The Pope and the Yankees
Major credit to Pope Benedict Exx Vee Eye for coming to the USA with full intention of meeting with and making at least vocal reparations to the victims of abusive priests. It’s been a long time since I can remember a leader (of any kind) truly apologizing for something. I believe a lot of hearts have been set on the path to healing by his frank and honest speeches, and although I don’t know if any other reparations will be set in motion; at least he has forged a new day for the Catholic Church and for religion as a whole.
I’m not Catholic, but I can respect this guy because of his true grit.
Although…because of his visit to NY, the Yankees have begun the longest road trip in MLB history, which is never a good thing. So, kudos to His Holiness for being more like John Wayne than John Wayne Gacy…darnitol’s for taking over Yankee stadium and wrecking the schedule. Sheesh. You’d think the Knick’s could have invited him to Madison Square Garden. If anyone needs a blessing, it’s that bunch of…(expletive deleted out of respect for the main subject of this post).
Or was it The Boss’ Fault? Whichever.
The Cost of Going Green? Death.
Wow… Been longer than I thought.
A while ago I posted a question if anyone would write a book or something on the cost of going green. Well, information is presenting itself and I wanted to share my thoughts on it over the next few posts.
The first cost of going green?
Starvation.
When we dedicate our corn crop to creating ethanol, that means less corn for consumption, especially in areas of the world where food is already at a premium. The price of corn is now highly inflated as Americans and Europeans clamor for biofuels, and that means the poor have to go without. So, you say, “increase the amount of corn that is produced to feed the poor.”
HAH! NO! Environmentalists are starting to bitch because farmers are now starting to plow fields that they were being paid to leave fallow for “conservation.” See, the thing is, farmers are plowing because they will make more money producing corn for ethanol than they were being paid to conserve the land for wildlife.
Do you blame them? For how long have they been taking a complete screwing? If they have a chance to save and resurrect their living, they have every right to do so. You can’t have it both ways Mr. Activist. Though I am sure you are going to try awful hard.
People are rioting in Haiti and Egypt because they can’t afford food. Even the World Bank Chief spoke to the fact that the demand for biofuels are a significant contributor to the problem a “perfect storm” of a food crisis around the world.
And let’s not forget the fact that food prices are rising because of the cost of fuel… Can you easily make the argument that environmental activism has caused this little crisis too?
Hmmm. I wonder… Look, I’m all for creating new fuels and trying to depend less on oil. It is logical that we would develop something better and more efficient. Hell, I expected everything to be nuclear fusion fueled by the time I reached 40 (yes, that glorious day is fast approaching). However, in not tapping into our own resources for oil, we have become dependent on a bunch of people who F’-n hate us to provide the engine of our economy. Why? Because activists have effectively blocked any exploration and tapping of our own resources all in the name of doing something better.
Like using ethanol…and making corn prices go through the roof…and being a root cause of a worldwide food crisis…and killing little children.
But since when were little children more important than butterflies or fish? More on that next time.
What do you think? Hoping to hear from everyone, whether you agree or not.
