…is a sea that is rising hundreds of feet and will flood drought areas, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is The Lonely Conservative, with a post reminding us of why we dislike Jeb Bush.
What say we make this French week, shall we? Not as easy as it sounds. Quite a few search terms bring up photos of French maid costumes.
Read: If All You See… »
And who should handle it? The United Nations, of course, per UN General Weasel Ban Ki Moon. Even though they have quite a bit on their plate
We are the last generation that can fight climate change. We have a duty to act
This year the UN marks its 70th anniversary. Sadly, there is little time for reflection or celebration. More pressing are the competing demands and challenges fuelled by an upsurge in conflict, disease and human suffering. These compel the international community to step up and provide the leadership needed to tackle them.
Ebola continues to plague west Africa. For some of the affected countries, struggling to overcome the effects of bitter civil war, the outbreak has been a major setback for development. We are beginning to see some improvements. During my visit to the region in December, I was deeply moved by the efforts of local Ebola responders and health workers from across Africa and the world. But rebuilding shattered lives and economies will require significantly more resources and long-term commitment.
As conflicts raged and extremism rose, 2014 pushed the UN’s humanitarian, peacekeeping and diplomatic efforts to the limit. More than 100 million people needed assistance. An unprecedented number of UN troops and police are deployed in highly volatile security environments.
Then we have things like the Syrian civil war and the use of chemical weapons. What he calls the “appalling terrorist attack in Paris” without mentioning the religion involved. And a “long list of hot spots stretching from Nigeria to Yemen, from the rise in fighting in Darfur to the transition in Afghanistan”. Ukraine. The Palestinian/Israel issue. One would think the U.N. already had enough to do. But, no
But in a year marked by turmoil, UN member states have also proposed an initial draft set of sustainable development goals that will guide anti-poverty efforts for the next generation. Further negotiations will begin this month and culminate at a special summit in New York in September with the adoption of a development agenda that can help tackle inequality, empower women and girls, and promote shared prosperity.
Interesting how, when implemented, most far left Progressive programs cause failure and a decline in standards. See “Detroit”.
Ours is the first generation that can end poverty, and the last that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. In this 70th anniversary year in which we renew our commitment to the goals and principles of the UN charter, the international community must rise to the moment.
And to do this, Warmists will take lots of fossil fueled flights to New York in September, then more to Paris in December. Huzzah! If Warmists would follow their own doctrine of not having children, we could make this the last generation that gives a damn about this fantasy issue.
Read: Bummer: We’re Totally Like The Last Generation That Can Solve Hotcoldwetdry »
Now that Democrats have been reduced to a minority party in the Senate, having lost the House in the 2010 elections, they’ve decided they are going to push a redistributive taxation plan, with no chance of success
Democrats, in a stark shift in messaging, to make big tax-break pitch for middle class
Senior Democrats, dissatisfied with the party’s tepid prescriptions for combating income inequality, are drafting an “action plan†that calls for a massive transfer of wealth from the super-rich and Wall Street traders to the heart of the middle class.
The centerpiece of the proposal, set to be unveiled Monday by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), is a “paycheck bonus credit†that would shave $2,000 a year off the tax bills of couples earning less than $200,000. Other provisions would nearly triple the tax credit for child care and reward people who save at least $500 a year.
The windfall — about $1.2 trillion over a decade — would come directly from the pockets of Wall Street “high rollers†through a new fee on financial transactions, and from the top 1 percent of earners, who would lose billions of dollars in lucrative tax breaks.
There is zero chance of this getting passed in either the House or Senate. It will probably not even make it out of committee. This is a cute little stunt designed to dupe people into thinking that Democrats care.
The plan also would use the tax code to prod employers to boost wages, which have been stagnant for four decades despite gains in productivity and profits.
I wonder if they would take responsibility when workers are shifted to part time or are replaced with technology?
With Republicans in control on Capitol Hill, Democrats have little hope of pushing the plan through Congress. Instead, they are looking to craft an alternative to GOP plans to cut tax rates for the top earners, and to shape a new Democratic agenda for 2016 that offers voters the promise of genuine change.
In other words, this is a game to Democrats, who could have attempted this when they had full control of Congress from 2007 through 2010, as well as pushing it during the past 2 years when they had full control of the Senate.
“We need a pro-growth economic agenda,†said Rep. Richard E. Neal (Mass.), a senior Democrat on the influential House Ways and Means Committee. “We need to embrace the traditional Democratic positions of optimism and aspiration.â€
In Liberal World, pro-growth means taking from some and giving to others, rather than creating the atmosphere where people can succeed. All we need to do is look to Detroit and other Liberal cities to see how these policies work. This is class warfare from a party that receives vast amounts of funding from 1%ers and is mostly run by 1%ers.
Read: Sham Theater: Democrats To Push Redistribution Plan To “Combat Inequality” »
He calls this failure “quibbling”
(Fox News) Secretary of State John Kerry called criticism that no top U.S. officials attended Sunday’s massive march against terrorism in Paris “quibbling” Monday, even as he announced a trip to the French capital later this week for talks on countering Islamist violence.
Kerry announced his plans at a press conference in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, where he had made a long-scheduled appearance at an international investment conference Sunday ahead of President Barack Obama’s planned visit to that country later this month.
“I would have personally very much wanted to have been [in Paris],” Kerry said, “but couldn’t do so because of the commitment that I had here and it is important to keep these kinds of commitments.”
When asked about criticism directed at the Obama administration for not sending a high-ranking official to take part in the march, Kerry said, “I really think that this is sort of quibbling a little bit in the sense that our Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland was there and marched, our ambassador [to France Jane Hartley] was there and marched, many people from the embassy were there and marched.”
Unfortunately, Victoria Nuland was not present in Paris. Instead, she attended a march in Washington, D.C.
Anyhow, it is understandable that Kerry was not able to get away from his commitment. How about Obama? Where was he Sunday? How about Vice President Joe Biden? VPs are typically sent off for functions like this, and especially since the whole reason Obama picked him as his running mate in 2008 was for his foreign policy experience.
Did either even attend the march in D.C.? We know that Biden was actually in Delaware. Obama apparently had to stay in town to visit with the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.
Eric Holder was Paris, and failed to appear for the march.
“I want to emphasize that the relationship with France is not about one day or one particular moment,” Kerry said. “It is an ongoing longtime relationship that is deeply, deeply based in the shared values, and particularly the commitment that we share to freedom of expression.”
“No single act of terror, no two people with  a AK-47s, no hostage-taking at a grocery store is ever going to prevent those who are committed to the march for freedom to continue to march and to ultimately see all people enjoy their rights, to be able to enjoy the protections that come with that freedom,” he added.
Sounds a bit like some excuse making
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/554454870627872769
When you’ve lost the NY Daily News…
Crossed at Right Wing News.
Read: John Kerry Attempts To Defend U.S. No Show At Paris March »
https://twitter.com/HollyRFisher/status/554369212203155459
Really, shouldn’t that chair have wheels? Or be
Via Instapundit, who also points to Twitchy, where we also learn
CNN just reported Eric Holder did not attend #ParisMarch because he was attending high level meetings. With whom? Everyone was at rally.
— Dana French (@DanaBFrench) January 11, 2015
Read: Obama, Shockingly, Misses Paris March, As Does Guy He Sent »
…are horrid records made with fossil fuels, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Climate Etc, with a post on free speech, Charlie Hebdo, and the climate wars
Read: If All You See… »
Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in America, though a bit chilly thanks to global warming /sarc. This pinup is by Bill Garland, with a wee bit of help.
What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15
As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page. While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your “Pinups for Vets†calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me
Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. (BTW, since someone asked, the reason I leave links for the previous week up (or you might see a *) is because they are place holders for later in the day or for next weeks. Easier than rewriting all the time. Also, the listing order has to do with how they are added over time, not how good a post is. I just copy and paste from the previous week, then edit. If you see one of the *’s, go ahead and check out the blog anyhow, see if there is an update. I cannot update with my Android during the day.
Read: Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup »
I suppose my big question is “how long will this last?” Most of Europe, which certainly leans primarily to the left, has pushed diversity and tolerance and multiculturalism, all while ignoring the threat from Islamists, be they violent or simply espousing and believing in notions of Sharia law and an Islamic state. So, call me a bit cynical
(AFP) More than 700,000 people on Saturday took to streets across France in tribute to the 17 people killed in three days of violence by Islamist extremists, the interior minister said.
From Nice and Marseilles in the south to Besancon in the east and Lille in the north, people poured onto the streets to express their solidarity following Wednesday’s attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. The massacre was followed by the fatal shooting of a police officer on Thursday and the murder of four hostages during a siege at a Jewish supermarket on Friday.
“700,000 people have marched” in cities around France, Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters on the eve of a huge Paris rally planned due to be attended by a string of world leaders.
They marched with banners saying things like “Live together, free, equal and in solidarity”, “For democracy, equality, freedom, let’s fight fascism”, “Not Afraid!” and “We are all Charlie”.
“It’s a great popular movement… it’s beautiful and significant, infinitely precious,” the southwestern city’s mayor Francois Bayrou told AFP.
Another question would be “is it serious, or simply the protest flavor of the day”? Is it simply “popular” for the moment?
The rallies come ahead of a march expected to draw up to a million people on Sunday in which French President Francois Hollande will be joined by a host of world leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Others due to participate include Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and US Attorney General Eric Holder.
The prime ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands will also attend along with the presidents of Mali, Niger and Ukraine.
Hollande will also be joined by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, president of the European Union Donald Tusk and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.
There’s a security nightmare, eh? Especially since there’s a report from a source that sleeper cells have been activated. And we do have to wonder about the inclusion of the Turkish Prime Minister, consider the moves Turkey has made towards the hardcore version of Islam.
“This will be an extraordinary demonstration… which must show the power and the dignity of the French people who are going to proclaim their love of freedom and tolerance,” French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Whenever I hear/read of a Leftist yammering on about tolerance, I have to wonder about their meaning. Because their “tolerance” schtick has caused much of the issue, which allows Islamist to infiltrate Western society. You don’t tolerate people who are looking to massacre non-believers nor allow them to flourish in conclaves where they go by their own laws. Leftists won’t tolerate Christians and folks who are against gay marriage, but they tolerate through turning a blind eye towards what happens to gays in Islamist societies and countries. Women are treated poorly in the same, yet, once again, tolerance through turning a blind eye.
It is also interesting how so many who have ignored the threat from radical Islam, from the Islamists, have referred to those who point out the danger as racists and bigots and Islamophobes, as well as minimizing the threat, usually with the red herring/strawman arguments about 1.6 billion Muslims not being radicalized, that it is a tiny minority who are radicalized, that they aren’t really “true Muslims”, how these same people are now concerned since they have been attacked. How quickly will this concern fade? It has faded some in the U.S. post 9/11. Fortunately, we have people who care and a security apparatus that works hard behind the scenes. How about in Spain, after their big train bombing? They quickly forgot the issue from radical Islam. Britain post 7/7 bombing? Most have gone back to sleep on the issue.
Anyhow, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has declared war on radical Islam. Will this last? Let’s hope so.
Crossed at Right Wing News.
Read: 700,000 March Saturday Ahead Of Massive Planned March Sunday »
…is a skybridge that will be needed all over the world because of drought flooding, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Adrienne’s Corner, with a post on how they deal with rogue cops in Idaho.
Read: If All You See… »
Watts Up With That? has the number of excuses at 52. The Hockey Schtick notes 66 excuses. At this point, do we even need to keep track? Warmists will continue to trot out excuse after excuse after excuse. That is, when they acknowledge that there is a pause, and that their computer models have failed 95% of the time.
(Watts Up With That?) Small volcanic eruptions partly explain ‘warming hiatus’
The “warming hiatus†that has occurred over the last 15 years has been partly caused by small volcanic eruptions.
Scientists have long known that volcanoes cool the atmosphere because of the sulfur dioxide that is expelled during eruptions. Droplets of sulfuric acid that form when the gas combines with oxygen in the upper atmosphere can persist for many months, reflecting sunlight away from Earth and lowering temperatures at the surface and in the lower atmosphere.
Previous research suggested that early 21st century eruptions might explain up to a third of the recent “warming hiatus.â€
New research available online in the journal Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) further identifies observational climate signals caused by recent volcanic activity. This new research complements an earlier GRL paper published in November, which relied on a combination of ground, air and satellite measurements, indicated that a series of small 21st century volcanic eruptions deflected substantially more solar radiation than previously estimated.
Anthony Watts has the links to those papers, so, you’ll have to head there to get them. But, hey, does anyone else find it interesting that the majority of excuses Blame Nature for the Pause/hiatus, while Mankind is Blamed for the warming since the end of the Little Ice Age?
Willis Eschenbach dives deeper into the papers, and one of the things he notes is that there really hasn’t been an increase in small volcanic eruptions.
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