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Posts Made By: Dave Snope

December 11, 2012 04:04 AM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

Only 37 of 194 Countries Sign Doho Kyoto I

Posted By Dave Snope
For those calling for rapid reductions in CO2 emissions, the result in Doha can only be described as an utter disaster. The Doha agreement will do absolutely nothing to curb CO2 growth, let alone cut net CO2 emissions.

One reason is that few countries are left taking part. Online FOCUS magazine reports only a few countries have signed on to extending Kyoto I, which FOCUS calls a “minimal compromise”. Only 37 of 194 countries signed on. That means the treaty is internationally non-binding.

The only thing that is certain is that there are going to be many more climate junkets in the future, wasting more taxpayer money.

The left wing TAZ reports that these 37 countries are “responsible for about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. And it still remains open how high the planned reductions will be.” Those that signed on to make reductions couldn’t even tell us how much.

http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/kompromiss-in-doha-kyoto-protokoll-wird-bis-ende-2020-verlaengert_aid_877720.html

December 17, 2012 03:53 AM Forum: Politics

Dem Senators Figure Out Obamacare Costs Jobs

Posted By Dave Snope
LOL idiots. They probably always knew, but party loyalty comes first. If only one of you fools had read it before you voted for it, maybe you wouldn't be in this boat. If only one of you clowns thought for second about the size of the medical device industries in your state, you wouldn't be in this boat.

And by clown, I do mean Al Franken.

Sixteen Democratic senators who voted for the Affordable Care Act are asking that one of its fundraising mechanisms, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices scheduled to take effect January 1, be delayed. Echoing arguments made by Republicans against Obamacare, the Democratic senators say the levy will cost jobs — in a statement Monday, Sen. Al Franken called it a “job-killing tax” — and also impair American competitiveness in the medical device field.

(…)

The senators, who made the request in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, are Franken, Richard Durbin, Charles Schumer, Patty Murray, John Kerry, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Joseph Lieberman, Ben Nelson, Robert Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Barbara Mikulski, Kay Hagan, Herb Kohl, Jeanne Shaheen, and Richard Blumenthal. All voted for Obamacare.


http://washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-urge-delay-for-job-killing-obamacare-tax/article/2515711#.UMkSz6zJJKp

December 24, 2012 10:40 PM Forum: Politics

Obama's Fiscal Cliff Plan To Raise Spending 55%

Posted By Dave Snope
And that's above the ~33% that he's already raised it. But don't worry, he'll make it work.

Spending will increase 55 percent over the next decade, if President Barack Obama’s budget plan goes into effect. The finding comes from the Republican-side of the Senate Budget Committee, which notes that Obama’s “Proposal Would Spend $880 Billion Over Already Projected Increases.”

Here’s a chart, detailing how Obama’s plan would bring spending from $3.62 trillion in 2013 to $5.63 trillion in 2022.

“The President’s last fiscal cliff offer once again increased spending rather than reducing it,” writes the minority-side of the Senate Budget Committee. “His plan does claim $800 billion in spending reductions over ten years, but these claims are more than offset by new spending increases: increasing spending above BCA limits ($1,200 billion); paying for the doc fix ($400 billion); new transportation stimulus spending ($50 billion), and; a one-year extension of unemployment insurance ($30 billion). After subtracting the president’s savings from his spending increases, over the next 10 years the President’s proposal actually spends $880 billion more – $44.368 trillion versus $43.488 trillion – than currently projected spending levels.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/spending-increase-55-percent-under-obamas-plan_691133.html

December 25, 2012 05:16 PM Forum: Politics

Preogressives Deliberately Trying To Ruin Economy?

Posted By Dave Snope
The great Bill Whittle is losing hope and now thinks so.

PJTV: A Debt that Will Live In Infamy: America's Ticking Debt Bomb

"I know longer see a pathway where the ruination of this country can be attributed to incompetence or even rank stupidity. There is no other explanation left to me now other than a deliberate attempt to destroy this economy."

Stephen Green responds: "Progressives have to destroy the economy. It's a feudal system. It's top-down, if you're poor you're going to stay poor. The rich are going to stay rich... the rich get protected. The middle class doesn't exist in a feudal society".

Bill: "Feudal? I thought you meant futile".

http://youtu.be/HiVIK3p9OGs

January 2, 2013 05:31 AM Forum: Politics

Putting Our New Tax Hike In Perspective

Posted By Dave Snope


January 2, 2013 08:31 PM Forum: Pet Pics

New Year's Game

Posted By Dave Snope
New Year's domino game play requires concentration to figure all the dots.







January 7, 2013 05:53 PM Forum: Global Warming - REAL or NOT

NOAA Report: Global Sea Level Rise Nearing Zero

Posted By Dave Snope
...a new study by NOAA instead confirms what CAGW skeptics have been reporting all along.....that the actual sea level rise is slowly decelerating to zero

"According to the latest NOAA sea level budget, global sea levels rose at only 1.1 - 1.3 mm/year from 2005-2012, which is less than half of the rate claimed by the IPCC [3.1 mm/yr] and is equivalent to less than 5 inches per century...

The report compares sea-level rise calculated from two different methods: 1) satellite altimetry and 2) ARGO measurements of the steric [thermal expansion] component + GRACE measurements of ocean mass. The rate of sea level rise using the 2nd method [ARGO + GRACE] shows a sea level rise of only 0.2 {ARGO] + 0.1 [GRACE] = 0.3 mm/yr.



Conclusions:

1. The IPCC has purposefully misinformed the world about global warming and potential climate change, focusing on worst case scenarios that are extremely unlikely

2. The mainstream press has exaggerated the IPCC's worst case scenarios with climate disaster-porn reporting, such as NYC being flooded to ludicrous depths by 2100 AD

3. MSM outlets, such as CBS, NBC, the Washington Post, CNN, TIME and the NY Times cannot be trusted with providing accurate or objective reporting on climate/environment issues - it's as simple as that.



http://www.c3headlines.com/2012/12/using-satellites-noaa-determines-that-the-global-sea-rise-is-nearing-zero-and-msm-reporting-was-bogu.html

January 8, 2013 12:53 AM Forum: Politics

TX Slashed Spending --> Revenues Up, Economy Hummi

Posted By Dave Snope
What would Pelosi and Obama say? Some kind of class warfare response, probably. They should be handcuffed with more solar energy projects, algae farms, and carbon taxes on oil and gas refining. The obviously need more government in Texas. They're way too productive and happy.


The state comptroller estimates that Texas will generate $96.2 billion in general revenue in 2014-2015, a major jump in tax collection from the last two-year budget cycle.
...
Combs reported Monday that the state collected $8.8 billion more revenue during the current 2012-2013 revenue cycle than she initially forecast, giving lawmakers breathing room in settling a $5.2 billion deficit in the current budget.

"Texas experienced a very strong rebound from a severe recession," Combs said.

Texas' economy is humming again after lawmakers in 2011 wrote a cut-to-the-bone budget as the nation lurched out of the Great Recession.

At the time, unemployment in the state was the highest in a decade and the Legislature faced a $27 billion shortfall. But unemployment now is at a four-year low of 6.2 percent, sales tax receipts are skyrocketing and money is pouring into state coffers behind a new energy boom.


http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_22325694/texas-comptroller-reports-jump-revenue-96-billion

January 15, 2013 05:41 AM Forum: No Holds Barred

Another Species Endangered By Habitat Destruction

Posted By Dave Snope
When will it ever stop???? Does man have no regard at all for other species?

“It used to be extremely common; it’s now rarely seen,” said Basil Donovan, at the University of New South Wales.

Wilson said in an e-mailed response to questions. “The habitat destruction is increasing and they are becoming an endangered species.”

Ian F. Burgess, in Cambridge, England... you can see an environmental disaster in the making for this species.”

http://tinyurl.com/afmvl88

January 20, 2013 06:36 PM Forum: Politics

"Prophecy Fullfilled"

Posted By Dave Snope
Barf.

Street vendors and souvenir stores across Washington, D.C. are selling posters depicting President Obama as Jesus Christ — and one national news publication called him the “Second Coming.”

Hussein, they allege, is a Biblical word meaning “good and handsome.”

“So you see, Barak was destined to be a good and handsome man that would rise like a flash of lightning to win victory in a battle against overwhelming odds,” the poster read.



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