates the Art of Drudgetaposition"

That's what Glenn Reynolds calls this gem:

My all-time favorite, though, was from August of 2010:

Between NCAA games, golf and vacations, I don't when our Dear Leader has time to do any actual presidenting.


10 Things Every Gun Owner Must Know About Barack Obama

From the NRA Political Victory Fund:





Hat tips: Conservative Daily News and BadBlue.

Larwyn's Linx: Comparative analysis of the teleprompter president’s oratory

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2012 Elections

Comparative analysis of the teleprompter president’s oratory: JPA
It’s Not Insane to Think Mitt Romney Should Drop Out: RS
A Santorum Miracle? ‘So Be It,’ Says Mitt: RSM

Why America Needs Social Conservatism: Foundry
Republican Senate Pickup in Florida?: AmSpec
Report: Romney, Paul Deal "Taking Shape": Hot Air

Nation

Gov. Daniels: ‘Terrifying Rate’ of Debt ‘Will Lead to National Ruin’: CNS
God and Man at NASA, Then and Now: Driscoll
American flag with Obama's image sparks outrage at Democrats: Fox

Thursday is 'Poolmageddon' for trial lawyers: Exam
GOP Senators Call on IRS to Explain Tea Party Treatment: Blaze
Figures: 'Obama Fanatic' Threatened To Kill Arpaio's Family: WZ

A Case Study in Why Republicans Do Not Fear Conservatives: RS
Finally: The Obama Spangled Banner: Hot Air
Vets angry over American flag featuring Obama: WFTV

Economy

And Now for News of Fresh Disaster, California-Style: Driscoll
A knee in the nuts that means serious trouble for Goldman Sachs: Telegraph
Heinlein tried to warn them: Wizbang

ObamaCare-style Preexisting Condition Regulations Failed In the States: Reason
Occupy Denver Infested With Scabies: WZ
The Federal Reserve joins Twitter; Mockery ensues: Twitchy

Four Million Fewer Covered at Work Under Obamacare: Dossier
Who's to Blame in California?: Hanson
Democrats, Media, RINOs Distract Us As Fiscal Disaster Looms: IBD

Scandal Central

New CBO report reveals Obamacare is Madoff-class fraud: NoisyRm
Poor Sandra Fluke: She Wants You To Pay For Her $9/Mo. Birth Control As She Frolics in Spain and Pompeii: GWP
Harry Reid, top Dems back Holder, as spokesmen run to Buzzfeed to answer Daily Caller question: DC

Climate & Energy

Energy Secretary Renounces Call For Higher Gas Prices: CNS
Democrat "Think Tank" - Birth Control Prevents Climate Change: Elephant
The Shocking Photo Team Obama Doesn't Want You to See!: HyScience

Media

This Is CNN: The Wright-Free Zone Beclowns Itself Yet Again: Driscoll
Report: Army, USPS pull ads from Limbaugh show: Exam
The Baffling Ameritopia: Cantirino

An Open Letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin: Take Responsibility for Hateful Ed Schultz: NB
Rush's audience going nowhere but up, observer says: Times
Congressman & Obama Ally Accepts Social Justice Award From Communist Party Afilliate: LUR

Pundits Panic as Economy Dents Obama’s Poll Numbers: Barone
The Dumbest Man Ever To Be a Heartbeat Away: iOTW
Cowardly Axelrod Bails on Bill Maher: JWF

World

Iran: Obama Has Surrendered: Lewis
U.S. troops asked to lay down weapons before meeting Panetta at Afghan base: Hot Air
'India police name 3 Iranians in embassy attack': JPost

Rev. Wright Endorses Anti-Israel March on Jerusalem: Beacon
In Great Britain: No Insurance, No Gasoline: S&L
Florida: Muslim taxi drivers file complaint for Islamic prayers at work: Creeping

Egypt: MP proposes Sharia punishments: crucifixion and amputation: JihadWatch
Iran lashes out over sanctions: The National (AE)
Iran parliament questions President Ahmadinejad: BBC

Sci-Tech

AOL Guts Instant Messenger Staff, Speeding Death Of Once-Popular Service: Consumerist
Meet the Navy’s Firefighting Robot: DefTech
BlackBerry Looks to College Humor Comedians to Perk Up its Product Line: TMC

Cornucopia

A Dad Cannot Use Windows-8: Dvorak
End of Era for Britannica: WSJ
Texting Death: Mathieu Fortin Releases Last Chat With Girlfriend, Sent While She Was Driving: HuffCA

Image: Gateway Pundit
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Rick Santorum for President

QOTD: "I’m not running for any office, but I’m more than happy to accept the dubious honor of being Barack Obama’s “enemy of the week” if that includes the opportunity to debate him on the issues Americans are actually concerned about. …

Just off the top of my head, a few of these concerning issues include: a debt crisis that has us hurtling towards a Greek-style collapse, entitlement programs going bankrupt, a credit downgrade for the first time in our history, a government takeover of the health care industry that makes care more expensive and puts a rationing panel of faceless bureaucrats between you and your doctor (aka a “death panel”), $4 and $5 gas at the pump exacerbated by an anti-drilling agenda that rejects good paying energy sector jobs and makes us more dependent on dangerous foreign regimes, a war in Afghanistan that seems unfocused and unending, a global presidential apology tour that’s made us look feeble and ridiculous, a housing market in the tank, the longest streak of high unemployment since World War II, private-sector job creators and industry strangled by burdensome regulations and an out-of-control Obama EPA, an attack on the Constitutional protection of religious liberty, an attack on private industry in right-to-work states, crony capitalism run amok in an administration in bed with their favored cronies to the detriment of genuine free market capitalism, green energy pay-to-play kickbacks to Obama campaign donors, and a Justice Department still stonewalling on a bungled operation that armed violent Mexican drug lords and led to the deaths of hundreds of innocent people." --Sarah Palin

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Diagramming President Obama's Oil Lies

And I call them lies because more diplomatic terms like "misstatements", "fibs" or "fabrications" simply don't apply to agitprop.

When he was running for the Oval Office four years ago amid $4-a-gallon gasoline prices, then-Sen. Barack Obama dismissed the idea of expanded oil production as a way to relieve the pain at the pump.

"Even if you opened up every square inch of our land and our coasts to drilling," he said. "America still has only 3% of the world's oil reserves." Which meant, he said, that the U.S. couldn't affect global oil prices... It's the same rhetoric President Obama is using now, as gas prices hit $4 again, except now he puts the figure at 2%...

But the figure Obama uses — proved oil reserves — vastly undercounts how much oil the U.S. actually contains. In fact, far from being oil-poor, the country is awash in vast quantities — enough to meet all the country's oil needs for hundreds of years...

• ...At least 86 billion barrels of oil in the Outer Continental Shelf yet to be discovered, according to the government's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

• ...About 24 billion barrels in shale deposits in the lower 48 states, according to EIA.

• ...Up to 2 billion barrels of oil in shale deposits in Alaska's North Slope, says the U.S. Geological Survey.

• ...Up to 12 billion barrels in ANWR, according to the USGS.

• ...As much as 19 billion barrels in the Utah tar sands, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

• ...Then, there's the massive Green River Formation in Wyoming, which according to the USGS contains a stunning 1.4 trillion barrels of oil shale — a type of oil released from sedimentary rock after it's heated.

• ...A separate Rand Corp. study found that about 800 billion barrels of oil shale in Wyoming and neighboring states is "technically recoverable," which means it could be extracted using existing technology. That's more than triple the known reserves in Saudi Arabia.

All told, the U.S. has access to 400 billion barrels of crude that could be recovered using existing drilling technologies, according to a 2006 Energy Department report... When you include oil shale, the U.S. has 1.4 trillion barrels of technically recoverable oil, according to the Institute for Energy Research, enough to meet all U.S. oil needs for about the next 200 years, without any imports.

And even this number could be low, since such estimates tend to go up over time...

Recent polls show Americans overwhelmingly support expanding offshore drilling and tapping the tiny spit of land in ANWR.

But this sort of obstructionism is just one more example of the Democrats' senseless hatred of the people's will -- as they continually operate without the consent of the governed -- be it energy, health care, forced unionization, national security, and every other issue of national import, etc.

But take heart. November is coming.


Admirer of him though I may be, it's time for Newt Gingrich to step aside

While I wasn't directly in Newt's camp -- he was my second favorite candidate after Rick Santorum -- I agree with Dan Riehl.

Via Reuters, yes, I'd say Newt's campaign is very much in doubt, alright. Now, he'll only hurt his reputation with many in the base if he remains in the race...

"This really was his last chance to show whether he had the ability to win," said Natalie Davis, professor of political science at Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. "If he can't win in Alabama ... he really can't win anywhere. This was his last stand and he lost."


...I backed Newt after Perry dropped and didn't turn on him after he imploded in Florida, while also having a terrible debate. I've been content to watch it play out, not hitting either him, or Santorum. But all Newt can be from here on is a spoiler.

The bottom-line is, whether you back him, or not, Santorum has won himself the right to go one-on-one with Romney and settle things cleanly and once and for all. Not only will Newt begin to lose more and more friends across the conservative base by staying in - they'll see it as his ego and Adelson's money keeping him in - he's likely to begin performing worse and worse, only making it all the worse for him.

By losing as he did last night, he proved he can't win much of anywhere. His candidacy is not viable. The only honorable move left for Newt is to drop out. Do the right thing, Newt. Enough GOP primary voters have spoken that, in my opinion, the best thing Newt can do now is to show some respect for them.

What's been fascinating about Santorum's rise is that he's done it even though Gingrich (and earlier, other conservatives) split the base's vote.

Romney's problem is that he abandoned the base from the start. That doesn't seem to me to be a viable plan to win the primary, much less the general.


Related:
In defense of Rick Santorum.
Rick Santorum for President.