Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:43:00 GMT From: still me <wheeledBobnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Octane ratings.....what's the truth?
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:45:01 -0000, Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote: >If you think the scientists who did these studies (and there are MANY >people reviewing the JASON/TOPEX data) would change their measurement >methods in the middle of a study, or ignore obvious factors like tides >and winds, and then use that slipshod methodology to publish claims of >rising sea levels -- then you do not understand how scientific papers are >published and reviewed. The offending scientists would be laughed out of >their profession. Exactly Gary... but don't think that will stop "them" from suggesting the same, directly or indirectly. >Information on these studies is available online. You are free to dig >into it yourself, or not. If you think there is some kind of liberal >conspiracy that's fabricating or altering this data, then you probably >won't believe anything you find, but I invite you to go look. Again, you hit the nail on the head. If I dare to wax political for a moment, you'll find that the neo-con business slime (i.e. not real conservatives) running the Republican Party for their own personal/monetary benefit for many years now have continually drummed the "pollution control is going to cost you more out of your wallet and make the USA non-competitive and cost you your job(s)". I really congratulate them on their marketing and sales skills, as they have brainwashed the ignorant masses who chew on sound bites to believe this and oft repeat it with fervor. People like Dick Cheney and friends have reached a pinnacle of success in this effort. This isn't about politics, it's about money. Unfortunately, these masses believe the simplistic logic that forcing someone like Exxon-Mobil to pay for the pollution their product manufacture and use causes means that they will pay more "at the pump". This ignores the fact that E-M is now making 10b per quarter *profit* (along with similar profits from other oil co's) and could easily pay for such refinements out of their pocket. Would they? Only if/when the people get a clue. In any event, if you create (or use) a product which has a environmental cost, you have a responsibility to pay for it. Unfortunately, while these slime and their minions preach social and personal responsibility, they hide from it every chance. As for the "it will cost the USA jobs" - well, nearly every other country in the world is/has signed on to clean things up - but somehow if the USA companies do it, it makes them non-competitive. They also conveniently ignore that they continue to universally import cheap foreign labor indirectly though "outsourcing" to the third world and through the incredible increases they seek in immigration, amnesty, and unlimited H1B visas that lead to direct imports of labor and eliminate jobs for existing Americans. These companies could literally not care any less about the US people. They are simply a labor force or customer base to be used to best advantage to maximize corporate profit, extravagant CEO pay, and to fill the pockets of those who truly run things in the world - country be damned.
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