Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The Ruling Elites Redefined Character in order to Elect Joe Biden
The Ruling Elites Redefined Character in order to Elect Joe Biden: On August 20, 2020, Joe Biden accepted the Democrat party’s nomination for president by fatuously declaring, “Character and decency are on the ballot.” Thus, directly proclaiming himself and the Democrat party as the paragons ...
Slouching towards war with Russia: Biden's drift is getting dangerous
Slouching towards war with Russia: Biden's drift is getting dangerous: Joe Biden, the man who has been "wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades," as former defense secretary Bob Gates wrote, has nebulously put the U.S. on a path to war with Russia. Not because he wants to. But because he doesn't know what he's doing.
If We Cannot Secure Voting, We Will Perish
If We Cannot Secure Voting, We Will Perish: Dinesh D'Souza's film, 2000 Mules, was just released, and it is jaw-dropping. The level of questionable practices and outright cheating is staggering. To oversimplify: Using high-tech forensic geolocation, cell phone inf...
Trump and Musk: A Hard Row to Hoe
Trump and Musk: A Hard Row to Hoe: Elon Musk and Donald Trump have a lot in common -- wealthy entrepreneurs who actually get thing things done. Personal peccadilloes aside, both are successful businessmen who work for a living, innovate, and actually create well-paying jobs in the pri...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Monday, May 09, 2022
The Biden Misery Index
Stagflation – Another Blast from the Past: “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” is a quote attributed to Mark Twain. In the political and economic world, this maxim is proving true, as we are witnessing today.
The misery index is one such bit of history, da...
The Corrupt Liberal Media's Obsession with Trump Continues
A snake in President Trump's cabinet: Mark Esper tells all to 60 Minutes: When you think of everything that's gone wrong with the U.S. military -- from its wokester agenda, to its failure to contain Russia, to its breakdown in discipline, to the presence of Gen. Mark Milley on the Joint Chiefs of St...
Sunday, May 08, 2022
Biden's Disinformation Board Co-Chair Formerly Worked for George Soros
Biden's Disinformation Board Co-Chair Formerly Worked for George Soros: Republicans vowed to thwart the board from stifling the First-Amendment rights of Americans through legislative action
Cruelty of Biden's Economy: Newborns Going Hungry While Elders Are Forced to Leave Retirement
Cruelty of Biden's Economy: Newborns Going Hungry While Elders Are Forced to Leave Retirement: Biden's economic philosophy is impacting the young and old alike. The madness is now hurting almost everybody.
Saturday, May 07, 2022
Now announcing the Fauci's Follies Awards!
Now announcing the Fauci's Follies Awards!: Recently, I posted a comment on Steve Kirsch's great website that got me thinking about what we have lived through with the COVID Conformity Experiment. In jest, I said,
The real stakes of 2022
The real stakes of 2022: Although we have elected representatives, do we really have representation?
Although 62% of Americans object to males competing in women's sports, the Biden administration still plans to
State Sen. Gene Yaw: Environmental groups pay for Pennsylvania’s economic destruction with Russia’s money
Critics of pro-energy policies love nothing more than to hold up campaign contributions from fossil fuel interests as evidence that the recipients’ support hinges solely on greed.
There’s often zero acknowledgment of the flipside of that argument: environmental lobbyists and political action committees (PACs) exist too, their money often comes from shadowy sources and their agenda aligns with geopolitical adversaries committed to the demise of western Democratic nations, the United States chief among them.
I support the United States and I am very proud of Pennsylvania’s position in energy production in this country. I like to think that is why people support me. Energy is the key to a viable and resilient economy. Does anyone really care about the environment when they don’t know where their next meal is coming from or whether they can afford to pay bills?
So yes, I’ve accepted donations from energy companies and political action committees. And yes, I agree that Pennsylvania’s abundance of fossil fuels is an economic asset that should be regulated with precision, not a dirty and shameful malignancy to be hacked off with little regard for the consequences. I’d believe those things with or without a single campaign contribution in my name.
Some of my colleagues who disagree with me accept donations from the green lobby and its associated PACs. I’m certain their support for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is rooted in their personal beliefs and the backing of their constituency – not a $1,500 contribution from the Natural Resources Defense Council or the Sierra Club or the League of Conservation Voters.
And certainly, it has nothing to do with weakening American gas and oil production to strengthen resource-rich countries like Russia or China, as was suggested to the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee back in 2018.
Nearly four years before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a reporter from the Daily Signal testified environmental advocacy groups who ran successful anti-fracking campaigns in New York were bankrolled by a California-based funding incubator that took millions from the Russian government and Vladimir Putin.
Perhaps had those groups been less successful, Pennsylvania natural gas could be supplying the western European nations that want to dump Russian imports without creating an energy crisis. At least we’d be supplying New York and New England, but Putin’s money prevented that, too.
And I cannot erase the mental picture of certain so-called environmentalists cheering the demise of the New Fortress liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Bradford County when western Europe desperately needs our help offsetting the Russian stranglehold on the supply of natural gas. Is that really something to be proud of?
Staking out what is stated to be moral high ground is a shortsighted tactic, but one that happens often on the progressive left. Take RGGI for example, a quarterly auction in which 11 states bid for credits to offset the carbon emissions generated by their power sector.
Pennsylvania, by executive fiat and without any legislative input, became the 12th state to join RGGI last week. The administration’s own estimates, released in January, suggest the program will generate more than $400 million in annual revenue for Pennsylvania, paid for by electricity consumers of all types.
This represents a de facto carbon tax on power generators and will leave thousands of workers unemployed. Independent analysts also believe it will raise energy costs by double digits for residents, including many on low and fixed incomes that already feel the squeeze of record-high inflation.
So when confronted with lacking justification for their position, either from an economic or environmental perspective, RGGI supporters fall back on the unscientific stance that we have a “moral obligation” to join. Anyone who disagrees is nothing more than a fossil fuel company shill with dollar signs in their eyes and a lump of coal beating in their chest.
There’s never any nuance. There’s never any recognition that air flows freely and indiscriminately across state lines. RGGI does nothing to stop emissions from power plants in Ohio or West Virginia from floating into Pennsylvania. It does, however, close plants, unemploy thousands and decimate communities across this state — and for what? Less than one percentage point in reduced carbon emissions.
It is sad to see us waste time chasing the non-existent benefits of RGGI while the Department of Environmental Protection estimates as many 200,000 orphaned gas wells — built more than 50 years ago — continue emitting methane, a greenhouse gas 34 times more destructive to our atmosphere than carbon dioxide, into the air we breathe every single day.
I care about our environment, and I support policies that offer creative and collaborative solutions to the problems we face — such as bills I co-sponsored to clean up streams, implement carbon capture and sequestration and cap orphan gas wells. These proposals engage industry to address climate concerns without levying unconstitutional taxes or eliminating jobs.
Like it or not, energy is intrinsically tied to the history, culture and prosperity of Pennsylvania. We cannot separate ourselves from this reality, no matter how many hatchets this administration throws at it.
Don’t be fooled by one-sided rhetoric that paints critics as cartoonishly greedy or conspiratorial ghouls. Seek out media that tells the whole story, not just the side they want to be heard. Remember that old adage about making assumptions. And never forget — energy builds the economy upon which we all rely!
State Sen. Gene Yaw is a Republican who was elected to represent the 23rd Senatorial District consisting of Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Union counties. He serves as chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
Biden DOJ sets up a new 'Office of Environmental Justice' -- headed by another fanatic
Biden DOJ sets up a new 'Office of Environmental Justice' -- headed by another fanatic: As if we didn't need yet another government agency in this age of behemoth federal spending, the Biden administration has saddled the U.S. with a new one, the Office of Environmental Justice. The $1.4 million monstrosity will be buried within the...
Is the American Postmodern Left a Fascist Movement?
Is the American Postmodern Left a Fascist Movement?: For my work in corporate social responsibility, I was recently reading The Great Transformation, Karl Polanyi’s critique of capitalism, when something he wrote gave me one of those really uncomfortable “Aha” moments.
Polanyi was ...
Friday, May 06, 2022
Is the left agitating for war with Russia so it can cement domestic tyranny?
Is the left agitating for war with Russia so it can cement domestic tyranny?: It has been odd and alarming watching the powers-that-be relentlessly escalate the proxy war our government is waging against Russia. It's not just that we're sending billions of dollars of weapons into Ukraine, are calling Vladimi...
Are the Democrats planning a conflict with Russia before November's shellacking?
Are the Democrats planning a conflict with Russia before November's shellacking?: President Eisenhower, in his final address to the nation, uttered words that will remain relevant for ages.
The following is a key excerpt from that speech:
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unw...
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Why the Democrats Can Expect to Lose a Lot of Elections
Why the Democrats Can Expect to Lose a Lot of Elections: Twenty twenty was a bitter defeat for many of us, and the charges of fraud were not without merit. What wasn't true however were the tales of rigged voting machines swinging the election. As I wrote not long afterward, the&n...
Joe Biden slanders America's 80 million Trump-supporters
Joe Biden slanders America's 80 million Trump-supporters: One of the things about senility is that, like alcohol, it can free the speaker of inhibitions. That's why Biden's characterization of Trump-supporters (all 80 million or so of them) as
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Follow the evidence, not the 'science'
Follow the evidence, not the 'science': A frequently heard piece of advice over the past few years is "follow the science." "Science" is a word the left loves to corrupt and then use to control the narrative.
A more useful suggestion is "follow the evidence." "Evidence" is far easier to understand, measure, quantify, define, and follow.
The Court Must Hold the Line
The Court Must Hold the Line: As we all found out Monday night, Politico published the leaked opinion of Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health, which suggested that the Supreme Court will soon release a ruling overturning Roe v Wade, and give ...
Top three stupidest reactions from Democrats after the leak about Roe
Top three stupidest reactions from Democrats after the leak about Roe: The brouhaha over news that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade, has brought out some bonkers overreactions from Democrats, who are coming up with creative new ways of beclowning themselves.
To reiterate the backstory: Some ass wi...
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Between Natural and Vaccine Antibodies, When is Enough Enough?
Between Natural and Vaccine Antibodies, When is Enough Enough?: Does COVID have an end, as in a final chapter or act?
Or will it be like a movie theme that keeps spitting out sequels, each one worse than the last one, and none even close to the first movie that started the franchise? Think of Star Wars or Fas...
Obama’s Fundamental Manipulation of Free Speech
Obama’s Fundamental Manipulation of Free Speech: Setting the stage for the DHS announcement of the Biden Administration’s Disinformation Governance Board recently, at a Stanford University Cyber Policy Center symposium entitled, “Challenges to Democracy in the Digital Information R...
Monday, May 02, 2022
Democrats place American democracy in grave peril
Democrats place American democracy in grave peril: The past few weeks have been extremely troubling for those who value democracy, freedom, human rights, and civil liberties within the United States of America.
Democrats have made unprecedented power-grabs. If left unchecked, democracy ...
The Impending Economic Crash
The Impending Economic Crash: “For as Alexander Hamilton pointed out in the Federalist Papers nearly two centuries ago, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.” – Henry Hazlitt
This week, Donald Trump’s favorite Latino f...
Do We Draw the Line at a US Ministry of Truth?
Do We Draw the Line at a US Ministry of Truth?: This aspiring dictatorship is getting desperate and dangerous.
Imagine having complete control over America's corporate news propaganda arm and still feeling vulnerable when it comes to
Biden’s Ministry of Truth will spy on American citizens
Biden’s Ministry of Truth will spy on American citizens: Exhilarated after retaking both houses of Congress and the presidency, the Democrats are behaving as though they have carte blanche to destroy all vestiges of their political opposition by whatever means necessary. Progressive liberals want to comple...
Sunday, May 01, 2022
Joe Biden finds his political base -- in the fawning, slobbering, press
Joe Biden finds his political base -- in the fawning, slobbering, press: Joe Biden is detested by pretty much everyone.
He's lost massive support among black voters, Latino voters, Asian voters, young voters, and political independents. Democrats won't let him campaign with them, and his party faces ...
The Ministry of Truth Is Where the Rubber Meets the Road
The Ministry of Truth Is Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Is this the hill that patriots will die on? Is this the moment when MAGA nation says,
A Government Disinformation Board? You Don’t say!
A Government Disinformation Board? You Don’t say!: Just as the internet has been roiled by the news that Elon Musk is buying Twitter and plans to turn it into a free speech forum, the administration announced its nifty plan to stifle free speech. Of course, the creation of such an office is a tell th...
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