en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/402349 Comments by lunarmanathome http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/03/83-are-you-talking-to-your-representatives-they-should-be-home/#IDComment29622639 I think that this is a variation on rule 8 as well. Written to Durbin and to my own two socialist Senators. &quot;If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?&quot; pretty much sums things up for me at this time. I&#039;m banging my head on a wall, and will continue to do so. But our system (the people in it) don&#039;t seem to understand that it (and they) serve us. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:49:58 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/03/83-are-you-talking-to-your-representatives-they-should-be-home/#IDComment29622639 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29619692 We&#039;ll soon find out! I know it&#039;s there, and I have been expecting it since this event occurred. I just want to know the price - the cost of which will be borne later. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:36:06 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29619692 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29619563 The Senate must pass a bill, but so too does the House. Those two bills would be brought to conference, the differences hashed out, then send to the Darth Barry. I could care less what the House does - they are a lost and extremely partisan crowd. I would watch the Senate very very carefully. Baucus apparently fell under the Dark sides (NO pun intended) evil power by being so enchanted with him that a few days ago he almost stumbled on how eloquntly words fell so sofly yet compellingly form the Great Ones mouth. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:34:46 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29619563 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29619161 Watch away! This doesn&#039;t frighten me but is saddens me greatly. It is a terrible sign that the dream that was America is sliding, not slipping away. This isn&#039;t about the Amateur In Chief - it&#039;s about the people who would ever consider surveillance appropriate in a place where the ultimate in our unique freedoms - the right to free speech - should be abridged. I&#039;m no radical, but I know wrong from right. This administration has politicized all debate, vilified the oppostion as well as making it appear childish. Executive branch enforcers who follow that thought - if we get our souls back - will pay through the nose for this. Or we slide off into history as a failed experiment, the dream over. I don&#039;&#039;t want to end this on a dark note - but people had beter amp this up - legally - and get serious about taking back our future as the home of the free. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:29:34 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29619161 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29547603 When these two were captured, I had posted on here that they would be released and that there would be a quid pro quo. I&#039;m happy that they are home and safe, but why in hell did they do this utterly stupid stunt in the first place? I&#039;ts termed a &quot;police&quot; state for a reason. Giving clinton the credit for this is asinine, unless further information shows me I&#039;m wring, and i will apologize and eat crow. He flew there to pick them up - someone already knew this deal was struck, so that means there were negotiations we are unaware of. Transparency? What I&#039;m most concerned about is that Kim Jong Ill has gained from this, both by seemingly acting reasonably ( a departure from his normal routine), by being seen with Clinton - it&#039;s the quid pro quo that is haunting me right now - I know it&#039;s there. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:07:27 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/08/04/84-ex-president-clinton-to-n-korea/#IDComment29547603 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/31/731-speaker-pelosi-is-back-in-the-blame-business/#IDComment28955836 Oh my goodness! It&#039;s immoral what the insurance companies are doing to stop this govt take over of the entire healthcare industry and the very quality of our lives? Nancy! I accuse you of extreme immorality, beyond the pale - either in your complete ignorance of what you are doing and how wrong it is in detail and on the whole - or your knowingly obfuscating the facts and using the power of your position to brow beat the Congress in to accepting something that the public of this country does not want. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:38:54 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/31/731-speaker-pelosi-is-back-in-the-blame-business/#IDComment28955836 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/31/731-foreclosure-numbers-reveal-economic-problems-lingering/#IDComment28955641 As unemployment rises, especially in the insanity of states like California, more people will not be able to pay their mortgages. We&#039;re seeing &quot;shoots of green&quot;, but without the &quot;water of economic growth (called lower taxe rates both indivudal and corporate) and some fertilizer (fiscally sound and responsible govt) we could avoid some of what I read is coming. If The first part of this year was the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, what does that mean when things get worse? Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:35:27 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/31/731-foreclosure-numbers-reveal-economic-problems-lingering/#IDComment28955641 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/30/731-<b style="color:black;background-color:#IDComment28834089 I&#039;ve watched this hand ringing on Iran&#039;s intent to achieve nuclear power ever since it began. The only nations that have nuclear power, and do not possess nuclear weapons CHOSE not to develop them. Anyone who states or debates that this is about energy is either dangerously and stupidly naive, doesn&#039;t know the political landscape and realities or is fronting for Iranians. There is zero linkage with the Palestinians and Irans nuclear program. If a nuclear weapon were employed, what&#039;s the utility of the land to any Palestinians who survive said attack? Given the size of Israel, it wouldn&#039;t take many of these to render not just it, but good parts of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria and Iraq, or fallout affects turkey/Greece and southern Europe etc. (Prevailing wind patterns) Tryint to talk Iran out of doing this has gotten us no where, just as it has gotten us no where with North Korea. We didn&#039;t stop Pakistan nor India....and talk about a powder keg in that region Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:51:58 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/30/731-<b style="color:black;background-color:#IDComment28834089 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/29/729-colin-powell-blames-both-sides-on-gates-gate-thats-helpful/#IDComment28791702 Funny - the headeliner on this page didn&#039;t match in any way the contents of this article. In the broader context ..maybe. I am angry that racial profiling however, showed up in this interview, as it had nothing whatsoever to do with Gates arrest. Neither the call, the response or the actions of Crowley in any way suggest racial profiling. Gates&#039; stupidity, his own biases and lack of self control were entirely his own and led to this &quot;event&quot;. This would not be news if it had happened to a caucasian. Any reasonable person, regardless of race must look at this objectively and see that race was not a factor. So why is the media making it one? And why are we wasting time on this ridiculous non-event? Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:59:13 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/29/729-colin-powell-blames-both-sides-on-gates-gate-thats-helpful/#IDComment28791702 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/28/728-wait-camp-david-sits-empty-while-we-rent-a-mansion-for-the-presidents-vacation/#IDComment28677983 It&#039;s kind of a shame. Camp David is in a very picturesque spot, it&#039;s a couple of hundred very private acres, far from prying eyes, with some pretty incredible facilites and staff. I know that during part of the Clinton years, when he stated that he wasn&#039;t going to use the facility,people I know that were assigned there kind of twiddled their thumbs. Eventually, the Clintons started using it and I know they found it a nice place to relax. As did both Bushes. As for the Amateur in Chief - he may be paying for the vacation home - but we are paying for the Secret Service et al and etc lodgings and other needs. Not any different from past Presidents when it came to just going back to their own homes or &quot;ranches&quot; though. It comes with the position. As to the extravagant expenditure however? He can&#039;t lambast the wealthy and then do what the wealthy do. It&#039;s hypocritical. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:14:27 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/28/728-wait-camp-david-sits-empty-while-we-rent-a-mansion-for-the-presidents-vacation/#IDComment28677983 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/27/727-obama%e2%80%99s-to-do-list-fix-economy-win-war-in-afghanistan-invite-two-people-who-behaved-badly-to-have-a-beer-at-the-white-house-wait%e2%80%a6-whaaaaaaaa#IDComment28570488 I think I would think twice if I were in this officers shoes. The Amateur In Chief still has not apologized for speaking stupidly and judging an event without the benefit of knowing what happened. He stutters about &quot;calibrating&quot; his remarks - what the heck does that really mean? I love so-called academics who refuse to speak plainly - throw in a political spin and now he&#039;s grouped Gates and Crowley together to iron this things out - as if the burden is shared rather than resting entirely on Gates&#039; shoulders forr behaving like an as....horses rearend. A &quot;teachable&quot; moment? What arrogance. BHO&#039;s inital reaction to this &quot;incident&quot; was based entirely on race, not reason. He should apologize first, Gates should apologize as well - without that, Crowley is getting messy up to his knees in the crap that these two are responsible for producing. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:46:29 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/27/727-obama%e2%80%99s-to-do-list-fix-economy-win-war-in-afghanistan-invite-two-people-who-behaved-badly-to-have-a-beer-at-the-white-house-wait%e2%80%a6-whaaaaaaaa#IDComment28570488 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/27/727-germany-gets-it-right-on-carbon-tariffs/#IDComment28570095 China is an entirely different issue form India. India is primarily importing white collar jobs, while they aere modestly industrializing. China is America when you put things in perspective when it comes to industrialization pollution. It doens&#039;t make it right, but in some cases, they are the only source of many goods in our market to day. Ther are someproducts I will not buy - primarily food, as I don&#039;t believe the FDA is properly screening these goods considering how polluted their water system is. To atticus - can you be more obtuse? You zing these ignorant one liners without explanation. Have you not paid attention to what has happened to our industry in the last 20 years? And also what our labor force has demanded from it&#039;s employers with the help or at least support of people like you? We have only ourselves to blame. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:40:30 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/27/727-germany-gets-it-right-on-carbon-tariffs/#IDComment28570095 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/23/723-the-presidents-big-moment-from-health-care-address-was-not-about-health-care/#IDComment28172182 The Blamer has absolutely spun his &quot;facts&quot;. The myth about soaring health costs, the lower cost with socialized medicine...the list is endless and a mantra of he progressives. The evidence is not hard to find to refute nearly everything they use to justify their position. In a nutshel - he is not being truthful, and he has politicized this argument to a great degreee by not approaching this in a bipartisan manner - Thank God for that! I only wish that the people who get to ask him questions, would ask some substantive and hard hitting ones. I don&#039;t understand how any media outlet is going to benefit if they are seen to be doing what too many are today. It will reduce their market share and profits - that&#039;s a fact. I would have to question the CEO&#039;s on why they want to see their bottom line go to the bottom of the barrel. The public smells blood in the water - the media would do well to pay attention to that as well. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:14:06 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/23/723-the-presidents-big-moment-from-health-care-address-was-not-about-health-care/#IDComment28172182 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28031999 Look - we can debate the issue on health care &#039;til the EPA allows newly developed environmentally friendly cows to come home - once they figure out how to &quot;pay&quot; for this in the House, the blue dogs will fold like cheap Chinese made lawn chairs. That leaves the Senate - with Snowe and her counterpart, who might as well classify themselves as conservative Democrats, that leaves all bets off. My opinion is that this has a better than not chance to pass - and that scares the hell out of me. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:19:20 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28031999 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28031760 LOL - you&#039;re kidding me right? I live in eastern Washington, a Republican stonrghold, but comprises less than 35% of the population of my state. On the other 1/3 of the land area lives over 65% of the population, mostly California escapees, but are vastly Democrat Party voters as they feed deeply from the public trough. So my state is one matter, my personal voting hostory quite another. As a conservative, I tend to vote conservative. It would have been &quot;nice&quot; if McCain hadn&#039;t thrown this campaign to begin with. He falt out blew it at just about every opportunity. He &quot;lost&quot; all the debates, he may have had substance, but face - too many people were angry with Bush and to them McCain looked like his twin. Thus, The Blamer replaced The Decider. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:15:16 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28031760 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28027196 Condescending, arrogant and misrepresentative of the facts contained within the actual legislation. Doubleplus good!!! Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:01:11 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28027196 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28026844 If you&#039;re not familiar with handguns - go to a shooting range and try them. I own .45&#039;s and prefer them, but if you&#039;ve not shot them, they may not be for you. Trust no one&#039;s opinion when it comes to which weapon to buy - too many variables involved - so go shooting and then decide which to buy. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:55:46 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/vent-14/#IDComment28026844 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/22/722-no-house-vote-on-health-care-until-september-fingers-crossed/#IDComment28014825 Ridiculous. First, putting my real name doesn&#039;t do anything for my effectiveness on addressing issues. If some idiot from the federal government feels compelled to respond to something I&#039;ve posted here by coming to my home - it&#039;s very easy to track me down. IP addresses being what they are, and then tracing me to my home - easy peasy. Surveillance is pretty intense on the internet anyway. This isn&#039;t paranoia - it&#039;s a fact. From the point of view about privacy and not taking stupid risks - there is enough information out there to cause me real financial harm among other things, without the added risk of providing my name. No thanks, but you go ahead Ian. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:09:54 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/22/722-no-house-vote-on-health-care-until-september-fingers-crossed/#IDComment28014825 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/22/722-no-house-vote-on-health-care-until-september-fingers-crossed/#IDComment27969638 This so-called &quot;insurrection&quot; by the blue dog Democrats is about fiscal policy - it&#039;s not about whether this reform should be done or not. In other words, it&#039;s not about the freedom of choice that we have currently, it&#039;s about the money. So for those of you who think this has anything to do with our best interests, you need to get your feet back on the ground. There is a very real danger that once the deal making on how to pay for this is done, the bill will be voted on and passed. What this dealy will mean, and it will be delayed, is that the recess will be used to find those compromises that make the blue dogs happy - and it&#039;s just fiscal. I&#039;m angry that BHO had put a &quot;down payment&quot; on health care for the so-called uninsured, then we find ourselves in this whirlwind. Keep your focus on this - otherwise our freedom to choose is gone, and govt intrusion into our lives will be on a scale that would horrify our Founding Fathers. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:29:11 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/22/722-no-house-vote-on-health-care-until-september-fingers-crossed/#IDComment27969638 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/21/721-want-to-learn-how-to-turn-700-billion-into-23-trillion-in-debt/#IDComment27866694 And thnk - the House is now taking up a bill that purports to be on the style ans substance of &quot;Pay Go&quot;....riiiiiight. The only way to meet that is to raise all of our taxes, not just the wealthy. I imagine, as I have yet to be able to read when it takes effect, that it will be after any scheduled health care legislation as pay go only applies to what happens after it passes. Watch that one! Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:29:13 +0000 http://www.the912project.com/2009/07/21/721-want-to-learn-how-to-turn-700-billion-into-23-trillion-in-debt/#IDComment27866694