BowmanMike

I am actually. It does make sense to look how other people are doing things,maybe something can be learned? About what is possible and what is not ? Unless of course you already know whats best.

Where do you get those numbers? People in most European countries pay way more taxes than we do. Especially the earners at the very top. They also have bigger foreign aid programs by percentage. It would take a lot more than taking some money from that to pay of our national debt. The military budget would be a good place to start since that is a biiig item. Jobs going overseas has multiple reasons,a big one being that companies are looking to maximize their profit with little regard to the country they are based in or selling their stuff to. The global economy is not a great idea to me. I just looked it up,the U.S. spends less than half of what germany spends per capita on foreign aid,and less than a third or what England spends.

Big oil spends more on PR than R&D. They are acting like big tobacco was. And not surprisingly when the fat cats want to protect their profits.

That part i was saying all along. I do support the BLM movement but not the rioting associated with it. Those people should have been prosecuted.

Also correct.

I do agree with your last paragraph,but not the big letters. And guess i dont need my glasses today. You should try this calm down a little though,stress is not good for the heart or mind.

You are right that the rioters with BLM caused more financial damage.

ok,it is abiut what the different groups attacked. The government itself in the capitol riots,and a branch of government in the other. I can not describe it any better for you. Maybe someone else can..

That is why solar panels on most houses would be a great thing,to decentralize the electric grid that is failing anyway. Instead of transporting electricity hundreds of miles it could be used where it is produced. It all takes a shift in attitude. If it takes an hour to charge your car then you have to take that into consideration.

The only advantage for sending oil by rail is that the rail it is already there. It would be interesting to know at what point in time the carbon footprint of building the pipeline would equal the carbon footprint of moving it by rail. Trains move cargo much more efficient than most transportation options. I do believe the policies have the environment as the motivating factor,not personal gain. Either way,if the environment benefits i am in. I agree that there ahould be much more manufacturing here in the states. Expensive oil might make U.S. products more competitive since shipping stuff around the world would become harder. But it also is a commitment problem..As long as people go to the dollar store and walmart to buy the cheapest stuff they can find american made products can not compete.

I think your last paragraph goes back to the point that storming the capitol building and storming the neighborhood seveneleven are in a different league.

There are amazing possibilities in the alternative energy market and energy conservation for millions of jobs. I do love a common sense approach. The U.S. imports more oil than we sell. Why wouldnt it all stay here and then we could buy the extra? The whole energy sector should change because it will give us an advantage. Less dependability on foreign power and being a leader in green technology,that should create more jobs than what is being lost in the dying fossil fuel sector.

You are taking about a few renegade cops. They had no authority to do what they did. Are you just arguing for arguments sake ?

ok,so we are on the same page for the most part. I dont think BLM protest are violence until someone starts throwing things at police or damaging property,that is when things cross the line to a riot. There have been plenty of BLM protests that did not turn violent.

Finally your science degree comes in handy. I would agree with over 90% of scientists that have a job in the field. The per capita energy comsumption of the U.S. is pretty abysmal. Other countries have problems too,but wouldnt it make sense to be a leader and negotiate from a position of credibility with the other countries? If every one would get into the you emit more than a i do narrative.no constructive agreement could ever be reached.

hell no.That just means those cops should be prosecuted.

When the people stormed the capitOl,( it is spelled with an o) for kavaunaughs hearings it was to protest one persons selection to a court,not to invalidate the whole countries election. That being said,they also should not have forced their way in and should have gotten into trouble for that. I think you are over complicating things.

No,can you type in bigger letters?

Do you even read my posts? How many times do i have to write that any orotest is fjne,but rioting is not. Protesting is lawful. Destroying stuff is not. Take your glasses of for a second to see. You are drawing a lot of conclusions from my statements as well that are not there.

It is to you guys and i feel bad that you can't see the difference. The trump supporters could protest all day everyday at rhe Capitol,but once they broke in it is over the line. Yelling for Pence to be killed etc. etc. That is not protesting.

you think there is a difference between protesting police violence and attacking the foundation of democracy? I do.

Everybody who entered the Capitol is a rioter. Same as everyone entering a store with smashed windows is a looter.

I will give you an F for reading comprehension. The rioters should be prosecuted,the protesters should not.

I am against the rioting. But you throw the rioters in with the protesters..Protesting is fine. Are the protesters responsible for the rioters? That is the same principle when people rail against gun owners when a mass shooting happens. Are gun owners responsible for the nuts that abuse gun ownership?

The pillow guy is a nut,even a newsmax anchor walked off the stage when the pillow dude was on a rant and would not stop. Did the democrats get to newsmax too?