Comments on: Net present terror

By: Whitehall

Whitehall — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:43:42 +0000

The Russians were going to sell us surplus plutonium, just like they sold us their enriched uranium. However, I don’t think the physical shipments have started yet. We built a fuel fabrication plant to convert our surplus into commercial reactor fuel (a TVA plant has been testing it.)

The Russians will get about $12 billion when the U-235 transfers are complete.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:22:43 +0000

Doug – and everyone – pardon my outburst. I shouldn’t even have mentioned Baby P because that’s not what this thread is about but while writing my little limericks I was also thinking about that other post and it just came out in the wrong place. In this post Wretchard says the sharks (terrorists) think it’s safe to come out of the water. Other types of sharks seem to think it’s safe to be baby torturers. Only when the baby finally dies of his injuries, THEN – when it’s too late – the floodgates open with outpourings of grief. Up until then, the parents were quite safe to inflict their devilish amusements, with the clumsiest camouflage that successfully fooled the social workers and even a doctor. Don’t you think that even the tiniest bit of genuine love would have prompted the inspectors, the doctor, somebody in the system to actually look, really LOOK at the child himself? No, as Wretchard points out, they’re all too busy following form, dotting i’s and crossing t’s. Everything is done correctly.

Right or wrong, I think there’s a part of me that wants to blame an atheist mindset for the failures of governments to protect and defend the populace, including young innocents, whether from terrorists or twisted sadistic parents. The design of social programs is an abstract intellectual exercise almost as bereft of love as the home of Baby P and, accordingly, futile functionaries fail spectacularly.

If social workers were all, to a man, Godly true believers, would bad things never happen? No, but at least they wouldn’t be laboring under the delusion of Process; man’s flimsy and arid formulas wouldn’t be the guiding light. They would be individuals using sensible judgment, a judgment informed by the highest charge: to love one another. A person like that would look. A person like that would notice.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:57:08 +0000

“ I couldn’t even finish reading the post about Baby P”
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I haven’t even started.
Probably won’t.
The Saints that sometimes, somewhere, step in to save the day in those situations have my highest respect.

…not that does much of anything for anyone but me.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:49:13 +0000

Hmmm yeah, the Chi-Coms. I haven’t thought of them much. I picture them just kind of biding their time:

For the Chi-Coms’ desired fate
All they need do is wait
Be the friend of our foe
And next thing you know
They’ll be able to say ‘checkmate’

But I don’t know, maybe they’re doing a lot more than waiting – certainly busy building up their military anyway. But with Obama-Pelosi-Reid, the economy and the Islamists, that’s too much already. I couldn’t even finish reading the post about Baby P though I’ll never be able to get it out of my mind. That little golden-haired boy must MUST be with God now and forever. For those inclined to sneer, go ahead. If not for the faith to hold on to, one would be like Ivan in The Brothers Karamazov. Read chapter 4 in Book V and think about there being no remedy for these innocent ones – not only Baby P but all the others through all the centuries. Ivan couldn’t stand it and you can’t either, no one can. So it’s God or madness or become yourself one of the cruel. Oh there’s one other choice, just forget about it all and look to a Messiah like Obama. That’s what 52% of us have done.

By: buddy larsen

buddy larsen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:56:28 +0000

great stuff, Karen –wish the times weren’t such that we can’t be doing odes to springtime and such.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:27:34 +0000

Very nice Karen.
Too bad it’s terrifyingly true.
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No mention yet in this MAD Meltdown Discussion about another party:
The Chi-Coms.
Wo is us.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:06:53 +0000

There once was a Prez named Barack
Whose favorite weapon was talk
His mettle they will test
When Jihadis fight the West
And preemption is labeled a crock

Now the push is on to disarm us
Because who in the world could harm us
With Dear Leader Obama
Not even Osama
Can open our eyes and uncharm us

When prophets warn of perdition
We don’t pay any attention
If we weren’t so sick
We’d not be so quick
To pin all our hope on a magician

By: Lifeofthemind

Lifeofthemind — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:46:01 +0000

New Organization, NSC = Politburo or NSC = Committee of Public Safety
Nice to know you have a choice.

By: SpeakEasy

SpeakEasy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:42:37 +0000

Our host’s article triggered a different alarm in my head apparently. I was seeing a repeat of the fall of the Shah of Iran and the takeover of the religious zealots. I would not like to be working at the US embassy in Saudi Arabia at this time- unless I was part of the Marine Security Forces- they get to shoot back. The big question is when the Shiite hits the fan, will Obama stand up and fight or crawl under his desk in the Oval Office like Carter? Interesting times.

By: buddy larsen

buddy larsen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:24:33 +0000

In the new nuclear reduction talks with Russia, O wants an 80% reduction. If the spies are right and the Rus have a secret stockpile (and really, why wouldn’t they?), an 80% cut is gwan make dem hidden weapons might scary, on roll out during the future Cuban type crisis.

There’s this whole set of Nyquist type thinking that we are really walking down the primrose path with MAD. these guys are the ones who are yet to this day debriefing the KGB & GRU defectors (yes i know it could be self-serv &/or disinfo), and the expats say, the new theories in Kremlin are that a nuke exchange is winnable.

Then along comes O and 80% and suddenly –it’s serious enough to examine, so we can watch the guy in two ways –FDR-ish soft, and the unspeakable but we know we wonder, mole in the oval.