“If only, and yet the 10 billion number is too small, it's in the trillions of $. An interesting point is made here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shiller_IE2_Fig_2-1.png”
“Who says he's not? I'm pretty sure he has department for that. For all you know, while he is talking about Pakistan, he is doing that and responsible for 100 other things. It's like he's President of the United States or something. Oh yes. That's right. He is. And like he says, he has to be able to do more than one thing at a time. Perhaps he should publish the to do list everyday?”
“I wonder what the actual per-kilowatt hour cost of nuclear power is when you factor in the long term costs, such as health care for radioactively damaged people, contaminated fish, etc? I'd bet even badly implemented solar is still cheaper.”
“Please don't forget nuclear waste, a problem which has not been solved yet and is going to keep contaminating the environment for 100s to 1000s of years. How can we even come close to estimating the cost of that.
"Nuclear is cheap" is incorrect.”
“Well the cheerleaders would say it's expensive because we over regulate the industry. So the answer must be to not bother with the regulations and trust that they will do the right thing and hold the reacters to the highest standards all by themselves if only government would get out of their way. If you think I'm joking, I'm heard at least one poster active here saying were driving up the cost with all this regulation. (sigh) Huggs Becky”
“Ah ha! NOW we see why Bush/Cheney never pursued OBL: capturing or killing him would have led to discussions of Iraq/Afghanistan withdrawal. Yet more proof our invasions had little to do with fighting terrorism, and everything to do with revenge for Poppy Bush, ca$h for Haliburton, W's lust for power, etc., etc., ad nauseam.”
“You are absolutely correct. The value of keeping him alive was enormous. It was to limit criticism while the country was at war - every negative statement was characterized as not supporting the troops. Great cover. The creation of the fear factor by keeping him alive (that is the number one reason they didn't go into Tora Bora to get him - they needed him for their own political benefit. They needed these wars for their election in 2004. Ad nauseam....you are so right.”
“BUT, we do need to wean off the welfare and secure proper immigration reforms. hopefully this mans death will signify the end of the war in afghanistan. i still dont think he did 9/11...BLDG 7”
“Why wasn't the $700 billion military budget considered by the Gang of Six? Until they put substantial cuts to our bloated military on the table, you know the proposed cuts are purely political.”
“I'm sorry, when did "he was looking at him" become the criteria for targeting the head? Because I'm pretty sure that makes every check in the history of the NHL "targeting the head". I don't know too many people who throw no-look body checks.
He put his shoulder into Seabrook's chest. Seabrook was crouched a bit and not looking where he was going so took some incidental contact in the head, not Torres fault and doesn't make it a dirty hit.”