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Gill said:
And in your world, that is everyone that disagrees with you.

You're are not nearly as clever as you think you are.
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Nope. people I respect do so often. 1 Perry, Ejah Gault, George Will, and those who speak reasonably without all the hyperbolic nonsense. You should try it. :coffeepap
 
January 2001
January 20, 2001- Inaugural Address
Clinton staffers vandalize and sabotage the White House leaving behind unusable computers, pornography on the computers and walls, and unusable telephone systems from the cutting of cables and wires.
President Bush proclaims a National Day of Prayer
Executive order by President Bush establishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

February 2001
President Bush attends National Prayer Breakfast
President Bush proclaims National Consumer Protection Week
President Bush releases agenda for tax relief
President Bush speaks to Troops of Fort Stewart
President Speaks to the Troops and Personnel at Norfolk Naval Air Station
President Signs Legislation Recognizing Reagan's Birthday
President Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico hold joint press conference
President Bush speaks at dedication of Oklahoma City National Memorial
President Bush speaks at Townsend Elementary School in Tennessee
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair hold joint press conference
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America: American Red Cross Month, 2001
President Bush address' Joint Session of Congress

March 2001
President Bush speaks at christening ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan
President Bush speaks at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
President Bush and meets with President Kim Dae-Jung of South Korea
President Bush meets with National Energy Policy Development Group
President and Mrs. Bush Speak to women business leaders
President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel
President Bush speaks at La Sociedad Cubana
President Bush welcomes Catholic Leaders to White House
President Bush proclaims Education and Sharing Day, USA
President Bush speaks to Greek Community Leaders
President Bush speaks to high tech leaders
President Bush speaks to African American leaders
President Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
President Bush speaks to members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
President Bush signs resolution repealing ergonomics regulation that repeals burdensome and broad regulation dealing with ergonomics.

April 2001
A Chinese fighter jet downs a US spy plan causing an international incident. China held the crew for 11 days, until the Bush Administration negotiated their release without admitting responsibility.
President Bush proclaims National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day.
President Bush congratulates Winners of Horatio Alger Award
President Bush proclaims Jewish Heritage Week
President Bush proclaims National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
U.S. forces participate in apprehension of indicted war criminal
The Mississippi River experienced severe flooding of historic significance - the river rose to its highest level since 1965 affecting residents in 4 states and causing billions in damages.
President Bush declares several Mississippi counties disaster areas
President Bush speaks at Holocaust Museum
President Bush Speaks at Concord Middle School in Concord, North Carolina
President Bush Speaks at United States Chamber of Commerce
President Bush Speaks at Holocaust Museum
President Bush Welcomes President De La Rua of Argentina
President Bush and President Vicente Fox of Mexico Speak to Reporters
President's speaks at the Summit of the Americas - Quebec City, Canada
President Bush Welcomes the NCAA Men's Basketball Champions from Duke University and the NCAA Women's Basketball Champions from Notre Dame University
President Bush Speaks to Winners of Environmental Youth Awards
President Bush recognizes national teachers of the year
President Bush proclaims National Day of Prayer


May 2001
President Bush Speaks at National Defense University
President Bush proclaims Law Day
President Bush announces formation of Social Security Commission
President Bush speaks at National Day of Prayer reception
President Bush Speaks to New York Yankees
President Bush Speaks at Council of Americas Conference
President Bush Speaks at Small Business Person Award Ceremony
A Proclamation by the President: Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2001
President Bush proclaims Small Business Week
President Bush welcomes Amir of Bahrain to the White House
President Bush speaks with math champs
President Bush speaks at 20th annual Peace Officers Memorial Service
President Bush declares disaster exists in Minnesota, Maine and Nebraska
President Bush signs Medal of Valor Bill
President Bush speaks to national leadership of the Hispanic faith-based organizations
President Bush meets with the Dalai Lama
President Bush speaks at U.S. Naval Academy Commencement
President Bush proclaims Prayer for Peace
President Bush delivers Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery
President Bush announces National Parks Legacy Project.
President Bush Signs World War II Memorial Bill.
President Bush sign Executive Order: Actions Concerning Regulations that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

June 2001
President declares disaster exists in West Virginia
President Bush proclaims National Child's Day
President Bush Signs wildfire bill into law
June 4, 2001 President Bush speaks at Royal Palm Visitors Center in Everglades National Park
President Bush speaks to Habitat for Humanity Supporters
President Bush speaks at Dedication of National D-Day Memorial
President Bush signs tax cut bill reducing Federal Income Tax Rates and sends a refund to millions of Americans
President Bush speaks at the Fourth National Summit on Fatherhood
President Bush speaks at tax reduction celebration event in Iowa
President Bush holds press conference with President Jose Maria Aznar
President Bush speaks at the opening of NATO meeting in Brussels
President Bush holds press conference with President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski - Warsaw, Poland
U.S. and Poland sign Open Skies Agreement
President Bush holds press conference with Russian Federation President Putin
President Bush speaks at Summit on the 21st Century Work Force
President Bush declares disaster exists in Mississippi
President Bush declares disaster exists in Pennsylvania
U.S. and Poland sign comprehensive trade package
President discusses faith-based initiative at Conference of Mayors
President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon meet in Oval Office
President Bush meets with President of South Africa
President Bush meets with Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan - Camp David, Maryland


July 2001
President Bush Meets with Leadership of National Service Organizations
President Bush visits Jefferson Memorial
President Bush Visits Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia
President orders federal aid for Montana storm recovery
President Bush Speaks at Independence Day Celebration
President Bush speaks to participants of America's Promise
President speaks to specialty doctors and patients on Patients' Bill of Rights
President Bush announces Medicare initiative
President participates in roundtable interview with foreign press
President Bush and President Chirac of France speak to the press - Genoa, Italy
President Bush and President Putin hold press conference - Genoa, Italy
President Bush meets with the Pope John Paul II - Rome, Italy
President Bush and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi hold press conference - Rome, Italy
President Bush speaks to troops in Kosovo
President Bush recognizes 11th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
President Reemphasizes Call to End Racial Profiling

August 2001
President Bush discusses first six months in office
President Bush signs Agriculture Supplemental Bill
President Bush speaks about character development at YMCA Picnic
Statement by the President about faith-based and community initiatives
President Bush signs Export Controls Executive Order
President to Bush visits workers at Harley Davidson factory
President Bush speaks with students at Crawford Elementary
President Bush announces Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Bush gives tour of Crawford Ranch
President Bush speaks at Little League World Series
President Bush discusses defense priorities at American Legion
President and Mrs. Bush unveil new White House Web Site

September 2001
President Discusses economy at Teamsters barbecue in Detroit, Michigan
President Bush meets with President Fox of Mexico
President Bush proclaims National Birmingham Pledge Week
President Bus proclaims National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 over 3000 innocent Americans are killed.
Anthrax laced letters cause several deaths, closing post offices and delaying the delivery of mail across the US.
President proclaims National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
President Bush salutes heroes in New York at the site of the World Trade Center disaster
President Bush launches online American relief and response effort
President Bush signs Authorization for Use of Military Force Bill
President Bush authorizes additional disaster funding for New York
President Bush addresses a Joint Session of Congress and the American People after the attack on September 11, 2001- The Bush Doctrine on Terror
President Bush released $5.1 billion dollars to assist in the humanitarian, recovery, and security related to 9/11
President Bush signs Airline Transportation Bill to assure the safety and stability of the nation's commercial airlines
President Bush signs executive order freezing the assets of terrorist organizations
President Bush proclaims Family Day
President orders federal disaster aid for Florida
President Bush meets with the King of Jordan

October 2001
President Bush opens Reagan National Airport
President Bush proclaims National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
President Bush unveils back to work plan
President Bush initiates military action in Afghanistan dismantling the Taliban regime and liberating 25 million people
President speaks at 20th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Tribute
President Bush signs Executive Order establishing Office of Homeland Security
Gov. Ridge sworn-in to lead Homeland Security
President Bush meets with Chancellor Schroeder of Germany
President Bush announces new Counter-Terrorism and CyberSpace Security Positions
President Bush unveils "Most Wanted" Terrorists
President Bush Proclaims Child Health Day.
President Bush Proclaims National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
President Bush announces, "America's Fund for Afghan Children".
President Bush meets with Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi
President Bush rallies troops at Travis Air Force Base
President Bush meets with President Jiang Zemin - Shanghai, People's Republic of China
President Bush holds press conference with Russian President Vladimir - People's Republic of China
President Bush says terrorists won't change American way of life
President Bush announces education partnership with Muslim nations
President Bush signs the Patriot Act.
President Launches Bush "Lessons of Liberty"

November 2001
Airline crashes in Queens New York killing 255 people on board.
President Bush proclaims National Adoption Month.
President Bush proclaims World Freedom Day.
President Bush signs Presidential Records Act Executive Order.
President Bush signs Military Construction Appropriations Bill to improve quality of housing for military personnel.
President Bush signs National Emergency Construction Authority Executive Order
President Bush Acts to make holiday travel safer.
President Bush authorizes transfers from Emergency Response Fund.
President Bush signs Interior Appropriations Bill.
President Bush signs Internet Access Taxation Moratorium so the growth of the Internet is not slowed by taxation.
President Bush issues military order -Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism

Oh, and December 2000
Al Gore challenges election results delaying the Bush administration preparation for office for more than 30 days.

Ready for December 2001, and 2002?
 
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Boo Radley said:
Responsibility? No. But in their best interests to do so. They benefit from a strong middle class. The middle class is more vested, and with more money to buy products and contribute, which helps them keep making profits and doing business. It helps the nation to have a strong middle class, and lessons dissention, which often leads to the kind of chaos and protest other countries see.
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See you step on your own toes ... so you disagree that business's are making record profits ??? You can't argue that they are, then in the next breath say it's in their best interests to form a strong middle class here. Liberal likes yourself talk in circles all the time .... . the reason you give for business making record profits are that they don't care about the middle class, and ship jobs overseas. this according to "you" is what makes them "record profits"......... Now right here in this post ... you are saying what ??? That they would make even higher record profits if they took care of the middle class here ??

Are liberals really this stupid??? Do you honestly think in your very questionable business sense .... that a company any company would move overseas or lay off workers if it were going to produce less profits ?? Over and over liberals (as a whole) show very clearly, why they can't own or run a business.
 
Catawba said:
I don't know of any damage Obama has done except to extend the war longer in Afghanistan longer than necessary,
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No? Tell me about his green jobs plan.
 
Sunbelt said:
No? Tell me about his green jobs plan.
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You mean that he has invested more in alternative energy, including nuclear, than any president in history?

Do you mean the one failed company Solyndra, where our investment costs less than a week of the almost 9 year optional war in Iraq?

What has the GOP leadership in the 2010 Congress done except to continue the tax cuts for the rich?
 
Catawba said:
You mean that he has invested more in alternative energy, including nuclear, than any president in history?

Do you mean the one failed company Solyndra, where our investment costs less than a week of the almost 9 year optional war in Iraq?

What has the GOP leadership in the 2010 Congress done except to continue the tax cuts for the rich?
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What are you getting out of the Obama Administration? GOP Controls the HOUSE not Congress and that became effective in JANUARY 2011, not 2010.
 
Conservative said:
What are you getting out of the Obama Administration? GOP Controls the HOUSE not Congress and that became effective in JANUARY 2011, not 2010.
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Reversal of the loss of jobs under Bush.

Reversal of economic decline under Bush

Reversal of the stock market decline under Bush

The withdrawal of troops from Iraq that McCain had said he would be fine with leaving there 50 or 100 years.

Health care reform

Biggest reduction in CO2 in history.

Biggest investment in alternative energy in history

Middle class tax cut.

Those were the biggies for me

In 2010 the GOP claimed they swept elections. What have they done in the last year, besides cutting funding to NPR and getting the tax cuts continued for the their clients?
 
Catawba said:
You mean that he has invested more in alternative energy, including nuclear, than any president in history?
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Is this just supposition or do you have evidence to support such a statement?
Do you mean the one failed company Solyndra, where our investment costs less than a week of the almost 9 year optional war in Iraq?
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One failed company?…try 4 and counting:
Raser Technologies- Failed energy projects cross party lines
Beacon Power Corp. and Nevada Geothermal - Financial turmoil grips two more

And as to Iraq being optional aren’t ALL wars optional? Please take a minute and review various comments made by Democrats on the topic - Democrat Quotes on Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction . Then consider H.J.Res. 114 passed the House 296-133 (for=215R/82D-39%) Senate 77-23 (for=48R/29D-58%). The cost is another issue. Bush/Congress should have passed a means to fund both Iraq and Afghanistan.

What has the GOP leadership in the 2010 Congress done except to continue the tax cuts for the rich?
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“On December 15, 2010, the Senate passed the compromise package with an 81–19 vote, with large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans supporting it. December 16, the House passed the measure on a vote of 277–148, with only a modest majority of Democrats but a large majority of Republicans voting for the package. The Washington Post called the approved deal "the most significant tax bill in nearly a decade". President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, on December 17, 2010.”

Sounds like the GOP leadership sat back and let the DEMOCRAT leadership pass the extension you speak of.
 
dickieboy;1060007142 and as to iraq being optional aren’t all wars optional?[/quote said:
no

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Catawba said:
Reversal of the loss of jobs under Bush.

Reversal of economic decline under Bush

Reversal of the stock market decline under Bush

The withdrawal of troops from Iraq that McCain had said he would be fine with leaving there 50 or 100 years.

Health care reform

Biggest reduction in CO2 in history.

Biggest investment in alternative energy in history

Middle class tax cut.

Those were the biggies for me

In 2010 the GOP claimed they swept elections. What have they done in the last year, besides cutting funding to NPR and getting the tax cuts continued for the their clients?
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Keep trying to re-write history

Reaganomics Vs. Obamanomics: Fallacies Offered By The Left - Forbes

President Obama likes to pretend that a third of his trillion dollar stimulus involved tax cuts too. But those “tax cuts” all involved temporary tax credits which are economically no different from increased government spending. Indeed, a majority of the Obama “tax cuts” were “refundable” income tax credits, which involve sending a government check to people who do not even pay income taxes, economically indistinguishable from increased government spending. That is why even the federal government’s own official beancounters account for such refundable credits in the federal budget as spending rather than tax cuts. Such tax credits do not have the incentive effects of rate cuts explained above
 
winston53660 said:
I'd say when "they" hijack planes and fly them into buildings might be one example.
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But we didn't go to war after the first Twin tower bombing nor after the bombing of the USS Cole. Why not?
 
Dickieboy said:
But we didn't go to war after the first Twin tower bombing nor after the bombing of the USS Cole. Why not?
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I'm assmiong you were not in the city after the first bombing. One it was not very successful. Two within days other terrorist were being ferreted out like the one's in my Brooklyn neighborhood that were building another bomb. And that blind sheik where is he now?
 
winston53660 said:
I'm assmiong you were not in the city after the first bombing. One it was not very successful. Two within days other terrorist were being ferreted out like the one's in my Brooklyn neighborhood that were building another bomb. And that blind sheik where is he now?
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Sorry but I must have missed your answer or just didn't understand, please try again.

What is an 'assmoing'?
 
Dickieboy said:
Sorry but I must have missed your answer or just didn't understand, please try again.

What is an 'assmoing'?
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Yay the typo police are present and accounted for!
 
winston53660 said:
Yay the typo police are present and accounted for!
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Sorry, but I missed your answer again...I think...please try again.

ps. About the typo, I figured it out after posting...sorry
 
Catawba said:
You mean that he has invested more in alternative energy, including nuclear, than any president in history?
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People make investments all the time, Liberal. Show me the results ;)

Catawba said:
Do you mean the one failed company Solyndra,
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That's one failure, now share a success. That is why you're here, right? To defend Hussein's track record?

Catawba said:
What has the GOP leadership in the 2010 Congress done except to continue the tax cuts for the rich?
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How about you just stay on task and answer the questions, first?
 
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Dickieboy said:
Is this just supposition or do you have evidence to support such a statement?
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It was part of the stimulus funding:

"The Administration has invested more than $90 billion in clean energy – the largest clean energy investment in our nation’s history. These critical investments have already created or saved hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country and put the United States on a path to double renewable energy generation from 2008 levels by 2012. In fact, since 2008, more than 20,000 megawatts of new electric generating capacity from wind, solar and geothermal energy have come online, increasing installed capacity by more than 70 percent.

One failed company?…try 4 and counting:
Raser Technologies- Failed energy projects cross party lines
Beacon Power Corp. and Nevada Geothermal - Financial turmoil grips two more
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Meh, new businesses sometimes fail, the reward at the end will be worth the small failures, unlike with the $3 trillion dollar mistake in Iraq.

And as to Iraq being optional aren’t ALL wars optional?
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Not according to our Constitution, just ask Ron Paul, it only specifies war as a response to a direct threat. Iraq presented no such threat. That is why Ron Paul and a majority of Congressional Democrats voted against AOF.

“On December 15, 2010, the Senate passed the compromise package with an 81–19 vote, with large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans supporting it. December 16, the House passed the measure on a vote of 277–148, with only a modest majority of Democrats but a large majority of Republicans voting for the package. The Washington Post called the approved deal "the most significant tax bill in nearly a decade". President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, on December 17, 2010.”

Sounds like the GOP leadership sat back and let the DEMOCRAT leadership pass the extension you speak of.
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How quickly some forget:

GOP holds national security, jobless benefits, economy hostage for rich tax cuts

Continue reading on Examiner.com GOP holds national security, jobless benefits, economy hostage for rich tax cuts - National liberal | Examiner.com GOP holds national security, jobless benefits, economy hostage for rich tax cuts - National liberal | Examiner.com
 
Sunbelt said:
People make investments all the time, Liberal. Show me the results ;)
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R&D doesn't happen overnight, we should have started backed when we were warned by Nixon, Ford, & Carter that we were approaching peak oil in the US.

That's one failure, now share a success. That is why you're here, right? To defend Hussein's track record?
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Here are just a few of the successes:

"Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power has formally agreed to accept a conditional federal loan guarantee for the construction of two new nuclear units at its Vogtle site.

How Vogtle 3 and 4 are expected to look In February of this year, Vogtle units 3 and 4 became the first new nuclear power plant construction projects to be offered conditional loan guarantees by the US Department of Energy (DoE)."
Georgia Power accepts Vogtle loan guarantee


"President Barack Obama on Friday revealed ambitious plans to raise the corporate average fuel economy standard for cars and light trucks to 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year, a landmark move that will dramatically remake carmakers' product portfolios and consumers' buying habits.

Unlike the first CAFE standards passed by Congress in 1975, the Detroit automakers now publicly support the high requirements and have begun retooling their fleets to adapt the changes.

“[This] represents the single most important step we've ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Obama said in a morning press conference."

Read more: CAFE standards set to rise to 54.5 mpg for 2025 - Autoweek


"The third-oldest active military installation in Texas, Camp Mabry is on the leading edge of future renewable energy generation. Located near the Colorado River about three miles northwest of the Texas Capitol building, Camp Mabry is home to the Texas National Guard, the Texas State Guard, and a new 149-kilowatt grid-tied solar photovoltaic system.
Installed on a carport structure adjacent to the camp headquarters, the solar energy system will generate 199 kilowatt-hours of non-polluting, renewable energy each year, offsetting a portion of the base’s current energy load. Once operational in September, the project will provide distributed renewable energy generation, while serving as a functional structural asset and an educational component providing daily insight about renewable energy to the base’s nearly 800 visitors and employees.

New solar photovoltaic system installed on a Camp Mabry carport structure
The annual energy cost savings from the solar projects is projected at $22,500, with a nine-year payback on Camp Mabry’s matching investment.
The Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program project was funded in part by federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act matching dollars awarded through a competitive process by the State Energy Conservation Office."
SECO Stimulus | Success Stories: Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program


"Success Stories: Alternative Fuels Project
City of Laredo
Laredo has been welcoming visitors for more than 250 years, and is now welcoming a cleaner, greener future by upgrading the city’s compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station.
The alternative fuel project is funded in part with $924,000 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act matching funds awarded through a Transportation Efficiency Program: Alternative Fuels Project competitive process by SECO.
“The compressed natural gas station will provide the Laredo Transit system with a clean, environmentally friendly local natural fuel, and also provide the opportunity for other entities to use the CNG fuel for a cleaner air quality,” says Riazul Mia, P.E., director of the Laredo Environmental Services Department."
SECO Stimulus | Success Stories: Alternative Fuels Project

BWP’s Smart Grid Program will Address Energy Needs of Burbank Residents More Efficiently and Effectively

"DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security"

Read more: DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security - FierceGovernmentIT DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security - FierceGovernmentIT
Subscribe: Government Technology Newsletter - FierceGovernmentIT

Glendale Water & Power Smart Grid Project Update November 7
 
Catawba said:
It was part of the stimulus funding:

"The Administration has invested more than $90 billion in clean energy – the largest clean energy investment in our nation’s history.… In fact, since 2008, more than 20,000 megawatts of new electric generating capacity from wind, solar and geothermal energy have come online, increasing installed capacity by more than 70 percent.
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Where did you get this…whitehouse.gov? This is merely talking points supporting the stimulus package. How about some REAL data supporting this? And that last line, increase capacity by more than 70%...a 70% increase in 2% is still less than 4%...whoopeee BIG DEAL!



Meh, new businesses sometimes fail, the reward at the end will be worth the small failures, unlike with the $3 trillion dollar mistake in Iraq.
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Nice dodge…Yes they do but your original claim was ‘one failed company Solyndra,’ . I posted reference to 4 with little effort. Why not admit your error and we’ll move on?



Not according to our Constitution, just ask Ron Paul, it only specifies war as a response to a direct threat. Iraq presented no such threat. That is why Ron Paul and a majority of Congressional Democrats voted against AOF.
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Please quote EXACTLY where the Constitution MANDATES war? Without this wouldn’t it be optional? I agree, looking back now, that Iraq presented no threat but we all know about hindsight. The data I posted supported the ‘majority of Democrats’ voted AOF, so you concur? But consider that it DID pass Congress with more than paltry Democrat support.


How quickly some forget:
GOP holds national security, jobless benefits, economy hostage for rich tax cuts
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Nice spin, again…Oh, I remember very well. Is it your contention that the Democrats had no option? I thought then that the Democrats should have stuck to their guns and not conceded to the GOP. They would have won ultimately but in the end they DID pass the tax extension regardless of the reason.
 
Catawba said:
Here are just a few of the successes:
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"President Barack Obama on Friday revealed ambitious plans to raise the corporate average fuel economy standard for cars and light trucks to 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year, a landmark move that will dramatically remake carmakers' product portfolios and consumers' buying habits.

“[This] represents the single most important step we've ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Obama said in a morning press conference."
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Success…REALLY? This is merely a commitment to do something (“ambitious plans”). No success as you claim…yet.


"…Installed on a carport structure adjacent to the camp headquarters, the solar energy system will generate 199 kilowatt-hours of non-polluting, renewable energy each year, …
The annual energy cost savings from the solar projects is projected at $22,500, with a nine-year payback on Camp Mabry’s matching investment.
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I know you copy/pasted this but there seems to be some ambiguity in the article. 199kwh/year for $22,500/year? That works out to $113/kwh!!! Around here electricity cost $0.09/kwh but since the article is concerning costs on a military installation kinda makes sense.


"Success Stories: Alternative Fuels Project
City of Laredo
“The compressed natural gas station will provide the Laredo Transit system with a clean, environmentally friendly local natural fuel, and also provide the opportunity for other entities to use the CNG fuel for a cleaner air quality,” says Riazul Mia, P.E., director of the Laredo Environmental Services Department."
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So Laredo converted it city transit system to CNG…USING STIMULUS DOLLARS. Nowhere in the article does it state that it is saving money. Please review your source and convince me how this is a measureable success…thx.


"DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security"
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Again, collaboration does not equate success. Please review your source and advise the measurable success you claimed.
 
Catawba said:
R&D doesn't happen overnight, we should have started backed when we were warned by Nixon, Ford, & Carter that we were approaching peak oil in the US.



Here are just a few of the successes:

"Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power has formally agreed to accept a conditional federal loan guarantee for the construction of two new nuclear units at its Vogtle site.

How Vogtle 3 and 4 are expected to look In February of this year, Vogtle units 3 and 4 became the first new nuclear power plant construction projects to be offered conditional loan guarantees by the US Department of Energy (DoE)."
Georgia Power accepts Vogtle loan guarantee


"President Barack Obama on Friday revealed ambitious plans to raise the corporate average fuel economy standard for cars and light trucks to 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year, a landmark move that will dramatically remake carmakers' product portfolios and consumers' buying habits.

Unlike the first CAFE standards passed by Congress in 1975, the Detroit automakers now publicly support the high requirements and have begun retooling their fleets to adapt the changes.

“[This] represents the single most important step we've ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Obama said in a morning press conference."

Read more: CAFE standards set to rise to 54.5 mpg for 2025 - Autoweek


"The third-oldest active military installation in Texas, Camp Mabry is on the leading edge of future renewable energy generation. Located near the Colorado River about three miles northwest of the Texas Capitol building, Camp Mabry is home to the Texas National Guard, the Texas State Guard, and a new 149-kilowatt grid-tied solar photovoltaic system.
Installed on a carport structure adjacent to the camp headquarters, the solar energy system will generate 199 kilowatt-hours of non-polluting, renewable energy each year, offsetting a portion of the base’s current energy load. Once operational in September, the project will provide distributed renewable energy generation, while serving as a functional structural asset and an educational component providing daily insight about renewable energy to the base’s nearly 800 visitors and employees.

New solar photovoltaic system installed on a Camp Mabry carport structure
The annual energy cost savings from the solar projects is projected at $22,500, with a nine-year payback on Camp Mabry’s matching investment.
The Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program project was funded in part by federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act matching dollars awarded through a competitive process by the State Energy Conservation Office."
SECO Stimulus | Success Stories: Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program


"Success Stories: Alternative Fuels Project
City of Laredo
Laredo has been welcoming visitors for more than 250 years, and is now welcoming a cleaner, greener future by upgrading the city’s compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station.
The alternative fuel project is funded in part with $924,000 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act matching funds awarded through a Transportation Efficiency Program: Alternative Fuels Project competitive process by SECO.
“The compressed natural gas station will provide the Laredo Transit system with a clean, environmentally friendly local natural fuel, and also provide the opportunity for other entities to use the CNG fuel for a cleaner air quality,” says Riazul Mia, P.E., director of the Laredo Environmental Services Department."
SECO Stimulus | Success Stories: Alternative Fuels Project

BWP’s Smart Grid Program will Address Energy Needs of Burbank Residents More Efficiently and Effectively

"DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security"

Read more: DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security - FierceGovernmentIT DOE: Interagency collaboration underway on smart grid security - FierceGovernmentIT
Subscribe: Government Technology Newsletter - FierceGovernmentIT

Glendale Water & Power Smart Grid Project Update November 7
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None of those are success stories. It is just more evidence of taxpayer money being pissed away by a President with no experience in these matters whatsoever.
 
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