776. Book Review: Green advocates will turn "ashamed" red after reading this

I want to thank Stephen Moore and Kathleen Hartnett White for their excellent book "Fueling Freedom". I have read many books on energy production and economical benefits. Most just gave me the "flavor" equivalent to licking cake icing off my finger. This one gave me the entire moist, delicious cake with double icing! Thank you Stephen and Kathleen.

If you were leaning GREEN all these years since the politicians unveiled their position to get rich or make their friends rich with FAKE advertising, then your face will turn red with shame after you read some of the details in this book. they reference over 625 other documents, books, articles, people to present the REAL benefit of Fossil fuels and how the world grew and fended off poverty because of more affordable and useful energy. they go way beyond the simple facts that green energy can never, never replace fossil fuels. Most people can't associate fossil fuels to anything except heating buildings and driving their vehicles,boats, etc. They are ignorant to the fact that EVERYTHING depends on affordable energy and the amount needed is so much larger than they view in their green myopic lens. The government officials and EPA themselves admitted that the best they can expect even by 2050 is about 10% of total total energy requirements. Folks, energy is needed to grow your food, make all products, make steel and other building materials, everything in addition to transportation and heating. AND Green Renewable energy cost more to produce energy than to it can produce. Don't believe me, read this! 

So you say So What? It's clean. Well NO. All the extra processes to make renewable energy is NOT green by the greenie definition. Did you know that an electric grid, that's the entire distribution network to deliver electricity, needs to provide STABLE energy. Fluctuations in in flow disrupt or cause much more reprocessing requirements to stabilize the network. As a matter of fact, BACKUP coal/gas/other plants need to continue to run to ensure the network remains stable. For, Wind and Solar are NOT available 24 hours a day. Only up to 20% maximum energy of the rated capacity (if it always produces) is ever available. Texas uses the a figure 8%-10% as the max. for wind for when the peak summer requirements are upon us, the winds are slight if any at all! And the foot print! Wow, 7-10 x more land is required. There goes the Co2 eating trees and vegetation. The authors delve into detail re Co2 which is a necessity for plant growth and provided NO harm to humans who also breather it. We ARE carbon machines if you didn't know.

I wish I could go on and on with the details covered in this book. there is so much I'd have to copy it in entirely here. Just go read it. Especially you youngsters who are being indoctrinated with lies re the role of Fossil fuels in the economy and the so-called-benefits of green technologies. In this book you'll learn how England and Germany bit on the carrot only to be led to the roaster. Both countries are now paying 2-3 times what our electric costs and poverty has increased because people can't afford electric. they have returned to burning WOOD (considered a renewable source for energy credits) despite it carbon and other gas output. Whereas the poverty had been decreasing since fossil energy became available it is now increasing! As a matter of face, the International watchdogs also got on the wrong train and are penalizing countries by NOT providing funding for fossil fuel plants for electric. What's more important? People's lives and economic growth or useless, politicized carbon credits? This boils me! 

Mankind can NOT prosper without fossil fuels, so get over the green-thing. Green energy is NOT profitable and can NOT provide the requirements necessary now or never. Green energy cost more -- it's companies can ONLY remain profitable with subsidies (your tax dollars). Green is POLITICAL and Rich Wealth building while it lasts.

PLEASE read this book!

753. Revisit of Post #717

Post #717, Hillary Gets Indicted, needs to be reiterated! The FBI has now found 1300+ emails that have some type of classification with at least 5 in a special classification above top secret! WHAT is the Department of Justice waiting for? Is the entire O'Blunder administration corrupt? I believe you know my answer; I've been saying so since he picked his administration on 2008. Now with all the unconstitutional executive orders and pressure on his  current DOJ appointee, Ms. Lynch, can we ever expect an indictment of Hillary? I would say for certain NO if Eric Holder would still be in that position. Smart of him to bail. As long as O'Blunder remains in office we have zero chance of any action unless it plays to the Democrat's hand.

So, how is the potential Democratic nominee affected by Hillary's crimes? The way I understand it is if she departs now (quits or canned), before Primary Election delegates are assigned, Bernie is a show-in. If the lady goes belly up after delegates are assigned, but before the convention, the delegates become "open delegates" and can be support anybody (Biden?). If she makes it to convention and gets the nominee for the party and then kicked out, the party can define it anyway they want. What a wonderful democratic process we have!

Here's a simple suggestion. Vote for the Republican or Independent in the General election. I don;t want to demean the folks supporting Bernie, but, come on folks, do you want to be ruled like Russia with him in charge? You need to get educated on Socialism and its effects. Socialism would devastate this country.

O'Blunder should have been impeached long ago. I'm just as ticked off with the Republicans in Congress as I am with him. Our government is broken. We the People need to take it back! Or Texas needs to seriously consider becoming it own country. Where is the Common Sense in today's people???? 

737. A Quick Market Update and More of the Future

How does down 5% from the highest to the lowest DJIA sound? Not quite 10% as posted in 233, so watch or for more. Sam feels the volatility and smells Santa making a presence and present of a rise to get you out there shopping. By all means shop IN CASH, not credit you won't be able to pay off. Last thing this country and world needs is more credit exposures. Remember, YOU aren't too big to fail! Only the big companies are, which is also bad for you since the government takes money out of your pocket to rescue them. 

Now, for the 10% drop. Sam is still quivering and will probably remain that way until the first 2016 earnings conclude. It's not just the earnings though which will be the consequences of other events. Sam repeats her disclaimer that she's only a "deceased" dog and can't be right all the time. Presented here are only individual feelings and opinions that should NOT be used without your own research and conclusions. But, she still feels like a 10% leash is on her and it must be shed before she can run free again and enjoy the smell around a few trees, posts, and other fixtures that collect the smells of fear in other dogs as well as a little excitement. Thus, let's get through this mess by end of January 2016 and move on.

For some reason Sam does not fear OPEC. Can it survive by shooting it's other foot too? Maybe the presidential chatter of a tougher foreign policy will matter enough to rattle OPEC, really Saudia Arabia, into being just satisfied to "control" the knobs instead of winning the Grand Prize of dictator of oil. Our foreign policy, from oil, to terrorists, to leadership from the front rather than none even from behind, to the strength of our dollar and improved exports despite its strength, to acceptable relationships with other foreign leaders where we at least LOOK POSITIVE AND IN CONTROL would be a blessing. We won't tell you how to vote, but do consider the total failure of foreign policy by the current executive controlling party. I wish I could, on the other hand, wave the flag for the other party, and can for a few candidates. However, Congress and it's comfortable buddy system and cronies has made this government pretty ineffectual. Wish I had an answer to correct Congress other than a near total purge and limits on membership, but what's to guarantee that the policies remain the same and just different players manipulate the actions? Will a few REAL leaders please stand up! 

I thought Representative Ryan would should some spunk and common sense and lead, but he has only managed to grow a beard to hide his face and shame. My suggestion to SETTLE a permanent BUDGET finally and quickly and then get moving on other issues uninterrupted by the budget and debt mess we are always in. Never in my consulting years have I seen a client (government) so clueless and corrupt.

Okay, flip the box over and hand out the soap as stocking stuffers; better than coal. Have a Merry Christmas or at least have a Happy Holiday season. I'd play the "Have a very Merry Merry Christmas" song by the dog choir, but haven't figured how to do that yet on this blog. Hang in there Seniors; we may not be getting a raise and have to suck up a Medicare increase, but we have out health. Right? Well, at least we were born tough and know we'll find a way to get by. If only the younger generation had this knowledge and willingness!

734. VISA requirements while in turmoil

I applaud the House for the bill banning waivers of visas from the 38 free-movement countries if the individuals traveled to Iraq and Syria in the last 5 years (see this article). This is the first step to improving homeland security. However, I'd take it a step beyond this in the wake of the last two terror attacks in Paris and America. I'd like to see more strict VISA checks for those requesting VISAs for marriage and finances. Then we still have the illegal people already here with expired visas or no visas. How about them? Immigration changes and cleanup needs to begin NOW. I feel the Federal government did an injustice by not performing any checks for a decade, not enforcing the laws, and continuing to avoid stopping the continuance of border jumpers. Let's get serious!

731. Just return ALL control to the States!

The House continues to try to put more band aids on the "No Child Left Behind" law that was passed in July by both the House and Senate ((see article here). My recommendation, just let the States manage their own education and get rid of the federal Department of Education. 

I was never a believer of "fair" tests that apply to every location, and am more opposed to trying to enact solutions based on test results to bogus tests. How did I ever grow up without these? How did so many now well off individuals grow up from low income positions to middle class or higher positions without this dumb law? The answer: FAMILY environment! Let's address the root cause of the main issues causing so much trouble to America. Issues including education, but so many more. The answer always seems to be the same: throw money at it! Well, that isn't improving Family Values! The States are improvisers of good policies and programs and could potentially help other states improve. NOT the Federal government and our $$$. The Federal government has obliterated the State so much that it can no longer improvise! 

730. O'Blunder worse than a child

Let's talk about the refugees: 10,000 of them O'Blunder wants to give the right-of-way to. But, let's not stop there. Let's talk about allowing individuals from "safe" countries  without a visa! Imagine allowing France individuals, where 3 of their citizens help blow up Paris in the last ISIS affair, to enter WITHOUT checks and visa! Would that not be insane? 

The Republican controlled House stressed both points above in a proposed law here that strengthens the entry process into America. O'Blunder poo-poo'd them as acting like frightened sheep. Seems O'Blunder has never grown up and believes he is still impenetrable like all children. I suppose he was similar to all of us in our teens who drank and drove high speeds or challenged death by performing some high-risk act believing injury or death could never happen to us. That belief still exists to the many of our youths today. But to poo-poo adults who want to ensure these same children, parents, relatives, friends, etc. remain alive and always expect to enjoy the freedoms America offers is unconscionable. Instead, he should be joining them in the discussion TO ENSURE America provides the top security measures possible to prevent "safe" countries from allowing potential risks from entering America AND to definitely prevent terrorist piggy-backing within any refugee program by means of extreme vetting at this time! Hey, I feel safe where I am and could think like O'Blunder about myself, BUT let's think about others too!

Truly, I have seen nothing but destructive ideas, rash comments,no productive actions come from O'Blunder; but, I have seen dangerous executive orders that seem to be anti-American that endanger people and the economy. We need to get this loser out of office (impeach) AND any similar-minded individual from ever getting into office. It's time to take back the government from this insane administration and any government who continues to destroy state governments and programs. Government plans and actions need to focus on Security and Defense for a while and keep its nose out of We the People affairs. Let's return fully to state controlled education, high-risk medical plans, and other programs where the federal government has imposed itself in a way that is destroying programs that States were having no problems with.

Well, this topic was Enhanced Security for America. So let me leave with my hopes that the House and Senate can drum some sense into O'Blunder. Probably not, but then halt the insane plans, including the over-used executive order, and act to impeach should either of the two issues within this proposed law is forced down out throats! Not that I like Trump (I don't), but we need Congress to yell "You're Fired" AND ACT UPON IT!

Before leaving, you might want to also see this article just posted re Syrians arrested in Honduras headed to U.S. via Greece and Honduras with fake passports after one of the Paris terrorists was supposedly from a Greek island. Makes you wonder who's side O'Blunder is on!

725. O'Blunder continues to harm this country

The veto of the Defense Bill, see here, shows again O'Blunders arrogance and lack of commitment to America's National Security. In which world does he and his cronies live! Not America. O'Blunder should have been impeached long ago. Ok. Breathe. Sigh.

Let's see where his party (like Facebook friends) stands when it goes through the veto overrule process. It seems senseless given the increase in ISIS war and hacking attacks that any President would want to continue CUTS in the Defense Budget rather than increasing it! He needs an NCIS Gibb's swat to the back of the head to get his attention and then a good kick for being so stupid. We will all remember the President who gave the GREEN LIGHT to Iran, Russia, and North Korea to rule the world! Shame on the Democrats supporting his policies.

674. Biden tries out for DONKEY in next Shrek movie

I thought I was done blogging! Couldn't put up with the political nonsense anymore. Even voted by absentee ballot already. BUT. Couldn't pass up remarking about our VICE PRESIDENT Biden and his DONKEY act at the debate with Ryan. What a disrespectful, smug, snot! May have been different if he hadn't competed against OBlunder for next Pinocchio movie too!

Specifically, wasn't it amazing how confident and right he "looked" when he was speaking. A true con-artist, used car salesman, BSer. Particularly when he told everybody the Libyan embassy never asked for more security before the 9/11 murder of Christopher. Did he NOT hear the individuals that testified to Congress under oath? I'm sure he did but believes those multiple people lied and HIS source didn't. Well, who was his source? The Intelligence people that screwed things up from the beginning? Or didn't he hear them, and now dismissing them too?

He said no one asked for higher security in Libya. Facts: Multiple people did. Multiple people REPORTED breaches prior and requested more security. Instead, the State Department REMOVED what they claimed was excess security.

Conclusion: Biden either lied through his DONKEY teeth (can't you picture Eddie Murphy saying the words through Donkey's grinning image?) re the requests for additional security and also lied re Intelligence NOT telling him the same; OR he is far out of touch of any foreign happenings and just like to tell stories and grin.

Then he also makes comments about Iran stating that they AREN'T CLOSE to a nuclear weapon despite being close to fully enriched uranium because they have no deployment vehicle! They are FAR FROM BEING ABLE TO DELIVER is what he said! Hey Biden, how easy would it be for me to BUY a deployment weapon in the Black Market like they are their gasoline and how they are selling oil to other countries? Hello Biden? He gave me the impression he has NO CONCERNS, whereas, Obama and everybody else in the world, EXCEPT IRAN, does. Is Israel's intelligence also of no value to our V.P.? Here again is Biden just Lying? I look at some other possibilities, such as he's right. If that were the case, he just exposed some of the highest classified information to the world, including Iran, over the air! Thus, if he was just lying, that would be the better case! Otherwise, he just committed treason!

Is this the kind of administration you want guarding America? One that is NOT EVEN CONCERNED and simply thinks smirks and grinning is convincing evidence for his words. I turn the debate off shortly after. Now that I hear the commentator was a FRIEND, along with her cutting off Ryan's rebuttals, I am even more convinced this was an ambush by the liberals. Thankfully, Ryan held his own solidly anyway. I would have nailed Biden immediately with the above logic to expose his overly relaxed posture on the Middle East! He's a loser.

Biden is nothing but Shrek's Donkey's grin! We should all laugh at him and get him the heck out of the White House ASAP!

670. Voter ID's for Free, but an inconvenience!

Come on you losers who want to make up excuses for NOT having a photo ID. According to this article, the states requiring photo IDs will give you one for free. However, read the article and get ready to chuckle at the lame excuses somebody came up with why it is still not going to happen. For example, 300,000 do not have vehicles to get to a center. THEN HOW DO THEY GET TO THE VOTING BOOTH? As I said in post # 653, my mother who NEVER had a driver's license or vehicle had a photo ID from Pennsylvania decades ago! She took a BUS to get it taken! Wow, how lame are people who came up with this excuse? Take a TAXI, go with a friend who does have a vehicle. I would almost guarantee that people who can't find a way to get a photo ID SHOULDN'T BE VOTING! Another stupid article by YAHOO! The TICKET, the most current liberal press organization. Get a life.

663. Angry Black Man disses OBlunder & Unemployed

I need to thank this guy personally. Although he is addressing the Blacks, his message is applies to all Unemployed Welfare People who are taking advantage of the system. His message also holds the right people accountable -- it is OBlunder INSPIRING them to stay on welfare. If they would only understand that they are slaves to the government. The government has you in their pocket and you will NEVER get above poverty or where you are at taking their meager handouts. Get a JOB! Get education. Get a LIFE. Get OBlunder out of the White House!

660. OBlunder still clueless re first 4 years.

Let's hope OBlunder maintains what he thinks has been his worst mistakes in his reign as president: Not good enough rhetoric to convince the people. This article claims he thinks it was his style and the way he presented things and NOT his policies that diminished his success of his presidency. In other words his CON-style wasn't effective against the majority of intelligent U.S. citizens. So, now he's upped his style and presentation to the minorities to pit them against the ones he knows he can't con! You know, if you ever ween the MAD magazine character, he resembles him closely. Even his attitude, "What me worry!" Looks like he's coming around though and is starting to worry. But, he'll have to shed the ears and get new ones before I ever look at him as someone other than the MAD star. I like the end when Rose questions whether he really means EXPLAINING to the people his policies. Basically, he answered, really INSPIRING them. Con all the way. Inspire people to like your BAD policies. If We the People show they like to be inspired rather than led in November, I need to pack my things. Truly there aren't that many dimwits out there.

652. Feds Offer $1 Million Reward for Alleged 'Fast and Furious' Killers

Well, they have suspects in Fast and Furious killing of our Border Patrol agent. The Justice Department is offering $1M reward. Wonder how much they are offering for an accomplice right under their nose? Hey Holder, how about the documents the House wants?

651. How the Fed. Gov't manipulates to give them a better image

Every wonder how the government spins the truth and what's right for We the People to better strengthen THEIR hand and NOT ours? Check out this article about how the latest law signed, the one to keep lower student loans and increase transportation construction programs, pays for the law by smoke and redirection of mirrors. In short, they also changed pension laws by declaring a rate companies should use to determine the funding of their plans. Instead of a low rate as we have seen the last two years, they have taken the average of the last 25 years which provides a higher rate. This higher rate translates into the private sector companies being able to contribute LESS to pension plans, but also means their tax write offs will be less, resulting in an assumed more tax revenue to the government to pay for the other things. Got it? Read carefully. So, what's the effect on you? Well, if you belong to a stellar company who still has a full pension program (not 402K), and that is about 15% of private sector, then you could see your pension fund get funded LESS than necessary (15% of the funds are already below requirements) and endanger you payout percent when you retire. A lot of IFs, AND,s, and BUT,s. Yet, this article describes the tricky ways We the People get manipulated to the government's benefit. I hope you do realize that in addition to the income taxes and sales taxes you pay, many more HIDDEN taxes are embedded in inflated product prices that you probably have no idea were put there. BEWARE.

648. Thank You Mr. Perry

Rick Perry vows not to implement the setting up of health exchanges and expansion of Medicare stated in Obamacare. there are better ways to actually IMPROVE health care AND improve health care costs that Obamacare! Perry knows it, as do many other state governors still fighting the controversial parts of Obamacare. Insurance across state lines would raise the health pools (and risk pools) and make insurance companies more competitive. Obamacare does NOT provide competitiveness and will cost more. For those not on Medicare, take some time to understand that Medicare + supplemental insurance needed to make your coverage equal or a little better than before your ancient days, is NOT significantly less than you are paying today -- unless you get your insurance through work. We old seniors have the large monthly expenditure in our fixed income budgets to deal with until we part to better pastures. Some, like me, have pensions that DON'T increase ever per year, while health costs and insurance do! We need REAL help to lower health and health insurance costs (I'm only asking to lower the annual increases). Maybe the states can work out regional deals and get this accomplished since our federal government has given up! Go Perry and other governors fighting for US and NOT the party.

646. Pinocchio OBlunder Continues to Lie

OBlunder's nose continues to grow with his lies, this time caught by several fact watchers. His latest ads against Romney as an outsourcer are pure lies, as usual. He constantly preys on the uninformed by misinforming them to get votes. He continues to divide this country into as many ways as he can to garner support. Pathetic. I am surprised the media is finally reporting the lies. Maybe there is hope.

642. So, the Supreme Court plays its partisan games too.

Once again the Supreme Court voted there liberalism or conservatism, just like the political parties. This government's leaders are numb to the wishes of the people and Constitution. OBamacare can now continue to proceed after today's ruling that the controversial mandate is OK. However, it was stipulated that it IS A TAX! So you not so poor people who have just too much to get Medicaid, will be TAXED. No one expects them to get insurance sine a 1% of income fine is far less than health insurance for the year. Even starting 2015, a 2.5% fine is a joke and won't change the habits. Thus, we will continue to pay their medical expenses! How will they even enforce this? I'm sure they haven't a clue, but will hire hundreds of people, at our expense, to stir the mud. OBamacare needs to stop implementing things or we'll be another Greece. According to this article, America has become even more fiscally reckless since the last U.S. downgrade and we should expect another. I want to thank all the people who voted for Obama for destroying America!

639. Is OBlunder Contempt of Congress?

Republican Boehner is going forward to hold Holder Contempt of Congress. Should OBlunder also be held Contempt of Congress since he is also hiding the necessary documents via his stick (executive order). Maybe I need to rename OBlunder to OBully. When does Congress have enough of his crap? And what is with the Supreme Court too?

638. Go get them Texas (Immigration reform)

Arizona won some enforcement of immigration THEY can enforce even if the Federal Government insists they must keep their nose in it. In this article, Texas is destined to write its own immigration laws because the Federal Government isn't enforcing theirs. Go Texas!

637. Cry Baby OBlunder now wants to punish Arizona

Some of the Arizona immigration law survived the Supreme Court and becomes active today. But, NOT without cry baby OBlunder making it difficult for them to implement it and setting up hurdles for them to jump over. First he removed the local officers that were trained and put in place to enforce Federal laws. Then he set up a federal hot line for complaints. Plus, I am sure, he told his immigration offices to drag their feet when they get a call from Arizona to verify the status of someone. Then, fourth, only the Feds have a say on who should be held or not, meaning NO ONE. This war with Arizona will go on until OBlunder get sent south (wish it were Mexico)!

636. The Dems continue to support Holder coverup

I guess I'm not surprised that the Democrats in the House Over-Sight committee, who asked for all the documents needed to investigate Fast and Furious Scandal, voted to support Holder indicating that it was OK NOT to turn over the requested documents. Now the Attorney General is just a few hours away from Contempt of Congress, as should all the Democratic members of that committee. Geez. All the committee AND public wanted is a just look at the people behind Fast and Furious. For over 18 months Holder has IGNORED the House. Maybe he thinks he still has more time to delete or edit documents before someone gets their hands on them. Holder needs to go, as does Geithner and OBlunder and all his administration. Here's the news on the committee's vote. This administration is So-o-o CORRUPT.