Mayor Nickels Advocates Secession from the US - BRAVO!

Read the Seattle Times article on a speech he gave here.

Pres Bush & Climate Change

President Bush spoke from the beautiful Rose Garden
at the White House about Climate Change.
His views, the steps his administration
has (said) they have taken, and steps they are
putting into place.
From the setting of the Rose Garden.
Lovely.
I wonder if Bush put any thought into his plan
and the effects on his setting.
That Rose Garden will fail to survive
with his CO2 rising levels.

This part of his speech raised my eyebrow....
made me shake my head....
and cringe at our President.
He just keeps making that sour taste
in my mouth worse.


The Kyoto Protocol would have required the United States to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The impact of this agreement, however, would have been to limit our economic growth and to shift American jobs to other countries -- while allowing major developing nations to increase their emissions. Countries like China and India are experiencing rapid economic growth -- and that's good for their people and it's good for the world. This also means that they are emitting increasingly large quantities of greenhouse gases -- which has consequences for the entire global climate.

WAIT a minute there Mr. President!
Which part to I attack first?
Scape goat excuse in the making big time!
What you mean to say is....
if we were to adhere to the Kyoto Protocol,
we would have to drastically cut our gasoline
usage and put stringent controls on industry emissions.
Of course would mean your own buddies
wouldn't be making the billions of dollars they are now.
And to say you are concerned in signing this protocol,
that it would limit our economic growth
and send our jobs out of country....
well you have already done this.
Step out into middle America
and see what jobs are left.

(end rant before I really get going)

This article in Grist sums it up very well....
Grist: Same as it ever was/ Thoughts on Bush's latest speech on climate change

Seeing the Dalai Lama at Seeds of Compassion Event

We were blessed to attend the Seeds of Compassion event today
featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
It was a very moving and touching day for us.
He spoke on compassion, nurturing and loving,
and understanding that we are all one,
that there is no 'us' or 'they'.
We really like his point he made about how the leaders
of the world today should all get together,
with their families and children,
and spend at least two weeks getting to know
one another as human beings and not discussing
politics or world issues.
Then after that time spent getting to know each other,
then speak of the issues and see how the compassion unfolds.

He addressed the fact that most, if not all, of the problems
in the world today are man-made.
Violence is not the answer to "fix" these problems,
but open dialogue and understanding with compassion.

His words, and the event as a whole, will stay with us forever.

He spoke of many ways to incorporate compassion into your
daily life and the world as a whole,
that we recommend watching the coverage of the events.

Especially if you have children, or children in your life,
it will be a blessing to them!
Remember, they are the future of our world.
What they learn from you, from us, and from the world
around them today will mold their values and how they
interact with the world around them.

Seeds of Compassion Webcast