Suddenly!

From 90 Miles from Tyranny blog

During the first presidential debate, the Green New Deal has suddenly morphed into the “Biden Plan!” What this is exactly has yet to be determined.


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Biden Ducks

There were a number of questions that Chris Wallace didn’t ask in the first presidential debate ... or were asked by Trump ... but Biden either ducked or refused to answer. Wouldn’t it be nice if the next two debates filled in this key information void for American voters? But knowing the moderators and venues in these next debates, I don’t believe we will get these questions answered. Here are the Biden posers we voters need to have answered:

- Who, by name, would you appoint to the Supreme Court?

- Do you advocate packing the Supreme Court?

- Have you used a teleprompter is any of your pressers?

- If unsolicited mail-in voting is shown to be fraudulent, will you condemn it?

- Would you push to scuttle the Electoral Collage?

- Were you aware of and participated in Operation Crossfire Hurricane?

- Would you like to eliminate the filibuster in the Senate?

- Why did your son, Hunter get $3.5 million from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow?

- Will you implement AOC’s Green New Deal in its entirety?

- Are you taking any prescription medications to enhance your mental acuity?

- Do you advocate statehood for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia?

- Will you now denounce Antifa and BLM anarchy?

- Are you prepared to shut down the economy again?

- Will you take the Covid vaccine when it is passed by the FDA?

- Would you eliminate tariffs on China ... and elsewhere?


Just for starters ... more than enough to investigate in three more hours of debate. ... or in future pressers. And, if one were honest, there are not many such embarrassing questions that have not been asked of  the Orangeman.

Afterthought: Chris Wallace is certainly sharp enough to have pressed Biden on a few of the above questions? What does the fact that he didn’t suggest about Wallace?


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Obvious Truth

From daily timewaster blog

But an uncomfortable one ...

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New Newspeak

Sometimes I, like George Orwell, believe that liberal brains are mis-wired and they are “unable to process.” It seems that they have an uncanny way of offering up arguments that, by their mystical quality, sound possible ... but fall apart upon closer inspection. The following is a comment on a recent blog post here that has Swiss cheese holes all through it:

“People yearn for simple ways to describe complex issues. In the political realm, unlike science, the simplest solution is too often a short term fix, which fails in the long run due to those pesky unintended consequences.

This is Trump's appeal: He offers simple solutions. A Wall to stem illegal immigration, Tariffs to punish China, Hydroxychloriquine, cancelling Treaties, on and on. The ramifications of his actions are beyond his ability to process. It will take a long tome to fix the mess he has created.”

 A few observations:

- William of Ocean did not say the his “razor” only applied to science. He obviously meant that the simpler solution applied across the board.

- How does this commenter know that Trump’s solutions will fail in the long run ...  does he have a Magic 8 Ball? And does his observation imply that they are working at least in the short term? The wall and Trump’s standing up to China are seminal events that, I predict, will make the history books.

- Trump’s jettisoning of the Paris Climate Accord and the Iran Nuclear Deal was legit because they were NOT treaties since they had never been ratified by Congress. The remake of NAFTA WAS ratified by Congress.

- Are these Biden solutions also short-term: the Green New Deal, huge tax increases, open borders, eliminate cash bail, defund the police, no fracking, Medicaid for All (including illegals), more regulations, gut our armed forces, eliminate prisons, rewrite our history, more regulations, voting from prison, scuttle tariffs, Socialism, etc.?


Bottom line: With many of these cockamamie Democrat proposals, there is no long-term ...


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Air Pollution

There is, kind reader, an upside to our coronavirus lockdown ... a 30% drop in air pollution ... due to much less car and airline travel, more government oversight ... see: Watts Up With That article. Pay particular attention to the two included maps.

So, we are experiencing an object lesson in what the lifestyle trade-offs would be under the Green New Deal (actually it would be more drastic). If you liked your life during the last month, then vote for those supporters of this fundamental change to our social order. If not, don’t!

Today’s Poser

For all you jellybeans proposing the Green New Deal, our current COVID-19 pandemic seems like it is producing exactly what you were demanding ... dramatically reduced populations, much less travel equaling smaller carbon footprints, redistributed wealth ... are you happy now?

Bernie vs. Bloomberg

Trump has indicated that he would rather face Bloomberg in November ... other than Bernie.  This flies in the face of conventional wisdom ... that Bloomberg in many respects is the more difficult opponent ... with his many billions and more moderate positions.

Then why might Trump prefer Bloomberg as an opponent?

Very simple ... it’s a choice between positive and negative political messages. Bloomberg would be running with a “I’m not Trump” message. Whereas Bernie has a transformative message, however poisonous to many ... “We need to become more like Socialist Sweden ...  with free healthcare, free college, free housing, open borders, voting from prison, Green New Deal, etc.”

Bloomberg would be Diet Trump ... many of his same policies except for climate change, gun control and open borders ...  but without the tweets ... too easy a switchover. Whereas Sanders is leading a “movement” ... a movement backed by change ... however distasteful to many of us.

Trump recognizes that a passionate positive message is a tougher challenge than a squishy negative one.

How Nice!

Found on Mostly Cajun blog

They also reduce CO2 and carbon emissions from everything except raging forest fires. Is this what is meant by the Green New Deal?

A Few Observations

From the daily timewaster blog:

- If global warming is “settled science,” then all those climate alarmists should not need any more research grants

- All those blackouts now occurring in California are nothing but beta testing for the “Green New Deal.”

-The next time that the NBA plays a game in Red China ... are any players going to “take a knee” when the Chinese national anthem is being played?

Climate Truths

Listen my children and you might understand how much wool has been pulled over your eyes ...

(The only thing I might argue with in this video is that a 0.01 percentage point increase in CO2 has caused a 2 degree F increase in our Earth’s temperature. I question this because of the imprecision of these measures and the unscientific exclusion of many other possible effects on our climate.)

Headlines

Labor anger over Green New Deal greets 2020 contenders in California

China releases critical document that blames America for the trade war

Amazon primed for antitrust

James Comey accuses AG Barr of ‘echoing conspiracy theories’

Trump’s tariff war leaves allies fretting about the economy

Mexican President hints at migration concessions to avoid Trump tariffs

India heatwave temperatures pass 123 degrees!

Warren: ‘America that elected’ Trump has ‘serious peoblems’

Trump backs Johnson, takes pop at Macron ahead of European trip

Beijing targets Fedex for ‘damaging rights of Chinese clients amid Huawei dispute

Mayor of Londonstan calls Trump ‘fascist’ ...

Bernie: Slash military spending and move ‘toward global community’

Congress

A Congressional caucus getting ready to pass the Green New Deal ...

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White House Obamacare reversal made over Cabinet objections

Optimism about economy dips but Americans still feel It is in good shape under Trump: CNBC survey

DOJ: Mueller ‘details’ in weeks ...

Rand Paul: ‘Absolutely’ subpoena Obama officials over Spygate

Poll: Voters prefer popular vote over Electoral College

Tech companies haven’t been this negative about a quarter for six years

Smollett beats rap, Prosecutor feels heat, Rahm calls ‘whitewash’

... Trump: Phony investigation started ‘very high up’ in the Obama administration

House fails to override Trump’s veto on border emergency

Green New Deal fizzles in Senate as Dems accuse GOP of putting on ‘stunt’ vote

Report: Wikipedia editors paid to protect political, tech, media figures

DHS releases 24K border crossers, illegal aliens into U.S. in two weeks

Headlines

Trump officials already stonewalling  House Democrat requests

Will the US fall behind in 5G because it banned Huawei? Experts say no

Record surge at border, 55 illegals transported to hospitals each day ...

Roseanne Barr: Christine Blasey Ford ‘should be in prison,

McConnell preps nuclear option to speed Trump judges

Economists say that China’s growth could plummet to 2 percent in the next decade

Amazon bans Tommy Robinson book ...

Turkey reopens main southern border with Syria after eight-year closure

North Korea reportedly restoring nuclear facilities

Mike Bloomberg says Green New Deal ‘stands no chance’ in Senate, offers alternative plan

Somali gangs battle in Minneapolis ...

 China suspends sales of Tesla’s Model 3 after ‘irregularities’ found

My Hat in the Ring

The presidential race is getting crowded on the Democrat side. Every day there seems a new candidate. It is possible that as many as 30 wanna-bes will be running in the 2020 primary. So why not? Today, I too will be declaring as a Social Media Socialist. My campaign slogan will be “pot in every chicken” and I promise that no one will go to bed unimpaired ... possibly hungry though.

I am seeking the endorsement of the Black Lives Matter Movement, #MeToo-ers, Maduro, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Chelsea Clinton, Vladimir Putin and the Harvard faculty. I also seek the support of the LGBs .. but not the Ts ... they are ruining women’s sports and crowding our restrooms.

I am starting a campaign finance committee headed by Anthony Weiner and a GoFundMe page. My monetary objective is two billion dollars or three bitcoins. I also promise a Green New Deal but with airplanes and hamburgers ... and without Brussels sprouts. If elected, I also promise to lock up every other politician and build a wall across the Canadian border ... and Trudeau will pay for it.

I realize I am a little old to be doing this, but then so are many of the other candidates. And besides, I think the world will end in only seven years. But I will pick a youngster as a running mate to compensate ... perhaps Weiner or Jussie Smollett?

I think the hat I am throwing in this presidential ring will be embroidered with MAAA — Make America Awful Again.

Headlines

Kristjen Nielsen digs in after surviving Trump’s wrath

China is offering lower tariffs on some US products as trade deal inches closer

Tornadoes rip through South ... At least 23 dead in Alabama ...

Clinton: ‘Racist and white supremacist views are lined up’ at the WH

Rand Paul to oppose Trump on national emergency

The week ahead: Jobs report needs to silence rising worries about the economy

House opens obstruction probe

Elizabeth Warren: Mike Pence is not a ‘decent’ man

Hickemlooper launches presidential campaign

Tesla to unveil Model Y SUV on March 14

Paper: Socialism’s millennial fans don’t even know what it is ...

Green Peace co-founder: AOC’s Green New Deal — ‘pompous little twit’

Headlines

Trump’s 2020 money machine in disrepair

1 in 5 corporations say China has stolen their IP within the last year: CNBC survey

Joe [Biden] ready to go, too old?

Michael Cohen claims he did not want White House job

New CPAC stars: Black gun rights activists

Gov. Cuomo reportedly pleaded with Jeff Bezos to bring Amazon HQ2 back to New York

Ocasio-Cortez threatens [Democrat primary challenge] ‘list’ ...

Dem. Sen. Blumenthal: I think Donald Trump Jr. lied to our committee under oath

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launches presidential campaign

The un-iPhone moment — Here’s what analysts had to say about Tesla’s Model 3 announcement

NYPD warns: MS-13 planning to target off-duty cops at their homes

Energy, climate change experts on Green New Deal: ‘Will no longer be America’

Headlines

Cohen testimony on Trump: ‘He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat.’

Trade deficit in goods jumps 12.8 percent amid tariff battles

Foreign boycott of US Treasuries continues ...

Belgium’s biggest city now majority minority ...

Pakistan says it downed 2 Indian warplanes, captured pilot

Tesla faces a cash crunch with a $920 million debt payment due on Friday

Paper: Why Pelosi unlikely to try to impeach ...

Feds: Millennials  face $1 trillion in debt, mostly student loans

House Democrats forge ahead on electoral reform bill

Volvo unveils Tesla Model 3 rival Polestar 2

Mag: Justice Kavanaugh fails his first test as an originalist ...

Study: Green New Deal would cost 4 times national debt

Headlines

Sanders has early lead over Warren in battle of the left

Morgan Stanley: China’s debt is set to worsen, but there’s less risk from shadow banking

Iran starts Gulf war games; Tests sub-launched missiles ...

Warren: My ‘Ultram-Millionaires Tax’ is down payment on Green New Deal

Trump stays silent on media-hating Coast Guard officer

Venezuela’s Maduro closes border with Brazil, says Columbia crossings could be next

200 ‘peacekeeping’ US troops to stay in Syria after pillout ...

Maxine Waters on Smollett: ‘I would be disappointed’ if it is a hoax

IRS analyst charged with leaking Cohen’s financial data to Avenati

China’s stimulus seems to be ‘finally kicking in’ as new loans hit record high, experts say

India orders ‘staggering’ evictions of indigenous people ...

Global warming: Snow in Los Angeles

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