Do you think that the opponents of cap and trade are too chicken to meet with the public? Is it true that the Republican National Committee coordinated this ban on public meetings among cap and trade opponents, just to avoid public displeasure?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V1nmn2zRMc&e

I don’t think that crowd represents the brightest bulbs in our population. Some of these same people also believe that the moon landing was faked and that 911 was a government inside job – so maybe this post was not the best choice to use as evidence that cap and trade is a political bomb.

Well, after 34 years in federal service of one kind or another –

I MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!

(Deep breath, deep breath, deep breath.)

Well. I feel better now. See you back at the office on Monday ;-)) “”"

Well unless you were in the Military; then you were part of the problem for 34 years; and if you WERE in the military, then we can never repay you for your service; so thank you very much for that service.

Alexej, who said anything about dividing Switzerland? It so happens that 65% of Swiss are ethnically German, 18% ethnically French and 10% Italian. Austria is 99% and Liechtenstein 88% German. And both the latter were also German States until Bismarck expelled Austria from German affairs because of the Dual Monarchy’s “nationality” problem. So skip the history lesson.

My “apologies to the Swiss” was meant to point out that they, like their neighbors to the north, run a very tidy ship indeed. “”"

If Austria is 99% ethnically German; why on earth do they speak Austrian, as President Obama noted.

Just asking !

And in keeping with a certain Nobel prize winner’s wishes; I can only hope that from now on it enjoys the climate of any one of those 12 locations.

It is much more complicated than that. Since Switzerland is in the middle of Europe, it has been occupied from all sides; the people are therefore a mixture of many tribes (Wikipedia is quite precise about that, but they should start with the celtic Helvetians).

Since the people are kept together by political will (and not ethnogenesis), they like to accentuate the differences with neighboring countries, like saying (in French) ninety-eight instead of four-score-ten-eight or (in German) not using the sz-symbol that looks like the Greek letter beta.

“Yet the Germans produce 12 billion board feet of lumber per annum. This means that they are, taking into account only USFS managed lands, more than 130 times more efficient at harvesting a truly renewable resource!

I have no idea what percent of our timber production comes from USFS managed lands vs. private land, but would guess that most lumber made in the USA comes from public land. “Free’” after all. Shame on us!..”

True on count 1, just about anyone is more efficient in producing timber than the USFS. The USFS has turned into a second National Park Service and is worthless in the timber production area. They have yet to come to the truth that you can preserve forest by using them, but instead they burn multitudes times more than they ever harvest.

False on Count 2: Private timberlands, both big and small, produce probably better than 85-90% of the timber harvested in the US.

The only thing the USFS is good for today is producing the data by which you can verify these statements.

Have a PhD in both forestry and watershed/hydrology, so know a bit about this subject and more than enough about climate, physics and other areas to be more than skeptical about AGW. It is a flat out sham!!

Ron,

I’m just starting to see all the links. You were right.

Dave

Clairvoyant Clinton?

This was Bill Clinton in 2008

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/01/bill-we-just-ha.html

Where and with whom do they make these plans….Ron de Haan?

D. King,

I don’t understand why you add my name to the question.
Do you expect me to answer your question?

The entire US Government, left and right is rotten, infiltrated by the UN and under strong influence of George Soros.
Al Gore, the Clintons, John Kerry, Biden and Obama, all Sorists.

My “apologies to the Swiss” was meant to point out that they, like their neighbors to the north, run a very tidy ship indeed.

Fascinating. How the little mind adheres to outdated ideas like fear-based propaganda. It flits about like a broken moth, sewing deceit and doom in the hopes that panic ensues. TWITTER MEMO: Goebbles and tired, old propaganda are dead.

Errr. Bad psychology in your sticker. Most will just keep the “vote demokrat” subiminally, and you are defeating your purpose. ”

You may be right.

The other versions would be less apt to be misunderstood. But I’m reluctant to use them (or even refer to them here, for fear of offense).

IF YOU’RE TIRED OF GETTING WHACKED STOP VOTING FOR BOTH OF THEM! If you like freedom and the U.S. constitution vote Libertarian.