Quoting an article:
Britain has decided to release the former Libyan agent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing on compassionate grounds, two British television stations reported late on Wednesday.
Excerpt over. If this report is true, then I have only one thing to say on releasing the bombers on compassionate grounds:
The bombers did not have compassion for the 270 people they killed. No amount of compassion should interfere in the necessary justice that must be followed.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Apollo Project Part 1
When you think of the Apollo program you think of the supremacy of U.S. technology, society, and freedom over the totalitarian regime of the Soviet Union. We proved our nation's greatness in the world and finalized our position as one of the greatest nations to ever have existed.
So now, with a new Apollo Project in progress, we are not seeing the massive praise and promotion for the program. Yes, we have a second Apollo Project. It is focused on our economic shift to green technology. $500 billion dollars has been approved for this program.
Why haven't we heard about this? Where is the national spotlight on our future greatness to come from this program? Why are we not following it with eager eyes and ears to see our nation prosper step-by-step? It is because Obama wanted it, and now has it, and no longer cares what happens with it, because he now has focused on the rest of his agenda.
He didn't even have to fight for this one. The stimulus bill and bank bailouts and the budget and health care have distracted us from so many other things. Once Obama gets something he wants, he pushes it aside for his czars and other government agencies to act on while he takes the cameras and moves them onto the next issue. The more he fights for something, the less accountable he has to be (and those in his administration) on the other projects already passed.
This is where health care has failed. He didn't distract us long enough because the House of Representatives took too long to rush it through like they did the other things. That is why the opposition to it was initially, and to a certain extent, still referred to as artificial and had an evil source.
So now the Apollo Project has grabbed my attention because of the contradiction between the former and the current Apollo project. The original was a source of pride and achievement for our nation as a whole. That is why we all followed it. This one, however, is more selective:
The carefully constructed plan, The New Apollo Program: An Economic Strategy for American Prosperity, was prepared over the last year by a coalition of experts from business, labor, the environmental, and social justice communities.
Excerpt over. A plan made by experts from the business, labor, and environmental communities is an excellent plan. So what is with the social justice communities? Shouldn't the Apollo Project, in any form, be a plan for America as a whole and not only the communities who are deemed to have been wronged by society?
What place do they have in this? Does the plan use affirmitive action to create a clean energy industry in a city of those who face "social injustice" over other cities that are exactly the same in every way?
We need a plan to make all of America great. Social justice will come if we do that. A plan which targets only bringing social justice does bring all of America forward, just those deemed deserving of justice. Who is punished in these attempts for justice? The answer, quite simply, is everyone else.
In addition this website has many companies supporting it, yet rarely shows where a company has paid for any of it. It does, however, encourage us to contact representatives to support legislation to send more money to this program and its affiliated business, labor, environmental, and social justice communities. Where does this money come from? The government. I will leave it up to common sense for you to know where the government gets the money it sends out (hint, it is us, and printing).
To explain the emphasis of social justice, I shall continue to use quotes from their own website:
-Up-front financing for home energy retrofits, which will allow low and moderate income ratepayers to get deep savings on their energy bills.
-Community-driven outreach and mobilization, which will reach economically marginalized neighborhoods where utility marketing is ineffective.
-High-road jobs for community residents in energy efficiency retrofit work, providing family supporting wages and benefits, strong health and safety measures, and a path to unionization.
-A voice in the process for marginalized communities.
On July 28, the EEAC passed a resolution that partially approved the utilities’ proposals but required them to add:
-Up-front financing, probably including on-bill cost recovery (you make the repairs now and pay them off over time on your utility bill).
-Community mobilization as an outreach strategy.
-High job standards and responsible contractor provisions.
Fully implementing the Green Justice Coalition’s proposals will help the utilities achieve 3% energy savings every year.
Excerpt over. This does sound like a good proposal. It also explains what area of the nation will be improved: the community organizing, and economically marginalized neighborhoods, and unions. It will also give those marginalized communities a voice in the process they currently do not have from voting, or attending their local government sessions and speaking to their representatives on any level of government. I agree completely (not) that these people deserve more of an opportunity to represent themselves than I do in this country where all are created equal.
However, you may be slightly confused. It said this was from the Green Justice Coalition. Well, who are they? Lets read their website:
The Massachusetts Green Justice Coalition, an affiliate of the national Apollo Alliance, won a victory for social justice and the environment yesterday.
The Green Justice proposals combine energy efficiency with racial, economic, and environmental justice – thus, “Green Justice.”
Excerpt over. Time prevents me from finishing this blog, I shall in time.
http://apolloalliance.org/
So now, with a new Apollo Project in progress, we are not seeing the massive praise and promotion for the program. Yes, we have a second Apollo Project. It is focused on our economic shift to green technology. $500 billion dollars has been approved for this program.
Why haven't we heard about this? Where is the national spotlight on our future greatness to come from this program? Why are we not following it with eager eyes and ears to see our nation prosper step-by-step? It is because Obama wanted it, and now has it, and no longer cares what happens with it, because he now has focused on the rest of his agenda.
He didn't even have to fight for this one. The stimulus bill and bank bailouts and the budget and health care have distracted us from so many other things. Once Obama gets something he wants, he pushes it aside for his czars and other government agencies to act on while he takes the cameras and moves them onto the next issue. The more he fights for something, the less accountable he has to be (and those in his administration) on the other projects already passed.
This is where health care has failed. He didn't distract us long enough because the House of Representatives took too long to rush it through like they did the other things. That is why the opposition to it was initially, and to a certain extent, still referred to as artificial and had an evil source.
So now the Apollo Project has grabbed my attention because of the contradiction between the former and the current Apollo project. The original was a source of pride and achievement for our nation as a whole. That is why we all followed it. This one, however, is more selective:
The carefully constructed plan, The New Apollo Program: An Economic Strategy for American Prosperity, was prepared over the last year by a coalition of experts from business, labor, the environmental, and social justice communities.
Excerpt over. A plan made by experts from the business, labor, and environmental communities is an excellent plan. So what is with the social justice communities? Shouldn't the Apollo Project, in any form, be a plan for America as a whole and not only the communities who are deemed to have been wronged by society?
What place do they have in this? Does the plan use affirmitive action to create a clean energy industry in a city of those who face "social injustice" over other cities that are exactly the same in every way?
We need a plan to make all of America great. Social justice will come if we do that. A plan which targets only bringing social justice does bring all of America forward, just those deemed deserving of justice. Who is punished in these attempts for justice? The answer, quite simply, is everyone else.
In addition this website has many companies supporting it, yet rarely shows where a company has paid for any of it. It does, however, encourage us to contact representatives to support legislation to send more money to this program and its affiliated business, labor, environmental, and social justice communities. Where does this money come from? The government. I will leave it up to common sense for you to know where the government gets the money it sends out (hint, it is us, and printing).
To explain the emphasis of social justice, I shall continue to use quotes from their own website:
-Up-front financing for home energy retrofits, which will allow low and moderate income ratepayers to get deep savings on their energy bills.
-Community-driven outreach and mobilization, which will reach economically marginalized neighborhoods where utility marketing is ineffective.
-High-road jobs for community residents in energy efficiency retrofit work, providing family supporting wages and benefits, strong health and safety measures, and a path to unionization.
-A voice in the process for marginalized communities.
On July 28, the EEAC passed a resolution that partially approved the utilities’ proposals but required them to add:
-Up-front financing, probably including on-bill cost recovery (you make the repairs now and pay them off over time on your utility bill).
-Community mobilization as an outreach strategy.
-High job standards and responsible contractor provisions.
Fully implementing the Green Justice Coalition’s proposals will help the utilities achieve 3% energy savings every year.
Excerpt over. This does sound like a good proposal. It also explains what area of the nation will be improved: the community organizing, and economically marginalized neighborhoods, and unions. It will also give those marginalized communities a voice in the process they currently do not have from voting, or attending their local government sessions and speaking to their representatives on any level of government. I agree completely (not) that these people deserve more of an opportunity to represent themselves than I do in this country where all are created equal.
However, you may be slightly confused. It said this was from the Green Justice Coalition. Well, who are they? Lets read their website:
The Massachusetts Green Justice Coalition, an affiliate of the national Apollo Alliance, won a victory for social justice and the environment yesterday.
The Green Justice proposals combine energy efficiency with racial, economic, and environmental justice – thus, “Green Justice.”
Excerpt over. Time prevents me from finishing this blog, I shall in time.
http://apolloalliance.org/
Areas To Watch
The world is slightly less stable in the past month for various reasons. So, a simple listing of areas which have gotten worse in the past month should give perspective.
Isreal-Hezbolla (Lebanon)
Russia-Georgia
Ecuador, Venezuela-Colombia
Yemen
Eritrea
Iraq
Isreal-Hezbolla (Lebanon)
Russia-Georgia
Ecuador, Venezuela-Colombia
Yemen
Eritrea
Iraq
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