Morsels

Capitalism Rocks From Stephanie over at The Daily Vegetable: Interesting, too, that women are becoming such great spokespeople for capitalism. I wrote a book for moms, Cost Benefit Simplicity, that illustrates how capitalism is actually healthier for the planet, and helps keep our lives "simplified." My fear was that young moms were buying into the socialist teaching they got in public school. But your readers give me hope!

Thanks Steph, and where can I find your book? BTW, Stephanie’s blog features some of the prettiest vege’s on the net. And her posts can be funny too. I liked the one about the sexy lettuce that can boost your “performance.” Rock On.

Socialist Profs This from an anonymous reader: In my economics class in high school the teachers taught us how capitalism can't work without government stepping in. Now I attend the university of Nebraska and it is very frustrating because SOO many of my professors are closer to communist then they are capitalists and Nebraska is supposed to be a red state. I start to get discouraged but then I see the positive effects on the economy and feel better. The Bush tax cuts are larger than expected and unemployment is down to 5% now, the lowest in over 4 years. Liberals should just compare that to France.

Anony, You are sooooo right. Please leave your name next time.

Namby-Pamby Nation In her recent article Michelle Malkin noted: The left-wing Kumbaya crowd is quietly grooming a generation of pushovers in the public schools. At a time of war, when young Americans should be educated about this nation's resilience and steely resolve, educators are indoctrinating students with saccharine-sticky lessons on "non-violent conflict resolution. She describes the latest example of Hand-Holding 101 in the New York City public schools called Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me. The teaching materials were created by the Educators for Social Responsibility's Resolving Conflict Creatively Program and includes lessons on (hyped) anti-Muslim discrimination in America to "understand" the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. She's not kidding!

Global Scamming The lefties are all in a tither since George Bush told the G8 leaders where they can stuff their Kyoto accord. Economist Robert Samuelson noted: Europe is the citadel of hypocrisy. From 1990 to 2002, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas, increased 16.4% worldwide, reports the International Energy Agency. The U.S. increase was 16.7%, but Europe, after all its bellyaching had a net gain also. The estimates of the increases: France, 6.9%; Italy, 8.3%; Greece, 28.2%; Ireland, 40.3%; the Netherlands, 13.2%; Portugal, 59%; Spain, 46.9%; Germany, - 13.3% (closed coal-fired plants in eastern Germany) and Britain - 5.5% (shifted electric utilities from coal to natural gas). To reduce emissions significantly, Europeans would have to suppress driving and electricity use, depressing economic growth even more and fanning popular discontent. It won't happen.

Elsewhere, Canada's emissions are up 23.6%; Japan's, 18.9%. Forget about China and India. And in New Zealand, which aggressively supported the Kyoto Protocol and anticipated a $500 million windfall by coming in below its pollution target, taxpayers will be at least $1 billion worse off under revised Government estimates of the costs of the Kyoto treaty.

Dennis Prager has published three more chapters of The Case for Judeo- Christian Values.

Part 15: We are not just animals
Part 16: Nature must not be worshipped
Part 17: Without man, the environment is insignifficant

Dennis is a mench.