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August 12, 2009 1516gmt The Atlantic Ocean Satellite
There are two tropical waves currently 'off Africa' that could result in some kind of tropical storm. But here again, unless these storms track directly across the planet and stay within the Intertropical Convergence Zone, they won't amount to high vorticity hurricanes. As soon as they swing north across Earth, the tropospheric water vapor isn't available to sustain them, yet alone sustain a Cat 4 or 5 storm.
August 12, 2009 1430z UNISYS water vapor GOES East Satellite (click title to entry for 12 hour loop - thank you)
There is a tropical wave coming from Africa. This is the time of year for the strongest activity. Hurricane Andrew was spawned off the coast of Africa on August 14, 1992,Hugo began its treck across the Atlantic on September 9, 1989, Hurricane Floyd fromed out of Africa on September 7, 1999 and Hurricane Katrina was spawned over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005. Katrina was to be one of three deadly stroms that season.
The reason there 'can be' hurricanes and strong ones this time of year is the position of the 'direct' rays from the sun. "Sol" has its direct rays aimed directly at the Intertropical Convergence Zone. When sunlight that strong is added to reflection off the surface of Earth and drizzled with water vapor it is perfect conditions for Atlantic season hurricanes.
Contestants from 84 countries compete for the title of Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas. Miss France Chloe Mortaud dances during the national costume event in Nassau. (click title to entry for more photos from AP).
Sign outside the office of Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., is shown Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 in Smyrna, Ga.
According to what I understand Representative David Scott held a town hall meeting with a predetermined agenda. He convened the meeting to listen to residents within his district regarding a road that was proposed that would ultimately dismantle their homes and businesses.
During the course of the meeting a physician came to speak to him about health care. Having knowledge of the loud and disruptive incidents across the country, Rep. Scott cut the physician short in his address of health care to state the meeting was deliberately set up to hear from people regarding the egregious road construction.
What has occurred since is more of the same anger that has been leveled at elected House and Senate members. In the case of Rep. Scott, he has already set up a meeting for this weekend regarding health insurance reform and has asked the physician involved to a beer.
I think that is all fine and good, but, the desecration to the office sign of Rep. Scott is a different issue, I don't see it at vandalism. To say that a Swastika is vandalism is like saying graffiti is only art. That is a poor assessment of the danger within that symbol.
The Swastika is a the symbol for White Supremists. They embrace it as a symbol of power and White Supremists kill. It is my opinion that they have disabled a conversation between the people and their government by using this sensitive issue as a platform.
Don't tell me that White Supremists and the KKK aren't alive and well, because they are. I am sincerely concerned for Representative Scott and what could be a death threat. I am so concerned I'll go to say his offices need to be moved into a secure building whereby visitors to his office need to walk through metal detectors to gain entrance to his office. And, NO, I don't believe that is an over reaction.
I'll go as so far as to say, this is not just a simple citizen uprising against a topic they don't understand or honestly oppose, but, I believe the topic of National Health Insurance Reform has been hijacked by extremists groups as a method of achieving their purpose. I make this statement in reference to the Homeland Security Warning earlier issued that has been very correct in predicting the behaviors of White Supremists such as the killer at the Holocaust Museum.
Witnessed yesterday on the route President Obama took to his Town Hall Meeting was an armed individual displaying his weapon. That is legal in New Hampshire, but, it is too close for comfort when the President is in town for discussions regarding a sensitive topic. That is brash behavior. That unnecessary behavior is a show of force. It was a call for others to openly arm themselves as well.
I have heard people freely state on Talk Radio that they hope this descent will erupt into a full blown revolution. These folks want the violence.
I believe Rep. Scott is a wonderful elected official and takes his commitment to the people of his district seriously while being very sensitive to ethnic cultures that could be changed with so called advancements such as roads. I am concerned for him. I believe he is in danger. I strongly discourage any further town hall meetings by anyone without proper security at the entrance to any room. Even then the numbers of angry people pose their own potential for danger.
In a town hall meeting by Senator McCaskill, I witnessed a complete break down in the confidence of government. Practically everyone in the hall stated they did not trust her regardless of her honest and forthright answers. It was a dangerous circumstance that she handled exceptionally well.
People don't want to hear the truth and what is best for the country. I have said this before. They won't hear you. Senator Spector ran into the same phenomena at his town hall. People came prepared with elaborate statements of authority and wished him ill will on judgement day. His answers were also honest and forthright, but, they were not the answers those folks wanted to hear. They wanted to hear, what they wanted to hear and nothing was going to change that, not even the truth.
I believe the circumstances are unfortunate as they exist between constituencies and their elected representatives. Not all those elected suddenly changed overnight into monsters with two heads and six eyes. The undermining of authority of the USA government is of 'the same tone' and comes from nearly the same voice.
I believe continuing the conversation is important if the truth is to be heard at all, however, there is an undertone of murder and death including the symbols such as the Swastika from hate groups such as the White Supremists and the KKK that cannot be ignored.
The journalist asking the question is a man. A little sexist I would say. This was no mistake. He disregarded any expertise Secretary Clinton had on the issue and wanted to know what her husband thought. He tried to water down his sexist question of our Secretary of State by asking another woman to respond to the same question. He spoke down to Hillary. Didn't think twice about it.
Translating Hillary Clinton's Outburst in Africa (click title to entry - thank you) What gave you people the idea that diplomacy is best conducted by Stepford wives or saints? The very same people--women--who whine about gender disparity are among the first and most vocal to question the propriety of this woman's choice to put an insult back in its place, and in no uncertain terms....
"...The 6,000-plus pages of documents, which include transcripts from interviews with Rove and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, make it clear that Rove and other White House aides were much more involved in the U.S. attorney firings than previously reported. “After all the delay and despite all the obfuscation, lies and spin, this basic truth can no longer be denied: Karl Rove and his cohorts at the Bush White House were the driving force behind several of these firings, which were done for improper reasons,” Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) said in a statement....
I had no idea, the $500 billion coming from Medicare was for subsidies. That is outrageous. There are private companies that provide the same exact coverage as Medicare and we subside that? I don't think so.
That is big time money coming out of the private sector. NOW, I think everyone can understand why the 'fuss' over this National Health Insurance Reform. Right? I can do without fraud in my government.
While President Obama is too polite to say it, where a private entity simply parrallels what the government already does for simply pulling federal dollars into their pockets, that is fraud. I guarantee you, anyone participating in Medicare Advantage has no idea they are receiving the same exact care as provide by their own government. More then likely they think they are getting something special. Medicare Advantage is nothing more than one stop shopping for all the Medicares and their supplements. It is a convenience and an attempt at privatizing Medicare. ONLY, it cannot stand on its own. It requires government subsidies to survive. It is a luxury. There is no reason why anyone eligible for Medicare cannot do the same thing everyone else is doing and purchase their products from a pool of options. There is no need for subsidizing something that we can already do ourselves.
From what I am hearing in regard to many of the initiatives this administration engages, they are systematically seeking wasteful spending that currently exists.
In the case of health care, we all know paying for name brand medications when generics are just as good is waste. You can't put it any other way. There are definately people unable to take generics and they should receive name brand medications, because they cannot tolerate the 10% - 20% difference in generics, but, that is a small percentage. The current Medicare Prescription Plan can be trimmed down in cost enormously if there was the option to use generics. I admire what is going on in the White House. The Obama Administration is cutting out the 'pork' before they make cuts in government infrastructure. When have we had a President that did that last? When? I don't remember when?
Time to stop this mess and close the donut hole, too.
I like what he said and I like the way he said it.
The Eastern Pacific is about as active as the Western Pacific, EXCEPT, the origins of these storms are all from near shore tropical areas where water vapor can be sourced. It is HOWEVER a very odd year. The Typhoons themselves have not that high a vorticity. The highest was a Cat 1 Typhoon. The first of the season that saw winds of 115 mph. After that the storms lost their vorticity, BUT, the damage to land and people is remarkable. More so than I would expect. These other storms are still pushing huge amounts of water ashore, similar to the Katrina phenomena. There was also a significant earthquake near shore Japan at the very same time. There is something odd about the damage and water movement.
August 10, 2009 0430 UTC Water Vapor Satellite of Eastern Pacific
The Wastern Pacific is seeming more activity than the Atantic. But, the same is true when it comes to water vapor. As soon as these storms start to move north along the face of Earth and away from the Intertropical Equatorial Convergence Zone where they derive their source of water vapor they weaken dramatically.
One hurricane this season in the Atlantic, at sea, only achieved a Tropical Depression Status with lowest central pressures of 1006. The years since 2005 are primarily anemic to say the least. There hasn't been a repeat of that year which was a record breaker. It was orginally thought that might occur in a warming climate change planet. That isn't the case. As the surface of Earth heats, the 'water vapor' moves vertically, not horizontally. The water vapor is far above the origins of hurricanes and they cannnot be sustained.
August 10, 2009 1430 z UNISYS satellite of North And West Hemisphere GOES East Satelitte.
The House Democrats need to pass their bill as soon as they return and send it to the Senate and then onto the White House. THE DEBATE over Health Care Reform was cast in November 2008 and all this 'circus' is simply 'courtesy' of a civilized nation. It would be a good idea if there was a viable debate to have, but, these are lies and slanders. There is no substance to the oppostion.
Mike's website today has noted there are leadership groups taking charge of their districts and re-releasing "SiCKO" to be viewed by the public. I think that is very, very smart and shows remarkable leadership.
The facts are clear. We need health care reform and we aren't going to get it with Republicans. The Democrats were elected to protect the nation and they need to do so. Let's get this done. That is why the lies and strong arm tactics. They don't have control. They are attempting to leverage control, but, the fact of the matter is the Democrats are the only people that have the power, and plenty of it, to bring health care reform to this nation. The Republican Circus does not have to effect the outcome at all.
I heard Ronald Regan, Jr. debate this morning. That is a spokesman that cannot be ignored. He knows the issue, is passionate about it and when he makes a statement there is no overcoming the truth and clarity of his argument. It was so nice to hear from him.
The Republicans have no credible leadership either. They simply 'Don't get it and don't want to get it.'
The Leader of the Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell this weekend stated, "...demonizing citizens who are energetic about this strikes me as demonstrating a kind of weakness in your position...." He manipulated the events and attempted to legitimasize the lies. Whom is demonizing whom here? Who is calling President Obama a Nazi? Whom is bringing Nazi flags to Speaker Pelosi's meetings and rallies? Enough already.
Besides that, when Senator McConnell makes his case, there is no case. It is remarkable the amount of words that man says without stating anything significant. He stated everyone in the country should have the same tax deduction as any corporation does.
HE DOES NOT GET IT.
It isn't a matter of passing on the cost of health insurance. It is dealing with poor quality insurance companies that exploit their members, it is about containing costs, as well it is about providing insurance for the uninsured. The subject is huge and doesn't boil down to a simple tax write off.
He also stated we need to employ a 'model' for health care that rewarded people whom have lost weight, exercise and are fit. He stated it actually 'bends the cost curve' of companies that employ that model with their employees.
I see.
That is not new.
President Obama already stated that is part of the National Health Care Reform Bill.
So where has Senator McConnell been?
The point is that people are either grossly under-educated to the content of the bills in the House that have to be consolidated and voted on or they simply don't care. Senator McConnell sincerely sounds as if he hasn't even thought about the issue, EXCEPT, he is going to vote NO.
He does not care. He wants this subject to 'go away' with a bill that allows for a tax write off and a 'project model' for health care. That's leadership? No. That says, "Go away you bother me."
That is what that says to me.
The bottom line is the demonstrators are fearful, they have been lied to and have no clue. The Republicans simply don't care. They will vote No. That's all. It will give them points at home so, why not? They don't care.
There is also the issue linked to this subject in regard to Torte Reform. I think that is important. I think Torte Reform should occur. It does not have to be linked to this bill, but, studied and appropriately legislated and I doubt the Repulicans will care about that either or approve of the results of Democrats regarding Torte Reform.
I am finished with this mess. The vote for Health Care Reform took place in November 2008.
It has been a week. We saw the true face of the RNC for the first time in the history of the USA. They lie a lot and they hide a lot, so when they feel they are 'over the edge' they become themselves in a very ugly way. Their protests aren't really allowed, now are they, but they are being tolerated. If it were Anti-War Activists Dressed in Pink or Cindy Sheehan being herself there are arrests made.
Were there arrests made this week of people that were not demonstrators, but, disruptors?
Were there?
Hello?
Did Republicans strut their 'pride' in apology of the rudest aspects of their constituency?
Hm? Must represent a majority of the base.
The Republicans don't have dignity, they are cowards that defend lies and propagate hatred!
The Savage Nation is now accusing President Obama of having a 'conspiracy' to add hormones to our water to control the birth rate and therefore control health costs.
These guys are nuts.
If they want to know what high estrol levels in water look like they can go to the heavily polluted Great Lakes are realize what a poor condition the hateries are in because most of the fish are female gendered due to the estrol pollution there.
Do you know the amount of estrols in water it would take for humans to change birth rates, the side effects of birth defeats and cancer alone from such a thing would bankrupt the nation in no time. I mean to tell you this is stupid and comply one sided.
Here is the true face of Republican Leadership. Fear Mongering, Hate Imaging. What does that remind me of ??????
That is the best and most popular female Republican Leadership out there? She's a roll model alright. I just don't know what kind. She wouldn't know the truth, decency or dignity if it were a nasty ankle biter. This isn't politics, this is slander.
I was looking for a Limbaugh film loop to compare protestors to their god but, greed dictates they not be made available. If one has ever listened to Limbaugh. Who do the protestors sound EXACTLY like?
What a party. Great Americans? Where? Not with leadership that is as poorly behaved as their constituents. I don't think so. Nuke 'em. Right? Nuke 'em. Small nukes. I got it. Selective neutron bombs. Can we do that? Huh? Not in research yet? Not even an earmark? What a shame.
I mean for real here. They don't expect to be taken seriously. Buy the next book. "How the DNC changed the genetic material of the American youth in 2006 and 2008 to vote their way." Bye. Have a better day.
We finally have a President in Pakistan and a President in the Oval Office that sincerely care about the defeat of the terrorist networks that are harbored in this secluded part of the world.
Yes.
Afghanistan and Pakistan seem like a forever 'no-go' region.
Yes.
The casualities of both military and civlians are escalating. But, what the Pakistani people have done is incredible. They have placed their futures in the hands of people they elected to clear their land of vicious killers and global terrorists.
Do we say the going is getting to rough and leave or do we find ways to make peace, including the ever escalating tensions between Russia and Georgia, with countries where trouble brews and persist.
Can anyone state Sri Lanka is worse for their own war? It still needs vigilance. There were very tight elections recently. It was difficult for candidates to get clearence to campaign in some areas of Sri Lanka. I don't blame them for that. Their people died in the war to clean up the country and unit it, not to start all over again. That won't stop for at least a generation or two. (click here)
LONDON: Reporting without any ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ the as -yet -unconfirmed news of Baitullah Mehsud’s death in a drone attack, the mainstream media in Britian credited the ‘success’ to close coordination between Washington and Islamabad in the battle against militants in Pakistan’s tribal area.
There is always a question as to what one calls peace. Does it mean that a particular government holds power by consent and demand of the populous and governs with strength and compassion as is expected in the USA? Or is peace a matter of oppression and managing the populous to the government's favor? Or? Is peace an initiative? Where by we understand each other, respect each other and work to live on the same planet together while improving the quality of lives of all the people alive in our time?
Certainly, the Pakistani people did not have peace within their country nor did they own their own lives. The Taliban are brutal men. Don't ask me what it took to 'survive the day' as a woman among them. I don't believe The Western Woman can begin to understand the oppression, the fear and the pain it took day to day to survive in a society like that. They behead women for flirting. Dear God, what kind of mind is that? I don't know. I don't want to know.
The laws within these militarized societies are brutal, cruel, primitive, arcane, any word that can describe uncivlized and heineous and it is that!
He's dead. They'll never admit he's dead. The evidence points to it.
It is a relief for Pakistanis to realize the advances Pakistan has made in such a remarkably short period of time with the best leadership within that society. Finally. I wish Benazir Bhutto could see her Pakistan today. Struggling for freedom and winning. We cannot turn our backs on that. Not with the world's worst killer there.
Maybe the task seemed to daughting for Rumsfeld and Bush. Maybe Iraq was a good side show for everyone because they were confident if the USA did not exit quickly we might have a real war on our hands.
Is Afghanistan our 21st Century Vietnam? I can't answer that. There is decades of time that has gone by with advances in technology. We are seeing some success with it? The people that can answer that question, should.
Honestly.
It seems we have an honest and sincere Pakistan government trying to achieve a goal nearly impossible to achieve in the days of Vietnam. Is it different today? I think it is to some extent. I think they have it right in Pakistan. Where the country's military has control with support from allies there is good results.
Even Bush had to face that when he allowed the alliances of Sunni Sheiks into the fold.
Where the people defend their own countries there is respect and success. If that could be achieved in Afghanistan then we have a winning plan.
But.
It also means that Russia has to come to our alliance and control their side of the problem as well. There needs to be some concessions on Georgia. What the Georgian President did was wrong. No one can deny that. He is attempting an arms build up that will begin confrontation all over again. It seems brutally unwise.
...The most amazing thing about Sonia (click here), in my opinion, is that she has always embraced her Latina identity. While studying at Princeton, in a class that had just 20 other Hispanic students, Sotomayor served as co-chair of The Puerto Rican Club. Despite the stereotypes of Puerto Ricans at the time, Sotomayor never shied from her heritage. At college, she took numerous classes to learn more about Puerto Rico and even wrote her thesis about it. In her dedication she wrote, "To my family, for you have given me my Puerto Rican-ness."...
I sincerely believe the Right Wing Media has 'whipped up' the opposition to the point of being irrational and there is no sense for the President to address them because they won't hear him anyway.
In most of the Town Hall Meetings I have seen or listened to there has been a lot of yelling with little discussion. They are beyond reason.
The Right Wing media is instilling fear in these folks and I feel badly for them. They state things such as the government has taken over our banks, Obama Motors and now they want to take over our health care. There is not a true word in any of it. None. Yet, these folks go on and on as if it was written in stone.
Wow.
The banks were bailed out. It has happened before. It has happened with S&Ls. You know Silverado and Neil Bush. The banks are being held responsible for the funds they took and they are paying it back. The USA Treasury is making 7% on the dollar. That is fairly steep by the way. It is to discourage them from having it happen again.
The Auto Manufacturers were bailed out and they weren't given free reign to do what they wanted with the people's money either. They had to present a 'viability plan.' From what I see so far, Chevy has got the edge. They are offering sporty cars without giving up power on the road while still getting incredibly good gas mileage. Not only that, but, their 'shares' the country now holds will go to the public in ten months from the date of bankruptcy. The 60.8% shares will go on the stock exchange for sale back to the public.
Tell me there is something "W"rong with this. See, because jobs have been saved and the American people are finally getting automobiles they can be proud of manufactured by an American company for the first time in modern history. I have yet to find fault with it, realizing all this was made possible by the "Paulson Pity Party." The man that wanted the economy to crash and burn in order for Goldman Sachs to receive huge amounts of money from AIG. It was contemplated and deployed and he just watched as the USA infrastructure became unraveled. Nice, huh? I think we did the best we could given the circumstances.
Now, onto health care. Where was everyone? During his campaign for President it was completely obvious National Health Care Reform was going to be addressed. There is absolutely nothing about the bill that will cost the Middle Class a dime over 10 years. That is what he promised and that is what he is delivering. Those might be the folks that are irate at these meetings. It might be.
But, the Right Wing media is using lies such as euthanasia will be employed. "W"rong. Grief Counceling is hugely different than euthanasia and there currently are not laws in the USA to allow it. I believe Oregon still has assisted suicide, but, we know what kind of back flips people have to go through to obtain that permisson and receive the drugs. Those laws were enacted for the primary reason of incurable cancer victims. Would it be nice to have most cancers completely curable and such laws wouldn't be necessary at all.
Grief Counceling has been around for a long, long time. It is employed with families for end stage of any disease or severe trauma. It has nothing to do with having a doctor perscribe euthanasia to a patient of any age. Yet the Right Wing Media is stating it will be used on the elderly in nursing homes in the form of euthanasia. It is flat out lie.
You know, regardless of the 'state of one's health' most Americans like their lives enough that they don't want it to end. The Oregon Assisted Suicide Law has seen few people seek the medications and even when they have the medications in their hands even fewer actually carry out the act.
The "Government Option." There is nothing evil or sinister about it. What the "Government Option" offers is a method to obtain health care as if one was a federal employee. Any person or family obtaining health care through The "Government Option" will have the right to choose from a menu of PRIVATE companies. My understanding is that it isn't free either. Anyone participating in the "Government Option" will have to pay the cost every month no differently than if they were on the payroll.
The "Government Option" has to exist. To begin with, all President Obama heard from people when he was campaigning was how nice his health care was as a Senator, but, the American people could not get such health care. In addition, it is a form of self regulation of other companies. If a preson can leave their insurance carrier without reprisal to take the "Government Option" it will cause a backlash to invoke change in the way Americans are treated by their health care providers. No company wants to loose members. Having a wide base of support by having large numbers of members is what provides the health care in the first place.
Monies collected bi-weekly or monthly are sent to the insurance companies and they are invested. Supposedly, there is far less expenditures than income to any company. That is their profit margin and it is allowed to exist. That is how life insurance companies work as well. They receive monthly premiums, invest them and pay on the policy when the insured dies. It is a sound principle. Where the American Health Care System took a turn for the worse is when the health care insurance companies increased their profits by denying claims. People died.
Now, when people are facing surgery they are locked out of for any reason by their insurance company, they can turn to the "Government Option" which cannot turn them away for coverage. They won't die anymore.
Is there something Un-American about this? Or. Is there something very American about this? I think it is the later. I believe what President Obama, the Senate and the House has done is care for the people of this country in a most compassionate way that will allow every American a fighting chance when they face illness or infirmity.
There is nothing wrong here. Nothing. Sorry to realize a sector of the public is vulnerable to Right Wing Media lies. Perhaps it is their access to the public for the purpose of instilling fear among the people we need to address. It isn't fair to them. I know those folks at the town hall meetings are good people and they think they are doing the right thing. But, they have been fed a huge amount of lies and fear by the Right Wing of this country. I find that very sad. If I believed every word said as well, I'd be scared, too.
There wasn't an ounce of truth in the ranting and it was embarked on in the name of Jesus Christ. I listened day after day as radio stations along the I-77 Corridor defamed my President and defamed his attempts to change the face of American Health Care. It went on and on. The reason 'Jesus Christ' was interjected into the ranting was to 'justify' the manipulations and lies.
See, if radio stations simply lie and they do, they can justify it by stating it was done in the name of a 'belief system.' Therefore it is allowed. There were no compressive facts that disputed the Presiden't Health Care Policy. There was simply greed and hate of a man who has come to our Presidency for the right reasons. So, in the name of Jesus Christ radio stations across this country such as The Savage Radio Show (click here), engaged in defaming my President his Health Care Initative and the best interests of the American People, while seeking to lace together the name of the Christian Savior to in its motivational speaking. Sorry folks, but defaming our President and his Health Care Initaitive in the name of Jesus Christ is not only fuax, but, highly immoral.
I do believe Christian Talk Radio needs to 'take a break' from using self-rightous positions and seek to bring those that need health care 'on board' to the National Initiative. A religious belief of 'convenience' seems to be the forte of the Right Wing Talk Radio Nut Cases.
...This story is one of many healing stories (click here) that were chronicled and that made it into the printed pages of our Bibles. People, who were the contemporaries of Jesus, are no different from the masses of people in our modern world. They want to live in healthy bodies. Apparently, Jesus never avoided sick people. Rather, he called upon whatever powers were available to him and brought healing to people. One of the games played by Bible scholars is to debate what we really know about Jesus from Nazareth. Elaborate rules are set to determine the authenticity of the material found in the four gospels. Applying those rules, lists of “what we know about Jesus” are developed. The usual list contains eight to 15 items. I have never seen such a list that did not include Jesus was a Galilean who preached and healed....
Trends in Polymer Development (click reference above) B. C. Anderson, L. R. Bartron and J. W. Collette Science, New Series, Vol. 208, No. 4446, Advanced Technology (May 23, 1980), pp. 807-812 Published by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Industry earnings. Earnings in the steel industry (click here) vary by type of production and occupation but are higher than average earnings in private industry as a whole. Average weekly earnings of nonsupervisory production workers in 2006 were $1091 in iron and steel mills, and $775 in establishments making steel products from purchased steel, compared with $691 in all manufacturing and $568 throughout private industry. Earnings in selected occupations in steel manufacturing appear in table 2....
In the past the steele industry in the USA has been tragic. There needs to be a change in the way the USA addresses its need for 'raw products' to manufacture products used for the American Economy. There may not be application to the USA economy for polymer development in automobles, but, there certainly is a reasonable substitute for polymer use in manufacturing items such as washing machines and dryers.
There is no reason 'not to go there.' The USA in the past has been more than generous in allowing other countries into our markets. It has helped establish markets in other countries while filling the need of the USA. But. Enough is enough and if the USA has a better process in securing 'materials' for the manufacturing sector then by all means we are entitled to 'bring it home.'
Japan and China have economies developed by generously allowing consumers to purchase items from those countries. It does not have to continue, especially when the outlook is so dim.
There is a way out of it. If every city and town manufactured items Americans need, it would be a return of the manufacturing sector and people would be back to work. There isn't anything that difficult about this. The Association of Mayors should be talking to each other. One city makes the gears the other city makes the hoses and before you know it an assembly plant for washing machines is employing our people again. Localize your economies. We can do this.
They did it to us. They took our money and threw up out the door. Now, if one wants a job there might be part time employment without benefits. Why should the companies that are rolling profit after profit actually compromise their bottom line to benefit the people of the country.
No reason.
I remember hearing people fearful for their jobs and their economy if vasts amount of money wasn't thrown at the banks. They believed Paulson while company after company downsized and rid themselves of costly employees.Think about it a minute. Why would any company restucture their work force back the way it was before the collapse. It far easier and less expensive to put two people to work where there was one, denying them any benefits including health care.
The fact is the USA will not find a 'boom' as with Bush and Paulson because it was all artificial. The Republicans ran up the deficit, instilled meaningless programs and called it necessary. The Bush/Paulson economy was buoyed by the US Treasury. Just that simple. Increasing the debt, while shrinking the dollar. There was a lot of money floating around, but, it was all government money, not profits The bottom line to most businesses during the Bush years had government money coming in somewhere.
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (click title to entry - thank you) issued a "special pardon" freeing two jailed American journalists after talks with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, North Korea's official news agency announced Wednesday. Clinton, who arrived in North Korea Tuesday on an unannounced visit, met with the reclusive and ailing Kim for talks described as "exhaustive." It was Kim's first meeting with a prominent Western figure since his reported stroke nearly a year ago....
Thank you Former President Clinton for bringing understanding to the circumstances during a private visit. We appreciate your compassion as well.
August 4. 2009 Juche 98 Bill Clinton Arrives Here Pyongyang, August 4 (KCNA) -- Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, and his party arrived here Tuesday by air. They were greeted by Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Kye Gwan, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs. A little girl presented a bouquet to Bill Clinton.
It might be an unofficial and personal trip to assist diplomatic relationships regarding the American journaists. There is an article on Current TV that states same. It would seem as though Current TV was surprised by the visit as well. It appears as though this is a personal initiative of which few people were appraised.
I congratulate him on the initiative and wish him success. The journalists worked for Current TV when they found themselves in custody of the North Korean authorities after losing their parameters and finding themselves over the border from South Korea.
Bill Clinton to negotiate release of Current reporters in North Korea (click here) Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, made a seemingly surprise visit today to North Korea to negotiate the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two reporters for Current TV and Current.com. His visit to North Korea is expected to be for two days, and if he does meet with Kim Jong-Il face to face, it may provide us with more insight of exactly how much power North Korea's leader truely has.
The testimony given by Summers and Geithner is similar to asking whether the sun will rise tomorrow vs if it is going to rain.
The sun will definitively rise in the morning, however, it depends on condtions as to what the weather will be.
That is what Geithner and Summers is saying. No one wants this economy to 'go bad.' Least of all me. We know for a fact the Obama Stimulus saved jobs and began to create new jobs. It provided opportunities across the board for expansion of a 'sustainable' economy. That will result in a wider tax base and more income to the USA Treasury.
There isn't anything 'magical' I see that will result in a tragedy the magnitude of the Bush/Paulson Economic collapse. Nothing. I would be incredibly surprised if anything started to rattle the American economy.
We have seen the worse of it.
What does that mean?
That means the 'estimates' President Obama and his Cabinet are working with in regard to 'growth' and 'taxation' and where the monies are coming from to fund health care and otherwise are sound.
Got that?
Sound.
While Geithner and Summers 'CYA' their futures by stating 'everything' is on the table, the LIKELIHOOD of change to the estimates in regard to spending and income and growth will not change.
We are good to go regardless of all the naysayers in the media !
Obama's economic team— Larry Summers, Peter Orszag, Tim Geithner, and Christina Romer
I had written about this before. As the ice melts in the Arctic Ocean there will be movement of ice flows into the Northern passages and Northern Atlantic. The Arctic Ocean flows FROM the North Pacific INTO the Northern Atlantic. The question is NOT are the passages into the Northern Atlantic clogged with ice flows, but, are the passages in the Northern Pacific clogged with thick, old ice. The answer is NO. Come one already, this is not rocket science. If the Pacific is 'jammed' with 'aged' ice flows then I'll be impressed.
Ice pockets choking Northern Passage: officials (click title to entry - thank you) By Randy Boswell, Canwest News Service August 1, 2009 Despite predictions from a top U.S. polar institute that the Arctic Ocean’s overall ice cover is headed for another “extreme” meltdown by mid-September, the Environment Canada agency monitoring our northern waters says an unusual combination of factors is making navigation more difficult in the Northwest Passage this year after two straight summers of virtually clear sailing. In both the wider, deep-water northern corridor and the narrower, shallower southern branches of the passage, the Canadian Ice Service says pockets of more extensive winter freezing and concentrations of thicker, older ice at several key “choke points” are complicating ship travel....
This weekend Mr. Bennett made the statement that President Obama's Stimulus may not be responsible for the up tick in the USA economy. He stated it remains to be seen. He is "W"rong in every sense of the word.
The Obama Stimulus and his intervention with the auto industry has DIRECTLY saved jobs. Every State of the USA that has accepted Simulus dollars have saved jobs and created new ones. In new articles across the USA it is noted there have been jobs saved. The ones most frequently noted as saved are those in education. I do believe Governor Patrick has stated the Stimulus dollars were vital to continue to bring services to the people of Massachusetts.
So, I don't want to hear it anymore. The views of Mr. Bennett are nothing but lies and I am tired of it. At the very best they are guesses and not facts because he doesn't do his homework. None of the critics of the President ever have a better way, either. They simply want to defame the President and his agenda of change in 'hopes' the listening audience will 'buy it' and carry a poor opinion of President Obama.
The Obama Stimulus was vital to this country, ESPECIALLY, the Middle Class. President Obama is the only one that sincerely cares about the Middle Class other than their power to vote.
Balancing the 'needs' of the American people vs. the National Debt requires vigilance. I do believe Secretary Geithner stated only recently he would be monitoring the debt vs the economy and be sure the best outcomes are achieved for the people of the USA.
Gosh, Paulson didn't even try !!!!!!! He waited to let everything go to shit and then screamed for help.
