tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post1905162604571657535..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: Cancun: "More Than Previously Thought"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-42391043235692934322010-12-06T14:55:42.566-06:002010-12-06T14:55:42.566-06:00Four Scenarios for the End of the American Century...<a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175327/tomgram%3A_alfred_mccoy%2C_taking_down_america/#moreThe%20Decline%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20American%20Empire" rel="nofollow"> <br />Four Scenarios for the End of the American Century by 2025</a> <br />By Alfred W. McCoy<br /><br />Ever the optimist, I'm still sticking with 2020 though. We can do it if we just keep focused! Go team!NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-46713631072193335742010-12-06T12:39:57.958-06:002010-12-06T12:39:57.958-06:00I want a cell with a nice view of the Caribbean, w...I want a cell with a nice view of the Caribbean, with good neighbors in the cells next door, plus a 'puter to blog wid ...Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-57927981925696390762010-12-06T12:24:58.524-06:002010-12-06T12:24:58.524-06:00Better watch out Dredd, before all of this is over...Better watch out Dredd, before all of this is over even <i>mentioning</i> the word WikiLeaks will get you arrested and housed at Gitmo.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-82351705800606190852010-12-06T11:12:25.196-06:002010-12-06T11:12:25.196-06:00Speaking of "more than previously thought&quo...Speaking of "more than previously thought", some of the WiggyLeaks indicate that diplomats of the U.S.A. tried to sabotage, in any way, the climate talks which were the predecessors to Cancun.<br /><br />So, we can surmise that even as we speak the U.S.A. is trying to sabotage Cancun while paying lip service to trying to avoid the destruction of civilization.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/6/bolivian_un_ambassador_pablo_solon_reacts" rel="nofollow">WiggyLeaks</a>Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-13320052290785665352010-12-06T10:58:32.449-06:002010-12-06T10:58:32.449-06:00The ascent of the lizard brain slithers on.The ascent of the lizard brain slithers on.Randyhttp://www.peakoil.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-49110067320397316382010-12-06T08:35:05.922-06:002010-12-06T08:35:05.922-06:00The tax cut debate has already shifted to extendin...The <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/06/obama-push-unemployment-benefits-condition-extending-tax-rates/" rel="nofollow">tax cut debate</a> has already shifted to extending unemployment benefits, so it's safe to say the dems were owned <i>yet once again</i>. They will almost certainly be extended beyond 2012, so it's also safe to say that the Repube/Tea Bag president that takes office then will make them permanent. On the plus side, maybe they'll even raise taxes for the little people so that we can feel like we're doing our part to help the rich.<br /><br />Ahh, climate change. What can you say? We're even further away from a solution now than we were in 2000, when the issue was at least honestly on the table. Thanks to good Rebube Senators like Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe - both not surprisingly from that fine bastion of mid-american values, Oklahoma - we can count on being even further away from a solution this time in 2020.<br /><br />Unfortunately, you can't legislate against stupidity and bull-headedness, although both traits usually make it into legislation themselves. What are you gonna do?<br /><br />Here's a thought, maybe Obama will trade Social Security and Unemployment benefits for just 1 Repube admitting that climate change just <i>might</i> have some basis in fact, provided we study it for another 50 years first. That sounds like a deal he might make, although I'm sure the Repubes would demand something more in return, maybe tax rates to zero for all income of those making more than $250K.NowhereManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745173041874539711noreply@blogger.com