The darling of the left, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is at it again. She and her supporters are proposing a “Green New Deal” which will solve the “Climate Change” problem by transforming the United States into a Third World Socialist country, with 40 to 60 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and ZERO percent by 2050! Singlehandedly, we will have saved the world! We will get all our electricity from wind farms, solar farms and other forms of “renewable” energy. The seas won’t die, and the air will be pure. Water will be clean and we will all be vegetarians, free from the herds of flatulent animals who are farting their way into climate change disaster! There will have to be a few changes, however.
Anything which burns fossil fuels will have to be banned. So, no more automobiles, buses, trains or planes unless they can be powered by electric motors. Obviously, that eliminates commercial aircraft altogether, because there aren’t batteries light enough to power even a small plane equipped with a yet to be invented engine powerful enough to get it, and keep it, airborne. Solar power might work, but to carry 50 passengers, you’d have to have something with a surface area as large as the Starship Enterprise, covered with solar panels, and it would only work during cloudless daytime hours. Continue reading Green Dream/Nightmare
Years ago, when my wife and I were living in the mountains of Colorado, we were staunch Denver Bronco fans. Each year we would watch John Elway accomplish miracles as he evaded defensive linemen and backs while throwing bullet passes to his many receivers. However, when crunch time came in the playoffs, everything changed. Elway was constantly sacked behind the line of scrimmage, and the Broncos wouldn’t make it to the Super Bowl. That’s when the “Bronco Bricks” came into being.