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The Popularity of Reality
I had assumed a program named Survivor - on a deserted island - would have something to do with outdoor survival skills. Instead, I found myself watching a drama-filled popularity contest. Big network television had no desire to create a weekly competition dominated by backwoods rednecks, as one of them already exists, the NASCAR cup series. Instead, they fashioned a game filled with office drama, west coast backstabbing and east coast snobbery. It is a game less familiar to flyover country, but right on par with the Hollywood culture. Topping it all off was the twist on popularity. The weekly climax is not about the winning team or even the losing team. Rather, the template for all reality television programs would be singling out an individual loser each and every week. This person did not necessarily lose a race or score lowest on some sort of test. No, this person is singled out for simply being unpopular – different – unyielding to pure pressure. MORE

THE OBAMA SOLUTION

What do you do if you are inheriting a $450 billion budget deficit? Immediately quadruple it, and then take credit for cutting that amount in half over the next 4 years. Very clever. Yes, Bush was still Pres while the $800 billion TARP bill was signed - but it was voted in by Democrats, and written by Obama's treasury secretary. They own the trilliion+ deficits. In fact, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, the body responsible for spending, in January of 2007. How are they doing so far?

IT'S THE SPENDING, STUPID

Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign won over public opinion with one simple line; "It's the economy, stupid." The Berlin wall had come down in 1989, and the Soviet Union was no more. The Cold War was over . . .

Today we face a serious recession, not the short blip of 1991. Arguments revolve around income tax rates. Did the Bush tax cuts cause the recession? Did tax cuts increase federal revenues? Will allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire increase or decrease federal revenues? Are the rich paying enough? Are the rich paying too much? As the arguments persist, both political parties are ignoring the elephant in the room. It's the spending, stupid!

MORE (A drivebias original article)

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Morano-Gore Consensus - Information and links about every angle of Global Warming
Mann Theory - Data, charts, explanation behind the Mann graphs.
Mann Hockey Stick Debate - Controversy over the science behind the Mann graphs, showing a dramatic 20th century rise in CO2 levels and temperatures
Apocalypse Canceled - Close analysis of global warming data.
Bali 52 - 52 scientist consensus at the Bali IPCC conference in December of 2007
400 Scientists - List of 400 scientists who dispute the IPCC consensus.
Cooling World - 1975 Life Magazine article warning of a coming ice age
Myth vs Facts - Pro-consensus list of myths believed by deniers.
Global Respnse - Explanation of why immediate global response is necessary.
1997 Dissent - The debate was not over in the 1990's, as some would like us to believe.
The Debate Is Over - Global warming is a hoax.
(A drivebias original article)

Fact: 20 seconds of volcanic eruption releases more damaging gasses into Earth's atmosphere than 100 years of human industrialization.

Fact: Mars and Jupiter have also experienced global warming in the late 20th century. Scientists attribute this to cycles of the sun.

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
Intentional Statistical Manipulation

How many drinks does it take to make you a dangerous driver? 2002 Victims Summary , 2002 Children Killed by Drunk Drivers

Highest BAC Level in Alcohol Related Fatalities	% of all Traffic Deaths 1996
0 BAC	75.1%
.01 to .07 BAC	4.1%
.08 to .13 BAC	5.2%
.14 and over BAC	15.6%
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Note: Newer statistics are difficutl to find because the NHTSA and MADD catagorize traffic deaths in deceptive ways, For example, combining all BAC's above .08

Truth: Alcohol Related fatalities have been on a somewhat uniform decline for decades. The decline has been consistent regardless of .12 to .10 to .08 BAC limit changes. The only notable change due to lower limits is the number of DUI arrests. Now groups like MADD are pushing even lower BAC limits with new 'Buzzed Driving" ad campaigns.

Links Below: These are not billion dollar corperations like MADD, but a grass roots protection of our constitutional rights!
DUI GULAG, - getMADD
National Motorists Association
Responsibility in DUI Laws
The REAL numbers (getMADD)

President Obama's proposed 2010 Budget: $3,600,000,000,000 ($3.6 trillion)
$11,600 per every man/woman/child in the USA

National Debt Clock

WHO PAID TAXES IN 2006
Percentiles Adjusted Gross Income	Income Required for percentile rank	Percentage (of total bill) they pay
TOP 1%	$388,806	39.89%
TOP 5%	$153,542	60.14%
TOP 10%	$108,904	70.79%
TOP 25%	$64,702	86.27%
TOP 50%	$31,987	97.01%
Bottom 50%	Under $31,987	2.99%
Note: 32.6% of all tax returns are catagorized as 'non-paying returns' (They did not pay any income tax, but still recieved a tax 'return')
Source: Internal Revenue Service

Warning: Income tax has turned into a yearly redistribution of income. We are approaching the tipping point where the majority of Americans profit on tax day, funded by the heavily taxed highest earners. This dangerously punishes success while encouraging strategic exploitation of 'the system'.