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They don't know how much oil is actually there - it's all guestimated. As for the fragile environment of ANWR - what about the fragile desert ecosystem of Arabia? NIMBY strikes again...

Someone needs to take food away from the first, and give it to this one...

Exactement!

Reminds me of the totalitarian Stalin era, where 'enemies of the state' were airbrushed out of photos following their execution. Just one more example of how socialist Europe is moving farther to the fringe...

Thanks, guys. Jon: FYI, I took the family up to Lake 22 last weekend. Suprisingly little snowcover at the top, but quite a bit of thin icy patches along the trail - even at the trailhead. I'd expect Pilchuck to be similar.

Has anyone been up there recently - the scramble route through Tin Pan Gap. How much snow is up there? Icy? TIA.

Good Cover: Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin".

Blackmore's Night does a good (more recent) cover of Diamonds and Rust as well. JP did a great cover of Green Manalishi...

The Iranians really hated Carter and his administration, not the US. They cheered when Carter was defeated in 1980. There was a great documentary on this that I saw on PBS (I believe) a couple of years ago.

I wish more people on the left could make similar admissions and recognize the progress. By no means would this mean you think the administration has optimal policies (or even good ones), or that they (or their party) should not be removed from power in the next election.

Are you propositioning somebody?

Man, you guys gotta get a sense of humor. Joyeux Anniversaire, Monsieur Crash!

Sat: power hike / Si Sun: family hike / Lake 22, partially with 45 lb pack (i.e. 3 yr old).

Get better at trolling. If you think I am merely trolling, then you've proven yourself over and over again to be a sucker, since you so often feel compelled to respond to my comments.

Yes, but then they are committing crimes other than simply using drugs.

Paying $31k a year for someone who contributes nothing to society is a good thing? Recidivism is a good thing? 60% of California prison inmates will be back in prison within 3 years. What, exactly is good about having a large prison population? They get out at some point, and have to be reintegrated into society, or they've just gone to criminal college Better in prison than on the steets committing more crimes. Duh.

I don't know about that - kids love the "gross out" aspect of it. Gummi worms, bugs, insects, whatever.

Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc - It means "after this, therefore because of this". It's a classic logical fallacy. Those are interesting statistics, but there are a lot of other possible causes for the decrease in violent crime including more/better trained police, increased incarceration times, a better economy, etc. My guess is it's due to the large number of criminals who are incarcerated - an argument that has been out there for some time to explain the declining rates of violent crime in recent years. Which reminds me of the oft-cited statistic (from lefties) about the US having the highest rate of imprisonment (up there with Russia and China), and how this is supposedly a baaaaaaad thing, indicative of some horrible flaw in our society. Everyone likes to manipulate the numbers for their agenda. Lies, damn lies, and statistics indeed.

Road Kill Candy

Sad, but true.

What proportions? One part each?

I've heard similar explanations for why climbers climb, and I can certainly understand *that* drive.

I laugh at your hypocrisy and at you.

I don't think Nixon was evil, and think that type of hyperbole does a lot of harm, blurring the distinctions between good and true evil. I'll stop with that to avoid thread-drift, and only add that reading these types of statements makes me not have much desire to read more of what this guy has to offer.

OK, I'll concede that point. I've always wondered why this is so and whether it is a necessary condition to that level of creativity.