Good News: Yet More Leaks On Cyberwarfare

By William Teach June 19, 2012 – 9:21 pm

As Allahpundit, Israel Matzav, and Ace point out, this is meant to prop up Team Obama, since we already knew lots of details, but to throw some blame at Israel

(Washington Post) The United States and Israel jointly developed a sophisticated computer virus nicknamed Flame that collected critical intelligence in preparation for cyber-sabotage attacks aimed at slowing Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, according to Western officials with knowledge of the effort.

The massive piece of malware was designed to secretly map Iran’s computer networks and monitor the computers of Iranian officials, sending back a steady stream of intelligence used to enable an ongoing cyberwarfare campaign, according to the officials.

The effort, involving the National Security Agency, the CIA and Israel’s military, has included the use of destructive software such as the so-called Stuxnet virus to cause malfunctions in Iran’s nuclear enrichment equipment.

The emerging details about Flame provide new clues about what is believed to be the first sustained campaign of cyber-sabotage against an adversary of the United States.

Wonderful. What say we just tell enemies what we’re capable of so they can work to stop the attacks on their infrastructure, like, say, Iran’s nuclear weapons program. And anyone who doesn’t think Iran is looking to develop nuclear weapons is a complete boob who should spend his/her day in kindergarten. Eating paint. Not teaching.

The methodology and capabilities are laid out, and as Ace writes

There’s no possible way Iran (or any other targeted country) can benefit from knowing the virus’ tricks and tasks and Trojans, I guess.

There was a time when the media would never write about secrets like this, and work to protect the USA. Not so much anymore.

The Lonely Conservative calls this part of Obama’s “smart power.” I think we can all see the /sarc tag in big, bold writing, perhaps using Matisse ITC, which is always a good font to have blood dripping off of it. Which is what happens when secret operations are leaked.

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UN IPCC Decides To Give Up Any Pretense Of Science

By William Teach June 19, 2012 – 4:18 pm

We already know that there’s barely any science involved with the IPCC: it’s mostly advocacy. Now, they are simply giving up and plan on using “grey” material (via Junk Science)

(New Scientist) The IPCC decided for the first time to impose strict geographical quotas on the scientists who author its major assessment reports. There will also be a push to increase the representation of women among its authors.

Controversially, it also voted to increase the role in those assessments of “grey literature”: publications not subject to peer review. Using such material in the last assessment is what led to the “glaciergate” scandal in 2010, when the report was found to have vastly overestimated the rate at which Himalayan glaciers are losing ice.

The panel publishes three voluminous assessments of the state of climate science every six years, the last of which came out in 2007.

Some critics New Scientist spoke to say the changes, which have not so far been publicly announced, will reduce the quality of the assessments by excluding the best scientists and muddying the waters between peer-reviewed and other literature.

As it is there is barely any science involved. Instead, they tend to look at sooth saying and palm reading. What the IPCC has predicted has been wrong time and time again, so they have shifted to prognosticating out to the year 2050 and beyond. No Tricks Zone lists 129 issues with the IPCC assessments, many of them revolving around the use of “grey” reports.

Now, peer review is no the be all end all. There is quite a bit of science done without peer review. Quite frankly, those on the Climate Realist side often have their research not peer reviewed, not because they do not want it, but because academia refuses to review non-alarmist reports. But, the IPCC doesn’t even bother looking to see if the reports they include are real.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 19, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is evil carbon infused beer making the atmosphere catch on fire, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Maggie’s Notebook, where Maggie seems to be back!

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Democrats Still Whining About Neil Monro Daring To Ask Obama A Question

By William Teach June 19, 2012 – 11:57 am

Good grief, they just can’t stop. This time it is “Karen Finney, a political analyst for MSNBC and Democratic consultant” penning a screeching whinefest op-ed at The Hill

It’s not just that interrupting the president of the United States, as Neil Munro from the Daily Caller did not once but twice last week during a routine press event in the White House Rose Garden, crossed the line from uncivil to inappropriate. The question he shouted, “Mr. President, why do you favor foreign workers over Americans?” was unprofessionally divisive. Resorting to race-baiting or pitting groups of human beings against one another is not journalism worthy of a White House press pass.

Um, we’d all like to know just how adding 800,000+ illegal aliens to the workforce through work visas will help Americans get jobs. Yet, Obama came out (45 minutes late), gave a long winded statement about giving these visas, and declined to take questions (again). Weird how Democrats suddenly abandon their “the people have a right to know” thought when it is a Democrat being challenged.

Rather than helping to further understanding about the policy being announced, Munro engaged in exactly the kind of provocative-for-the-sake-of-it “journalism” that cheapens our national debate on important issues, contributing to a more polarized, less informed, un-civil society at exactly the time we need more engagement from the American people, not less.

How can the American people engage when the POTUS refuses to take questions?

Time and again the right wing has labeled President Obama as “divisive” and right-wing and some mainstream media continue to depict African-American men as angry and scary (as Bill Maher so effectively pointed out on his show last week) rather than professional, hard-working or loving. Yet, as he has done so many times before, during that offensive exchange, Obama responded firmly and respectfully to both interruptions, affording Munro the courtesy of referring to him as “Sir,” and, without raising his voice or moderating his tone, told him to wait until he had finished his statement before asking questions.

So daring to ask Obama a question, something the 1st Amendment clearly allows, is now raaaaacist. Should we be surprised?

Oh, and isn’t nice how Obama gave Neil the opportunity to refer to Obama as Your Majesty “sir”?

Perhaps Ms. Finney should look towards her own network, MSNBC, who engaged in blatant uncivil treatment when they decided to lie about Mitt Romney going to a WaWa.

Weasel Zippers has more.

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North Carolina Democrat Party Considers Anti-Israel Resolution

By William Teach June 19, 2012 – 9:07 am

I’m sure no one is surprised nor shocked by the blatant anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian terrorist leanings of the NCDP

(Daily Caller) The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is seriously considering passing a resolution that would criticize Israel for its “illegal occupation” of Palestine, the latest in a long line of controversial moves coming out of one of the major battleground states President Barack Obama’s team is banking on to win re-election.

The resolution didn’t pass at this weekend’s NCDP state convention, but was tabled and referred to the executive committee for further consideration later. It attacks the United States for providing Israel with “$3 billion annually in military aid,” while the “Israeli occupation, disenfranchisement and impoverishment of significant numbers of the Palestinian population, and Israel’s overwhelming military might and its role as the only nuclear power threaten stability in a region witnessing increased demands for democracy and an end to autocratic rule.”

Apparently, those voting probably realized that this would look bad, but rather than dump it, they are going to keep it around and try again. It says something about the anti-Israel leanings of Democrats that they even brought it up for a vote. Much like al Qaeda and other Islamist terrorist groups, the far left, both here in the United States and around the world, think Israel is the root of all problems in the world, and wouldn’t mind seeing the nation destroyed.

If it ends up being passed, the resolution would mean the NCDP “would hold its elected congress members and senators accountable for helping end our government’s role in continuing the Israeli Palestinian tragedy by making the human rights of both peoples central to U.S. foreign policy by ending Israel’s illegal occupation, by advocating for a viable Palestinian state, and membership of that state in the United Nations.”

It would also, if passed, mean the NCDP would advocate its congressional delegation bring “all parties, including Hamas, to the table to negotiate an end to the Israeli Occupation and a secure peace based on the 1967 borders,” among other things.

All blame is placed on Israel, and they even want to negotiate with a terrorist group which consistently attacks Israel’s civilian population. Not a particularly surprising notion, what with Obama administration signaling that the Egyptian military should accede to the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that has vowed to destroy Israel, and hand over power. The MB has stated that they would do away with the peace treaty with Israel. You have Commentary Magazine and the NY Times stating the same thing. In their anti-Israel hatred they support hardcore Islamists.

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ObamaEconomy: Underemployed And Underpaid

By William Teach June 19, 2012 – 8:36 am

Even the NY Times is forced to admit what everyone else except President “The private sector is doing fine” knows: the economy under Obama’s stewardship stinks at all levels

Throughout the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery, the most commonly discussed measure of misery has been unemployment. But many middle-class and working-class people who are fortunate enough to have work are struggling as well, which is why Sherry Woods, a 59-year-old van driver from Atlanta, found herself standing in line at a jobs fair this month, with her résumé tucked inside a Bible.

The article describes the issues Ms. Woods is having, which include seeing her hours cut back and her pay cut, so she’s out there at a jobs fair, and the Times even mentions that she looks to her Bible for comfort.

These are anxious days for American workers. Many, like Ms. Woods, are underemployed. Others find pay that is simply not keeping up with their expenses: adjusted for inflation, the median hourly wage was lower in 2011 than it was a decade earlier, according to data from a forthcoming book by the Economic Policy Institute, “The State of Working America, 12th Edition.” Good benefits are harder to come by, and people are staying longer in jobs that they want to leave, afraid that they will not be able to find something better. Only 2.1 million people quit their jobs in March, down from the 2.9 million people who quit in December 2007, the first month of the recession.

We’re going into our third wreckovery summer, with no relief in sight, except the notion of a President Romney enabling economic policies that inspire prosperity. Right now, polls show that people think future generations will be worse off. Household income is way down. Expenses are skyrocketing. Recent college graduates are working low paying jobs with part time hours. If they can find a job. Baby boomers can’t afford to retire, leaving less jobs for younger people.

Though inflation has stayed relatively low in recent years, it has remained high for some of the most important things: college, health care and even, recently, food. The price of food in the home rose by 4.8 percent last year, one of the biggest jumps in the last two decades.

Remember when Sarah Palin was ridiculed by the media, including some conservative outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Fox Business Network, for saying food prices were going up?

People are looking for second jobs at places that pay minimum wage. They’re seeing their costs go up while their wages go down. And what is Obama doing? Offering work visas to some 800,000 illegal aliens, further eroding the job pool for American citizens, which would also lead to a reduction of wages. For political gain amongst Hispanics.

This is what happens when you elect an incompetent hyper-partisan with no real world experience, particularly in business.

Crossed at Right Wing News and Stop The ACLU.

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UN Wants Americans To Pony Up $1,300 A Year For “Climate Change” Fund

By William Teach June 18, 2012 – 3:15 pm

Isn’t it strange how the “solutions” always seem to revolve around redistributing Other People’s money? (via Junk Science through GWPF)

(Washington Examiner) Another proposal would spread the cost of investing in other countries throughout society. “We call for the fulfilment of all official development assistance commitments, including the commitments by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product for official development assistance to developing countries by 2015,” the draft says. The proposal would provide “a target of .015 to .020 percent of gross national product for official development assistance to least developed countries.” That plan would cost $1,325 for an American family of four, according to CFACT.

So a bunch of unelected, non-representative, and un-accountable bureaucrats have decided the want your money to stop AGW while flying off to the exotic vacations spot of Rio (can’t wait for the news reports about all the private jets taking up all the space at the airports). And serving meat, which is evil, as you know. I’m sure they will stuff themselves while the huge number of poor in Rio starve. Meanwhile, the poor in the 3rd world shitholes developing nations are once again being told that they must follow the dicates of the UN, and aren’t allowed to develop like the 1st world. Only barely viable power for them!

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 18, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is a flooded world causing humans to grow gills, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Right Wing News.

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Shocker: California Looks To Use Cap And Trade Revenue For Non-climate Purposes

By William Teach June 18, 2012 – 11:37 am

Is anyone surprised? Climate Realists have long said that one of the purposes in pushing “climate change” is to put more money in government hands. California is exposing that agenda (Tom Nelson)

And you thought the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) was all about limiting greenhouse gas emissions, didn’t you? Think again.

There is a brewing fight in Sacramento over how to spend the gold expected to start pouring in when the Golden State starts its carbon cap and trade program. The original intent of AB32 was to use the proceeds from the carbon permit auctions to invest in technologies and programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Makes sense, right? (Snip)

California’s mega-millions winning ticket is Governor Brown’s 2012-2013 State Budget proposal to take 80% of the carbon tax revenue or about $500 million per year to reduce the budget deficit for the coming two years. The quarterly carbon credit auctions are expected to produce $660 million to $3 billion per year. The Governor’s budget assumes California will net $1 billion from such auctions to start. The $500 million of revenue take assumed in the first year proposed budget will be used to offset existing General Fund costs for current emissions regulation activities, and the remaining revenues will be used on new programs to reduce emissions.

So the Democrat governor is going to take the money raised by skyrocketing the cost of the citizens energy and goods to fix the idiotic spending hole the Democrat led government of California has dug itself instead of on “solving globull warming” and reducing GHGs. Realists have been saying for a long time that so much of the AGW legislation will create a slush fund for government spending. But, hey, who cares if the unemployment rate skyrockets because companies abandon CA.?

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Excitable Juan Williams: Killing The Mandate Will Harm Voter Trust Of Supreme Court

By William Teach June 18, 2012 – 7:47 am

We last saw Juan Williams getting beaten like a rented mule by Michelle Malkin. He now has an article out proclaiming that if the Supreme Court rules against Obamacare they will damage the trust of the voters who, um, don’t vote for the Supreme Court in the first place

(The Hill)Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month.

That’s when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.

The Democrats have a nuclear option in this political game if the high court throws out the healthcare law as unconstitutional.

That blowup-the-system button, not pushed since FDR’s attempt to stack the court with Democrats during the New Deal, is for Obama to use the bully pulpit of the White House, and the national stage of a presidential campaign, to launch a bitter attack on the current court as a corrupt tool of the Republican right wing.

It couldn’t possibly be that the high Court found that the health insurance Mandate was an unconstitutional power grab by the Federal Government. No, they have to be tools of the GOP.

It is a move that could energize Democrats and independents even as Republicans celebrate a major legal victory.

Must be nice to live in La La Land. The majority of Independents are against Obamacare as a whole, and the Mandate in particular, as are most Americans.

After oral arguments at the Supreme Court, he signaled his willingness to target the court’s conservative majority during the presidential campaign. Obama told reporters that if the court overturns “a duly constituted and passed law,” the justices will be guilty of “judicial activism.” With words that sounded like a threat he added: “I’m pretty confident that this court will recognize that and not take that step.”

The hardball political fact is that attacking the court will help the president’s campaign and it will damage the court for years to come.

Ah. So if the court rules that the Mandate violates the Constitution and Obama attacks the court for daring to perform their Constitutional duty, it’s not Obama’s fault that the Court could be damaged, it’s the Court’s fault. Liberal logic.

The bottom line is that public confidence in the Supreme Court, after controversial and political decisions in Bush v. Gore and Citizens United, is the most fragile it has been in a generation. And remember, the same polls have shown most Americans are not convinced the healthcare reform law is a good idea.

Liberals just can’t let go. Seriously, Bush v Gore? A decision that deemed that Florida cannot retroactively create election law, and had to abide by the existing laws.

The relevant point is that the court may do irreparable harm to its reputation with another highly political split between justices appointed by Democrats and justices appointed by Republicans. A 5-4 defeat of the healthcare law will erode trust in the justice system.

Well, then perhaps the Liberals on the Court should vote in accordance with the Constitution of the United States rather than what their political leanings tell them for a change.

Obamacare was passed using legislative shenanigans after 10 months of debate while the economy burned around our ears. It was unpopular then and just as unpopular now. It will raise prices and reduce service. Doctors are fleeing the healthcare system now and the law invests entirely too much power to the head of HHS. It interferes with the free market system and delves into what happens within the states in contradiction to the Commerce clause. It can destroy the contract system, since individuals and companies are being forced to enter into a contract, rather than voluntarily entering into a contract. It adds huge sums to the US debt and deficit. It’ll stifle medical device invention and raise costs along the way for existing devices. And it gives the Central Government too  much power over our individual health decisions.

If the Court rules against the Mandate, I’m of the opinion that the decision will bolster the opinion of the Court in the eyes average Americans who are tired of government mandates and expansions of power, and any attacks by Obama on the court will show the People that Obama only cares about his personal power rather than the Will of the People and the Constitution he swore to uphold.

More: The Lonely Conservative wonders what Juan has been smoking.

Prairie Weather is lost in La La Land with Juan.

Jammie Wearing Fool points out that Juan is not playing with a full deck.

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