More Realistic G8 Resolutions

(eya Lauren! thanks!)

with THEM actually considering eugenic disposal of US and buying up water rights i find this whole clusterfuck is more like the "Tank Girl" movie.

Tank Girl (She's A Rebel!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxLSmIjFEWM&mode=related&search=

what a waste of time...

loved em since i was a kid.

all this is gonna come to a head when the real heat waves of summer come calling.

going to be one of the nastiest falls we've ever had. i can see it coming.

Leahy's words are so clear.

http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200807/070808a.html

I note, again, that the proponents of this retroactive immunity have not and cannot say that the administration acted lawfully. It did not.

Even if one believes that the telephone companies merit protection, there is simply no good reason why Congress must act now to deal with the issue of the on-going lawsuits against providers. The claim that these lawsuits will somehow “bankrupt” the providers is belied by the record demonstrating the financial health of these companies today despite the on-going litigation. Even the most alarmist critics of the lawsuits acknowledge that it would be years, and probably at least two trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, before there could be any enforceable final judgments.

[end excerpt]

still trying to convince us its about monitoring the whereabouts of terrists. how one person can lie so much and live with themselves is a true mystery. i guess he provides a textbook example of pathological liar.

11) Lose weight now -- ask them how!

An interesting question to ponder with regard to the Fratboy-in-Chief is this: Do you think he actually understands he's lying? Keep in mind McClellan's remark regarding Bush's apparent attempt to convince himself he never used nose candy...

Randi's talking about it now - reported by the UK.

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The first picture comes from the Iranian news website Jamejam, and clearly shows one missile has failed to take off. It sits forlornly on its launcher while its three companions power into the sky.

But it was the second image that was released by the PR arm of the Revolutionary Guard – and it seems to have been digitally enhanced to wipe away all traces of the embarrassing dud. Gone is the faulty rocket on its launcher, to be replaced with a fourth successful launch, complete with billowing clouds of exhaust and desert dust.

I'm reading the articles about Fred Thompson that I missed from late last year.

The guy was hilariously lazy.

He had a habit of leaving his bus, skipping the locations that he was scheduled to appear at, barely saying anything to anyone then returning to his bus. lol

www.sigzone.blogspot.com

After one of his chats in New Hampshire he actually asked the audience if he could get some applause. Seriously...

Bush's crack when he departed the G8 in Japan...

http://www.politicsandcurrentaffairs.co.uk/Forum/peak-oil-economics-envi...

Bush to G8: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter'

After rejecting global climate-change targets, George Bush's parting shot to the G8 s

By Andrew Grice
Political Editor in Hokkaido
Thursday, 10 July 2008

President George Bush signed off with a defiant farewell over his refusal to accept global climate change targets at his last G8 summit.

As he prepared to fly out from Japan, he told his fellow leaders: "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."

President Bush made the private joke in the summit's closing session, senior sources said yesterday. His remarks were taken as a two-fingered salute from the President from Texas who is wedded to the oil industry. He had given some ground at the summit by saying he would "seriously consider" a 50 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2050.

But green groups had protested that the meeting was a missed opportunity to secure the radical reductions in carbon emissions that were needed to reduce global warming. China and India, who were among the emerging economies invited to the summit, refused to sign up to binding agreements without firmer commitments from the US and the other industrialised nations to cut their CO2 emissions.

The case, brought to the Quebec superior court in Montreal, alleges that the two Canadian firms are breaching international law by building and selling homes in part of the settlement of Modi'in Illit on land originally belonging to the Palestinian village of Bil'in.

"In so doing, the defendants are aiding, abetting, assisting and conspiring with the state of Israel in carrying out an illegal purpose," according to the writ of claim filed to the court. It said their conduct amounted to a "fundamental violation of the human rights of the villagers" and "denies them freedom of movement".

The village accuses the firms of breaching international law, including the fourth Geneva convention, as well as Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act. All settlements in the occupied territories are illegal under international law, although Israel has for years defended its right to build there.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/10/israelandthepalestinians.can...

12) Increasing the amount of time after taking Cialis you can wait before getting a boner.

The spillage of waste material containing uranium in the picturesque area of Provence, 30 miles from Avignon, which is currently hosting an arts festival, embarrassed the government.

Nicolas Sarkozy has prioritised exporting nuclear expertise worldwide, including to Britain. Nuclear power comprises 87% of France's electricity production, but yesterday anti-nuclear groups renewed their criticisms of the nuclear power policy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/10/nuclearpower.pollution

Re: "12) Increasing the amount of time after taking Cialis you can wait before getting a boner."

Would a cock ring joke be too out of place on this forum?

LONDON (AP) - Britain's Ministry of Defense says nine soldiers have been injured by friendly fire in Helmand province in Afghanistan.

A defense spokesman says an Apache helicopter opened fire on British troops after mistaking them for the enemy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7643583

It is interesting. Especially since pro-nuke folks like to mention France as a positive example...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdj/2655899427/

She rode it to work yesterday.

Submitted by rickcopeland648 on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 3:43pm.
...Would a cock ring joke be too out of place on this forum?
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...might offend the PETA folks.

Great summary of the G8 Lauren. Thank you!! Actually smiled...

On the other hand...you don't see the cobwebs until the sun shines.

An Abu Dhabi investment fund has bought a big stake in New York City's landmark Chrysler Building.

A spokeswoman for Prudential Financial Inc in Newark, New Jersey, said on Wednesday that the insurer sold its 75 per cent stake in the Art Deco skyscraper to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (Adic).
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/07/200879191727174646.ht...

berlusconi's cronies in the italian government cite it as a shining example Italy should emulate, every time Italian people complain about high energy costs, it's the fault of those environmentalists who always say no, they despisingly call them the "no people", it's their fault because they oppose nuclear electric generators, look at France, they say, they are much more advanced and civilized, they say, the do not have these "no people" and blah and blah and blah

i just don't get it

you starting to see more and more of them in New Orleans too, one of the positive consequences of high gas costs

Published on Thursday, July 10, 2008 by Salon.com
The FBI’s Plan to ‘Profile’ Muslims
by Juan Cole

The U.S. Justice Department is considering a change in the grounds on which the FBI can investigate citizens and legal residents of the United States. Till now, DOJ guidelines have required the FBI to have some evidence of wrongdoing before it opens an investigation. The impending new rules, which would be implemented later this summer, allow bureau agents to establish a terrorist profile or pattern of behavior and attributes and, on the basis of that profile, start investigating an individual or group. Agents would be permitted to ask “open-ended questions” concerning the activities of Muslim Americans and Arab-Americans. A person’s travel and occupation, as well as race or ethnicity, could be grounds for opening a national security investigation.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/10/10255/

in for a bit

bloggie rule #2 violation!

"2- don't feed crankbait straight lines"

his gleeful snickering disturbs the squirls.

fortunately for you the bloggie post police are snoozing, the drunken sots!

how goes it?

Hope your hanging in there ok.. :)

That last straight line probably made Cranker's month ;)

"Hello to our friends and fans in domestic surveillance."

yea sonnyj - all's well - u?

Addington and Yoo (Yu)? dragged to the House basement bye the Sergeant-at-Arms

more to come. A line of them til 10PM. Thick humidty.

Afternoon all!

Some subjects are too sensitive.

Meatballs "ON NOTICE" on small, left wing blog.

"I just don't get it," moans one poster.

No meatball would allow to be quoted for this interview.

Judiciary Committee chairman requests special counsel to investigate CIA rendition

BREAKING 4:02 PM ET // FROM A HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RELEASE.....

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Foreign Affairs Chairman of the International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight Subcommittee, Bill Delahunt (D-MA), today called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to appoint a special counsel to investigate the rendition of a Canadian citizen, Maher Arar, to Syria.

Returning home to Canada in September 2002, Mr. Arar was detained at JFK airport in New York based on false intelligence suggesting ties to terrorist activity. Despite finding that he would likely be subject to torture, Mr. Arar was then removed to Syria at the direction of the Commissioner of the INS and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Mr. Arar was subsequently imprisoned for nearly a year and tortured.

In June, the former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Clark Ervin testified before a joint Judiciary and Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing that he believed that U.S. officials intended to render Mr. Arar to Syria, rather than allowing him to continue on to Canada, because of the likelihood that he would be tortured in Syria.

Upon Mr. Arar's return to Canada in 2003, the Canadian government conducted an exhaustive investigation concluding that no evidence linked Mr. Arar to terrorist groups or suggested a security threat and awarded him nearly $10 million in damages. The DHS Office of the Inspector General conducted its own four-year investigation into the matter, yet its investigators lacked subpoena authority and were frequently stymied by numerous privilege claims.

"Mr. Arar's rendition to Syria, with the knowledge he would be subject to torture, demands a thorough investigation into the conduct of the Department of Justice and U.S. immigration officials," said Conyers. "Given the involvement of high-ranking administration officials in this matter, and the stonewalling encountered in the DHS Inspector General's investigation, the appointment of a special counsel is clearly necessary."

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Judiciary_Committee_chairman_request_speci...

and to all a good night!!

Kucinich impeach bill charges Bush 'fabricated threats'; Pelosi hints at possible hearing

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF KUCINICH PRESENTING BILL TO CONGRESS AT CSPAN Former Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) held a press conference today in which he presented a single article of impeachment against President George W. Bush.

"Yesterday in the House," Kucinich said, according to prepared text, "we had a moment of silence for the troops. Today it is time to speak out on behalf of those troops who will be in Iraq for at least another year, courageously representing our nation while their Commander in Chief sent them on a mission that was based on falsehoods about the threat of WMDs from Iraq."

He continued, "Throughout the summer and fall of 2002, the Congress, the media and the American people heard the terrifying drumbeat of fear from the Bush White House in the form of loud, well-advertised and orchestrated chanting by the President and his Administration about 'Weapons of Mass Destruction,' 'Nuclear Threats,' 'Biological Weapons,' 'Chemical Weapons,' 'Threats of Imminent Attack,' all calculated to gain media attention, public support and Congressional support for a war against Iraq.

Kucinich is to formally introduce the single article of impeachment to Congress later this afternoon. In June, Kucinich presented 35 articles of impeachment to Congress, but that effort has been stalled in the Judiciary Committee.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), long opposed to the impeachment of the president, today raised eyebrows when she said Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee could hold hearings on Kucinich's impeachment articles sometime in the near future, as RAW STORY earlier reported.

Kucinich's article is titled, 'Deceiving Congress with Fabricated Threats of Iraq WMDs to Fraudulently Obtain Support for an Authorization of the Use of Military Force Against Iraq' and focuses, as the Ohio Democrat described, on "what the President presented to Congress in the Authorization of the Use of Military Force. It does not address the voluminous evidence of orchestrated deceptions which have been well documented by various governmental, non-governmental and media sources.

"I understand that many members of Congress voted in good faith to authorize the use of force against Iraq," Kucinich then said, "and I understand that many in the media supported that action. When the President of the United States makes representations on matters of life and death, we all want to believe him and give him the benefit of the doubt. Trust is the glue which holds the fabric of our nation together.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_presents_lone_Bush_impeachment_ar...

by Kucinich.

Donna Edwards is the Chair.

Best wishes sent ur way! :)

There is ongoing discussion on impeachment. And now Pelosi might be on board.

Donna Edwards is the new representative from I believe, VA.
Pretty woman! And already being chairman of the House!

I think the Dems are finally pissed!!

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), long opposed to the impeachment of the president, today raised eyebrows when she said Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee could hold hearings on Kucinich's impeachment articles sometime in the near future, as RAW STORY earlier reported."

We will be thinking of you having a successful surgery and easy recovery and great internet access with a good wireless mouse..Keep in touch

Report: Bush Officials Not Happy About Possible Obama Speech At Brandenburg Gate
By Greg Sargent - July 10, 2008, 3:48PM
There's been an interesting twist in the ongoing behind-the-scenes discussions over whether Barack Obama will deliver a speech on July 24th at Berlin's historically-charged Brandenburg Gate.

A new report in the German press says that Bush administration officials are unhappy with the idea and privately said as much to representatives of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The whole thing started when Der Spiegel reported the other day that Obama would be visiting Berlin on July 24th, stirring speculation that he wanted to speak before the Gate, a place that's associated with JFK and Ronald Reagan, symbolizes the end of the Cold War, and would give Obama's speech a great deal of historical resonance.

The Obama campaign has been tight-lipped about his plans, saying that he has "considered several sights for a possible speech." Meanwhile, Merkel has reacted with coolness to the idea.

Now Der Spiegel has added a new twist to the tale.

From the mag...

The respected Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported this week that a member of the Bush delegation approached Merkel's foreign policy advisor, Christoph Heusgen, at the G-8 summit in Japan to discuss misgivings about Obama's planned speech. The government is also acting out of respect for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has long enjoyed strong ties to Germany and good personal relationships with a number of high-level government officials in Berlin.
The report is unconfirmed, and the paper cited here doesn't have an English translation, but Der Spiegel describes it as "respected." If Bush officials are privately trying to nix a speech that would give Obama a major boost it's an interesting development and raises more questions, such as whether the administration is possibly letting efforts to help McCain intrude on back-channel diplomacy in other areas.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/report_bush_offi...

I'm going to try!

FEC names new Republican chairman

Federal Election Commission convenes for first time in months, names new chairman

JIM KUHNHENN
AP News

Jul 10, 2008 12:26 EST

Republican election lawyer Donald McGahn was named chairman of a newly seated Federal Election Commission Thursday, taking the helm of the regulatory agency on his first day on the job.

The FEC convened for the first time in more than six months, a period of inactivity caused by a confirmation standoff in the Senate.

With four of six commissioners new to their jobs, the FEC faces a backlog of work that has accumulated during an election year marked by a hard-fought and financially record-breaking presidential campaign.

Among the top issues that the FEC must sort through are a Supreme Court decision invalidating a campaign finance law that governs congressional contests involving wealthy candidates who spend large sums of their own money. It also is behind schedule in writing rules addressing candidate air travel as well as new rules on lobbyist fundraisers.

McGahn, general counsel to the National Republican Congressional Committee since 1999, also represented former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on a number of campaign finance related matters. DeLay is awaiting trial in Texas on charges he and two associates violated state campaign finance laws.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/07/fec_names_new_republican_chair...

Rove avoids subpoena by fleeing the country.
This morning, Karl Rove refused to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the politicization of the Justice Department, despite a subpoena. During the hearing, Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) revealed that Rove had not only skipped out of the hearing, but had skipped out of the entire country. Watch it:

When ThinkProgress contacted Rove’s lawyer, his office confirmed that Rove was out of the country “on trip scheduled long before the subpoena was sent.” Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) said Rove’s attorney “never mentioned” this trip to the committee. Rove’s bogus claims of executive privilege were rejected by the Committee as “not valid” by a 7-1 vote. The committee gave Rove five days to comply with the subpoena.

Update
Sanchez indicated she was unlikely to hold a contempt vote until late this month.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/rove-avoids-subpoena-by-fleeing-the-...

First Conyers gets so angry he decides to give M.C. Rove an additional five days to tell them to fuck off. Now Sanchez won't do anything until "late this month". Honestly, who are they fooling?

Seriously, based on what we know about this administration, they should have been ready to immediately swoop in and start trying to get Rove the instant the deadline passed. In short, they should have played this the same way the Republicans woould have played it.

And now, according to Raw Story:
"'This is a Judiciary Committee matter, and I believe we will see some attention being paid to it by the Judiciary Committee,' Pelosi told reporters. 'Not necessarily taking up the articles of impeachment because that would have to be approved on the floor, but to have some hearings on the subject.'"

What the hell would these hearings accomplish? Jesus Christ, why don't they just do something or shut up. Their act is tired, and this Democrat isn't buying it. They're like a toothless and decrepit mutt trying to scare off a burglar, while he and dog both know that in the end the worst the dog can do is slighty whiz on his pants. No wonder the Republicans once banish one of their pretend trials to a basement..

gutsy man there!

the assholes he's up against scare me.

http://www.fadr.msu.ru/rodale/agsieve/txt/vol4/issue1/1.html

A major reforestation effort in China that makes widespread use of the Paulownia tree has increased food production in the China Yellow River and Yangste flood plains 30%, reforested and halted erosion on some 3.15 million ha of land, and since 1984 has doubled the use of intercropping in the project area.
The project was initiated several years ago in response to the growing concern over an insufficient timber supply, and the need to protect agricultural land from erosion. Many of the forests have been harvested for timber, leaving large areas of soil exposed. The project mainly uses Paulownia and Poplar to achieve a "desired standard of greening," and has already met with measurable success. The goal of the project, or the "desired standard of greening" entails the following objectives:

Establish a tree cover of 10% in farming areas, 15% for areas suffering general erosion, and 20% for areas with severe erosion.
Protect at least 85% of a county using the "forestry net" system for microclimate modification. This system involves planting trees in square grids of 4 to 6 ha in size.
Planting 50-80% of non-arable land as plantation forest.
Planting 30% of village land.
Six experimental stations were established in 1979 to breed and select varieties of Paulownia appropriate for different climatic zones.

Forest cover on the plains has already increased from 2% to 10.7%, over some 3.15 million ha of farmland, or nearly half of the total area designated for the project.

A system called "four-sided" planting has been used in China since the 1950s. In this system trees are planted along the contours of roads, villages, ditches, and rivers. These serve as a general source of timber, fodder and fuelwood.

In China Paulownia is used most extensively in windbreaks. The beneficial microclimatic effects protect food crops from the drying winds that can destroy a crop. These windbreaks or "forestry nets" reduce wind speed at crop height by 30% and increase humidity by 7-12%.

P. elongata is commonly intercropped with wheat, rape, garlic, cotton, corn, bean, peanut, sweet potato, watermelon and vegetables. Most intercropping spacings are 5 x 20-50 m. Spacing of intercropped trees is important. When intercropped with Paulownia, wheat yields were the same as in an open field when the trees were planted 5 m apart with 10 m between rows. When the distance was increased to 20-40 m between rows, wheat yields increased 7-10%.

The project has improved the microclimate for crops and pasture, and provided an immediate economic benefit for local farmers in food production.

Within just 15 years the Chinese have made enormous progress in the implementation of this social forestry project. Benefits have been significant and quickly realized. There has been a remarkable increase in food production, timber supply, and livestock production, while land degradation has been halted over large areas.

Paulownia Profile
The Paulownia tree, indigenous to mainland China, has been highly valued there for more than 2000 years. Interest in the tree was recently renewed when a South American country requested Paulownia seeds from the Chinese. Paulownia was brought out of obscurity for good reason. Most species of Paulownia are extremely fast growing, and can be harvested in 15 years for valuable timber (valued at US $600-1,000 per cubic meter). This tree can be intercropped with food crops resulting in increased yields, used for windbreaks, shelterbelts, soil erosion abatements, reclamation, ornamental plantings, and honey.
A full-grown Paulownia can reach a height of 30 to 60 feet, and grow up to 8 feet in one year under ideal conditions. This tree is well-suited for agroforestry systems because of its deep tap root. It does not compete with shallow rooted crops. The roots condition the soil and retain moisture. The large leaves can be used as fodder. A 10-year-old tree can produce 30 kg of dry leaves annually, and 400 kg of young branches. The leaves also serve as a valuable soil amendment; they break down slowly, providing a slower release of minerals to the soil than small leaves.

Paulownia can adjust to many soil conditions, but is susceptible to water logging and prefers deep, well-drained soils. It proliferates readily on disturbed hillside soils. Sandy or heavy loam is favored, clay or stony soils are not. It can adapt to brown forest soils in temperate zones, yellow soils in subtropical zones, and a pH as low as 3-5. Annual precipitation range from 500-2,600 mm. A humid climate is preferred. A daily mean temperature of 24-30ЎC favors optimal growth.

This tree needs a lot of light. Careful spacing and management are necessary to optimize shade and other potential benefits. It is very similar to poplars in management. Paulownia is susceptible to insect attack, disease and an airborne fungus called witches broom. P. elongata is the fastest growing species.
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http://www.conservation.org/act/get_involved/protect_forests/Pages/defor...

Harrison Ford PSA for rainforests

Strange

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Been googling an hour to find out about existence/state of USA reforestation plan, but haven't found a thing....

Ex-NYT correspondent: FISA update is 'giant step toward fascism'
Nick Juliano

For more than 20 years, Chris Hedges reported from around the globe as a foreign correspondent for the New York Times and other outlets, working from countries with little to no respect for a free and independent press, where his phone was bugged and he was trailed by government agents to prevent dissidents and whistle-blowers from speaking to him.

Now, with the adoption of a sweeping new surveillance law, the United States may become one of those countries, Hedges says.

Hedges is one of more than a dozen plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the US government brought by the American Civil Liberties Union that seeks to scuttle an update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act signed by President Bush Thursday. The ACLU says the FISA update allows the government to engage in massive, unconstitutional dragnet surveillance of Americans' phone calls and e-mails with anyone abroad.

During a conference call Thursday, Hedges recounted his work in foreign countries like the former Yugoslavia and El Salvador where his phone was bugged and government agents regularly followed him to prevent critics from speaking out. Now the same thing is beginning to happen here, he said.

"I have little doubt the passing of this FISA law essentially brings that type of surveillance system and the effectiveness of that system to the United States," he said.

According to the ACLU, the Democratic-controlled Congress has handed Bush a gift-wrapped grant of new domestic spying authority. The group says its lawsuit is perhaps the last chance to sustain Americans' confidence that a government snoop isn't listening in on every one of their international calls.

"This lawsuit is the ACLU at its best," said journalist and author Naomi Klein, another plaintiff in the suit. "It's defending the law even when the lawmakers won't"

The ACLU is representing journalists, human rights activists, lawyers and others whose jobs are likely to put them in contact with people overseas.

Klein and Hedges said the already-difficult task of gathering information from dissidents and whistle-blowers in the US and abroad would be made even more difficult with the draconian rules and lax oversight governing surveillance inherent in the FISA update.

Hedges, who now writes books and currently contributes to The Nation and other publications, recalled receiving a tip about an alleged confrontation between a US Navy warship and an Iranian military vessel in Iranian waters that nearly escalated into an act of war. Hedges said he was given the name of a US Navy source who supposedly had witnessed the event. When he reached out to the official, Hedges was asked to provide assurances that he wasn't being monitored, which he couldn't provide, he said, because of his frequent contact with sources overseas. The source immediately cut off communication, the reporter was never able to confirm the story.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/ACLU_lawsuit_seeks_to_scuttle_justsigned_0...

They've been secret butt-buddies for years. ;-p

"gutsy man there!

the assholes he's up against scare me."

Plus he's up against sell-outs in his own party. Yes, The Rick Copeland is looking in your direction, Stenny Hoyer. And he's also looking at his own representative, the loathsome blue dog coalition member maggot Jim Matheson.

with this guy...

McGahn, general counsel to the National Republican Congressional Committee since 1999, also represented former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on a number of campaign finance related matters.

toniD wishing you a successful and speedy recovery. We need you back here pronto. No racing down hospital hallways, unless its after a cute doctor, then it's just therapy :)

"Chris Cannon would know...They've been secret butt-buddies for years. ;-p"

Cannon had better be warry of whether he pitches or catches. His Jesus-jammies might get some poopy-poopy-poop on them.

The Rick Copeland lives in Cannon's state (although the second congressional district that includes The Rick Copeland's residence of Salt Lake is "represented" by Jim Matheson)and has seen plenty of that blubber-ball and his brother Joe. When you're an incumbent Republican IN PROVO (although the district includes more than just Osmondland)and you STILL cannot win then you much suck bulk bin/ buffet quantity cock. And boy, does he...

Going to make a caprese salad tonight.

2 large red or yellow tomatoes, sliced
1/2 pound Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, drained, sliced
1 bunch fresh basil leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine or balsamic vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS
Arrange tomato, cheese slices and basil alternately overlapping on platter.
Whisk oil and vinegar together. Pour over tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

That sounds so good.

Found your last comment from the blog the other night when everybody else (including I) had gone to slumberland.
I think I agree about Cardin and Mikulski. But you gotta lose Hoyer, man.
Sic' 'em!
Kick ass and take names!

And he's also looking at his own representative, the loathsome blue dog coalition member maggot Jim Matheson.

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Jim got a strongly worded letter from me about all this.

When you're an incumbent Republican IN PROVO (although the district includes more than just Osmondland)and you STILL cannot win

... with a crazier fundamentalist is all that happened, IMO. But it should be fun to see what fodder we can get from the "new guy on the block."

http://www.wild-again.org/UKsite/Facts-And-Figures-UK.html

The net reduction in the world’s forests is estimated at 7.3 million hectares per year (an area about the size of Panama).

(Source: Forestry Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

The world’s total forest area in 2005 is just under 4 billion hectares, corresponding to an average of 0.62 ha per capita. But the area of forest is unevenly distributed. For example, 64 countries with a combined population of 2 billion have less than 0.1 ha of forest per capita. The ten most forest-rich countries account for two-thirds of the total forest area. Seven countries or territories have no forest at all, and an additional 57 have forest on less than 10 percent of their total land area.

(Source: Forestry Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

It is estimated that the world’s forests store 283 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon in their biomass alone, and that the carbon stored in forest biomass, deadwood, litter and soil together is roughly 50 percent more than the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

(Source: Forestry Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Rare tree species and those highly valued for wood or non-wood forest products are often in danger of becoming extinct within parts of their range. On average, 5 percent of the tree species native to a country are either vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.

(Source: RainforestLive United Kingdom)

The area which is prone to desertification worldwide is approximately 38 million km² of which 6.9 million km² (23 per cent) are in sub-saharan Africa.

(Source: United Nations Environment Programme)

If you want a real treat, write to him. He responds and he does so rather quickly. But c'mon, ouside of keeping radioactive waste out of Utah what has he been right on? The Rick Copeland thinks Jim's sincere, and he is in a rather tight spot given that the state gerymandered the second district a few years back to get him out... But... Fuck, Jim, go down to the local nursry and get some nad-seeds to plant between your legs.

The Rick Copeland is actually surprised there are other Seder fans in the Salt Lake Valley...

Fire when ready! Take no prisoners!

Yikes! - Dinner at ex-wife's! Front and center!
See ya

Today the Senate administered the last rites for the Reliable Replacement Warhead. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill rejecting all funding for the new weapon. The Senate's decision marks the second year in a row that Congress has denied funding for the controversial program, which would have been the first new U.S. nuclear weapon in more than two decades.

GBC,
The Rick Copeland has given up on writing to Matheson. After Jim voted for Bush's torture bill The Rick Copeland saw the second district's pride realease a message calling it "compromise legislation". The Rick Copeland wrote to him asking that if Bush got everything he wanted (as he did) in what way was this legislation a compromise? The response was so laughable he knew he could never vote for Jim again...

As far a Chaffetz goes... Well, The Rick Copeland watched a televised debate betwixt the two but couldn't stop laughing over Cannon's whining that his challenger didn't live in the district or some bullshit...

With regard to fodder: Chaffetz will NEVER top Cannon's Lewinsky-era "scandal" attempt to get Clinton AND Gore to resign and make Gingrinch president. That was too much. That and the forty-something year old virgin Mike :"Now I'm HHS Secretary" Leavitt appointed to be the Utah "porn Czar"... No wonder The Rick Copeland jokingly calls this
area of the inter-mountain west the Mississippi of the west...

Peter Roskam, He's the idoit that won over Tammy the wounded Vet! Remember her? Hilcopter Pilot that lost both her legs in Iraq?

http://liebermanmustgo.com/
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Yeah, The Rick Copeland saw a news storyt on her when she was running. Tammy Duckworth, was it not? The Rick Copeland knew she'd lose when the reporter ended the story by saying her opponent claimed he would govern the way Jesus would. Is that Roskam?

and someone cancelled. I have to be there by 5 AM tomorrow morning. Operation is around 7 AM.

Guess I'll miss most of Sam tonight and tomorrow.

If someone could record audio, I'd be very appreciative.

I want to use snail mail to donate for Sam shows -- and need an address.

Thanks muchly.

Submitted by Sunshine Jim on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 4:28pm.
...his gleeful snickering disturbs the squirls.
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Submitted by MMRules on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 4:35pm.
...That last straight line probably made Cranker's month
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Sunny J and MMRules,

It was a rare opportunity to execute a reverse double-entendre. Salacious jokes are a dime a dozen. A de-salaciousing joke only comes around once in a blue moon.

For one year during my time in the Caribbean we lived on a hillside overlooking a valley dominated by one big building. It was a cock ring heavily attended on Saturday nights.

Thanks to months of practice, I can do cock ring puns in either direction (much to the dismay of my then-girlfriend).

you might take an approach that is corporate specific. i seem to recall that in the adirondacks, international paper had an agressive forest management program so that they were growing new trees as fast as they were chopping down old ones for their paper factorys.

YOu're not a NovaM member? Granted, that price is a tad steep for one show (The Rick Copeland isn't much of a Randi fan -- hey, how many of her affiliates did she keep? Anyone know?)...

Reid mum about Lieberman's role next year
By Manu Raju
Posted: 07/10/08 04:13 PM [ET]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday did not rule out removing Sen. Joe Lieberman from his coveted chairmanship in 2009, but he pleaded for critics to leave the Connecticut Independent alone.

Asked whether he plans to retaliate against Lieberman next year by stripping him of his chairmanship on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Reid said, “Let’s talk about this year” and stressed Lieberman’s importance to the Democrats in the 110th Congress.

“Yesterday we had one of the most crucial votes that we’ve had in a long time to preserve the integrity of Medicare,” Reid said. “I got 60 votes on that because Joe Lieberman walked up there and cast his vote. Anytime we have a problem here, with the exception of Iraq, Joe Lieberman's with us.”

Lieberman, a former Democrat who still caucuses with his old party and is the reason it has a majority in the Senate, is a vocal supporter of GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.). That position — and his criticism of Democrats on Iraq and national security issues — has earned Lieberman the ire of the left.

“I wish people would leave him alone,” Reid said.

But when pressed about what he would do next year, when Democrats are widely expected to expand their Senate majority and not need Lieberman to keep their majority, Reid refused to say whether he would take the gavel away.

“Next year will be next year when we get there,” Reid said.

When he was asked whether that meant that he is open to stripping Lieberman of his leadership position, Reid said: “I’m not open to anything,” but added: “I’m just waiting to get through this year when I have a 51-vote majority.”

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/reid-mum-about-liebermans-role-next-...

And a painfree future! Best wishes for a quick return!

Toyota to Make Prius in the U.S.
By NICK BUNKLEY
Toyota Motor of Japan said Thursday that it would build its popular gas-electric hybrid sedan, the Prius, in the United States for the first time as it tries to meet surging demand and struggles with falling sales of big trucks.

Starting in 2010, Toyota plans to make the Prius at a new factory in Blue Springs, Miss., that was originally intended to assemble sport utility vehicles. Toyota said shifting production to the Blue Springs plant, which is under construction, will help it alleviate shortages of the Prius, which gets an average of 46 miles a gallon and has months-long waiting lists at most dealers.

Toyota also said it would stop building its two largest vehicles, the Tundra pickup and Sequoia sport-utility vehicle, for three months before permanently halting production of the Tundra next spring at one of two plants that make it.

Plummeting demand for trucks has forced the Detroit automakers to announce more plant closings and layoffs. Toyota’s announcements came after its United States sales fell 6.8 percent in the first half of the year.

Sales of the Prius declined 33.7 percent as a result of tight supplies. Tundra sales were down 52.9 percent in June, though stocks of the truck are plentiful.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/business/worldbusiness/11toyota.html?_...

Keep those new articles coming while I'm gone.

We have the best, most current news on this blog.

Got to keep in the know on whats going on!

I wanted to know if the state or federal governments have any plan comparable to China's.

Industrial reforestation is not about real woodlands or habitat if it is just MONOCULTURE -- one kind of tree for for easy harvest sort of thing.... That's a TREE FARM not at FOREST, imo.

BBL

The Rick Copeland is actually surprised there are other Seder fans in the Salt Lake Valley...

... the only other one. *snark*

I met Jim at a Christmas party for a non-profit org. my friend works for. He's a nice guy, but... you are spot on. Aside from the work he's done for downwinders, there ain't more more "there" there. I don't think it's because of the gerrymandering, it's just him. BUT, it's a bit more fresh air for me to be out of Fat Bastard Rob Bishop's district, that's for sure.

Oh, don't get The Rick Copeland wrong. He thinks Matheson completely believes he's voting the right way. But... Man, why have a Dem that votes Republican? That makes no sense.

As far as Matheson's downwinder stance... Well, that's totsally due to his dad...

As for Rob Bishop... Well, they don't have much to choose from in that district. Is he any worse (or better) than his predecessor (Jim Hansen). The Rick Copeland hears that Bishop gives a great tour of the Capitol. Seriously. Not that that matters.

I know how you feel, Rick. But, I like to continually remind him that he holds his seat by a thread. And he could lose it if he pisses of the urban SLC Dems one to many times.

Luckily for him, most everyone here is so doped up on Prozac nobody seems to care what he does...

Prozac, the Mormon equivalent to alcohol.

I remember the 5 AM surgery drill. I was up all night anyway so earlier was better.

I am sure someone around here or elsewhere will come up with an audio of tonight and tomorrow. Also, it sounded like Sam thought there would be a VOD tonight so if your wifi is running right you can watch the show to kill some hospital time.

SEDER VOD on a morphine drip? Priceless!

Good luck tomorrow! Send us the doc's # so we can find out how it went.

of the Capitol.

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You'd think he'd drop dead of a heart attack with all the weight he's carrying around. It's a big building to walk. ;-p

My guess is he actually buzzes around the chamber in a Jazzy.

And Jim Hansen was far, far worse. Rob at least is all about single-issue bills, which I agree with him on. Why he votes no on most everything except anything related to the war.

that the Democrats do not pay attention to Nader, so a protest vote for Nader (or anyone) will do no good to show displeasure at Obama's conservatism and triangulation. Therefore, vote for Obama and hope for the best? We have no where to go. Lesser of two evilisms until Hell freezes over. Maybe Obama won't do such things as support a new Free Trade Agreement, or more welfare reforms. Fathers, foot the bill.

Democrats are concerned with Nader's threat to their chances. If not, why did they devote time and resouces in keeping Nader off of the ballot in key states? Why did Kerry meet with him in 2004? They care enough to use repressive tactics. Care enough to waste resources on him.

The reason I am one of those who supports third parties is to let the Democrats know that if they continue on their neoliberal path, along with their bag of excuses as to why they can't challenge our corporate culture, I'll go elsewhere.

Nader's candidacies in '96 and '00 did cause Clinton/Gore to shift on important environmental legislation. *TLL*

They're everywhere...
(note this is 2005 news)

http://www.gpfa.org/news/release032105.pdf

March 21, 2005
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Announces Partnership to
Bring New Yorkers Together to Seed Afghanistan's Growth
Initial 80,000 trees will revitalize orchards, nurseries and woodlots
Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the
launch of the New York Partnership for a Green Afghanistan, an initiative to
replant trees to revitalize Afghanistan's orchards, nurseries, woodlots and
greenbelts. The people-to-people tree-planting program is designed to help
Afghanistan regain its historic position as the "orchard of Central Asia" and
support Afghans as they rebuild their orchard, vineyard and forestry
businesses.
The announcement was made in conjunction with a tree planting ceremony
that took place in Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today. The ceremony, which
was attended by President Hamid Karzai, marked the beginning of a major
tree planting campaign in the country.
The group is organized under the auspices of the Global Partnership for
Afghanistan (GFPA), founded soon after 9/11 by New Yorkers and Afghan
Americans in recognition of the tragedies suffered by both countries. To lead
the project launch, the Global Partnership for Afghanistan is developing
family-owned orchards, nurseries and woodlot businesses encompassing an
initial 70,000 trees. Afghan farmers will begin planting today following the
completion of demonstration orchards and nurseries last year.
The Partnership will include private citizens and organizations — from
non-profits and corporations to educational institutions across the state and
beyond — to support Afghanistan's economic and environmental
development.
In making the announcement today, Senator Clinton confirmed that The
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and
Forestry (SUNY-ESF), Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, American Forests and International Paper had all signed on as
initial partners in this important effort.
As part of the Partnership, the State University of New York College of
Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) will immediately reach
out to Kabul University to support a university-to-university exchange for
forestry faculty and students. Additionally, SUNY-ESF has donated 10,000
willows that can be used as a woody crop for fuel and bio-energy. The
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will contribute
expertise in the areas of fruit breeding, production and disease and insect
management, vital to the revitalization of Afghan fruit farms. American
Forests, a nonprofit conservation organization, is seeking support from
corporate and individual sponsors for this critical effort.
Senator Clinton also announced the creation of a dedicated fund coordinated
by GPFA, a NY-based nonprofit organization, and urged supporters to send
contributions for spring tree planting.

Nader frightens them so bad they resort to unethical behavior and discriminate against him and those of us who agree with the Nader platform! They are NOT ignoring Nader!!! (And neither are the corporations they represent, for that matter.)

Thank you very much for your post.

ALice has my info and will report.

Made my salad while the computer was off. Crescent rolls too.

Won't be eating well for a couple of days.

My Dr is going to initial my knee. Had me watch the whole proceedure via the internet. And what I have to do after the operation. Saturday I'll be up and walking they say.

Submitted by Lauren on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 2:26pm.
...Sextuple the surface area of Caribbean beaches and coral reefs in time for my vacay, Summer 2K8...
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According to my calculations, 2K8 is either right now or it is time for an oil change.

Which island(s) will you visit?

Buffett puts $3bn into Dow Chemical takeover

Mark Milner guardian.co.uk, Thursday July 10, 2008

Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group is emerging as a leading shareholder in Dow Chemical, after backing the global combine's near-$19bn (£9.6bn) acquisition of a speciality chemical business, Rohm and Haas.

Berkshire Hathaway is providing $3bn towards the financing while the Kuwait Investment Authority is putting up $1bn.

The deal, announced yesterday, marks a key step in the plan of Dow chief executive Andrew Liveris to move into higher-margin, speciality chemicals, which are less cyclical than bulk chemicals, where Dow is among the global leaders.

"The transaction delivers on the promise we have made to our shareholders about transforming our earnings profile to one of high growth and less cyclicality," Liveris said yesterday.

Rohm and Haas makes a range of special chemicals for construction, electronics, paper and water treatment; it had sales of almost $9bn last year. Dow is paying $78 a share, which compares with a closing price of $44.83 on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Dow's chief financial officer, Geoffery Merszei, said the quality and reputation of Rohm and Haas' businesses, brands, products and technologies - as well as its workforce - made the premium worth paying.

"While it's hard to put a price on a company's culture and people, this premium recognises the fact that Rohm and Haas is a highly-coveted asset," he said.

The offer values Rohm and Haas' equity at $15.3bn but also involves taking on $3.5bn of Rohm and Haas debt. Stripping out the debt, the deal is the third largest in the chemicals sector, behind Rhone-Poulenc's 1999 acquisition of Hoescht, and Akzo Nobel's recent $16.3bn purchase of Britain's ICI.

In addition to the funding from Berkshire and Kuwait, through convertible preferred securities, Dow has also arranged $13bn of debt finance through Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Berkshire's role in the deal is similar to the one it assumed in Mars' $23bn purchase of chewing gum company Wrigley.

Dow plans to pay off part of the debt quickly, using the proceeds from a $9.5bn joint venture with Kuwait Petroleum Corp which was announced last December.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/10/useconomy.warrenbuffett?g...

"I know how you feel, Rick. But, I like to continually remind him that he holds his seat by a thread. And he could lose it if he pisses of the urban SLC Dems one to many times."

Yeah, that's why The Rick Copeland thought of calling Matheson's office to let them know how he felt on Jim's FISA vote. But The Rick Copeland had written his office so many times ythat he figured if Jim hadn't gotten the hint by that point he would never do so.

"Prozac, the Mormon equivalent to alcohol."
Shit, man, Prozac's much easier to get than alcohol. It's cheaper and there are no state owned stores to close on Sunday...

McCain Claims Gramm ‘Does Not Speak For Me’ On Same Day Gramm Speaks For McCain In Meeting With WSJ
In his effort to distance himself from top economic adviser Phil Gramm’s contention that America is a “nation of whiners” complaining about a “mental recession,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) declared in Michigan today that he “strongly disagrees” with Gramm. “Phil Gramm does not speak for me,” said McCain. Watch it:

But as Politico’s Jonathan Martin points out, McCain’s claim that Gramm doesn’t speak for him is contradicted by the fact that Gramm spoke to the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board on behalf of McCain today. The Washington Post reports:

Speaking today from New York, where he was meeting with the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board on McCain’s economic policies, Gramm said the nation’s economy was initially thought to have grown by an anemic 0.6 percent in the first three months of the year. That was revised up to 0.9 percent, and again to 1.0 percent.

Additionally, McCain has frequently praised Gramm — who Fortune Magazine has labeled “McCain’s econ brain” — as a central beacon for his economic thinking:

- Phil Gramm’s “active participation in my campaign makes a strong statement about our intention to reduce spending and make the tax cuts permanent,” said McCain in an e-mail announcing Gramm as a general co-chair of his campaign. [3/12/07]

- “I love him dearly. On issues of economics and … family values, there’s nobody that I know that’s stronger,” McCain said of Gramm. [1/19/08]

- “I respect no one more in America on issue of economics than I do Phil Gramm,” said McCain after Gramm “vouched” for his conservative credentials. [1/18/08]

As ThinkProgress noted earlier today, when McCain admitted in 2005 that he “still needed to be educated” on economic issues, he reassured the Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore by saying that Gramm was “his foremost economic guru.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/mccain-gramm-speak/

One Last Insult
by BooMan
Thu Jul 10th, 2008 at 06:16:41 PM EST

I'm hoping it's the last but I know there's still over six months to go and that includes pardon-season.

Friends of Chris Dodd
Yesterday was a sad day for the United States Senate.

It is my hope that the courts will undo the damage done to the Constitution.

But let us stand tall, knowing that by working together we were able to make wiretapping and retroactive immunity part of the national discourse these last number of months.

We came together – all of you, Senator Feingold, bloggers like Jane Hamsher and Glenn Greenwald, organizations like the EFF and ACLU, and untold hundreds of thousands of Americans who simply wanted to make sure that this one, last insult did not happen with ease.

I'm sorry we weren't successful.

I just hope I'm lucky enough to have you by my side in the next fight, whatever that may be.

Thanks for all you've done.

Chris Dodd

I'm sorry we weren't successful, too. Very sorry. If there is one good thing that has come out of this, it's that we now have a really good idea of which Democrats we can count on and which Democrats we cannot count on. In all honesty, there weren't too many surprises this time around. But there were a couple of heartbreaking exceptions. In some cases, there can be redemption. I remember when Sherrod Brown voted for the Military Detainees Act during his campaign for Senate. I see that vote as very similar to Obama's vote on FISA. It was an unnecessary and overly cautious capitulation and Brown should have known better. He wound up winning in a walk, and his Detainee's vote served as nothing but a stain on an otherwise stellar voting record. Senator Dodd did what he could. And he'll be remembered for it.

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/7/10/181641/389

Cowardly Politicians
by BooMan
Thu Jul 10th, 2008 at 12:10:16 PM EST

As CQPolitics explains, the Democrats were not the only party to show a shameful degree of fear-based voting yesterday in the Senate. Last month, the Democrats failed in an effort to pass this year's Medicare Bill when they fell one vote short of the needed sixty votes to invoke cloture. The only reason the Democrats did not have 60 votes was because Teddy Kennedy was in treatment for his cancer. No Republican was willing to acknowledge this and toss their vote to Kennedy out of respect for his years of service and his commitment to health care. It was shameful, and I said so at the time.
The Democrats reintroduced the bill yesterday and the Republicans assumed that they still had the votes to block cloture. They introduced ridiculous amendments and demanded the Democrats cave in because they knew they couldn't pass their version. But then Kennedy suddenly and unexpectedly appeared on the Senate floor. All Senators, from both parties, erupted in applause at the sight of an upright and walking Teddy Kennedy. They gave him a two-minute standing ovation.

Kennedy, 76, entered the chamber midway through the roll call vote. With an arm around his shoulder was presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama of Illinois. As they walked through the door, stunned fellow senators, aides and gallery watchers broke into raucous applause.
With the cheers still cascading, Charles E. Schumer , D-N.Y., walked to the center of the aisle and blew a kiss at the Republican side, grinning.

Sen. Schumer blew them a kiss because he knew that the Democrats now had the needed 60 votes to invoke cloture and pass the Medicare Bill. And then a funny thing happened.

And this time around, Republicans fled the president once it became obvious that Kennedy’s vote would give supporters of the bill the 60 votes needed to advance it.
Nine Republicans who had voted against the bill on June 26 switched to vote in favor of the Medicare measure.

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/7/10/121016/551

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