Don't harness the wind

Wind is a finite resource and harnessing it would slow the winds down which would cause the temperature to go up.   From Chairman of the House Senate energy conference committee - Joe Barton

Yes ... and harnessing the sun would put it out

Hilarious Gay Marriage Speech

Hilarious Gay Marriage Speech from New Zealand 

Before a final vote that approved marriage equality in New Zealand, Maurice Williamson, a member of Parliament from Pakuranga, delivered this hilarious, heartfelt, and altogether brilliant speech defending his vote for the bill.

Deport the Bieber

Could Bieber be deported? Don't hold your breath

Pope Francis on economic inequality

Pope Francis called rampant capitalism “a new tyranny” in his first major document released as head of the Catholic church on Tuesday.

“In this context, some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world,” Francis wrote. “This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.”

Francis also called on the rich to share their wealth, arguing that there should be a commandment that guides humans to be inclusive of all people and eliminate economic inequality from society.

Pope Francis on economic inequality: ‘Such an economy kills’

For those that like to honor the Veterans

A fellow Blogger recently posted about honoring those that have "served" our country and it may have been near November 11th which is Veterans Day in the US.   I tried to insert my anti-war past in the Vietnam era but it didn't take.   I have no idea how you can honor war veterans without honoring the war itself.  I guess some people can separate the two.

Our real enemies are not those living in a distant land whose names or policies we don't understand; The real enemy is a system that wages war when it's profitable, the CEOs who lay us off our jobs when it's profitable, the Insurance Companies who deny us Health care when it's profitable, the Banks who take away our homes when it's profitable. Our enemies are not several hundred thousands away. They are right here in front of us

- Mike Prysner