tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post8151975219625464875..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: EPA’s Dream WorldAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20303365595270679432012-06-24T03:03:04.786-04:002012-06-24T03:03:04.786-04:00Lawhawk
I momentarily forgot about the actual cos...Lawhawk<br /><br />I momentarily forgot about the actual cost of a lawsuit. Honestly we conservatives need to create a pro bono legal defence aid group to take on these causes....<br /><br />While I normally disparage judicial activiwm in the this case where government is actually stopped from forcing their activsim on the rest of us.<br /><br />A counterpart group to the aCLU desigend to provide legal services and funding to challenge unconstitutional laws which affect business could find a refinery affected by the law willing to challenge it if the cost of legal services are handled by this group and donations. Then we could have these laws challenged.<br /><br />It would even by in the best interest of Joe Taxpayer to fund this case. The refineries will simply take the cost of the fines and determine how much they can raise the price while maximizing revenue to make up for the excess cost. They can then make up the rest by cuttting services.<br /><br />I guarantee you that the rise in gas to $3 and above from 2005 on is probably in a small part due to this extra fine which has to be paid.<br /><br />In real extremes such as the Windfall profits tax of the late 70's implemented by Carter where refineries were charged 90% of all revenues earned in excess of $18 a barrel for oil we had a refusal to even sell the product. Remember the gas lines and the odd or even days based on license plates. Well at the same time the gas compamies are doing this Phillips 66 is advertizing all the products made by petroleum and polyester was the big fashion craze and all the furniture and doo dads were made of plastic.<br /><br />Oil companies simply shipped the oil to taiwan and sold it back to the US market as lava lamps and polyester suits avoiding the tax on the oil.<br /><br />If we challenge these things in court and make it difficult for the EPA then they might start thinking about their rules before implementing somehting some activist who never had a science class is mad about.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17525543312142371172012-06-24T01:51:12.628-04:002012-06-24T01:51:12.628-04:00Koshcat: That sounds like the lunch menu at the O...Koshcat: That sounds like the lunch menu at the Obama girls' hoity-toity school.<br /><br />I'm thinking of asking for a federal subsidy to convert my property to a truck farm. I'll raise pickups on the north side, and the big rigs on the south. They will all be genetically-engineered to run on pixie dust.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31781436798538015132012-06-24T01:43:11.059-04:002012-06-24T01:43:11.059-04:00No doubt. With the recent inflation that doesn'...No doubt. With the recent inflation that doesn't exist, you should see the price of arugula and leprechaun balls! Downright criminal. We should get Barney Frank to sponsor a price limit bill.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11100859594510834652012-06-24T01:02:41.762-04:002012-06-24T01:02:41.762-04:00Koshcat: And let us not forget that unicorn horn ...Koshcat: And let us not forget that unicorn horn ground up and dissolved in a liquid is a cure for poisoning. But as you pointed out, the bait to catch the unicorn is hard to find.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-53597014092622194222012-06-24T00:55:23.570-04:002012-06-24T00:55:23.570-04:00Indi: Think of it this way. It's a parallel ...Indi: Think of it this way. It's a parallel to what is happening with Obamacare. Employers are discovering that the demands of Obamacare are so onerous that it is cheaper to pay the fines for not providing medical insurance than it is to provide it. It's a monetary calculation, and the government has used it as an extortion scheme for decades. Obamacare and cellulosic ethanol are just two recent examples.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33516813775428241392012-06-24T00:36:46.466-04:002012-06-24T00:36:46.466-04:00Indi: Don't even get to the blood. Don't...Indi: Don't even get to the blood. Don't even tell Greg Gutfeld that unicorns don't exist, even if the refiners recognize that fact.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91170548383303148022012-06-24T00:35:06.980-04:002012-06-24T00:35:06.980-04:00It is a well know faction the unicorn blood cures ...It is a well know faction the unicorn blood cures multiple medical ailments including cancer. Physician take it themselves and give it to our patients bu we suppress it's widespread development and use because it costs next to nothing to get. All you need is a bucket of fairy wings and leprechaun balls to attract the unicorn, catch it, bleed it, and collect the blood for consumption later. It keeps best if you mix it with ground up ogre bunion and make into sausage.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36855812291069325322012-06-23T23:53:25.030-04:002012-06-23T23:53:25.030-04:00Lawhawk
Why can;'t the oil refineries sue.
I...Lawhawk<br /><br />Why can;'t the oil refineries sue.<br /><br />Is there no legal precident for overtunring a law that is impossible to follow....Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-2931507787041603972012-06-23T22:08:14.120-04:002012-06-23T22:08:14.120-04:00LawHawk,
Too violent? I think not, and I say hit ...LawHawk,<br /><br />Too violent? I think not, and I say hit 'em harder!<br /><br />I don't live in cattle country, but I noticed as recently as a few weeks ago (and longer) that there had been an awful lot of flyovers, mainly helicopters, and low flying planes. Was this just my imagination? I don't recall ever seeing it like this before. I was beginning to get a little suspicious, and I notice this kind of stuff because I am out of the house at the time, so it is easy to see/hear.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-66634637665413505742012-06-23T21:35:34.917-04:002012-06-23T21:35:34.917-04:00tryanmax: Most of the time he's wearing a bla...tryanmax: Most of the time he's wearing a black leather jacket and has that 5 O'Clock shadow. I'd think twice about messing with him. LOL<br /><br />As for Maher, he makes me recall a very old joke. Two farmers are talking. Farmer One is complaining to farmer Two that unlike Farmer Two's mule, his own mule won't follow any commands, and it's slowing down his plowing. So he asks Farmer Two what his secret is.<br /><br />Farmer Two says that it's all about gentle persuasion. Farmer One says "OK, show me." Farmer Two walks up to his mule, pulls out a hammer, and hits the mule right between the eyes. Farmer One says "Wait--I thought you said to use gentle persuasion!" Farmer Two says "Absolutely, but first you have to get his attention." Somebody needs to get Maher's attention.<br /><br />Sorry if that suggestion was too violent for today's sensibilities.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-51737197758489238822012-06-23T18:36:47.567-04:002012-06-23T18:36:47.567-04:00Yes, Gillespie does carry a certain air of restrai...Yes, Gillespie does carry a certain air of restrained power. Like a libertarian Bruce Banner.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4385366910043902322012-06-23T18:25:35.619-04:002012-06-23T18:25:35.619-04:00tryanmax: Maher's a study in about six differ...tryanmax: Maher's a study in about six different mental pathologies. He's a warthog calling a razorback ugly. I really like Gillespie, even if he is a little too libertarian for my tastes. But did you happen to notice that he has a look that says, "I'm an easygoing soft-spoken guy, but I could take both of you on blindfolded and with one hand tied behind my back?" In a perfect world, he would have been free to belt Maddow in the mouth.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50924148151029070172012-06-23T18:15:38.008-04:002012-06-23T18:15:38.008-04:00The third irony is that Maher calls Republicans th...The third irony is that Maher calls Republicans the "party of mental patients" when he can't himself construct a cogent thought. Meanwhile, you've got Rachael Maddow getting applause for telling the guy from Reason.tv to "shut up" so she can prate on conspiracy theories about conspiracy theories.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-6253751096434916682012-06-23T18:00:46.315-04:002012-06-23T18:00:46.315-04:00Koshcat: Anything, no matter how efficacious, whi...Koshcat: Anything, no matter how efficacious, which comes from fossil fuels is earth-destroying according to the green weenies. <br /><br />I'm working on some legislators and oncologists about the cancer-drug additive. But I regret to inform you that the formula for the nonexistent additive (which will never exist) is already taken under the name of lawhawkasone furoate. Sorry.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68181798208377465762012-06-23T17:54:18.504-04:002012-06-23T17:54:18.504-04:00tryanmax: It's nothing short of crazy-time. ...tryanmax: It's nothing short of crazy-time. You saw right through both of those ironies. Inconsistency of thought is <i>de rigueur</i> for lefties and liberals, often within a single sentence.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54772060341234331112012-06-23T17:32:40.247-04:002012-06-23T17:32:40.247-04:00I don't have a sexy link or specific story, bu...I don't have a sexy link or specific story, but the way the EPA has handled diesel fueled cars frustrates me. So on the one hand the government has CAFE standards, which many of those might be reached easier with allowing diesel engines and on the other they block the importation of many of the diesel engines being used in Europe because of increase particulate and sulfur in the exhaust. I'm sure they could sit down with engineers and car makers and hammered something out but I guess that's too hard. Makes me think they don't want us driving at all.<br /><br />How can the government require a corporation to use something that doesn't exist? I think I would just ignore it and challenge them to fine me. I would love to see them argue that in front of a judge:<br /><br />Greenie: "You're honor, unicorn blood would increase MPG to 100 and save the planet."<br />Logical person: "Unicorn blood doesn't exist."<br />Greenie: "THAT'S IRRELEVANT!!! WHY DO YOU HATE GIAH!"<br /><br />Maybe I can take advantage of this. Pass a law that all oncologists have to give Koshcatimab to all their cancer patients or pay a fine to me.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87304596478113441602012-06-23T17:26:06.527-04:002012-06-23T17:26:06.527-04:00I just watched the Maher video over at Daily Calle...I just watched the <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/23/maher-on-gops-fast-and-furious-crusade-republicans-dont-care-about-dead-mexicans/" rel="nofollow">Maher video</a> over at Daily Caller. Can you believe that Maher has the gall to describe Republicans as "living in a bubble" on the basis that Darrell Issa knew about F&F a year before he did? That's pretty much turning the definition of "living in a bubble" bass-ackwards! <br /><br />Equally outrageous is his "because I said so" way of establishing that Republicans don't care about dead Mexicans <b><i>while</i></b> he is demonstrating a complete and utter lack of regard for dead Mexicans because, oh, they'd be dead anyway. WTF!?tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43009442644882676782012-06-23T16:59:16.282-04:002012-06-23T16:59:16.282-04:00tryanmax: Liberal reasoning again. I don't c...tryanmax: Liberal reasoning again. I don't claim that I'll ever understand it. Guess I'm just another stupid conservative ape.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4679957981013432592012-06-23T16:48:39.476-04:002012-06-23T16:48:39.476-04:00So, guns given to Mexican cartels are fungible, bu...So, guns given to Mexican cartels are fungible, but money given to Planned Parenthood for everything but abortion is not. Just keeping a mental list.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37114926392412860532012-06-23T16:43:27.351-04:002012-06-23T16:43:27.351-04:00tryanmax: Thanks for the link. Curiouser and cur...tryanmax: Thanks for the link. Curiouser and curiouser.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73951609936845285872012-06-23T16:41:54.721-04:002012-06-23T16:41:54.721-04:00O.T. I can't resist. Bill Maher has done it ...O.T. I can't resist. Bill Maher has done it again. Denying that he is rabidly partisan, he announced on his Friday show that "Republicans don't care about dead Mexicans" so the Fast & Furious investigation is a sham. He also claims that if Fast & Furious hadn't provided the guns to the cartels, they'd have gotten them somewhere else. Maybe, but so what? Why would they want to search out deadly weapons at great cost when they can get them so easily from a federal operation? This trivialization and politicization of the deaths of innocents is really beginning to really piss me off.<br /><br />The full exchange between Maher, the loathsome Rachel Maddow and Libertarian Nick Gillespie can be read at <i>The Daily Caller</i> link over on the left top side of our cover page.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-23288792392808387442012-06-23T16:24:22.107-04:002012-06-23T16:24:22.107-04:00BTW, here is an article about it: Cattle buzzed by...BTW, here is an article about it: <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/19/3666352/cattle-buzzed-by-government-flights.html" rel="nofollow">Cattle buzzed by gov't flights</a> As you can see, the "nothing to see here" attitude is expressed right in the article. It makes you wonder, if everyone is cool with the EPA conducting surveillance flights over cattle country, why the adamance about quashing the drone rumor? <br /><br />(If it is just a rumor...?) <|:)tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-51209406092742280082012-06-23T15:47:49.476-04:002012-06-23T15:47:49.476-04:00tryanmax: You are so right. So many choices, so ...tryanmax: You are so right. So many choices, so little time and space. I like your choice. Big Brother goes high-tech.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57698055356271192102012-06-23T15:42:39.247-04:002012-06-23T15:42:39.247-04:00Favorite EPA excess? How does one choose? Though I...Favorite EPA excess? How does one choose? Though I'm spoiled for choice, my <i>new</i> favorite is the EPA doing flyovers above Nebraska and Iowa ranch and farmland in search of violations of the Clean Water Act. Some might call this domestic spying, but those people are crazy. So crazy, in fact, that when a rumor that the EPA was using unmanned drones started, it spread like wildfire. But those planes were manned. Silly conspiracy theorists! <br /><br />Nothing to see here, move along. <br /><br />But we were right about the spying--<br /><br />I said, nothing to see here. Get going!tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-60619356228086898442012-06-23T14:14:59.412-04:002012-06-23T14:14:59.412-04:00Andrew: It's another example of the EPA using...Andrew: It's another example of the EPA using financial blackmail to enforce its outrageous requirements. Private industry has to decide whether it's cheaper just to pay the fines/surtaxes or litigate. Apparently, it has reached the point where several of the refiners have decided that the cost of the fines is now exceeding the potential cost of litigating, and have filed suits. This is the same tactic that they used against the Sacketts (in comments, above), but at least large refiners can afford to take on the EPA, unlike most private land owners.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.com