The normal right wing lies…

Well…with the release of the new carbon regulations from the EPA this past week, the right wing lie machine has kicked into high gear again…spewing the same tired, old crap they always do…that regulations cost jobs, money, etc. etc….but the problem is that they have been saying this since the 60′s and they have been wrong every time…yep, every time…here are a few examples:

In 1990, the WSJ editorial board said the Clean Air Act amendment would threaten the economic expansion…but, the result was the best economy the country has ever seen…

Again in 1990, Mobil Oil officials testified that the new cleaner gasoline standards would cause major supply disruptions…didn’t happen.

The National Assoc of Manufacturers in 1987 said that new regs to reduce acid rain would cost millions of jobs and contract the economy…didn’t happen…

Henry Ford II said that the new seat belt and safety glass rules would force Ford out of business…can you still buy a Ford? Yep…

So, the next time you hear the same old crap about lost jobs and a failing economy that will come from protecting the health and safety of Americans, just remember that these folks lie…and they have never been right….geez…

 

Just catching up…almost…

Well…I have been trying to find a topic that will fire up my outrage today, but still no luck so I think I’ll just noodle a little and see what happens…have been watching the races this aft with nothing getting accomplished and I don’t feel bad about it…had a nice bike ride this morning but am sore from it…may have to take a day off to try to get the legs restored…but, there is a back component on my right side that is causing me some problems in my hip, too, so maybe I will have to rest it…I am up to almost 700 miles already and am heading to 20K in the next month or so so that will be cool when that happens…I did something cool with the car on Friday on the way out to pool…slid the rear of it in the dry and it was just so cool….now I know how fast I can take one turn anyway….have to make sure to not do that much..don’t want to use up the tires…okay…back to the races…maybe more later…

June 8th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday but I didn’t do much but get the bike ride in and clean a little…and, another night of not sleeping so it will be a low key day….not even going to cook today since I have leftovers and burgers to make…there are some races on today that may keep me entertained for a while but boredom looks like the order of the day….I could clean, I guess, but just don’t have the motivation right now…maybe later…might get out to have a couple with K and K later but that will be the day…I really do need to figure out more things to do…more later…

Why does anyone listen to Ollie North?

Well…I am just flabbergasted how the right keeps rolling out it’s war criminals and convicted felons to criticize everything Obama does…this pattern continues with the criticisms of ole Ollie North on the trade for the last POW in Afghanistan…you remember ole Ollie…the multi-felon who was convicted of selling weapons to Iran to finance right wing death squads in Nicaragua, and then lying his ass off in front of Congress when questioned about it. Exactly how does committing treason qualify you to criticize the current administration? I know, first amendment and all that and I support everyone’s right to spout out on any subject…but the right just has no shame…they have been wrong about everything for the past 30 years…anyone else would have just retired to private life but, on the right, being wrong just makes you more and more money since they have convinced the rubes that it is all a plot by the “librul media” and that they were right all along…what a bunch of crap…geez…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second one today…

Well…yeah, that is not a really creative title but what can you do? I was just sitting here waiting for F1 qualifying to start and thought I’d do a second one for today so I don’t get farther behind…there has been some stuff happen on the trail that i have not related yet so maybe that can be the topic? There was a hawk that was not more that 6 feet over my head in the park today that was pretty cool…and there were 10 or so goldfinches that were sitting in a small bush and they looked like blooms on the bush until they took off…that was pretty cool…and, I found a snapping turtle on the trail in the other park a few days back…anything else?  Nope, not really…going back to the couch and veg until qualifying…more later…

June 7th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I won at pool, finally, so that was cool…back to the not sleeping well again, though, and I am exhausted today…good thing I have nothing to do today..or a bad thing depending on how you look at it…and, as you can see, I didn’t come back for another one so that puts me three behind already and it’s only the 7th…need to start thinking about some topics and get moving…not much to do today…going to get out on the bike here in a few minutes but I do need that second cup of coffee first…and, I am going to clean the kitchen today but then there are races and the Belmont stakes later so I shouldn’t be too bored….just a little bored…more later…

June 6th

Well…it was an okay day yesterday and I didn’t get anything done but groceries and cooking but that is okay…slept okay last night but I think it was the build up of the past 5 of not sleeping but that is okay, too…I did try to eat more yesterday and was almost successful and that will continue today….it looks like a great day for a ride but still too cold to go out yet so I think I’m going to wash the car first so it can dry for waxing….not much to do today…pool, of course, and I need to win one…it’s been a few weeks and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong….or what Tom is doing right…but, it is still fun and I’m looking forward to it…even though I’m broke again..or would that be still? More later…

Another day…

Well…it has been a strange day..or a normal day as they have been going lately….felt pretty good until this aft and then the bottom fell out and I have no energy…but, I’m not going to complain too much…just a little….it looks like the lies are starting to catch up to ole Snyder here in Michigan and the old folks, who normally are the core repub constituency, are starting to peel off to the dems with all of the crap he has done to them…and to me…over the past three years they have taken almost 3 grand from my retirement to give pay raises to ceos….and he tries to atone for that by making a website that tries to convince us that things are so good for retirees here…what a frickin laugh….it appears that the media is starting to actually call out these liars…just hope it make a difference and we can send Snyder back to one of 15 houses…geez…

June 5th

Well…up and going early this morning… a little before 6 but I slept better so I guess that evens out….feel okay today , too, and that has something to do with eating enough and being good for another day….but, I think that may end tonight…not sure yet….I do have to do the grocery run this morning since I’m just so tired of ham and chicken….need to get more veggies and even some fruit today…better look at the ad to see what’s on sale…not much to do today…skipped the bike ride with all the rain yesterday and my legs feel much better for it….but, that means a long one for today…I did get some clothes stuff done yesterday with putting the winter stuff away finally and finding some summer stuff I didn’t know I had….more later…

Obama derangement syndrome continues…

Well…if you need any other evidence that it is not policy differences that is driving the right crazy about Obama, all you have to do is look at the latest event…the release of the last prisoner of war in Afghanistan…which, a few months ago, the repubs were bitching about…that Obama wasn’t doing enough to bring him home, and that to listen to McCain and Graham, anything should be done to make sure it happened. Fast forward to late last week and Obama and his team get this guy released by trading him for 5 prisoners of war that were held in Gitmo…and the right has been going nuts with the predictable talking points like “we don’t negotiate with terrorists” or the men in Gitmo were too dangerous to be released. This can only be explained by ODS…especially since the bitchers like Cheney released over 500 of these same type of people from Gitmo on their watch and traded them for the Taliban coming to the table to negotiate. So, doing exactly the same thing that ole GW and Cheney did was okay when they did it, but now it is an impeachable offense? What a bunch of hypocrites…but we knew that, didn’t we?  Geez….

What you never want to be….