Carnival of Political Punditry - May 18, 2008
Welcome to the May 18, 2008 edition of Carnival of Political Punditry. I decided to comment on a few of the submissions again this week. I didn’t get to all of them, but I can tell you that there are some great ones, and some really not so great ones. Enjoy.
Environment
Mark Schauss presents An Apollo Program for Clean Energy? posted at Toxic World Blog - Detoxify and Heal Your Body.
NotYourDaddy presents Save the Dinosaurs posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “The environmentalists keep insisting that we must curb our ever-growing demand for more energy. The problem is, in the world in which we live, all forms of progress are dependent on energy.”
Current Events
Lucynda Riley presents PayDay Loan Companies prevented from doing business in Arkansas. posted at Quietly Into the Night.
Rickey Henderson presents Rickey Reviews This “Iron Mensch” Movie That The Kids Seem Rather Keen On… posted at Riding with Rickey, saying, “bear with it–it’s political!”
Lucynda Riley tells us how we can save gas by putting the government in charge of every company in the country in Just some ideas posted at Bound Down South.
Timothy Moreland presents Are EU and U.S. Diverging? posted at timmorelandonline, saying, “This post looks at whether or not the EU and U.S. are parting ways.”
Greg Laden presents Astronomers Gone Wild! … What’s a Pope to do? posted at Greg Laden’s Blog.
Madeleine Begun Kane presents George Who??? posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.
Aahz presents Do Californians Even WANT To Own Their Property? posted at Philaahzophy, saying, “When will we see the truth behind eminent domain?”
NotYourDaddy presents Evil Oil Companies? posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “If oil companies are evil for pulling in billions of dollars a year in profits from the oil they produce, the government must be evil incarnate, because the federal and state governments make a lot more money off of gasoline taxes each year than the total profits of all the oil companies combined.”
Economy
Matthew presents Project “Elected Official Accountability” posted at Conservatives and Normals . Com - The Blog, saying, “An attempt to hold elected officials accountable.”
This factual article will not go over well with Obamamaniacs and other liberals who hate successful people. NotYourDaddy presents Eating the Rich « Government is Not Your Daddy posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “The top 20% of earners paid 86.7% of the total taxes collected, with the top 10% shouldering 72.7% of the total tax burden for everybody.”
Health Care
Jose DeJesus MD presents Cash Before Treatment - The Crisis in Medical Care Funding posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, “Dr. Jose DeJesus discusses the unsustainable current arrangement where large payers, including government, insurance, and large employers have negotiated payment rates that do not reflect real healthcare costs. Those who have limited benefit or no health insurance face rates that often reflect distortions created by these large payers, and mandated but unfunded costs. Finally, Dr. DeJesus suggests some alternatives to the current situation.”
Immigration and the Border
John Phillips gives his view on immigration enforcement in Immigration: Cold as ICE posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, “The immigration mess”
Presidential Candidates and Campaign
John Phillips discusses the legal implications of Hillary’s plea to white people in Would you hire Hillary? posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, “Hillary and the race issue”
Leslie Carbone discusses the fight in the DNC over Florida and Michigan in Democrat Delegate Fight Highlights Liberal Lunacy posted at Leslie Carbone.
NotYourDaddy presents Obama’s Unsavory Endorsements posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, “Through no intentional fault of his own, it appears our enemies would be very happy to see Obama as our next president. The question is not whether he reciprocally endorses them. The question is, intentions aside, is what’s best for Hamas what’s best for America? Personally, I don’t think so.”
George Dienhart presents Does the RNC finally get it? posted at Raw Meat for a Red State, saying, “Does the new RNC strategy improve the political situation for Republicans this November?”
This is a great article for the conspiracy nuts out there. Neil Benson presents President Bush’s Secret Election Surprise* posted at SENSE AND NONSENSE, saying, “Think you’re going to vote for McCain or Obama. or maybe even Hillary? President Bush has a surprise for you.”
Timothy Moreland presents 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Strengths Aren’t So Strong posted at timmorelandonline, saying, “This post analyzes the so-called strengths of the 2008 candidates.”
Rick Sincere gives his opinion of the apology of Pastor John Hagee in Hagee Goes to Canossa posted at Rick Sincere News and Thoughts.
Another Obamamaniac tells us how to save the world when Eli presents You want party unity? Here’s the blueprint posted at We Op-Ed, saying, “An answer to Democratics’ concerns about having a unified party come November.”
This article will be ignored by most because it looks at the issue of oil from a logical standpoint instead of an emotional one. Jeffrey Stingerstein explains that all of the politicians are lying to us when he presents Oil Oil Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink (Part One) posted at Disillusioned Words.
Some good questions and a good piece on the race card in this election cycle. John Phillips presents Curious George, Obama, and Race posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, “The issue of race is on a different planet from the issues of age and gender.”
This next article is about the current rage. Bush gives historical reference and the liberals go mad with BDS. nunoftheabove presents “If Only” — The Motto of Impotence posted at Nunoftheabove, saying, “Bush’s speech invoking the language of appeasement riles the Democrats and particularly Barack Obama”
Huck Finn presents PutinToon 82-Obama & Edwards vs. Iron Woman (Part 2) posted at Putin For President, saying, “John Edwards comes out of hiding to finally endorse Obama. This could be the dagger that goes right through Hillary’s heart. If you missed the endorsement, it was actually not an endorsement but a warm-up speech for Edwards upcoming announcement to be Obama’s running mate for vice president.”
APH presents How McCain or Obama Can Permanently Eliminate the Gas Tax, Cut Pork, Help the Environment, and Save Face posted at Market Urbanism, saying, “A unique market solution to the federal gas tax:
John McCain and Hillary Clinton have both supported the idea of a “Gas Tax Holiday“. The whole idea of a Holy Day to celebrate the worship of socialized transportation catered by Santa Clinton/McCain seems pretty absurd to me. Nonetheless, they expect pandering to gas-addicted voters to pay off in their election hopes.
Unfortunately, such a gas holiday would burden the deficit, incentivize the burning of fossil fuels, and further socialize our transportation system.”
Laslo Weger presents Elite Economists posted at Outsider’s View, saying, “Knowledge vs. wishful thinking: no match. Both politicians and the populace disregard what they know in favor of what they want to be true.”
focusorganic presents McCain - Eco-Activist or Full of… Fertilizer? posted at Focus Organic.com.
War on Terror
If you believe that you can fix the world by simply believing that all is well, then this is something you will love. If you choose to live in reality, you won’t like it as much. Adam Pieniazek presents War on Terror Ends! posted at Adam Pieniazek.
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- May 18th
Looks like a full carnival, I’m looking forward to reading through the posts but right now I’m off to the Celtics game! Btw, love the description for my post!
Remember though, reality is simply a communication construct that allows us to relate to each other via the most common perceptions of the world. There is no such thing as one true reality as we all see the world differently. There is a common or average viewpoint, which most call reality but by definition there is no clear cut reality, or at least we don’t know what it is.
I appreciate your including my posts in this carnival, which covers almost any issue one could think of. As the issues get hotter (and they will), I hope your carnival doesn’t catch on fire. Keep up the good work.
Reality is not a perception, it is based in fact. Opinions are based in perception. That there are people trying to destroy the US is a reality, it is a fact.
What I mean by reality is a perception is that we all see the world differently and during the course of our lives we all compare our perceptions and this comparison leads us to accept certain views as truth. For us to know true reality, we’d have to be god-like and see everything all at once. After all, there’s no way to prove that all of us are not living in a matrix-type simulation or just having one very elaborate dream right now.
Reality is based on fact, but facts have a funny way of changing as history marches on. For instance, I was taught that Pluto was a planet, that it was a fact set in science, and now the facts have changed and Pluto is no longer perceived as a planet!
What you described isn’t reality, you described opinion. If we are living in a matrix or a dream, then nothing matters which makes blogging your opinions about the problems of this planet a huge waste of time.
Science is more theory than fact. Some of those theories are correct, some are not.
The reality is that there are bad people in the world and someone has to deal with them. If we don’t deal with them, they will continue to come after us just like they did on 9-11. The attacks of that day were not perceived, they were not imagined. They happened, that is a fact. Believing that it won’t happen again doesn’t prevent it from happening again.
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