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Catastrophic oil spill in the gulf...but there is no oil?

USA Today Article Amazing, no really I'm not being sarcastic. After 90 straight days of spewing oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico a mile under water, there is little coming to the surface. According to people who aren't enviro-nazis, the dispersant used have aided considerably in the breakdown of the leaked oil. Turns out it is degrading and dispersing faster than expected. Which makes me wonder, where is the doomsday scenario? I thought we were going to see vast amounts of wildlife death, ending of families, destruction of businesses and so on? Thus far, only 30% of the Gulf fishing area was closed for any period of time, there are no catastrophic oil covered beaches and there hasn't been an overwhelming abundance of dead wildlife. Before I get labeled as a "redneck" I'd say that obviously the oil leak was a tragedy, should and could have been avoided, BP should have had a backup plan and the Government should have had regulation and preparations for such a...

Protests in Arizona result in arrests.

Why am I not remotely shocked. Lets see over 65% of the national population and 70% of the Arizona population want the full bill, not this partial crap, to be in effect. So Obama interrupts that for the sake of Democrat Latino voter needs. Wonderful. Then of course, crime lovers (I can only assume they are crime lovers as they like illegal actions) throw protests and get arrested. http://tinyurl.com/27cgdkc . So..just curious how many of those 'redneck racist, NRA member, F150 driving' tea party people have been arrested again? Oh, none. Well, nice work America...nice work.

NAACP to call Tea Party racist? WTF?

Huh? The NAACP, possibly the most racist organization of current time, is calling the "Tea Party" racist. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People calling something else racist, this is utterly amazing. This is an organization that builds its entire client base on color. This is actually too much for words.

Altering your life to 'save' the environment.

Climate change, once known as 'the greenhouse effect' or 'global warming' is a big topic now. I remember it becoming a relevant when I was in middle school (circa 1990), when we were shown a bench made entirely of recycled plastic. To me then, and now, that made sense. Something simple that used recycled products in a smart way. I'm all for alternative power sources be they solar, wind, water or what have you. I'm all for water barrels, composting, using fabric bags for your groceries instead of paper and plastic. I support recycling aluminum, glass, plastic and paper. And I'd also advocate loudly for not wasting water or power, shutting your lights off and TVs off when you don't need them, not running your washer or dryer unless it is full and using the dishwasher the same way. What I'm not in favor of when it comes to climate legislation or 'public opinion' is drastically altering, and in most cases diminishing, the human life experience as...