Posted on 03/21/2009 1:06:51 PM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
For the last twenty years of my life, I have seen the ever-so-gradual effects of rising ocean levels at our farm in Beaufort County. In some cases, it's been watching pine trees die in that fragile zone between uplands and salt marsh; in other cases it's meant finding roots in areas that would never grow a tree, given the current salt water levels. While I understand very clearly the debate on whether or not these events come as a result of man's activity -- or just the effects of nature taking its course - I've had other personal experiences that strongly suggest to me that man is having an impact on the environment. The last time I was in Beijing on a trade trip, we happened to be there on a bad smog day. When I went outside I could see no more than a quarter of a mile and my eyes watered.
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Some are trying to get you off message.
The same ones who dish it out but can’t take it.
You can't say that with complete certainty.
To blithely suggest that human activities have zero impact on the surrounding environment is just as idiotic as saying that their impact dwarfs that of natural physical processes. I can be certain that humanity does have an impact on its surrounding environment, however, I believe that humanity, on the whole, has a super-sized ego and a penchant for arrogance...that's been around for a long time, in its attempts and desire to control the weather.
The bottom line here is that yes, human activities do influence the environment, but no, I don't think humans are sufficiently sophisticated to accidentally terraform an entire planet in just over two centuries. Now, if Sanford is arguing that the Government ought to protect the common, shared environment, just as New England towns once maintained their village greens as public property, by promoting such ideals as energy efficiency and conservation in the actions of Government with respect to public property, then yes, I wholeheartedly agree with him. The Government has a duty and obligation to the citizenry to not act in a wasteful manner. However, if he is promoting energy rationing and Government interference in the lives of individuals, e.g., through carbon cap-and-trade, then no, I won't support him.
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I was making an argument in private on his behalf yesterday. I’m getting a might bit sick at people now establishing standards for which are so high not even Christ Himself could measure up. The attacks on Palin, and now the stepped-up attacks on Sanford. Guess who we’re going to have left with ? Sanford is one of our best Governors in the country, and I’m not going to jump on this bash bandwagon. I don’t believe virtually any story that comes out of the MSM and even some allegedly “Conservative” outfits when the headline is Palin or Sanford. All they have to do is make a claim about this or that, and far too many of us will denounce them as a Socialist or idiot or whatever. We talk about the rodents being gullible, but a lot of us can wear those shoes just as well.
Believing that all human activities have zero impact on the environment is a sign that you should stop sniffing what comes out of your car's tail pipe.
Human activities do impact the environment. Case in point: litter. However, humans have not, I repeat, not, terraformed this planet in the way that idiots like Al Gore would have us believe.
So Mark Sanford is a so called RINO based on a comment about his state and one stupid comment about Obama. Wow. Never mind his 12 years of fiscal responsibility consistency, his votes and advocacy for less government, and his correct stances on life and 2nd Amendment issues.
How Pathetic.
BarnacleCenturion
Hey, bub, you have ZERO credibility here. Nada. Zip.
You are a Slick Willardbot agent.
And I hope everyone reads your posts as a Socialist apologist for one of the worst Governors in American history, they are quite telling.
Post #31. Take a gander at this troll’s postings going back to 2007. We know who Barnicle works for.
Climate, Energy and Commerce AdvisoryRight Committee
The CECAC was tasked with considering, evaluating, and compiling a multi-sector set of recommended policy options and presenting them to the Governor. Appointed by the Governor, the CECAC comprises a diverse group of stakeholders bringing broad perspective and expertise to the topic of climate change in South Carolina.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2198581/posts?page=17#17
“So Mark Sanford is a so called RINO..”
You said it, not me. You can look elsewhere on this thread for the ones resorting to namecalling and posting unfounded accusations. A sure sign of defeat.
It looks like somebody's gunning for Romney's most formidable opposition in 2012.
But let's ask ourselves, do we want to get stuck with a RINO like Romney in 2012? Doing that kind of junk is what got us where we're at today. No thanks on the rerun.
None of the 2008 frontrunners were worth a crap as far as I'm concerned. Palin was alright (great compared with the others who were running), and propped up a bit here because of the crap she's (unfairly) had to deal with.
So far, I'd like to see Sanford, Jindal, or Barbour run. No senators.
What’s amusing in all this is that nowhere in Sanford’s quoted statement does he say anything about global warming. Sanford DOES talk about the effects of pollution, etc. and makes a general statement that man is affecting his environment. That much is obvious to any person with an IQ above room temperature.
Sorry folks, but simply being concerned about the state of the environment doesn’t make someone a RINO.
RomnacleCenturion does seem to be on a payroll of some sort....
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