75 Days until Inauguration

Medvedev let his back bone slip seeking peace and non-proliferation.

During the years of escalating tensions between the USA and Russia under the current administration, Russia has proven its ability to reach every corner of the planet with its military prowess, including recently the shores of South America.

In order to facilitate non-proliferation and the reversal of the Bush / Cheney brinkmanship there needs to be a welcoming to American soil of President Medvedev.

I am confident the first 'ground breaking' of new understandings of non-proliferation between the USA and Russia can be garnered through a comprehensive policy regarding the nuclear status of Iran. Russia has been a partner to the Iranian reactor since it was discovered some time ago that the USA had given the Iranians bogus plans for its reactor. They have monitored the reactors progress and is ready to supply nuclear fuel rather than Iran's continued use of centrifuges.

There is much that can and should be pursued to insure the well being of allies.

Non-proliferation also includes removing 'safety nets' that permit a far to wide margin of potential deployment or exchange of nuclear weapons in the Star Wars Missile Shield. There is no need for pursuing a 'pre-emptive' strategy IF there is to be active reductions of nuclear weapons between these two countries. When Iran is made to 'stand down' from its ambitions and accepts Russian nuclear fuel and waste handling; the USA should be reassuring its European allies that a better strategy is emerging, one of sustained peace through nuclear disarmament.

Allowing Russia to feel secure within its borders is paramount to a sustainable trust and active return to strong alliances to facilitate stability to the region, including Afghanistan. Russia was one of our strongest allies post September 11, 2001; we need to reclaim the trust that will INSURE the defeat of al Qaeda and regional terrorist networks, including those at work in the Caucasus'.

RF ratification of treaties with Abkhazia, S Ossetia (click here)
29.10.2008, 20.52

MOSCOW, October 29 (Itar-Tass) -- The ratification of Russian treaties with South Ossetia and Abkhazia will give a start to their international recognition, Federation Council chairman Sergei Mironov said.
He welcomed the State Duma’s decision to ratify the treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with these states and stressed that these documents “create a legal framework for the development of cooperation in all fields, including defence”.
Having recalled that most of the population in these states are citizens of Russia, Mironov said, “Our country must ensure their security and prevent a recurrence of the Tskhinval tragedy.”...

I never doubted Russian reports that appeared at RIA Novosti, in the very first days of the war by the way, that there was a reason for the actions with Georgia. Medvedev is NOT that much further from Putin. Putin was progressive. The 'good' relations between the USA and Russia has deteriorated with the Bush Executive Branch, especially since ignoring any findings by the UN Security Council regarding the invasion of Iraq.

Joe the Plumber escapes speeding ticket due to 'negative repercussions'

Another great Republican American, 'gets off' for speeding and proud of it.


Wednesday, 5 November 2008
John McCain's electoral mascot Joe the Plumber scored a victory in his battle to keep big government off his back when police let him off the hook for speeding.
Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher, dubbed Joe the Plumber, was clocked at 50mph in a 35-mph zone in Toledo, Ohio but officers didn't issue a ticket.
They did not because it could have "negative repercussions to the department and city as a whole," according to a leaked police document reported in the Washington Post.
Mr Wurzelbacher was incorporated by Republican candidate Mr McCain into his campaign after he had confronted Barack Obama about his tax.

Hurricane season is SUPPOSED to end November 1st.

Last year TS Olga came to visit on December 11, 2008 and Cat 1 Hurricane Noel dissipated on November 2, 2008. These storms fall outside the definition of Hurricane. As I have chronically stated, these are NOT hurricanes according to the definition. They are the 'surface' manifestations of high altitude vortices.

DIFFERENT.

Very Different !!!!

Jeeze, what does it take, an act of Congress ?


Tropical Depression SEVENTEEN (click here)


November 5, 2008
2330z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop)


November 5, 2008
2330z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of Northern and Western Hemisphere (click here for 12 hour loop)

Kinda strange. There is this huge high pressure over the Gulf, but, a gathering storm in the Caribbean east of the Yucatan. Hm?

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:

Polar bears dying out in Russian region: expert (click here)
Oct 24, 2008
MOSCOW (AFP) — Polar bears are dying out in the remote Arctic region of Chukotka because of melting ice and increased killing by humans, an expert with the International Fund for Animal Welfare warned on Friday.
"If this tendency continues, the population will disappear very quickly, said Nikita Ovsyanikov, a researcher from Wrangel Island natural park in Chukotka who has spent the past 18 years studying polar bears in the region.
"We need to create new protected areas in the Arctic," said Ovsyanikov, who has conducted research on behalf of IFAW.
The shrinking of the Arctic ice sheet is forcing more bears to live on land in the summer where they often have trouble finding food, which means they have to go into villages to scavenge and are more likely to be shot, he said....

Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W



Local Time: on November 4, 2008 at 8:22 PM AKST (12:22 AM EST on November 5, 2008)



Elevation :: 33 ft/ 10 m



Temperature :: 34 °F / 1 °C

Conditions :: Overcast



Windhill :: 34 °F / 1 °C



Humidity :: 87%



Dew Point :: 30 °F / -1 °C



Wind :: Calm

Pressure :: 29.80 in / 1009 hPa (Steady)



Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers



UV :: 0 out of 16



Clouds :: Overcast 7000 ft / 2133 m
(Above Ground Level)

...and what will become of Hillary?

I hope she stays in the Senate, but, I wouldn't be surprised if she ends up with a Cabinet position either. I think she is needed in the Senate to help bring in bills that will benefit health care, the environment and give her a basis of support for her next run.

Hillary Clinton Calls Obama to Offer Congratulations (click here)
By Anne E. KornblutSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sen. Barack Obama at around 11:30 p.m., offering her congratulations and her condolences on the loss of his grandmother, a Clinton spokesman said. Obama thanked her for her help, and said he looked forward to speaking to her and her husband soon.
Clinton was among the first to release a statement upon Obama's victory.
"Tonight, we are celebrating an historic victory for the American people. This was a long and hard fought campaign but the result was well worth the wait," she said.

Why would Stevens run? To keep the Alaskan Senate seat RED.

But, would 'Little Miss Sunshine' state that she would be appointing a Republican if Stevens was re-elected? Heck, no. Why? Because her Veep run would be overshadowed by consenting to corruption, that's why?

Sen. Ted Stevens holding thin margin in Alaska (click here)
By Sean Cockerham

McClatchy Newspapers

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was leading challenger Mark Begich with most of the election returns in hand Tuesday night, despite being found guilty of seven felonies and polls showing him in deep trouble.
With more than 80 percent of the precincts reporting, Stevens held a 2-percentage point advantage over Democrat Begich. About 4,000 votes separated the candidates. The razor-thin margin means the Senate race might not be decided for two weeks.
Still to be counted are roughly 40,000 absentee ballots, with more expected to arrive in the mail, as well as 9,000 uncounted early votes and thousands of questioned ballots. The state Elections Division has up to 15 days after the election to tally all the remaining ballots before finalizing the count.
If the lead holds, Stevens will shock the nation and be the first person ever re-elected to the U.S. Senate after being found guilty on criminal charges. Polls had shown the Republican down by at least 8 percentage points on the day before the election....

A word about the media. I can have a frank opinion from time to time.

Yesterday went well. I think the jubulation about 10:30 PM last night when the West Coast reported in was wonderful. It was like a veil of freedom was returning to our presence. The enthusiasm all day has been incredible and I welcome it all.

I found the interactive maps of The New York Times incredible.

But, yesterday evening until the election was won, I watched someone with an electronic map provide expert information that enlightened me to the strategies involved in winning the elections of 2008. I think John King did a remarkable job and I learned a few things last night about 'how the game was played' this year.

I hope the relationship with the public by the mass media continues to return to a happy, healthy balance. I caution. We need our country returned without any doubt or influence peddling to the status it had before there was such doubt cast on the USA or the people that are citizens.

I thank you all for a great day yesterday and the lingering effects yet today. I hope we find the audacity to be Americans again with as free a media without reprisals or victimization.

Open Letter to All - Absence of Fear

This is a picture of a solar storm that visited Earth in 2001 (click title of entry for film loop, thank you). It created an extensive borealis near the North Pole. So bright were some of the Northern Lights, I betcha Sarah Palin could see Russia from her front door.

This is the 'type' of natural event that has happened to Earth since the beginning of time, and before and after there was Modern Day Human Induced Global Warming. It has absolutely nothing to do with Human Induced Global Warming or any other warming for that matter. See, it isn't the 'incoming' cosmic storms that cause Earth to warm. It is the daily light from Sol, our sun, AFTER it enters Earth's troposphere and is converted BY EARTH into 'infrared' that Earth actually heats.

The lies and 'enforced' depetions of the Republican Party for decades have been toxic to the truth and this is simply one example. To enter into conversation otherwise, 'in the days of Republican domination, especially under the juvenile administration of Bush,' regarding Human Induced Global Warming, was to allow attacks that would cause real damage to the facts and allow 'doubt' to surface by those that would hammer away at 'the truth.' It is called oppression and intimidation. And for those that weren't intimidated and knew the truth, the Republicans inflicted 'hell' into daily lives.

The last eights years have been nothing short of a nightmare. When the election was stolen from Al Gore it seemed like there was some kind of 'glitch' in the voting status of the American Electorate. In reality, it was the Floridian Republican Machine at its best while insuring a victory for "W."

Then there was the defaming of John Kerry, who still has image problems due to Vietnam Veterans that can't live with 'the truth' of that war. His potential win was reclaimed by a Revolutionary Filmmaker and a man determined to protect the democracy promised to all of us by our Constitution. Those of us that saw through the deception and realized that 'profiteers' were along for the ride including main stream media, became those 'rebels' and 'counter culture' folks that would keep 'the truth' alive enough to make it count in 2006 and 2008.

Yesterday, the definition of "American Hero" returned to my vocabulary along with the FREELY SPOKEN truth regarding science and the dangers that lay ahead of us as we prepare to return balance to Earth's troposphere. There aren't muted words anymore. Every discussion can now be engaged without fear of reprisal. The 'oppression' of 'truth' is over and we now have an administration that says words like, "...planet in peril." He also said words like gay and lesbian. He isn't afraid of science and seeks expertise to find solutions based in solid math and science.

The Elections of 2008 have done more than give us our first real President to cross the racial divide. The Elections of 2008 have returned 'the freedom of speech' to our country without FEAR of reprisal. Reprisal that came swiftly through programmed lies to insure the status quo wasn't so rattled that it couldn't be recaptured at any given 'power play.'

Rovian hatred of 'the truth' is over. The USA is again a free country. I am looking forward to the day we have our new Hero in the White House and we can return our country to greatness.

Wasn't his speech something yesterday?

Why is it I am breathing easier today?

Joe Biden and Barak Obama to resign as US Senators

If the Obama / Biden ticket isn't careful they might lose their clear House and Senate majorities. The Governors of Delaware and Illinois will appoint new Senators to the vacant seats with the victory yesterday of the President-Elect and Vice-President Elect. But, how many more will follow suit?

Finding good help for their administration and cabinet won't be easy and a clean sweep of the Bush Bunch has to be mandatory as well as the US and global economies. Both wars are a disaster and in Afghanistan and Pakistan they are asking The Taliban to please negotiate.

So, the question remains, whom will join the new Democratic Executive Branch, how much talent will leave the House and Seante and what will Michelle's responsibilities be? The First Clinton White House saw a very active First Lady attempting health care reform, what indeed will the New First Lady's pleasure be after standing by the President on Inauguration Day?


Vice president-elect Joe Biden holds one his grand-daughters during President-elect Barack Obama's election night party at Grant Park in Chicago, Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

The NEW Senator from Delaware is?

The NEW Senator from Illinois is?

76 Days until Inauguration

...And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me.
You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century....