Post Mortem on the 1st Round in the Senate

I love quotes from our Founding Fathers; great figures in history; and the too uncommon profundities which are uttered in the course of everyday life; which put current events into perfect focus & perspective. After the most recent attempted theft of our Freedoms & Liberties by the Socialist Democrats in Washington, D.C.; I find the following quote most aprapo!

"If you want total security, go to prison. There you are fed, clothed, given medical care, and so on. The only thing lacking... is Freedom."

~~General of the Army and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

The “CCC”… Climate Change Cultists

Let’s start by examining the definition of the terms “Cult” and “Cultist”, utilizing The American Heritage Dictionary...

cult –noun

1. a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.

2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.

3. the object of such devotion.

4. a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.

5. Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.

6. a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.

7. the members of such a religion or sect.

8. any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific.

And…

cultist - Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.

cul'tic, cult'ish adj., cult'ism n., cult'ist n.

Now, you may be thinking, “I know what those words mean… Do you think I’m stupid”? Not in the least! However, if you will remember back to the sixth grade, and learning about “The Scientific Method”, one of the first things you must do is to define the conventions under which you will conduct your work. Therefore, in order to logically proceed; the primary subject must be defined (BTW… The bolded words in the definitions above are my emphasis).

There is no doubt that the biggest news story of the past few weeks has been that of “ClimateGate”! Well... Anyway… It’s the biggest news story in every country other than the United States! So much for the vaunted Fifth Estate… It has been more than forty years since the last big piece of journalistic investigation & honest reporting… Watergate. Since the Watergate affair, the American media has not been able to find their collective “arses” with both hands!

And now, with a story of felony fraud & theft, which reaches around the globe and makes Bernie Madoff look like a rank amateur; the American state-controlled media is once again, being made to look like the vacuous morons they are (My apologies to any morons in the audience who may be offended).

So, let’s take a look at some representative stories about “ClimateGate”. I give the source, contributor (if not a collective piece), date and link to the original piece. For the sake of not having to hire an interpreter, I have zeroed-in on the Canadian, British and Australian media. As an example of the paltry & emotional (as opposed to “rational” and evidence driven), please find a reference to “The Atlantic”.

“CLIMATE-GATE” REFERENCES

UK TELEGRAPH / 20 NOV 09 / James Delingpole / http://sn.im/tknfg

The Atlantic / 23 NOV 09 / Megan McArdle / http://sn.im/tko80

A few of you have asked what I think about ClimateGate. Mostly I concur with Tyler Cowen and Robin Hanson: I have so far seen no evidence of the kind of grand conspiracy that some critics have charged. Rather, to my mind this is about how real science (unfortunately) does sometimes get done. ….. That doesn't mean their paradigm is wrong; rather, it means we need to be less romantic about the practice of science. No scientific consensus is ever as powerful as its proponents claim, because no scientists are ever as perfect as we'd like to imagine.

Real Clear Politics / 24 NOV 09 / Robert Tracinski / http://sn.im/tknnm

Australian Broadcast Corp / 01 DEC 09 / http://sn.im/tkotp

Liberals 'liberated' as ETS heads for defeat

Newly-elected Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the Liberal Party has been liberated from the Government's emissions trading scheme (ETS).

The legislation is headed for defeat and Mr Abbott says he is ready to fight the Government on climate change.

He told ABC1's The 7:30 Report he hopes to have a substantial climate policy finalised early in the new year.

"We're now moving forward, looking forward to fighting a great big new tax," he said.

"But the Liberal Party is liberated as of today.

"This isn't about climate change, it's about the mechanism for dealing with it. It's about stopping a great big ne w tax."

UK TELEGRAPH / 02 DEC 09 / James Delingpole / http://sn.im/tknj7

The Hill / 02 DEC 09 / Michael O’Brien / http://sn.im/tko17

Boxer, the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said that the recently released e-mails, showing scientists allegedly overstating the case for climate change, should be treated as a crime. "You call it 'Climategate'; I call it 'E-mail-theft-gate,'" she said during a committee meeting.

UK Daily Express / 02 DEC 09 / Front Page / http://sn.im/tkt0a

Australian Broadcast Corp / 03 DEC 09 / http://sn.im/tkojo

The Federal Government's third attempt at getting its emissions trading scheme through Parliament already appears to be heading for defeat.

The Government says it wants to give the Opposition another chance to support the legislation. It plans to reintroduce the scheme in February, even though the Senate yesterday rejected it for a second time.

But Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he expects the Coalition's position to harden over the summer break.

He has ruled out taking an emissions trading scheme or a carbon tax to the next election as Coalition policy and says there is "very little" chance the Coalition would vote for one in February.

Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce does not think the public will be impressed by the idea of a third vote.

"The Australian people will just get furious with you. We've made our decision, you're playing a game and we're sick of it," he said.

"Get over it, get on with life and get back to the next item of politics."

Canadian Broadcast Corporation / 03 DEC 09 / Rex Murphy / http://sn.im/tksw0

“Let there be no more talk that the science is settled.”

Financial Post / 04 DEC 09 / Terence Corcoron / http://sn.im/tksup

Canada's public television commentary says Climategate spells doom for Copenhagen

Now for some observations of the evidence…

The Brits, Cannucks and Aussies ALL have the fortitude to report the facts… And NOT to ignore them & cover-up the fraud which has been perpetrated.

The American media? Well… See last two paragraphs prior to “CLIMATE-GATE” REFERENCES. To put a fine point on this entire matter, think about this…

During last week’s federal by-elections in Australia, the Liberal Party knocked out The Greens and promptly declared ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) legislation “dead”. ETS is the Aussie version of US Cap & Trade. Now remember… It was the Liberal Party in Oz that killed ETS (At least they’re honest enough to call it what it is… A SCHEME)… Immediately after federal elections! And what were the primary reasons Australians voted as they did? Two reasons… (#1) “Climate-Gate” story breaks; causing immediate doubt as to the validity of what has been shoved down their throats; and (#2) The awful realization that they would be taxed beyond comprehension; potentially destroying their way of life & decimating their economy.

Pretty smart lot, those Aussies! Pretty sorry lot, that American media!

You Have to be Smarter Than a Fifth Grader...

I know, I know... You have to be "Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" to figure this out...

I guess that means that the 51% who voted for Obama... Just didn't make it past THE FOURTH GRADE!

So, class... CLASS!!! Let's pay attention! Since you couldn't read, last year...

And this year you are in the 5th grade... Maybe you'll be able to put it all together with the help of... SOME PICTURES!

It's not hard to do... So, Kids... Pop your Ritalin®, pay attention and dive right in!

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

-- Thomas Jefferson

PS... You can find this graphic at AmericaStandUp.wordpress.com