Eventually get off of petroleum? Definitely. Demand the pipelines meet inspection (as well chronicled in NUVO)? Damn straight. Call Senator Lugar wrong on this issue just because he doesn’t get my vote in the primary? No way.

Why some of us are idealistically rhapsodizing, the Chinese and others are gobbling up global natural resources. Don’t believe me- pick up about any issue of the Economist. We shouldn’tt transition from petroleum while hedging our bets on domestic or near-domestic energy?

More like “introduce suspect legislation and sneak it into law when the public and the press isn’t paying as much attention.”

Once again proving that Indiana elects some of the Worst Legislators in the Country.

Bill Wilson :
Just wondering why it’s necessary to even have a non-profit whose mission is to fund research to cure breast cancer. Seems like that ought to be a governmental mission–since it would benefit the population as a whole, just like roads and bridges and lighthouses. …)

While medical research is a legitimate and important pursuit for our government, contributing toward the common good and facilitating the pursuit of happiness of its people, in this political climate where all causes, purposes, considerations, motivations and ideals are secondary to the (apparently) more important work of spewing hatred and disgust toward the other party and its members/goals/agendas, and to bring to a screeching halt any actions/efforts to pass or enforce laws and policies that will improve the lives of ALL Americans, as opposed to a select few, I fear that putting primary responsibility to fund and conduct any meaningful medical research in the hands of government seems like a certain way to make meaningful breakthroughs into fighting illness and disease terribly unlikely, if not impossible. All the political system needs is one more thing to go on a crusade against so as to prevent any chance of meaningful and substantial improvement in the lives of its constituents. Any cause so addressed will only become another political can to be kicked around in some congressional back alley. Call me pessimistic if you will, but do you REALLY want our health and well-being to rest upon a hateful, ineffective and capricious Congress approving funds for “this” but not “that” until the majority party changes so they can start the kicking a new can around? I certainly don’t.
We NEED independent organizations fiercely committed to a rifle-focused mission in order to drive private funding for independent research. That is where SBKF formerly operated. By caving to the religio-political conservative agenda, I am afraid that SBKF has only prostituted itself.

It’s unfortunate that SBK Foundation stepped on this land mine (perhaps, arguably, after locating it and uncovering it). Even if they reverse themselves, the damage to their reputation as the leader in the movement has been done. Now they will be seen as just another political group–that will turn off potential donors. (I note that the Foundation also announced it is not funding any organizations with ties to stem cell research, which is another change in their funding efforts.)

After 32 years of avoiding citizenship. I don’t
Feel too bad, after reading this blog.

If I should win big on the lottery, perhaps I’ll
give serious consideration to becoming a US
citizen.

I would after all have to put all that money to
work, buying my way into this great nation.
(I’m not sure if I can remember the three branches
of government, but then neither can most of the
people born here)

“Red George”