tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post6007898979776547589..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Milking The Cash Cow DryAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90409090987146645532011-01-20T19:35:37.372-05:002011-01-20T19:35:37.372-05:00Stan: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty...Stan: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about serious money. A simple 10% across-the-boards cut on <i>everything</i> would be a big bite out of the whale, and a good faith gesture to indicate they actually intend to take care of this deficit mess. Are you holding your breath for it?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41951989538489496752011-01-20T18:32:49.561-05:002011-01-20T18:32:49.561-05:00Wow! Even a blind man could cut the budgets in Was...Wow! Even a blind man could cut the budgets in Washington, apologies to blind men. These are the kind of things that I’m most keen to see, real sensible cuts to the behemoth federal government, a great place to start.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36138244560180266902011-01-20T14:46:07.820-05:002011-01-20T14:46:07.820-05:00T_Rav: Too violent. It's neither a battle no...T_Rav: Too violent. It's neither a battle nor an argument. It's a discussion. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42110628163442761242011-01-20T14:44:37.617-05:002011-01-20T14:44:37.617-05:00T_Rav: The old admonition is to "follow the ...T_Rav: The old admonition is to "follow the money." A huge percentage of the fellow-traveling global warming scientists would have to look for real jobs if their lies and coverups were recognized for what they really are. The amount of money in grants and funding for these clowns is nothing short of staggering. And their funding is to prove that there is global warming and that it's anthropomorphic. They don't get a dime to investigate whether it's anthropomorphic <i>or not</i>. The conclusion was made in advance, and all funding goes to proving it, by any means necessary.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-23910477405633735002011-01-20T14:32:04.273-05:002011-01-20T14:32:04.273-05:00Wait! Argument! I meant argument, not battle!! Dar...Wait! Argument! I meant argument, not battle!! Darn it! #@*%?$^&! Sorry, gotta run. (sounds of door smashing) You'll never take me alive, coppers!T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-34159890800506626062011-01-20T14:29:52.390-05:002011-01-20T14:29:52.390-05:00LawHawk, very rightly so. One of the biggest probl...LawHawk, very rightly so. One of the biggest problems in debunking AGW, it seems to me, has been this reluctance to face the fact that scientists have feet of clay just like everyone else. Because we like to think they don't, when they say global warming is happening, we ignore the possibility of any ulterior motives and assume they're giving us the gospel truth. Pointing out what climatologists stand to gain from pushing this flawed theory is crucial in winning the battle.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17829550438145443572011-01-20T13:05:06.772-05:002011-01-20T13:05:06.772-05:00Andrew: I look forward to your article. Any heav...Andrew: I look forward to your article. Any heavily-funded federal project is going to do everything it can to perpetuate itself and its freeloading staff. Outright lying and denigration of hard evidence are among the tactics.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57903622799934958392011-01-20T12:50:46.760-05:002011-01-20T12:50:46.760-05:00T_Rav: Andrew is going to address the specifics o...T_Rav: Andrew is going to address the specifics of the global warming/climate change/climate disruption. I wanted to point out how much money just one out-of-control segment of the government can spend on projects disproven by evidence and in opposition to the majority will.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-6730228315492129452011-01-20T12:48:44.784-05:002011-01-20T12:48:44.784-05:00Tennessee: I'm with you. Government employme...Tennessee: I'm with you. Government employment is just a program to hire people who couldn't make it in private industry. Those who could make it often leave and do exactly that. The rest stay with their job-for-life with no performance requirements and a big retirement.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16287336241128164502011-01-20T11:13:05.301-05:002011-01-20T11:13:05.301-05:00T-Rav, I'm actually writing about that this af...T-Rav, I'm actually writing about that this afternoon! It's a great story, made even better that they are still standing by it!<br /><br /><br />Lawhawk, Yep, it's time they cleaned up this whole regulatory mess!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64627164305499769322011-01-20T10:13:10.895-05:002011-01-20T10:13:10.895-05:00LawHawk, coming after yesterday's announcement...LawHawk, coming after yesterday's announcement that a significant climate change model had to be thrown out because of bad data, and the findings that the worldwide sea level had the biggest drop this past year since they started keeping records, and yet another cold winter not predicted at all by anyone, the House ought to use this to put the final nail in AGW's coffin. Whether they will or not is a different story.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41306807127379315012011-01-20T09:33:30.030-05:002011-01-20T09:33:30.030-05:00Hawk - I truly do hope the Republican Controlled H...Hawk - I truly do hope the Republican Controlled House can make some real headway on de-funding this crap. It would be a rude awakening for these staffers to find real work in the private sector.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com