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[Recent Entries][Archive][Friends][User Info] [main site] [f.a.q.] [blog roll + ...] Below are the 3 most recent journal entries recorded in the "the auroran sunset" journal:
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11:37 am
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bush's state of the union speech
i have already linked to the speech in reference to pork-busting。 it is not a particularly inspired speech， but there is much else of interest (as well the usual fluff)。 first the usual positive on dealing with the barbarians at the gates：
America rejects the false comfort of isolationism. We are the nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies, and faced down an evil empire. Once again, we accept the call of history to deliver the oppressed and move this world toward peace. We remain on the offensive against terror networks. We have killed or captured many of their leaders -- and for the others, their day will come. more of the rachet on iran：
The same is true of Iran, a nation now held hostage by a small clerical elite that is isolating and repressing its people. The regime in that country sponsors terrorists in the Palestinian territories and in Lebanon -- and that must come to an end. (Applause.) The Iranian government is defying the world with its nuclear ambitions, and the nations of the world must not permit the Iranian regime to gain nuclear weapons. gratifying to see he's finally picked up the abelardism of describing people under dictatorship as "held hostage"， a phrase that seems to being picked up elsewhere now。
he is getting closer to speaking honestly about the fossil fuel situation， though he has a long way yet to go：
So tonight, I announce the Advanced Energy Initiative -- a 22-percent increase in clean-energy research -- at the Department of Energy, to push for breakthroughs in two vital areas. To change how we power our homes and offices, we will invest more in zero-emission coal-fired plants, revolutionary solar and wind technologies, and clean, safe nuclear energy. (Applause.)
We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars, and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We'll also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks, or switch grass. Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive within six years. (Applause.)
Breakthroughs on this and other new technologies will help us reach another great goal: to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025. (Applause.) By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum-based economy, and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past. (Applause.) as abelard states：
if substitution is not in place by 2025 there will be so much
pressure of m.e oil they won't be able to supply even 25% if they
wished to...
he's still misleading america.... bush's statement is still significantly more realistic than pretty much anything i have seen from any politician up to now。
the speech as has a few interesting bits on the economy and education。
Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: Stiff Little Fingers - Silver Lining
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09:11 pm
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blair speech item extended
i decided that my article on blair's speech could do with expanded comments。 click the link if you wish to read them。
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Afroman - Because I Got High
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ye gads! blair gets philosophy!
don't tell me blair is starting to think his way out of socialism！
The pace of change can either overwhelm us, or make our lives better and our country stronger.
What we can't do is pretend it is not happening.
I hear people say we have to stop and debate globalisation. You might as well debate whether autumn should follow summer.
taken from his party conference speech。 what with doing the right thing with iraq and speeches like that， one could almost start to grudgingly respect the bastard， despite the compulsive lying and breakneck destruction of british rule of law！ quite incredible。 is this really blair？！
a large part of the speech is dedicated to in turn telling different groups in britain and its labour party to grow the fuck up。 it is well worth a read and/or watch。
people get the government they want/deserve。 the british have made it very clear that they are unwilling to stand up for their liberty or take responsibility for their lives。 the inevitable result is a blair and a government determined to make it impossible for them to not behave as they 'ought'。 if you behave as a child， you will be treated as a child。 britain made its choice over a decade ago and continues to reaffirm that choice every day they fail to take their lives into their own hands and rejoin the adult world。
the british， however， seem to be incredibly lucky to have got themselves a largely benevolent dictator， one who seem determined to look after the sheep rather than just fleece them。 he even seems to think that one day he'll get them to grow up and stand on their own feet：
One day when I am asked by someone whose neighbourhood is plagued with anti-social behaviour; or whose local school is failing or hospital is poor, "what are you going to do about it?", I want to be able to reply: "We have given you the resources. We have given you the powers. Now tell me what you are going to do about it."
good luck to him！
of course someone like me might change that to "we haven't stolen your resources， all power remains in your hands， now what are you going to do about it？"， but then i am no socialist， nor am i running a kindergarten。 --_^
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Nas - U Wanna Be Me
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