I have been subscribed to "The Liberator Online", an email publication from the Advocates for Self Government, for years now. It's one of the core libertarian institutions not affiliated with the party, that has been instrumental in the Libertarian movement.

In their most recent email, they sent out an old list of Harry Browne's New Years Resolutions. Harry Browne was a great man, and he helped grow the LP. He specifically turned me to the LP, after nudging from a friend.

I read an article today stating that only 45% of our carbon emissions remain in the atmosphere… the rest are absorbed by the oceans and other natural balances for the carbon cycle. Since I already knew the amount of greenhouse effect our total CO2 emissions would make, it seemed natural to figure that in as well. Here it is: Our CO2 emissions account for .011% of greenhouse effect. This is the portion our government has decided to try taxing out of existence.

I have a better idea.

The other day, Harry Reid had a press conference the morning after he introduced his new after-midnight healthcare bill. During the press conference, he addressed those opposed to the healthcare bill.

The recent news about "ClimateGate", as it's been dubbed, provides an opportunity to talk about all junk science.

The root of the problem is the current "pay for results" system. Scientists are paid based on results, not on good science, by think-tanks or other politically-motivated organizations.

A number of folks running around in the 9/12 and Tea Party circles are really pushing the Obama birth certificate issue again. My advice: Just don't do it.

I only needed to do about 2 hours of research into the issue.

This is a call out to find the best speeches of all time - for content, delivery, or both.

Please contact me, Ken Moellman, and give me your best 2 or 3 speeches, and qualify them. Links to YouTube or similar sites preferred.

Sometimes I like to look back and see what we've accomplished; what we've done well, where we could have done better, and where we failed.

Let me begin by saying that I went to school for Physical Geography, specialized in Fluvial Geomorphology. That's the study of water's effect on the land... be it rivers, runoff, groundwater or glaciers. I wouldn't say I'm an expert by any means, but I know a thing or two about climate change.

In light of the continued push for socialized medicine and the penalties for non-participation in the program, I felt it may be appropriate to give the Governor a little push towards asserting KY's sovereignty. Here is the letter I am sending. Feel free to copy and use it, pass it on to others to send... Let's get a letter campaign going and let Beshear know how we feel on this issue.

Here's a link to Beshear's contact page: http://governor.ky.gov/contact/contact.htm

Governor Beshear:

With record debt and deficits, it's no surprize that there are a lot of people out there now talking about reducing the size of government, and reducing deficits. However, like almost everything, there's a right way, and a wrong way to do this.