Are we the cause of global warming?

Even if we are not the cause of global warming, does it matter?

We are still dumping poisons into the air we breathe and the water we drink. I wonder why cancer is on the rise.

We are dependent on the Middle East for our fuel. I wonder why we are at war.

We are depleting the finite resources. I wonder when we will find renewable alternatives.

The planets temperature is rising and the attitude that we are not responsible is plain foolish. Even if we are not the cause, we are not helping the situation.
I think it is equivalent to saying it is OK to beat a man with a bat because he is dying of cancer anyways.


Since when did political ideology replace common sense and stewardship?

As we move into the age of preventive medicine we need to move into the age of preventative ecology.

What do you expect though from a country that was founded on the idea of manifest destiny and the christian ideal that the earth was created for us to exploit?
I for one believe the Earth is alive, and we are just manifestations of its living energy.

As always, good luck America!

My country used to be....

If the Surge has worked...

If the Surge has been a success as so many of the GOP leaders have proclaimed, then why have we not seen a reduction in troop levels?
The Patriots could claim that their game plan was a success right up until the point that the clock read 0:00, but in the end, they still lost.
It seems all too obvious that the Surge has only been successful enough to say things are staying at the status quo. If they were better than that we would be seeing a reduction.
The only time real success will be proclaimed by the White House is when the Oil Profit Sharing proposals have been accepted. We are just using the Surge to keep the level of violence down until we have their approval to steal their oil.
I am so proud of our troops (I have family members in Iraq) but equally as disgusted in our leadership that is essentially using a band-aid to cover up a tumor. We need to start helping Iraq rebuild its infrastructure instead of being the reason they need to rebuild.
I don't want to hear about the Surge working unless there are actual results we can measure the success by, like troops coming home or actual leaders being elected that stay in office for more than a month.
The current approach reminds me of other approaches the Bush Administration and GOP have in other aspects of life.
1: Maintain the status quo seems like their approach to healthcare as well. The Free Market approach does not work, quit claiming it does.
2: Just keep it good enough till we are out of office. Sounds like their approach to the economy, just lower the interest rates and keep us afloat till we can blame it on someone else.
And of course the old stand by's lie, deny and cover-up. Always effective.
I must warn you, according to Bush, if you have read this, the terrorists have won and socialism has now reached a threat level of super-red.
Good luck America.
My country used to be...

The HD40 Caucus

Looking back on Tuesday night’s events, the word that comes to mind is Amazing.

The number of people that made the choice to be part of history in this pivotal year astounded me. Whether those that attended supported Hillary Clinton or Barrack Obama, all were in good spirits and I am happy to say they were all patient as we worked through record setting numbers (1109 voters) to proclaim our choices. I was proud to see that there was now bickering or harsh words directed at supporters of either candidate. In fact, in the conversations I heard supporters of one candidate had nothing but kind words of encouragement for supporters of the other.

My hope is that this level of excitement, participation and awareness was not just a flash in the pan. We will need this type of turnout in November to make history and avoid another 4 years of trickle down economics, pro-war propaganda and blatant disregard for social reform in this country. I plead with all those involved to let this be the beginning of a new era in House District 40. It was easy to get together with a large number of like-minded neighbors and choose between the "better of two goods." The hard part will be talking to neighbors who are until now uninvolved or still supporting GOP ideals (Greed - Oppression - Poverty) and convincing them to get involved. Not just involved in the presidential race but in the other federal and local races as well. And not just in 2008 but from here on out.

The only way to return the government to the control of the people is if overwhelming numbers stand up and refuse to let those who have control continue to maintain it. The easy part is voting, the more important and more difficult part is taking the time to know what is being done in your name.
Thank you to all who participated and a big thank you to John Fulton and Steve Stanley who did an amazing job conducting business in what may go down in history as the largest caucus in HD 40 history (though I hope attendance is double next time).

Join the Collins for Congress Kick-off Party

Campaign kick-off

Mike wants to hear your input so he can represent you in Washington.

Come join us as we celebrate the entry of a candidate with the proper motivation:

Voting the voice of those he represents!

Mike has pledged to take your ideas to D.C., but,
he can’t do that unless you tell him how you feel.

R.S.V.P. and have a personalized family sign waiting for you at the door.

Call: 303-680-6087
email: mike@collinsforcolorado.com


WHEN:
Friday, February 1st at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

WHERE:
4130 South Liverpool Way
Aurora, CO 80013

(you can us this link to Mapquest)
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WHY:
To restore a government
Of the People
By the People
And
For the People

Here Come the E-Mail Attacks

Rightwing BS Alert!!!! Got this one from a friend today:

The following is the 2007 winning entry from an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term. This year's term: Political Correctness.

"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

Googled it every way I can. No such contest in Aggieland and the originating web site (or the only one that has a reference to the quote) is ARC Air Discussion Forums, a site that appears to be something to do with aircraft manufacture or maintenance with a heavy suspected right bias. It's full of ad-hominem attacks but that's to be expected.

Let the games begin.

Planting a seed...

Following my own suggestion to check out three vital, alternative websites a day (I am constantly amazed at the minds running the organicconsumers.org website to publish pointed reports)...

Please note the referenced article if you care about genetics, and the seed vault in the arctic that the Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation and others are developing to harbor a mandatory seed bank to be used against populations and to destroy us from the inside out. Maybe someone you know taking a long plane trip might read the longer article at http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_9049.cfm

I have suggested a Living Newspaper event, in which participants simply show up with a printout of a news article that means the most to them at the moment, and share it, by either reading excerpts or relating the gist for all the other attendees. When finished, we would all know what we are reading and care about - which is more than we may know after reading today's newspapers.

I would share three paragraphs from the end of the article above:

In the 1990's the UN's World Health Organization launched a campaign to vaccinate millions of women in Nicaragua, Mexico and the Philippines between the ages of 15 and 45, allegedly against Tentanus, a sickness arising from such things as stepping on a rusty nail. The vaccine was not given to men or boys, despite the fact they are presumably equally liable to step on rusty nails as women.

Because of that curious anomaly, Comite Pro Vida de Mexico, a Roman Catholic lay organization became suspicious and had vaccine samples tested. The tests revealed that the Tetanus vaccine being spread by the WHO only to women of child-bearing age contained human Chorionic Gonadotrophin or hCG, a natural hormone which when combined with a tetanus toxoid carrier stimulated antibodies rendering a woman incapable of maintaining a pregnancy. None of the women vaccinated were told.

It later came out that the Rockefeller Foundation along with the Rockefeller's Population Council, the World Bank (home to CGIAR), and the United States' National Institutes of Health had been involved in a 20-year-long project begun in 1972 to develop the concealed abortion vaccine with a tetanus carrier for WHO. In addition, the Government of Norway, the host to the Svalbard Doomsday Seed Vault, donated $41 million to develop the special abortive Tetanus vaccine. "

Note: It was reported as early as 1987 or before that the HIV vaccine was developed in a lab in the U.S., and spread in Africa and so on. So total death toll from HIV vs. total death toll on 9/11, Afghanistan and so forth?

I communicated with my City Councilperson some months ago as to what the regulations are for Aurora homeowners to expand on home agribusiness to share their produce beyond their backyards (I was thinking of animal products at the time), and she forwarded my email to someone else at the City, who never got back to me. Finally when I brought it up again, I was invited to call the, I don't know, city attorney's office, or someone whose invitation I did not think friendly, but rather a dare IMO. I didn't bother.

Yes, Dennis Kucinich has indicated he is interested in challenging agribusiness with anti-trust laws, to break their monopolies. Now, the monopolies never broke the Rockefeller Foundation, but if this was done, the doer would clearly need cover by people...how many hands do I see?

The Campaign Plan for CD-6...................

..........or how we will build the machine that will capture CD-6.

First off, they call them "campaigns" because they involve military type planning, they are strategic in nature and use resources where they can find them. It is partisanship in Ranger lingo, when you are outnumbered and outgunned make friends where you can find them. We will call these specialists "resistance fighters" and they will go into areas where we are weak and they will undoubtedly make us stronger.

I plan to use un-used resources in CD's-1, 2 and 7 to build the army, I also plan to use resources in Park and Elbert for a flanking maneuver. If I can get 10% volunteer involvement out of Elbert and Park Counties who share the same area code as Denver, I can not only win the battle, but win the war. The resources I need from nearby communities are walkers and I plan to recruit heavily from CD's 1,2 and 7 with coordinated ride sharing, bussing and old fashioned initiative. Park and Elbert Counties will be recruited as communication specialists, they will wear the phone key pads out, with the price of fuel, that's all they can afford to do, but they must fight or we lose. If we can't recruit 300 from Park and Elbert Counties, I'll eat John Fitz-Gerald's hat. The divisions are already laid out by House Districts, I'll use the chairs to identify those precincts that need infiltration and attack accordingly. This is a battle and war that we can win and win decisively. Stay tuned for more details. Rangers lead the way, ask Mike Miles.