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- Chandrakanth Natekar
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Example of our scientific foolishness! Note: Please go on add the examples of scientific foolishness of this egoistic material world.
The entire scientific world knows that brain and spinal cord constitute the central nervous system. The brain contains some 50 billions nerve cells, or neurons. Each neuron is linked to thousands of others. Tiny electrical signals pass through this vast network, carrying human thoughts and memories. Nerve signals also come into the brain from nerves all over the body, and go out from the brain to the muscles. A nerve signal is a tiny pulse of electricity that travels very fast, almost 100 meters per second along a nerve cell.
When there is flow electricity in every human body do we need earthing or not? Why have we disconnected ourselves from earthing? When there is tension in mind earthing is a must. Otherwise we may witness brain haemorrhage. Even the computer cannot properly function without earthing. Then what about a human being? The shoe that we wear, the roads that we build, the house where we live, and the tall buildings that we construct… everywhere we have insulated ourselves from earthing. What development we have done in this world when we cannot understand the minute law of earthing?
Our sincere call to the world is to end this illusive journey. Now, there is an immediate need to do a soul searching. We need a new beginning to raise the world unto the infinite height of the absolute science. We must realize that inventions and discoveries are an outcome of unselfish people's selfless mind. Let us give justice to them by elevating the world into a new height by digesting the true value of science. Let us usher in a new legend of renaissance in the world. Without violating the natural laws of cosmic creation, let us re-construct the world into an innovative height, so that at least the future generations can enjoy the true glory and the infinite happiness of life.
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Apr 6 2011: Science fails for me because it removes mystery by providing a dull and mechanical guess.
The legacy of science is finer and finer measurement - not explanation, not enlightenment.
Scientific "advancement" is akin to digging in the sand; the only real outcome is that the hole gets bigger..
Ben Jarvis 50+Apr 14 2011: isn't solving a mystery the whole fun of having a mystery?
if i tell you my name are you disappointed because now you know, the mystery as to what my name could be no longer exists?
i disagree completely, the aim of science is to understand, then use this knowledge to make improvements, then try to understand the next mystery that has unfolded as a result of the discovery.
to continue your digging analogy - not so, we must develop ways to support the sides of our hole as we go down, and we learn that there are other soil types under the sand and pass that mystery on to the geologists so they can work out why sand doesn't continue all the way to the core.
Apr 14 2011: Ask yourself! How the simple electrons maintain perpetual motion for billions of years? It is not only electrons, even the atoms in the matter, matters in the planet, planets in the stellar system, stellar systems in the galaxy, galaxies in the cluster of galaxies, cluster of galaxies in the super clusters also maintain perpetual motion for billions of years. This everlasting phenomenon clearly illustrates that there is one unrecognized fundamental force in nature, which perpetually refuels everything from the minute elementary particle to vast cosmos and connects all the visible and invisible properties of nature as one integrated unit. Let us together investigate the hidden root of this unknown fundamental force that dominates the universe. In my hypothesis, 'Perpetual Motion of the Universe and Quantum Entanglement' I have named it, 'Balancing Force'.
Please check the link below:
Nikola Tesla's Energy Innovations
You can also check my book on science through any search engine. Meanwhile, if complete any book on science please forward me. Let me learn from you. Thank you.
Jun 25 2011: Ben - I like my hole analogy a lot better before you started talking about soil types and engineering.
I recognise the knowledge collected through the application of the scientific method and its importance to the improving of many facets of existence.
I also understand the enjoyment some folk get from refining details.
Ultimately, for me, science is the measuring of the material world and gives me, personally, very little in the way of inspiration or fulfillment.
I still believe that scientific discoveries are not objective truths we discover, rather they are finding ways to rationally explain what we always expected to find in the most consistent way possible. Nothing awe-inspiring or gob-smacking in that.
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Apr 15 2011: Please check the following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BQdyHj66wE
and also realize that already nature has rejected the illusionist theory of gravity. Now, pseudo scientists are telling that gravity is a weak force. Weak force or strong force but there should be a hypothesized particle GRAVITON.
Nevertheless, in the area 51 everyone knows that the entire universe stands and moves on the electromagnetic force and its quantum tunneling system. Already levitating globe and other materials are already available entered the market which materially rejects the gravity. In the area 51 some of the hidden hands that controls the world and its financial system are already developed electromagnetic weapon but they are not ready to release this eternal secret that disclosed by the Nikola Tesla for their personal growth. They know very well that people are fools and what we teach them through the curriculum nonsense, they believe. This area 51 gang has dev eloped several electromagnetic weapon which can even to generate earthquake, tsunami and so on.
Jun 25 2011: @ Richard - I am very aware of the scientific method and I'm not disputing that science has provided explanations in an empirical sense.
You are misreading my message - science has not explained the universe, life and existence at all - it is simply a powerful, methodical measuring tool. Enlightenment is not the acquisition of more facts, so I'm not sure why you believe science has enlightened us (although, this is really an argument about semantics).
I am also intelligent enough to know when my opinions are my opinions and when they should be kept to myself - especially if there is a chance I may pass them on to a student.
I also understand that people believe very different things. I think you could probably still find more than a few folk who believe in many things that science simply refuses to acknowledge because it has no ability to measure or explain them (conveniently blaming a lack of evidence).
These things make me an excellent teacher - I teach science to the science-minded. I teach language skills to the writer and speakers. I try to foster open-mindedness whenever I can but that is the hardest one of all as often, people like to pick one team and only root for them.
I'm not sure that it is me with closed mind here, Richard..
Jun 25 2011: Hi Scott and Jim, I read that letter by PZ Myers and guess what? I dont know what conversation it was in, but Scott and I had the exact same talk as Emma and the Moon rock lady.
It was a question about something and Scott said I dont know I wasn't there. I replied that is an extraordinary statement. You were not there for the Christchurch earthquakes, the Pike river mine disaster, well nigh everything we read in the papers or see in the news. If we only know that which we witness personally we pretty much know nothing. Not even that the world is round.
And Scott you cant enthuse kids about science by faking it.
Jun 25 2011: This conversation has nothing to do with creationism - let's be very clear about that.
I'll reiterate again for those people who skim read previous comments - I'm a professional and I keep my opinions separate from my job, even when I feel very strongly that I am right.
Also, I'm beginning to see that my mind operates differently from yours, Rich. Perhaps I'm more artist than academic.
Jun 25 2011: Yep I'll go with that. We think way, way different. I am not artistic at all. In the sense that I appreciate art and music greatly (some of it. I also have strong likes and dislikes there), but have absolutely no talent for either, (unless you count singing in the shower).
But so far as science is concerned my views and understanding are clear.
You say "science has not explained the universe, life and existence at all". I disagree. It has explained them in a far better way than any belief or faith has.
"I think you could probably still find more than a few folk who believe in many things that science simply refuses to acknowledge because it has no ability to measure or explain them (conveniently blaming a lack of evidence)"
Belief in something without evidence is faith. I dont know what you mean by "refuses to acknowledge"? Science deals in probabilities not absolutes. Like if you say science "does not believe in the Loch Ness monster", what science actually says is the Loch Ness monster probably doesn't exist. It says that because of the lack of evidence of its existence.
This is not a "convenient blame" to not acknowledging the monster. It would believe it if someone produced some evidence of it, which hasn't been refuted. Science is impartial in its beliefs. It doesn't "refuse to acknowledge" despite evidence. People of faith on the other hand refuse to give up their belief despite evidence to the contrary.
Jun 25 2011: Well returned. I agree with your points about the scientific method being open when the evidence is available and robust. In terms of the big WHY, I sit in some grey area between science and faith, although I would not describe myself as religious at all.
Creationism was mentioned earlier by another TEDder and I get just as angry at that kind of psuedo science as any thinking person and I can't say enough how much I disagree with that particular pile. Thankfully this doesn't seem to be an issue in NZ schools (at least, that I'm aware of).
To refer to your Loch Ness Monster example, let's just say, I want to believe but find that I can't until presented with irrefutable proof. Preferably 1st hand proof. You know how I feel about 2nd and 3rd hand reports..
Jun 25 2011: Most definitely agree with the wanting it to be true statement. I try not to be that way. I guess that is the origins of many superstitions.
I have always found the idea of 'signs' interesting, you know when someone interprets some (often random) event as having meaning or divine significance. I can't help but think that is exactly when your statement comes into play. Badly wanting to believe, people are more inclined to see faces in their cereal.
I can also see how a series of coincidences might lead someone to believe in something that isn't real - Joan of Arc, for example.
The idea of aliens, for example, fires my imagination, but I cannot believe in them because there is absolutely no objective evidence for their existence. Far more likely to be a misinterpretation on the part of the observer than actual ET life, or like you say, the product of a desperate desire to believe.
Having said that, I try to keep a part of myself open to any possibilities. The universe is vast and we still haven't got much of a handle on it.
Jun 25 2011: @ Richard - I think that the scientific method is extremely valuable in the classroom.
In these days of internet and information access, more and more, teaching is moving away from pure content and more towards the processes behind learning and discovery, and the skills necessary to be an effective researcher.
The trend in NZ schools is moving towards teaching a process - Inquiry, SOLO taxonomy -where kids are taught to follow a series of steps designed to aid in the discovery of information, asking useful questions, verifying the validity of information (especially important in the internet age as there are a lot opinions out there, as this thread alone has proven) and reflecting on what we know and have discovered.
Faith can be a powerful thing - in both positive and negative ways - but I believe it is something that must be taught at home, or by the church. It has no place in the classroom, in my opinion, and although we have Bible in Schools programmes running in many NZ schools, thankfully I have never had to deliver them - I would find that next to impossible to teach. Way too many inconsistencies and questions.
I teach at primary level and it is very funny hearing some of the kids' questions and the Bible teacher's attempts to answer such innocent, direct questions about something even the preachers are vague about.
Jun 25 2011: Scott you dont have to tell me about faith. I had plenty of it as a child. Upto about 6 I accepted everything told to me as gospel truth. At 8 my faith got its first shock with Santa being exposed. This prepared me somewhat to the Bible's 6 days and 6 nights of creation being wrong. By 12 I was in turmoil. When I look back on it I feel I would have been better off if my agnostic Dad had told me straight off and had prevented the indoctrination in the first place. But it gave me an understanding about why people believe. I can put myself in their shoes.
I have no problem with a secular Christmas. We dont have enough things to celebrate as it is.
But this discussion was about science not faith. I still have a hard time with your "Science fails for me because it removes mystery by providing a dull and mechanical guess.
The legacy of science is finer and finer measurement - not explanation, not enlightenment.
Scientific "advancement" is akin to digging in the sand; the only real outcome is that the hole gets bigger.."
Apr 17 2011: continued...
TT network
In a TT earthing system, the protective earth connection of the consumer is provided by a local connection to earth, independent of any earth connection at the generator.
The big advantage of the TT earthing system is the fact that it is clear of high and low frequency noises that come through the neutral wire from various electrical equipment connected to it. This is why TT has always been preferable for special applications like telecommunication sites that benefit from the interference-free earthing. Also, TT does not have the risk of a broken neutral.
In locations where power is distributed overhead and TT is used, installation earth conductors are not at risk should any overhead distribution conductor be fractured by, say, a fallen tree or branch.
In pre-RCD era, the TT earthing system was unattractive for general use because of its worse capability of accepting high currents in case of a live-to-PE short circuit (in comparison with TN systems). But as residual current devices mitigate this disadvantage, the TT earthing system becomes attractive for premises where all AC power circuits are RCD-protected.
Earthing system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Argentina, France (TT) and Australia (TN-C-S), the customers must provide their own ground connections. Japan is governed by PSE law, and uses TT earthing in most ...
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Apr 17 2011: There is absolutely no weight of evidence supporting the claim that we somehow need to be in constant contact with the Earth. The two articles (and their subsequent links) were trying to sell me something, and used their own, exclusive 'research' to validate their claims. The only article that had any real science in it was Wikipedia, and it was discussing earthing schemes used in national power grids.
http://physther.net/content/76/2/175.full.pdf+html is a link to a paper about how to tell the merit of a scientific claim, and has under the related articles section a number of links to other papers discussing various aspects of evidence, validation, and their application to the scientific method.
Here's a few links to blogs all about science and it's misuse. They're both full of good information about bad science.
You have laid out plenty of sources for people to check out on their own and come to their own conclusions. So I hope that anyone reading this does go to your links, because it will soon become obvious that the whole idea of 'earthing' yourself has in any way some form of health benefit is false. I'm not here to try and convince you to disregard your beliefs, so I won't try. What I will do is provide a few sources that will lead to an understanding of science and the true nature of reality.
Thank you for the conversation sir.
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Apr 19 2011: Nikola Tesla replied everything. When the Corporate heads came to know about Tesla ground breaking innovations, they almost kept him like a house arrest in one of the hotels in New York city. Today whatever the devices we are witnessing in front our eyes in because of Maxwell and Nikola Tesla. Illusionist theories always helps corporate to grow.
Do you know how many scientists these illusionist scientific world killed? Gravity does not have any place in Maxwell and Tesla's world of discovery. The entire universe stand and moves based on omnipotent power of the electromagnetic force, not based on Newton's Apple Theory.
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Apr 19 2011: Please note that this below material from the same link that you posted as a reply. I am kindly requesting you that please do not send any link without reading. The very meaning of the conspiracy lies in false, not in Truth.
Field theories
When he was 81, Tesla stated he had completed a "dynamic theory of gravity". He stated that it was "worked out in all details" and that he hoped to soon give it to the world.[75] The theory was never published.
The bulk of the theory was developed between 1892 and 1894, during the period that he was conducting experiments with high frequency and high potential electromagnetism and patenting devices for their use. Reminiscent of Mach's principle, Tesla stated in 1925 that:
Nikola Tesla, with Ruđer Bošković's book Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis, sits in front of the spiral coil of his high-frequency transformer at East Houston Street, New York.
There is no thing endowed with life—from man, who is enslaving the elements, to the nimblest creature—in all this world that does not sway in its turn. Whenever action is born from force, though it be infinitesimal, the cosmic balance is upset and the universal motion results.
Tesla was critical of Einstein's relativity work, calling it:
...[a] magnificent mathematical garb which fascinates, dazzles and makes people blind to the underlying errors. The theory is like a beggar clothed in purple whom ignorant people take for a king ... its exponents are brilliant men but they are metaphysicists rather than scientists ...[76]
Apr 19 2011: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#cite_note-74
Tesla also argued:
I hold that space cannot be curved, for the simple reason that it can have no properties. It might as well be said that God has properties. He has not, but only attributes and these are of our own making. Of properties we can only speak when dealing with matter filling the space. To say that in the presence of large bodies space becomes curved is equivalent to stating that something can act upon nothing. I, for one, refuse to subscribe to such a view.[77]
Tesla also believed that much of Albert Einstein's relativity theory had already been proposed by Ruđer Bošković, stating in an unpublished interview:
...the relativity theory, by the way, is much older than its present proponents. It was advanced over 200 years ago by my illustrious countryman Ruđer Bošković, the great philosopher, who, not withstanding other and multifold obligations, wrote a thousand volumes of excellent literature on a vast variety of subjects. Bošković dealt with relativity, including the so-called time-space continuum ...'.[78]
Apr 19 2011: "The theory of relativity is like a beggar clothed in purple whom ignorant people take a king… its exponents are brilliant men, but they metaphysicists, not scientists".
- Tesla, New York Times, July 11, 1935
"Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiment, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality". – Nikola Tesla
"Whatever the future may bring, the universal application of these great (EM) is fully assured, though it may be long in coming". – Nikola Tesla
"To say that in the presence of the large bodies space become curved is equivalent to stating that something can act upon nothing. I, for one, refuse to subscribe to such a view". – Nikola Tesla
"Throughout space there is energy… it is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheel work of nature". – Nikola Tesla
"So astounding are the facts in this connection that it would seem as though the Creator himself has electrically designed this planet". – Nikola Tesla
My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
The Story of Nicola Tesla (Part: 1/10)
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Apr 20 2011: I can only smile. Anyway, have a good day.
Science do not know what is mass and now they are searching for it through LHC.
If possible, check this link. This is my book, 'True Nature of the Higgs Mechanism'. Search for a book review in Google, if u wish to search. The editor of JSIR (Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research) Prof. P. D Tyagi reviewed it.
Apr 19 2011: "Scientific "advancement" is akin to digging in the sand; the only real outcome is that the hole gets bigger.."
The life expectancy of the general population has more than doubled in the last 100 years. We have MEDICINE.
I don't think i I need to explain anything more about "The REAL Outcome of Science"
Mike KelsoJun 1 2011: Scott - others have beaten me to it and probably more eloquently, but I can't help responding to your "Science fails for me" comment. I trust Science has not failed you when you heat your home, (or even walk into your home!), turn on a light, cook, use a knife and fork, take medicine, drive, fly, read a book or use a computer. The only link between life as a cave-dwelling forager and our wonderfully comfortable and safe lifestyle is the Scientific process.
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Now moving on to even bigger and better things, Jason Derulo is going to make beautiful music with Madonna. "I'm about to work with Madonna and I've been watching her for years," the male singer/songwriter told Us Weekly. "I would love to be a part of another reinvention. She's been able to reinvent herself time and time again. I'll probably be part of that."
Jason Derulo, meanwhile, has released his debut album "Jason Derulo" in the U.S. on March 2. The record arrived at No. 11 on Billboard Hot 200 during its first week and managed to peak at No. 8 at the albums chart across the pond. Wanna ask him a question of your own? Post it HERE and listen in to Ryan, Monty & Wippa from 4pm for more details.
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Sep 30, 2011"Beowulf" is a epic remake of the original tale of vikings. It lacks the depth or symbolism of the characters, but it certainly does have the glorious gore and blood going on.
Dec 16, 2010None of the reviewers who gave it over a 30 actually have ever read beowulf, I have and this has almost zero to do with the epic poem. It is just a bad attempt to "hollywoodize" the poem
Nov 18, 2011The animation and the story are incredible. Definitely one of the best movies ever made. I can't wait to watch it again. One of those movies that make the real world so boring for a few days after you watch it.
Aug 16, 2013Robert Zemeckis made a well animated 3-D epic but nothing that I observe is special. The first half is dull and second half has a bit more gore and kiddish story of the book and epics is not well used but some fun provides. In voice acting or CGI acting its cool but nothing special. The ending is clueless and characters have no depth or story. The 3-D is good, yeah but could have been used well. The gore and violence is endless and the UNRATED version is worse. Zemeckis makes the real he digs in deep and makes it up to serve the nudity, sex, gore and violence of this dull war epic.… Expand
Oct 23, 2010I loved this movie. I thought it brought a difficult text to life, giving it a new interpretation suited for cinematic length and modern audiences, and would be brilliant for A level literature students. When this poem was first written down it had already been narrated by travelling storytellers for centuries, changing and improvising it into many versions, so those who complain it isn't a strict interpretation should see it in its historical context. I thought the animation was brilliant; dark , chilling, horrific, gory and allowing fight sequences worthy of its heroes. The cast, even behind their animated avatars, were brave and noble. And I thought the story of Grendel's mother was a great plot idea giving an extra, modern twist to the tragedy. All in all, one of the best movies I have seen for ages.… Expand
Oct 27, 2010just wait though why he may roam. always, a hero comes home.
Apr 13, 2011Risible accents ("I am Beowulf. Come to kill your monstah - Innit"), hamfisted choreography, and neither-fish-nor-fowl between real actor and cartoon character, this patient presented as a film that couldn't decide whether it wanted to be comedy or horror and ended up being neither. Epically boring.
Still, it could have been Norse...
Aug 4, 2011BEOWULF is an amazing movie, but it is clearly for adults only. Even though it has blood, gore, and nudity galore, the animation concept was quite seemingly used to be rated PG-13 rather than rated a well-deserved R--the animation is quite realistic, believe it or not. Besides that fact, I have not read the epic poem off which this film is based, so I can't exactly dictate how faithful it is to the source material, but it was well-produced, well-acted (or voice-acted, if you wish), and intensely thrilling in a great stupefying way that will leave you emitting at least fifty "wow"s throughout its entirety.… Expand
Oct 3, 2011I surrender myself to the fact that the film's story is taken from scratch and based on nothing, is a failure in terms of history. It is the same as saying that the word "Hoifk" is a race of elves. Anyone could create an history like this by pressing randomly at any keyboard letters.
Nov 8, 2012Beowulf is a combination of great CGI and an incredibly odd, incoherent script that puzzles any intelligent viewer beyond belief. It is, though, somehow watchable.
Nov 28, 2012It's a pretty film, but its fairly off-putting plot and characters make it a truly unsavory film experience.
Apr 7, 2013I love this movie, one of my favorites. Even though it didn't follow the story of the book as much as I would have preferred, the movie has it's own little storyline thing that is very good. The CGI is extremely well done, as is the script. And the actors they used are amazing. This is the most underrated movie of all time.
Apr 26, 2013As a Greek I always thought that film adaptations of Greek epic songs, mytholgy or history were the worst kind. I have to admit, I was wrong. Beowulf is BY FAR the most disgracing piece of computer images put together. If you have read the book the film is absurd. If you haven't it's demented. Thank Odin the book is miles and LEAGUES away from the piece of junk the collaborators of this retardation came up with. If Beowulf was anything like what was presented in the film, then the "Lord of the Rings" would have been called "The Grey King's Biography" and it would have been written by someone else. In short; if any Geatish hero still exists, I call upon thee, to slay the producers and director of this atrocity. These are the only monsters that endager your kingdom.… Expand
Aug 15, 2014This was one of the first Digital 3D films released and the first one that I watched on 3D. The experience was spectacular and refreshingly original. There is nothing special or credible about its story, but historical accuracy was not the purpose. The value of this film is its 3D visual effects and its impressive motion capture techniques.
Director Robert Zemeckis not only deploys 21st century movie technology at its finest to turn the heroic poem into a vibrant, nerve-tingling piece of pop culture, but his film actually makes sense of Beowulf. In Zemeckis' hands, it's an intriguing look at a hero as a flawed human being.
For all its visual sweep and propulsively violent action, this bloodthirsty rendition of the Old English epic can't overcome the disadvantage of being enacted by digital waxworks rather than flesh-and-blood Danes and demons.
It's not a reinvention of the wheel, but in 3D this is an astonishing experience that borders on 'must-see', and raises the bar for what James Cameron is planning with Avatar. And you'll be glad to know that the creepy dead eyes thing has been fixed.


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Medical examiner: Powell boys died of 'chop injuries' to head, neck, and smoke inhalation
GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.
He boxed up their books and toys and took them to a charity. He carried heavy cans of gasoline inside his house and set aside a hatchet.
He thought about what to write in the final emails he'd send out: where people could find his financial accounts, how they could shut off his utilities. He didn't mention his wife, Susan Powell, missing for the past two years.
When the boys finally arrived in a car driven by a social worker Sunday, everything was ready to go. They ran inside to see him. He locked the door before the social worker could reach it.
She could smell the gas, which by now was splashed throughout the home. She called for help. The flames rose.
US closes Syrian embassy, UK ambassador recalled in new Western push to isolate Assad
BEIRUT (AP) -- The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria -- now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.
Although the diplomatic effort was stymied at the U.N. by vetoes from Russia and China, the moves by the U.S. and Britain were a clear message that Western powers see no point in engaging with Assad and now will seek to bolster Syria's opposition.
"This is a doomed regime as well as a murdering regime," British Foreign Secretary William Hague told lawmakers as he recalled his country's ambassador from Syria. "There is no way it can recover its credibility internationally."
President Barack Obama said the Syrian leader's departure is only a matter of time.
"We have been relentless in sending a message that it is time for Assad to go," Obama said during an interview with NBC. "This is not going to be a matter of if, it's going to be a matter of when."
Obama orders new sanctions on Iran, aiming to head off any Israeli action to hit nuclear sites
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program.
The new, stricter sanctions, authorized in legislation that President Barack Obama signed in December, will be enforced under an order he signed only now. They give U.S. banks new powers to freeze assets linked to the Iranian government and close loopholes that officials say Iran has used to move money despite earlier restrictions imposed by the U.S. and Europe.
The action against the Central Bank of Iran is more significant for its timing than its immediate effect. It comes as the United States and its allies are arguing that tough sanctions can still persuade Iran to back off what the West contends is a drive to build a nuclear bomb.
The U.S. and Europe want to deprive Iran of the oil income it needs to run its government and pay for the nuclear program. But many experts believe Iran will be able to find other buyers outside Europe.
The European Union announced last month it would ban the import of Iranian crude oil starting in July. The U.S. doesn't buy Iranian oil, but last month it placed sanctions on Iran's banks to make it harder for the nation to sell crude. The U.S., however, has delayed implementing those sanctions for at least six months because it is worried about sending oil prices higher at a time when the world economy is struggling. Iran exports about 3 percent of the world's oil
LA superintendent: Faculty at school to be removed following allegations against 2 teachers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The entire faculty at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates, the Los Angeles school superintendent told parents Monday.
Superintendent John Deasy told parents and media on Monday night that the Miramonte Elementary School staffers are being replaced because a full investigation of allegations is disruptive and staffers require support to get through the scandal, too.
An entire staff has been trained to come into classrooms at Miramonte to take over teaching for the time being, and there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom to help students and staff cope with any issues.
"The last thing I'm worried about is a budget issue," Deasy said. "The Number One thing I'm worried about is the students."
School officials canceled classes at the school on Tuesday and Wednesday as a cooling-off period, said district spokesman Tom Waldman.
Front-runner Romney works to beat back surprising Santorum challenge in next states to vote
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote.
Santorum countered that Romney "should not be our nominee" because he was "dead wrong on the most important issue of the day" when, as governor, he signed a health care overhaul into law in Massachusetts.
The two sparred from afar one day before Republicans in Colorado and Minnesota hold nominating caucuses, the latest contests in what's become almost a plodding race for the GOP nomination compared to the rapid-fire campaign of last month. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul also are competing but neither was expected to have a breakout performance in either state.
Romney, who won both states four years ago, hopes to extend his winning streak though advisers acknowledged that a first-place finish would be more likely to come by in Colorado than in Minnesota. The Republican Party in Minnesota has become more conservative in recent years and Santorum's strong conservative positions on social issues could resonate with the state's strong contingent of evangelical voters.
Santorum, a Catholic, has a strong anti-abortion record and consistently focuses on the issue. Romney, who once supported abortion rights, has struggled to win over those voters. But in a sign that he's trying to do just that, Romney's campaign on Monday rolled out a petition focusing on religious liberty. The move was intended to challenge a recent Obama administration decision to require hospitals to distribute free birth control, a policy at odds with the religious teachings followed at many Catholic health care facilities.
Warming or resigned to? Tea party activists starting to rally behind GOP front-runner Romney
DENVER (AP) -- Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning hope of finding a nominee they like better.
Whatever the reason, the former Massachusetts governor who is coming off of back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada now is picking up larger shares of the tea party vote than he did when the Republican nomination fight began. And that fact alone illuminates the struggles of the nearly three-year-old movement to greatly influence its first presidential race.
"We haven't gone away," insisted Amy Kremer, chairwoman of the national Tea Party Express. But, in the same breath, she acknowledged lower expectations and a shift in focus to Senate races over the White House campaign. She also pleaded for patience, saying: "Anybody that thinks we are going to change things in one cycle or two cycles is fooling themselves."
Tea party activists across the country entered their first presidential contest this year expecting to hold major sway over the Republican race following a 2010 congressional election year in which their favored candidates successfully knocked off a string of insiders in GOP primaries in Colorado and elsewhere.
The movement influenced the presidential race early on, with candidates from Romney on down parroting the movement's language and promoting its agenda of restrained spending to curry favor with its adherents.
Nationalism or politics?: Chrysler's 'Halftime in America' ad generates debate about intent
DETROIT (AP) -- People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.
The 2-minute ad holds up Detroit as a model for American recovery while idealistic images of families, middle class workers and factories scroll across the screen.
"People are out of work and they're hurting," the 81-year-old Eastwood says in his trademark gravelly voice. "And they're all wondering what they're gonna do to make a comeback. And we're all scared because this isn't a game. The people of Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost everything. But we all pulled together. Now, Motor City is fighting again."
Conservatives, including GOP strategist Karl Rove, criticized the ad as a not-so-thinly veiled endorsement of the federal government's auto industry bailouts. Others questioned basing a story of economic resurgence in a city that remains in fiscal disarray, with a $200 million budget deficit and cash flow concerns that have it fending off a state takeover.
But is it political? That depends on who you ask.
Country singer Randy Travis arrested outside Texas church for public intoxication
SANGER, Texas (AP) -- Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
Denton County sheriff's spokesman Tom Reedy says police in the town of Sanger arrested Travis early Monday after spotting a vehicle parked in front of a church and finding an open bottle of wine and Travis smelling of alcohol.
Reedy says Travis, whose hits include "Forever and Ever, Amen," was brought to the Denton County jail about 1:30 a.m. and released six hours later.
The singer, who lives in the small town of Tioga near Sanger, apologized in a statement to The Associated Press "for what resulted following an evening of celebrating the Super Bowl."
Travis, who launches a concert tour Friday, says he's "committed to being responsible and accountable."
Palestinians take step toward unity; Israel warns this closes door to peace talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks.
In a deal brokered by Qatar, Abbas will head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the Palestinian territories in the coming months. The agreement appeared to bring reconciliation -- key to any statehood ambitions -- within reach for the first time since the two sides set up rival Palestinian governments in the West Bank and Gaza in 2007.
Monday's deal, signed in the Qatari capital of Doha by Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, put an end to recent efforts by the international community to revive long-stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on the terms of Palestinian statehood. Abbas appears to have concluded that he has a better chance of repairing relations with Hamas, shunned by the West as a terror group, than reaching an agreement with Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu quickly condemned the Doha deal. "It's either peace with Hamas or peace with Israel. You can't have them both," he said in a warning to Abbas, who has enjoyed broad international support.
In moving closer to Hamas, Abbas risks losing some of that backing and hundreds of millions of dollars a year in aid.
Belichick's decision to let Giants score doesn't pay off but not unique in Super Bowl history
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.
Playing the odds and inviting critics, the calculating coach of the New England Patriots told his players to get out of the way, open a wide path for Ahmad Bradshaw and give Tom Brady a chance to win the Super Bowl in the final 57 seconds.
Unusual? Certainly.
Crazy? Not at all.
The strategy failed and the New York Giants won 21-17 on Sunday night. But Belichick was certain it gave the Patriots their best opportunity.


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13 Ravens opponents in 13 days: Denver Broncos
In anticipation of the 2013 NFL season, Baltimore Sun blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will take a daily look at one of the 13 opponents on the Ravens' regular-season schedule. Today is the Denver Broncos.
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Lakers' Steve Nash enters 2014-15 season healthy, but can he sustain it?
The positive vibes lasted all summer for Steve Nash, finally able to train and play basketball without nerve root irritation flare up in his back in unexpected moments.
Lakers' Kobe Bryant has a mix of emotions, eager to write his comeback story
A calming presence loomed around Kobe Bryant as he walked around the Lakers' practice court, filming endless promotional spots and answering endless questions amid a swarm of people commanding his attention and time.
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak retains high hopes for this season
Too many circumstances have happened that make the Lakers' championship banners hanging on the wall overseeing the team's practice facility seem like a distant memory. The Lakers are a season removed from finishing with a 25-57 record, their worst season in L.
Lakers won't give up reaching for the stars
At a time when winning an NBA championship represented a normal season, the Lakers fulfilled their permanent mission statement through a pretty simple approach. With Los Angeles forever captivated with star power, the Lakers acquired plenty of superstars to satisfy that fix.
Los Angeles Lakers' Jeremy Lin hopes to morph into complete player
The hordes of fans waited patiently outside the store, hoping they could either scream Jeremy Lin's name or touch his hand.
Lakers sign four players to training camp roster
The Lakers signed Keith Appling, Jabari Brown, Roscoe Smith and Jeremy Tyler to their training camp roster on Tuesday. It is unclear if any of the players will make the team. None of the signings is guaranteed, but the Lakers are creating more depth for training camp, which will likely feature veterans such as Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash playing limited minutes in practice and games.
Lakers sign Wayne Ellington
With exactly one week left before training camp begins, the Lakers are adding pieces to their preseason roster and perhaps beyond. The Lakers announced the signing of five-year NBA veteran Wayne Ellington on Monday, bolstering their shooting guard spot behind
Lakers finalize coaching staff
The Lakers completely rounded out Byron Scott's coaching staff in exactly 13 days before training camp begins. The Lakers announced on Tuesday that Clay Moser will become one of Scott's assistants while video coordinator Tom Bialaszewski and video coordinator/player development coach J.
Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry takes indefinite leave of absence
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry took an indefinite leave of absence Friday, making the move under fire for his racially charged comments about a player. Hawks CEO Steve Koonin has resisted calls for Ferry to be dismissed, but said the 47-year-old GM asked for the leave.
Lakers' Byron Scott preaching NBA championship despite challenges
The peaceful silence that permeated the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo on Tuesday will soon end. Once training camp starts in three weeks, bruising bodies, attentive minds and squeaking shoes will fill the Lakers' gym.
Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson to sell following 'inappropriate and offensive' email
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson said Sunday he is selling his controlling interest in the team, in part due to an inflammatory email he said he wrote in an attempt "to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide.
Los Angeles Lakers sign second-round pick Jordan Clarkson
The Lakers officially signed guard Jordan Clarkson on Monday, leaving them with 13 players under contract for next season. All teams can field up to 20 players during training camp next month, but they can field no more than 15 beginning Oct.
Kevin Love to Cleveland Cavaliers a done deal
CLEVELAND – Kevin Love is finally teaming up with LeBron James. The Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers completed a delayed blockbuster trade Saturday that's been talked about for months and on hold for 30 days.
Lakers coach Byron Scott stresses academics to students at Compton Centennial High School
The words sounded more sobering than what Byron Scott could encounter overseeing the Lakers' potentially long rebuilding process.
In Laker Nick Young's sexual-assault lawsuit, woman drops 3 of 7 counts
LOS ANGELES — A woman agreed to drop three of her seven allegations against Los Angeles Laker guard Nick Young, who she claims had non-consensual sex with her after he bought her several drinks at a West Hollywood bar in 2011.
Byron Scott working on filling out Lakers coaching staff
There appears to be some clarity on how Byron Scott will fill out his coaching staff. Mark Madsen is expected to stay, according to league sources, after spending the past year as a player development coach for former Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni and an associate head coach with the team's Las Vegas Summer League team.
Steve Ballmer chest-bumps and screams his way into the hearts of Clippers fans
Steve Ballmer's introduction into the NBA was no walk down a red carpet at Monday's fan festival. It was way better. Ballmer's skipping, hopping, high-fiving, chest-bumping, screaming entry as the NBA's energetic new owner was so over the top it must be considered one of the best opening acts by a coach, athlete or owner.
Clippers thrilled as Steve Ballmer helps them forget last season
The eyes of Clippers players during the debacle that was their former owner Donald Sterling's racist comments told a story — one of despair — as they tried to deal with a tough postseason that ended in mid-May with a heartbreaking loss to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference semifinals.
New Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, coach Doc Rivers to host fan festival Monday
It took some time for Steve Ballmer's purchase of the Clippers to be fully consummated.
Lakers travel to play Pau Gasol, Bulls for Christmas; Clippers to spend holidays at home
For once, the Lakers might experience a White Christmas. They have played on Christmas Day for 15 consecutive seasons, a testament both to the Lakers' past success and unmatched brand even amid recently tumultuous years.
5 best Los Angeles Lakers games to watch in 2014-15 season
Lakers vs. Houston, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. (TNT); Staples Center A restless Lakers fan base will spend its energy on opening night booing Dwight Howard, the Lakers' top villain since he left for Houston last summer.
5 best games for Los Angeles Clippers' 2014-2015 season
Oct. 30 vs. Oklahoma City at Staples Center: The Thunder eliminated the Clippers in six games in last season's Western Conference semifinals. A Game 5 comeback by OKC on its home court — thanks in part to atypical less-than-stellar play down the stretch by Chris Paul — makes this early matchup a gem.
Sources: Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves agree on Kevin Love deal
LeBron James and Kevin Love won Olympic gold medals together. They're about to team up again, this time to try and end Cleveland's 50-year championship drought. Love will soon be on his way from Minnesota to Cleveland after the teams reached an agreement in principle to a trade that will send the All-Star forward to the Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a first-round draft pick, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday.
San Antonio hire WNBA star Becky Hammon, first female assistant coach in NBA
The San Antonio Spurs hired WNBA star Becky Hammon on Tuesday, making her the first full-time, paid female assistant on an NBA coaching staff. Hammon, who plans to retire from the San Antonio Stars after this season, spent time working with coach Gregg Popovich and the Spurs last season and made a strong impression on an organization with a history of forward-thinking moves.
Indiana Pacers' Paul George faces long rehab after breaking leg
INDIANAPOLIS >> Doctors say Paul George's biggest battle is yet to come, and it may take a year or more before he returns to the Pacers lineup. One day after the two-time All-Star suffered a gruesome open tibia-fibula fracture on his right leg during a USA Basketball intrasquad scrimmage in Las Vegas, the questions began in earnest about George's recovery – and whether he'd ever regain the form a that made him one of NBA's most complete players.
Paul George suffers serious leg injury in USA basketball exhibition
LAS VEGAS — Indiana Pacers All-Star Paul George suffered a gruesome right leg injury late in the U.S. national team's intrasquad scrimmage Friday night. George leaped to contest a fast-break layup by James Harden with 9:33 left in the fourth quarter and his leg smashed against the bottom of the backboard stanchion.
NBA players union elects female executive director
Michele Roberts has watched basketball for as long as she can remember. It was an easy choice growing up in a home with one TV and two older brothers. When she saw an interview last year with an NBA player and noticed how passionately he talked about trying to improve his embattled union, she wanted to be more than a fan.
Free agent forward Michael Beasley works out at Los Angeles Lakers practice facility
Barely a day after the Lakers introduced new head coach in Byron Scott, they are possibly on the brink of another addition. The Los Angeles News Group confirmed that the Lakers brought in free-agent forward Michael Beasley for a workout Wednesday at the team's practice facility in El Segundo.
Emotional Byron Scott introduced as new Lakers coach, welcomed by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
After nearly three months, the Los Angeles Lakers are confident they have picked the right man, one of their own, to turn them back into championship contenders. On Tuesday morning the organization held a press conference for new head coach Byron Scott at the team's practice facility, a moment that has been in the back of the mind of the former Laker for a long time.
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At a funeral service on Saturday, family and friends say they don't recognize the mother who police say is refusing to cooperate with the investigation into her son's death.
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Bush is accused in the murder and rape of her son.
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Political parties should be banned in the United States of America.
In George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address, President Washington warned the American people of the dangers political parties pose to the nation's government (that of the United States under the Constitution). Considering the current government's stalemate and the abilities of political parties to "divide a nation", it seems most evident that he was right in expressing his concerns for the future of this country and for the welfare of its people.
As it appears, elected officials are more concerned with maintaining their own party's control over their rivals rather than serving the interests of the people and opens up the debate on whether political parties should continue to dominate politics in the United States of America at the expense of the American people and at the expense of a functioning government.
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Jun 8 2013: Direct democracy by a public poorly informed of the broader implications of their choices could be as dangerous, if not more so, as the very narrow choices made by our politicians based on greed and power. The people with the most money, charisma and cunning would provide the "education" that the public receives to decide on public issues. Few of us have the time to research and become fully informed on one major topic, much less a broad variety of them. A better foundation for public involvement in decision-making is well presented in Tom Atlee's book Empowering Public Wisdom, with the use of Citizen Deliberative Councils (CDCs) and Wisdom Councils. Input from those councils would be particularly useful if broadly established and made a legally integrated part of the decision-making process. Tom also presents a good argument against direct democracy without the appropriate educational foundation.
Jun 9 2013: Run via a smart system, not smart people. But informed people, yes. Direct democracy without being well informed can have very poor vision and make poor, uninformed choices. Citizen Deliberative Councils (or Wisdom Councils) are a randomly selected group of 50-500 people (thus representing a broad set of views), placed into an isolated, but transparent setting (all proceedings viewable by media and the public), given unbiased facilitation by professional facilitators, with a neutral set of guidelines (see Dynamic Facilitation), given access to a broad set of information sources (experts, internet, etc.), given a specific problem to review, deliberate on the problem for 3 days to 5 weeks, depending on the complexity and importance of the problem, coming to a consensus on what they can agree on as desirable solutions, present the consensus opinion and dissenting opinions, make those opinions available to voters or other deciders to aid in decision making. A decision is made on how to handle that problem. This process would provide a relatively unbiased source of information from a diverse set of people. Sounds complex, but it has been shown to be effective (see Oregon's Citizens Initiative Reviews for an example). Such a group could even be given concurrent decision or veto capability in legislation. The next CDC, dealing with an entirely new problem, would involve a completely new set of randomly selected people. My explanation is, admittedly, sketchy, in the limited space provided here. Please take some time to read the book, Empowering Public Wisdom.
Jun 9 2013: It sounds almost to good to be true.
Let's see if I understand. Large groups of people will get together in a transparent environment, make complex decisions aided by facilitators and once the decision is made it would be enacted into law or what ever. For the next issue and other group, etc....
As opposed to the way it works now, every two years, I am bothered by inane commercials interrupting my ball games and on election day, I go down to the polling place and cast my vote for someone else to put up with governing and I go on with my business. I am afraid under your system I may get caught up in one of these councils. I don't have time for this.
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"at the end of the day, these different layers of the dream do represent a psychoanalysis, him getting deeper and deeper and closer to the truth of what he needs to understand about himself. that in its own right is immediately intriguing and chris and i got to work and talked a lot about the different concepts of that and what cobb has been through in the dream world, what his past is, and certainly what marion's character represented. i had a lot of wonderful talks with marion as well about some of the sequences at the end that start to become very surreal and disturbing at times. so, as we were talking more and more about the character, it all became more and more exciting. i think all of us here mutually felt like this was a journey that we had to be a part of. it was extremely exciting."


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Previously unknown microbe thriving by eating spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico
A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe suddenly is flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf since the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
Also, the microbe works without significantly depleting oxygen in the water, researchers led by Terry Hazen at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, reported Tuesday in the online journal Sciencexpress.
"Our findings, which provide the first data ever on microbial activity from a deep-water dispersed oil plume, suggest" a great potential for bacteria to help dispose of oil plumes in the deep-sea, Mr. Hazen said in a statement.
Environmentalists have raised fears about the giant oil spill and the underwater plume of dispersed oil, particularly its potential effects on sea life. A report just last week described a 35-kilometre-long underwater mist of tiny oil droplets.
"Our findings show that the influx of oil profoundly altered the microbial community by significantly stimulating deep-sea" cold temperature bacteria that are closely related to known petroleum-degrading microbes, Mr. Hazen reported.
Their findings are based on more than 200 samples collected from 17 deep-water sites between May 25 and June 2. They found that the dominant microbe in the oil plume is a new species, closely related to members of Oceanospirillales.
This microbe thrives in cold water, with temperatures in the deep recorded at 5 degrees Celsius.
Mr. Hazen suggested that the bacteria may have adapted over time due to periodic leaks and natural seeps of oil in the Gulf.
Scientists also had been concerned that oil-eating activity by microbes would consume large amounts of oxygen in the water and create a "dead zone" dangerous to other life. The new study found that oxygen saturation outside the oil plume was 67 per cent while within the plume it was 59 per cent.
As of Aug. 4, more than 6,000 birds, sea turtles and dolphins have been found dead or debilitated in the gulf since the oil spill began. A majority of the dead were not visibly oiled, and officials have yet to determine why they died. But they have confirmed that many more animals are dying than during the same time period in previous years. (via Gulf Oil Spill - The Effects on Wildlife - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com)
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This makes me physically ill.
Jesus H. Christ. On a bicycle….
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Obama's Big Bluff
President Obama says he wants to raise taxes on the wealthy. But what he really wants is to avoid spending cuts. By blaming the Republicans for refusing to increase revenues from the rich (who are also the nation's leading employers), he can avoid having a fight over the size of government spending, a battle he would lose and look bad fighting.
House Speaker John Boehner was wise to offer to raise taxes on those making a million or more. It showed the country that the Republicans were not as intransigent on raising taxes as the Democrats were in opposing spending cuts.
The best move here is for Boehner to say that he will lower the threshold on tax increases if Obama comes up with an equivalent sum in spending cuts, largely in entitlement programs. By taking taxes off the table in the talks, the Republicans can focus attention where it belongs — on Obama's refusal to cut spending.
In political terms, the public breaks about 50-50 on raising taxes on the wealthy in some polls. But it is in favor of spending cuts by over 80 percent. Republicans let Obama dodge the spending issue by fighting him on taxes.
Look at this from the long term. The economy is going to go into a tailspin. The very tax hikes Obama is demanding will assure that. But we all remember how Obama was able to deflect enough of the blame for our current difficulties onto the Republicans because they wouldn't pass his phony "jobs" legislation last year. Now he's about to play the same game over tax hikes for the wealthy.
Take the tax issue off the table and Americans will see the real game going on here: Obama's commitment to deficit spending which is driving the economy into ruin. No longer will he be able to avoid the blame for the coming economic collapse because he will have had his way on taxes.
Politically, if the Republicans agree on a tax increase but demand spending cuts in return — and Obama refuses to come across with spending reductions (which he will) — then the blame will fall squarely on the president for the ensuing economic breakdown.
Call Obama's bluff. Make him face up to the need to cut spending and show Americans how he won't do it.
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