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Re: What about the first?
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Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:42:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> Actually the Democrats and Environmentalists were responsible for Enron. The
> Democrats imposed price caps on the electric prices. Demand increased and the
> Environmentalists prevented Enron from increasing supply (to meet that demand)
> by building new power plants. With no way to decrease demand by raising
> prices, you have rolling blackouts. You also get company that is forced to use
> creative accounting because their ability to conduct buisness legitimately was
> crippled.
One can point to individuals in both parties in letting Enron go wild, but
it really was the baby of the Republicans. Bush loved 'em. As to the
oft-repeated but inaccurate claims that the environmentalists had somehow
blocked construction of new plants and that it was just good old supply and
demand, it just ain't true. Enron did, however, manipulate the power grid
to create artificial shortages. These guys couldn't do an honest day's work
if you paid 'em (crime paid better).
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> [snip]
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> > ... but what 60%? ;)
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> The 60% that doesn't support double standards with regards to UN resolutions.
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> Perhaps this will help you understand my postion a little better. On a scale of
> 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. The US invading Iraq without
> the support of the UN would be a 3. Nuking the entire Earth would be a 2. Doing
> nothing would be a 1.
Utter obliteration is better than allowing a petty dictator to exist? Words
fail me.
-->Bruce<--
"Where's Major Petrucelli?"
"Yeeeeee-HAAAAAAAAA!"
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| (...) I think you misunderstood me. By "doing nothing" I don't mean about just Saddam. I mean every dictator, even the ones the US is friendly toward. Untill all of the people of the world are free from tyranny, (including but not limited to US and (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| [snip] (...) Now that is really interesting. Then again they gave Arafat a Nobel peace prize too. [snip] (...) no (...) All of that falsely assumes Saddam would not destroy the oil infrastructure as a parting gift. (...) war. (...) Freeing the Iraqi (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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