Friday, February 15, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
what is a " true conservative"?
I'm very much looking forward to discussing this. Also, I'm looking forward to others insights on the latest Republican controversy. What are peoples thoughts on what Ingraham, Hannity and Dobson said about McCain? I'm looking forward to some lively discourse on these themes.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Book Recommendation
I just finished an interesting book:
The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-Qaeda by Yaroslav Trofimov.
I recommend this book if you are interested in learning more about our enemy.
The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-Qaeda by Yaroslav Trofimov.
I recommend this book if you are interested in learning more about our enemy.
January Meeting
Our last listener’s meeting was a small group of 7 or so members in attendance. Although limited in numbers, we were not limited in spirited discussion. With the elections so close, one of the topics, of course, was the candidates. We discussed the ‘Change Agenda’ of Obama, the inevitability of a Clinon nomination. At the time of our meeting, we had a wide range of Republican candidates as well. I am sure we will all find the results of ‘Super Tuesday’ interesting.
The other major topic of discussion was, ‘Cheating: can it ever be moral?’ This was a recent Dennis Prager topic and I believe our discussion was lively as the one with Dennis and his callers.
The final topic we discussed was the meetings. With over 40 members listed, we have never had more than a 25% attendance. Considering that our members are from Grass Valley to Vacaville to Lodi having a meeting to include everyone may not be realistic. It has been suggested that we consider breaking out into smaller groups with meetings more strategically located. We have tried to have monthly meetings, but maybe every other month would be easier. I believe Bob is looking for suggestions to help make our listener meetings interesting for everyone. Please use this Blog to offer your ideas.
Thanks!
The other major topic of discussion was, ‘Cheating: can it ever be moral?’ This was a recent Dennis Prager topic and I believe our discussion was lively as the one with Dennis and his callers.
The final topic we discussed was the meetings. With over 40 members listed, we have never had more than a 25% attendance. Considering that our members are from Grass Valley to Vacaville to Lodi having a meeting to include everyone may not be realistic. It has been suggested that we consider breaking out into smaller groups with meetings more strategically located. We have tried to have monthly meetings, but maybe every other month would be easier. I believe Bob is looking for suggestions to help make our listener meetings interesting for everyone. Please use this Blog to offer your ideas.
Thanks!
I learned from a recent WebMD newsletter that coming soon to a market near you, meat and milk from cloned animals and probably without disclosure labels. Labels will equal higher cost for products from cloned animals and even higher for products from non-cloned animals. What issues or concerns, if any, should be considered?
From the article:
FDA: Meat of Cloned Animals Safe to EatAgency Says Milk and Meat From Clones Pose No Risks to Humans
The FDA concluded last month that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption, clearing the way for clones to enter the U.S. food supply.The much-anticipated decision was the culmination of years of review by the agency, which has been investigating whether cloning puts animals at risk of genetic changes that could be dangerous if consumed by humans.
Labeling Controversy
Joseph Mendelson, legal director of the consumer watchdog group Center for Food Safety, says his group and others would now shift part of their focus to requiring producers to label meat and milk from cloned parents. "Labeling is going to be a big fight," he says.
Karen Batra, the cattlemen's association spokeswoman, says her industry would oppose labels drawing a distinction between traditional meat and meat from cloned sources. "The science says there is no difference between the two, and it's perfectly safe, and it doesn't need to be labeled," she says.
Stephen Sundlof, the director of the FDA's Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, says the agency did not intend to label cloned products on grocery store shelves. "The FDA does not require labeling if there are no food safety issues."
From the article:
FDA: Meat of Cloned Animals Safe to EatAgency Says Milk and Meat From Clones Pose No Risks to Humans
The FDA concluded last month that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption, clearing the way for clones to enter the U.S. food supply.The much-anticipated decision was the culmination of years of review by the agency, which has been investigating whether cloning puts animals at risk of genetic changes that could be dangerous if consumed by humans.
Labeling Controversy
Joseph Mendelson, legal director of the consumer watchdog group Center for Food Safety, says his group and others would now shift part of their focus to requiring producers to label meat and milk from cloned parents. "Labeling is going to be a big fight," he says.
Karen Batra, the cattlemen's association spokeswoman, says her industry would oppose labels drawing a distinction between traditional meat and meat from cloned sources. "The science says there is no difference between the two, and it's perfectly safe, and it doesn't need to be labeled," she says.
Stephen Sundlof, the director of the FDA's Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, says the agency did not intend to label cloned products on grocery store shelves. "The FDA does not require labeling if there are no food safety issues."
Saturday, January 19, 2008
No Dennis on Meet-up?
Hey, I'm totally confused! Other day I found some Prager groups on Meet-up, for sure one in San Francisco. Went looking for them this eve. and nothing came up... what did come up was groups for Underground Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, Impeach Bush...
Wuz' up?!!!
Wuz' up?!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
For Christmas, I gave my brother a book 'Sleeping with the Devil' by Robert Baer. He is former CIA and discusses our relationship with Saudi Arabia. My brother is not a President Bush fan, far from it. But he is, at last, willing to discuss our role in the Middle East. He sent me an old interview with Robert Baer and I found it to be interesting. This is my response after reading the article.
Robert Baer, Former CIA Case Officer and Author of "Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude." -.
It gives insight as to why we are in Iraq. This article is old and a lot has happened since it was written. Considering we are actually fighting an influx of Saudis there it appears that we are confronting the Wahhabi terrorists in a region that has a low impact on our economy. We are truly dependent on the Saudi oil and we need to preserve the huge deposits of Saudi wealth that is deferring a recession. We are slowly following a strategy that has probably been established for longer than a few political administrations. Each allowed to tweak it a bit, but until President Bush there has been little change.
Bush has us waging the war on terrorism, while negotiating a land mind of countries hell bent on destruction. Is it for oil? YES! We the people, may say we do not want to fight for Oil, but where would we be without it? You know we could take an old testament biblical approach, go in and remove all the governments, ... just take over. But in doing so, we could set off the long avoided nucular event, at least three countries in the region have nucular weapons. [India, Pakistan and Israel, soon maybe Iran]. We would probably destroy the very oil fields we are trying to protect and an entire ethic people would be annihilated or very nearly.
This is what it means to be an American in today's world. Remember, they hate us because we are the richest, the strongest, and the most charitable. They hate our charity because it diminishes their view of themselves. But, how would we fare in a world dominated by the Islamic Fundamentalist, or the Russians, or the French, or the etc.? We owe it to the World, and ourselves, to stay strong. The alternative is not acceptable. Am I missing something? The real question is who will take the reigns for the next 4-8 years? Someone who will keep us strong or someone who will bury our heads in the sand and wait for the enemy to come to us?
Robert Baer, Former CIA Case Officer and Author of "Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude." -.
It gives insight as to why we are in Iraq. This article is old and a lot has happened since it was written. Considering we are actually fighting an influx of Saudis there it appears that we are confronting the Wahhabi terrorists in a region that has a low impact on our economy. We are truly dependent on the Saudi oil and we need to preserve the huge deposits of Saudi wealth that is deferring a recession. We are slowly following a strategy that has probably been established for longer than a few political administrations. Each allowed to tweak it a bit, but until President Bush there has been little change.
Bush has us waging the war on terrorism, while negotiating a land mind of countries hell bent on destruction. Is it for oil? YES! We the people, may say we do not want to fight for Oil, but where would we be without it? You know we could take an old testament biblical approach, go in and remove all the governments, ... just take over. But in doing so, we could set off the long avoided nucular event, at least three countries in the region have nucular weapons. [India, Pakistan and Israel, soon maybe Iran]. We would probably destroy the very oil fields we are trying to protect and an entire ethic people would be annihilated or very nearly.
This is what it means to be an American in today's world. Remember, they hate us because we are the richest, the strongest, and the most charitable. They hate our charity because it diminishes their view of themselves. But, how would we fare in a world dominated by the Islamic Fundamentalist, or the Russians, or the French, or the etc.? We owe it to the World, and ourselves, to stay strong. The alternative is not acceptable. Am I missing something? The real question is who will take the reigns for the next 4-8 years? Someone who will keep us strong or someone who will bury our heads in the sand and wait for the enemy to come to us?
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