San Antonio Young Democrats

Monday, September 11, 2006

Top ten part 2

I'm working on a top 10 things I've been wanting to blog about. It is taking awhile so here is 6-10

6)International Linear Collider: The US will lose its position as the leader in high energy physics when the Large Hadron Collider opens in Geneva. Some are suggesting that in order to maintain that position the US should inject $500 million dollars into the ILC (international linear collider). This could put the US in a great position to be the host country. The project would attract top talent from not only the country but also the world. I say we do it. I believe it is in the best interest for the US to "promote the arts and the sciences" and fund such grand research initiatives. It also proves that the US actually embaces academia and intellectual stimulation (which is eroded everytime W makes a speech). Here is the article. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/4e52af1f64fec010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

7) Pluto: no longer a planet. Scientist have decided that Pluto is no loger a planet. This debate involved issues of mass and orbit. This was a legitamate scientific debate. You know what scientist aren't debating: global warming and evolution.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa007&articleID=000BAB90-0894-14EE

8) Nuclear energy: I read an article recently. It is cleaner than coal in terms of emmisions and there is very little waste. The problem is what to do with the tiny bit of waste, because it will be around for a while. Once you find somewhere to store it you have to get it there. Oh yeah and you have to build the power plants. The power plant and the path to the waste storage site and the waste storage site itself all have one thing in common. Nobody wants it in thier back yard. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=0000137A-C4BF-14E5-84BF83414B7F0000

9) Rummsfelds Comments: Facism? appeasment to Nazi Germany? It is simply amazing how he can speak with such arrogance. The left side of the political aisle is not calling for a withdrawal of troops in such a way that Iraq would plument into complete chaos. Actually with this administrations policy the probablity of that happening increases exponentionally with each flawed neoconservative decision. To stay the course with this administation is not only foolish but a sign of lunacy. Democrats are calling for a new course, one based on actual strategy.

10) The statement: The election of Lamont is a sign of weakness to terrorist. False. Why? Do you really think terrorist give a rats a** who repressents Connecticut in the U.S. Senate? Do you picture some terrorists in a hotel up all night watching the election returns to see if they will carry out their plan? Like one was going to turn to the other and say "Well, Lieberman won, so much for that trip to London". Please tell me the public is smarter than that.

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