tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post3013077148651380947..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: Going Wobbly On Global WarmingM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-90107904939594637362009-08-21T19:04:00.051+00:002009-08-21T19:04:00.051+00:00Pop quiz:
Place the following in order according t...Pop quiz:<br />Place the following in order according to their relative production of green-house gasses<br />(carbon dioxide and methane)<br /><br />1. coal-burning electric generation plants<br /><br />2. gasoline-burning automobiles.<br /><br />3. gasoline-burning single-piston engines such as lawnmowers, chainsaws, leaf blowers, snow blowers, etc.<br /><br />4. ocean-going vessels<br /><br />5. cows<br /><br />(answer, of course, is 5,4,3,2,1)latent sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139625169850577450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-17170777094624669292009-08-20T00:03:18.356+00:002009-08-20T00:03:18.356+00:00We know now where the public stands--they voted fo...We know now where the public stands--they voted for Obama because they liked him, they thought he was a moderate, and the Republicans screwed up badly. Oops! Turns out he's not a moderate, and there are worse things in Washington than slimy Republicans.<br /><br />The public demonstrably does not want nationalized health care and CO2 caps. The real question since the last election has been whether the Democrats are willing to pass them over the public's opposition. Put another way, do they see enough power flowing to their party through the new bureaucracies and regulations to keep them in power (though perhaps not in office) even though the voters want them gone?<br /><br />We are mere weeks away from finding out. I'm really not sure what the answer is.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.com