Jim, all very interesting reading,but nothing we can really tackle here,.I WILL say that, though very large, as a percent of GDP the projected deficit is still well below that in the years following WWII-so it is hardly unprecedented. Not that I'm arguing in favor of deficit spending-I rejoiced with everyone else when the budget was balanced late in the Clinton administration, and opposed personally the profligate spending of the last administration which returned us to high deficits.



One thing I will say is, that if you advocate rolling back the ESA, the Clean Water Act, or the Clean Air Act-whatever conspiracies and malfeasance you believe may be behind them-well, good luck.



>>By the way, did you know that 84.5% of the entire state of Nevada is OWNED by the federal government? Why Brad?

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Lol-you think the gov just grabbed this land yesterday? This has to do with the history of the west following the Louisiana purchase-most western states are (still) primarily covered in federal lands-as a hunter I'm well aware of (and thankful for) that fact.



>>Think of this as the leg bone connected to the...Non-native invasive species is found within the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in articles 8 and 9...The US signed (Madeleine Albright) in 1993 but the senate has never ratified that "treaty"...But, government agencies are enacting its tenents even as we speak...How do I know this? The Everglades National Park is both a Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site...The CBD is found in BOTH of these UN programs Brad. Don't believe me, go find them and read them for yourself...

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Why would I not believe this? It's obvious.



But I get it-you don't accept the premises of the climatological community, and you believe the risk of what would happen if you are wrong is worth it-after all, humans have no inherent right to exist over any other species (which if you put it that way I have to agree-I doubt most people will go along with us on this though )



Fair enough.



By the way-I NEVER watch network news-Internet, PBS and CNN only.
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