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The dems try to feign this that and the other thing in regards Iraq.  They use every excuse to use negative words.  The problem is although they have temporarily suceeded in stampeding the American herd its not something that’s as easy as it used to be.  Yes this is a very old technique they are using.  It has been used since before Vietnam but to its most obvious during that period.  

The problem is the internet.  Voices like mine, the booksmart with high IQ AND street smarts AND one other critical element…….the voice of the free thinking non-conformist were not available.  In corporate America a certain premium is paid for being the soothing voice.  In order to reach the highest levels of journalism you had to stroke god knows what to get to the top.  Not any more. Drudge is proof of that.

The proof is solid as concrete in front of a guy jumping off the Empire State Building.   Look how hard the dem’s and the media searched.  The first traction if any they got was the abu graib story.  Now if ever there was a non-story this was it.  In a country previously ruled by Saddamn for the media to bleet like they did only proved one thing.  It proved they were cowards and George W Bush is a relative gentleman.   Were George anything like Saddamn these wimps would have said not a single word.  Part of it would have been intimidation and part would have been their whorish attraction to the pimps of power.   And they think they’re such independent rogues defending freedom.  Talk about self-delusion.  Yet the antique media and the dems ( redundant terms ) played Abu Graib for all it was worth. 

So now the pictures in focus.  They did and do what they do not for the good of the country unless its simply by coincidental accident.  They do what they do to gain power.  Its why I keep repeating that they are not a viable political option any more.  They’re a rotting dead body and they don’t even know it yet.   The new media is going to fillet them like a brook trout at some point and there will be no recovering.  What is transparent to me will soon be made transparent to others and it won’t be pretty for them.

The dems try to feign this that and the other thing in regards Iraq.  They use every excuse to use negative words.  The problem is although they have temporarily suceeded in stampeding the American herd its not something that’s as easy as it used to be.  Yes this is a very old technique they are using.  It has been used since before Vietnam but to its most obvious during that period.  

The problem is the internet.  Voices like mine, the booksmart with high IQ AND street smarts AND one other critical element…….the voice of the free thinking non-conformist were not available.  In corporate America a certain premium is paid for being the soothing voice.  In order to reach the highest levels of journalism you had to stroke god knows what to get to the top.  Not any more. Drudge is proof of that.

The proof of the dems charade on Iraq is as solid as concrete in front of a guy jumping off the Empire State Building.   Look how hard the dem’s and the media searched.  The first traction if any they got was the abu graib story.  Now if ever there was a non-story this was it.  In a country previously ruled by Saddamn for the media to bleet like they did only proved one thing.  It proved they were cowards and George W Bush is a relative gentleman.   Were George anything like Saddamn these wimps would have said not a single word.  Part of it would have been intimidation and part would have been their whorish attraction to the pimps of power.   And they think they’re such independent rogues defending freedom.  Talk about self-delusion.  They are so needy I feel embarassed for them when I watch TV.  The antique media and the dems ( redundant terms ) played Abu Graib for all it was worth. 

So now the pictures in focus.  They did and do with regards Iraq not for the good of the country unless its simply by coincidental accident.  They do what they do to gain power.  Its why I keep repeating that they are not a viable political option any more.  Its not an option any more to pull out willy nilly.  Whatever is done has to be an engineered solution.  The dems are a rotting dead body and they don’t even know it yet.   The new media is going to fillet them like a brook trout at some point and there will be no recovering.  What is transparent to me will soon be made transparent to others and it won’t be pretty for them.   The American People will understand the full depth of the treachery involved.  They have only the fact that so many grassroot dems are so blatantly craven that they will even keep electing Teddy Kennedy over and over again.  Although the Republicans are far far far from perfect …….You won’t find anyone like Teddy in the Republican party……..and that is telling.

Think about it a little.  Still do not accept it?  Another thought experiment.   Where would the dems be if in the next 2 years the Iraq effort is successful?  The obvious answer is “in the shitter”.   They will do everything they can to undermine the effort and portray it as a failure regardless of any reality on the ground good or bad.

Exerpted arty: No Cornucopia in Mexico

Tortilla prices have tripled or quadrupled in some parts of Mexico since last summer. On Jan. 18, Calderón announced an agreement with business leaders capping tortilla prices at 78 cents per kilogram, or 2.2 pounds, less than half the highest reported prices. The president’s move was a throwback to a previous era when Mexico controlled prices — the government subsidized tortillas until 1999, at which point cheap corn imports were rising under the NAFTA trade agreement. It was also a surprise given his carefully crafted image as an avowed supporter of free trade

It would be laughable were it not rather sad.  In a country the size of Mexico there should be adequate corn.  Are our liberals down there with trucks feeding the people they have helped to drive up corn prices on?  Anyone with business sense including me was predicting last summer that corn prices would be going up.  The predictable arbitrage in corn came and now Mexican tortilla prices are up.   There is nothing wrong with this per se.  Its the free market at work and will busily stimulate corn production.  However it is a bit artificial because for every 1 unit of hydrocarbon fossil fuel energy put in we get out around 1.2 units of energy from the corn.  This is simply not good enough for our heavily mechanized society. 

So now the authoritarian government of Mexico is attempting to dictate to the tides to rise and to what level.  You may not see it that way. Maybe you think you can dictate to millions of people what to do but that’s not how it happens.  Millions of people hide behind one another thankfully and ignore your lib / authoritarian dictats.  In groups of people as large as ones that make up “economies” their behavior is largely statistical and mimic many behaviors of physical systems. Not even Stalinist Nancy Pelosi or President of Mexico can command gravity to cease to be a law.   

Lesson: Politicians and government do not create GNP of any type!  Most of their “solutions” make problems worse!  In this particular case the authoritarian nature of the Mexican government has made the Mexican economy so fragil it can’t even cope with corn prices going up.

For my part I hope the Mexican corn crisis is alleviated soon because I have found the poor in Mexico to be very friendly people that I have a good place in my heart for.  On the other hand its only realistic to assume that until Mexico gives up this lib / authoritarian / dem style way of governing their country that their people will be trapped in fragil circumstances that lead to this sort of situation where something as simple as the commodity corn can cause a crisis.  Socialists / authoritarian / Dem / lib policies seek to stifle business and free enterprise.  Business, Free enterprise they are only synonyms for natural human behavior that happens when people are free and happy.  They are only called business and free enterprise when someone in government seeks to tax them.  It takes the human out of the equation.  De-humanizing someone is the first step to convincing one group to take advantage of another group.

Many poor Mexicans, Gálvez said, have been substituting cheap instant noodles, which often sell for as little as 27 cents a cup and are loaded with less nutritious starch and sodium.

I live in Arizona. I have been to Mexico many times. In the town of Sonoyta you can see the short older indian women standing around a round frying table making tortillas.  You can not imagine how good fresh tortillas are.  For a Mexican with a good yet very simple life this food is a great deal of your joy in life.  Hell I even think alot about how good they are! ( I only can get the derivative white-asized version here in Phoenix if I do not want to drive to the border).  Put yourself in the Mexicans place. They’re going to be suffering as they eat these cheesy Top Ramen noodles.  For you soft pudgy Americans who lack imagination its like you’re addicted to video games and the power goes out. You jones to play your game, no joy at all.  Er well except in this case you get hungry too. 

As a side note this situation really contrasts what is wrong with libs.  They think they are Princes and Princesses.  They think they can dictate outcomes with a flick of their pinky.  This flagrant egotism of the libs is criminal.  The outcomes are bad.  They are the ones that pushed for ethanol.  All for their Environmental Religion. 

Backgrounder on authors position

1) I am a right winger.  Many libs would try to make the case that I am anti-poor.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact I am poor as I trying to start my own business,  I do without health insurance etc.  ( by USA standards, and in fact I do not complain to anyone about it! Whiners are Wusses ! )   I think conservatives are the only true advocate the poor have ! 

2) I love latin american for the warm hearts of the honest peoples that live there.  I disinclude their abundant criminals by saying this.  The emotional nature results in a fraction of the people being able to justify anything.  In fact I am working towards living in Brazil.