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Backburner News Entry 18

Posted by Richard on Monday, September 22, 2008 4:34:39 AM
Two items from Stategypage.com. The first is about how the US Military was researching the development of a laser type weapon as early as the 1960's-1970's, but was scrapped... for being too cruel. The second piece is about the next generation bomber heir apparent the B-3.
 
Read both articles here and here
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Further Down a Slippery Slope

Posted by Richard on Saturday, September 20, 2008 12:15:09 PM
For those of us that believe in the sanctity of a human life the use of embryonic stem cells is a definate no-no. 

However it seems that there are those in this world that just can't seem to get the idea that life, GOD given life is, not only a blessing, but something that should not be toyed around with in any way, shape or form.  And as such continually go down a road wherein they start to beleive themselves as creators of life. 
 
In an article dated September 17, 2008, Reuters reports that the Austrailian government has given the go-ahead and issued a licence to Sydney IVF, an in virtro fertilization firm.
 
While the licence bans human cloning for the purpose of reproduction, (for now) it is this quote from the article that bothers me a great deal.
 
"An Australian ban on the research, known as therapeutic cloning or somatic cell nuclear transfer, was lifted in December 2006 after a rare conscience vote, (italics mine), in the national parliament."
 
So what is a conscience vote? I have no idea, but somehow it troubles me to the point of wondering how long it might be before the conscience of the Austrailian National Parliment decides to allow human reprpoductive cloning.
 
Oh, how debase is the mind of man, that he should decide that he wants to play Creator and God?
 
 
 
 
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Backburner News Entry 17

Posted by Richard on Saturday, September 20, 2008 11:53:57 AM
The real war on drugs taking place in Columbia is beind successfully waged.  FARC, is begining to crumble and is steadily losing ground.  However it is not all a bed of roses, as much of the Narco-terrorists are seeking refuge in neighboring countries such as Venezuela. 

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Backburner News Entry 16

Posted by Richard on Saturday, September 20, 2008 11:37:26 AM
Possibly one of the more positive results of the Evil Emipire's invasion of Georgia, is that many of its former satellite nations, that now constitute Eastern Europe are making agreements and treaties to align themselves with NATO or becoming members.  The Czech Republic has just concluded such an agreement with the United States.

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Backburner News Entry 15

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 11:12:54 PM
With the sociolibrocrat plan for energy aka drill here, but not there, or over there or here and forget ANWR plan, one wonders why while the rest of the world is moving foward in becoming energy independent. 
 
We constantly hear about alternatives, but again are stymied by a small group of treehuggers.  One alternative is nuke power, and many countries are going that way as well, but not the US. One such country is planning some big moves...
 
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Backburner News Entry 14 (This Story Made me Smile)

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 10:37:46 AM
With all the news these days about the elections, the wars, crime, finanical problems, and a host of other stuff that stress us out daily, it's nice to read something that can put a smile on one's face.  Herein on the link below is a small snippet from Conservative Voice Daily about one of the worlds most senior citizens.

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Ruling From Beyond?

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 9:55:36 AM
This is rather bizzare, but we are talking about the PRNK where even the odd seems to be common place.

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Backburner News Entry13

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 6:56:32 AM
In what could turn out to be a small victory but a step in the right direction a bill introduce by Representative Jerrold Nadler of NY would be a boost to the free excersise of religious freedom.  As quoted in the NY Sun;

"Under legislation just introduced in Congress, residents of condominiums and co-ops would be guaranteed the right to post religious displays..."

The bill has actual bi-partisian support with fellow representatives Trent Franks (AZ), Lamar Smith (TX), and Robert Wexler (FL). The former two being Republicans, the latter one being Democrat. Now this is bi-partisianship I can support and if it pokes a finger in the eye of the ACLU, so much the better.
 
However, be forwarned that this will not go unchallenged is a certainty.

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Electorial Model

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 6:24:28 AM
This is an interesting piece of news about the coming USPOTUS election. It is coming from of all places, an Indian website; Newstrack India.
 
Now I am not one for putting a  whole lot of trust in polls or such, but this is not exactly a poll.  What it is, is a computer model of possible electorial scenarios.  This writer has learned to be a bit dubious about any computer model considering the ones that are constantly predicting global doom and gloom.  Nevertheless, this one does present some fascinating predictions.

For full article read here
 
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MSM Already Circling the Wagons

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 1:29:40 AM
When contacted by the US Secret Service about what it knew about Emailgate, AP has responded by refusing any cooperation. What a shocker.
 
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Update on the Email-gate

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 1:09:50 AM
Michelle Malkin has two updates on the hacking of Governor Palin's E-mail account.
 
Read both here and here
 
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Backburner News Entry 12

Posted by Richard on Friday, September 19, 2008 12:28:03 AM
According to two sources, Globalsecurity.com and Russia Today news the navy of the Evil Empire is headed off to the Carribean to take part in training exercises with Venezuela.  Admittedly this was agreed to when Thug for Life Chavez made his trip to Moscow, however it is a bit of a curiosity, that it happens to coincide with the US navy fleet buildup in the Black Sea.
 
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Some Ethics

Posted by Richard on Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:02:36 PM
I just read this at the Weekly Standard.  Yes the sociolibrocrats are definately the party of ethics.
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The Changing of the Guard

Posted by Richard on Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:25:01 PM
J.R. Dunn at American Thinker has a well written piece about the changing face of conservativism.
 
I know it does sound like a bit of a paradox. But the old guard is indeed changing.  In the piece he refers to the old guard as the NE Corridor conservatives that inhabit the region between NY and DC.  He continues on with an elaborate explanation of how what was once the core is now, sadly, a fringe group of elites and just as sadly not much different than the left.  To quote Mr. Dunn;

"so isolated had the Northeast Corridor conservatives become, so deeply embedded in their Jamesian parallel universe (which can best be pictured as kind of a conservative version of the old Steinberg New Yorker cover, with E.35th St. and Allen Jay Lerner’s townhouse looming as the center of the earth while, off on the horizon, we see a dot labeled, “Nascar races”), that they couldn’t recognize her {Governor Palin}, clear conservative stance, couldn’t recognize her personal courage, couldn’t, in the end, be bothered to stand with her when she and her family were victimized by the most repellent political attack of our epoch.

It is very possible that Mr. Dunn has something to say. Indeed as he mentioned the above statement wittness the new energy that Governor Sara Palin has infused into our ranks.  An outsider would wonder, to coin a phrase; "What's up with that?" But I believe the answer is quite simply that she is identified as one of us, aka the common working man/woman, (yeah us that the sociolibrocrats are always saying they represent). She is every aspect of middle class life, work ethic, compassion, traditions and religious values, that many of us hold so onto to dearly. Along with our guns...

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Backburner News Entry 11

Posted by Richard on Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:49:12 AM
CNS has reported that Israel may soon have a woman PM.  Her name is Tzipi Livni and is Israel's current foreign minister. In a couple of relatate articles at CNS, it appears that most Israelis have no problem with her being the next PM. Addtionally it may be all decided by a handfull of voters.

For all three full stories read here, here and here
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