In answer to some of the blogs pro-union in Europe: There is quite a long list of pro vs. con of unions in many countries. Not a good time to use Europe as your subject, -when the unions there have bankrupted Europe and many other countries with their greed, power grab, and gov corruption. Even thru the Obama cult media, -you should be getting some world news.
What are the numbers on gov union jobs vs. the private sector in the US? Close to 30% higher wages for the gov union jobs, -not even counting the benefits that are several times what the average private worker gets. And who pays the difference? the private worker. Most gov union jobs don’t even make any money.
Obama got to office based on union money, -and I could list hundreds of steps Obama has taken to destroy America. The latest is BP. Obama should be praising BP and defending BP. There is not one damn thing that any American does today that is not made better as a direct result of the employees at BP. BP is responsible for development of alternative energy, a large portion of all the energy used in America, a large portion of the nat gas used to fuel 70% of all residences and businesses, and on and on.
Shutting down drilling in the Gulf and demonizing BP by your Obama master is the mentality of the ignorant sick Obama leftist, -which includes about 70% of the folks on Fox. The last stand for conservatives in TV media is Fox; and folks like shepard smith are such loudmouth self inflating thugs -they should move over to msnbc.
The country is divided and in chaos mainly due to Obama -who suffers from narcissism: [Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. Those with narcissistic personality disorder believe that they're superior to others and have little regard for other people's feelings. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
Narcissistic personality disorder is one of several types of personality disorders. Personality disorders are conditions in which people have traits that cause them to feel and behave in socially distressing ways, limiting their ability to function in relationships and in other areas of their life, such as work or school.]
Stopping any drilling in the Gulf is stopping income and jobs for thousands. And with these real jobs losses (unlike any temporary gov job or solar panel job created with tax money subsidy) -there is a multiplier of job losses times about 20 just to start with. For 10,000 oil and gas jobs lost in the Gulf, -you will have a cumulative job loss of 200,000 jobs. But alas, Obama will save us with some finan reform, health bill, stimulus, open up the border with Mexico and making the 60,000 plus illegals in the US citizens, ….
I could give you 1000 plus ideas to save energy and the environment, -most all of which Obama could not approve -due to the unions and radical thug leftists sleeping in the Obama white house.
The bottom line on BP is -don’t be on the Obama sick BP hate propaganda, -unless you are ready to quit putting gas in your car, eating food that had transportation involved, or heating or cooling your home.
I would like to shoot some golf with Prez Obama, -he has a lot of good qualities, -we would all like to see the first Black Prez succeed. But Obama is a product of his life -he is what he is -a narcissistic radical leftist that wants to re-set America to zero so we will all be equal -in poverty. With the exception of those gov union leftists that are part of the Obama cult team.
On a lighter note, the almost perfect baseball game. No video that I have seen showed a proper angle to tell if the foot was on the bag. There is no video or picture that shows the gap between the pitcher’s foot and the base. Pictures are 2-dimensional, -you can’t tell squat without the right angle. The pitcher did something peculiar with his foot, almost hovering his foot (as if searching for the bag) above the base, -before putting his foot down. By the time his foot goes down, -the runner is past first base. I’m not saying the runner was not out, -I’m just saying the video was not conclusive. The media loves to yell about things with zero common sense put in the mix.
JayR