Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you.
Friday, June 15, 2012
LEADERSHIP DOES MATTER. "The example set at the top is reflected in the behavior of others all the way down the chain of command. It is OK to disclose legitimate secrets that threaten our national security, put the lives of others in jeopardy, compromise sensitive operational capabilities and wreck relations with allies -- as long as the O-Team looks good in the leak."
BLOOMBERG: "[I]f government's purpose isn't to improve the health and longevity of its citizens, I don't know what its purpose is."
If Mayor Bloomberg doesn't know what the purpose of government is, then he damn well should not be in government.
If Mayor Bloomberg doesn't know what the purpose of government is, then he damn well should not be in government.
TAKE AWAY THE ABILITY TO FIRE PEOPLE, and you have airport security, public schools, Veterans Administration hospitals, the Postal Service, General Motors and Pinch Sulzberger, New York Times family scion.
To see how it relates to health 'care', follow the link above.
To see how it relates to health 'care', follow the link above.
WE'RE GONNA DIE unless we kill ourselves.
Society globally has to collectively decide that we need to drastically lower our population very quickly. More of us need to move to optimal areas at higher density and let parts of the planet recover. Folks like us have to be forced to be materially poorer, at least in the short term. We also need to invest a lot more in creating technologies to produce and distribute food without eating up more land and wild species. It’s a very tall order.For grins, read some of the comments. This came from a Linked In discussion topic by someone who is "[t]rying to save civilization before it is too late".
NOW THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION is backing out of the EU's emission trading system for aircraft flying to or through the European Union.
GOP MESSAGE: Untying Hands of Energy Developers will Help Economy Do ‘Fine’.
House Republicans will be ready to use President Obama’s gaffe about the private sector “doing fine” when they bring their Domestic Energy and Jobs Act to the floor for a vote next week.[snip]
The package of bills — all of which passed out of committee with bipartisan support — pushed by [GOP Whip Kevin] McCarthy’s House Energy Action Team are intended to spur job growth while lowering energy costs.So watch the Senate for any signs of 'bipartisan' support.
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