Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Questions 50


Questions 50

The Climate Lobby continues to step over the bodies of the Ukrainian dead to get to their podium.

It will be interesting to see how the young people of the free world react to this demonstration of will and cruelty in Ukraine. The belief, or disbelief, in a threat to you, or a way of life you believe in, considerably colors your 'conceptual framework.' (60s alert!)
For example, a poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University, surveyed 1,374 adults across from March 4-6. A majority of those surveyed who identified as Republicans or independents said they would fight for their country in the case of an invasion, at 68% and 57%, respectively. Most of the adults surveyed who identified as Democrats said they would leave the country, at 52%. In tot
al, 55% said they would stay and fight, while 38% say they would leave.
The unasked question was, where would you go?

How are Russia's enemies reacting to this military performance? And what are the Chinese thinking?

Thirty-two percent (32%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 3, 2022.
How could anybody believe that? Or does it just mean that these polls are worthless?

Leaders of Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. declined requests to speak to Biden during the Ukraine crisis, officials say. They both took calls from Putin. (according to the WSJ) Oh no, there's no reason for us to develop our own energy independence. 
And can you imagine what the press would have done if Trump had been treated like that?

The Service article that I noted yesterday showed up in the WSJ. I don't have a subscription but I must have somehow come across it there. It is unflattering though I've heard on broadcasts that he doesn't really think that NATO initiated this. Anyway, this is a link:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cause-ukraine-war-robert-service-moscow-putin-lenin-stalin-history-communism-invasion-kgb-fsb-11646413200?st=pooxwwao39oa1p1&reflink=article_email_share

The fatuous State of the Union speech should encourage a return to the original idea of sending the SOTU in a letter to Congress instead. Fight inflation by dropping prices, don't defund the police--no, wait, do defund the police, cover the cost of everyone's daycare and health care, not a word about the military or inflation (except lowering prices) or the border, condemnation from the incredibly successful and productive pharmaceutical companies, the magical and invisible threat to voting, a zillion electric charging stations that for some reason I have to pay for--an astonishing compilation of unattainable, budget-busting, inflation generating, wishes/ideas that give more power and influence to the least competent subset in the nation.
And he actually said the new spending “to fight inflation will lower your costs and lower the deficit.”

I wonder if the NYT regrets their hit piece on Zelensky. A group that did 1619?--probably not.

Prince Michael of Kent was willing to use his royal status for personal profit, and provide access to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime, a Sunday Times report says.
The Queen's cousin was filmed at a meeting in which undercover reporters were told he could be hired to make representations to the Kremlin. (BBC)
You can always count on leaders to do the right thing.

Good of the Russians to hold off on the invasion until after the Olympics. They meet and discuss priorities. Wouldn't you love to see their hierarchy of ideals.

Public Health Scotland will stop reporting a weekly summary of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccination status due to data being “misinterpreted.”

In a controversial move Tuesday, a judge in Ottawa, Canada, denied bail for a leading organizer of the Freedom Convoy trucker protests, claiming she presents a "substantial likelihood" to "re-offend."

Some numbers:

 

1 comment:

Custer said...


Biden is no match for Putin, even in a steel Cage match.
I suggest, ask the President for three mor AIRCRAFT CARRIERS,one for the MON, ALLEGHENY,AND OHIO.