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BBC News - Mazda bets on internal combustion engine: The most frugal diesel version of the car delivers 61.4mpg[52 mpg-US] (4.6l/100km), with carbon emissions of 119g/km, which is impressive when compared with rival crossovers with 150hp engines."
"We can provide hybrid-level fuel economy and carbon emissions levels in the CX-5 without the weight and the cost," insists Mr Guyton.
"Mazda's fuel-saving technology depends on a dramatically high compression ratio which ensures its engines are highly efficient."
"Unlike our rivals, who use catalytic converters to reduce NOx (nitrogen oxides), we aim to get the combustion right in the first place so we don't need it," says Mr Guyton.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Obama's Plan to Seize Control of Our Economy And Our Lives | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Commentary
Obama's Plan to Seize Control of Our Economy And Our Lives | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Commentary: "the United States is already in a state of national emergency declared by President George W. Bush on September 14, 2001 and extended last year by President Obama."
"In 1907, the State Department began compiling and numbering executive orders going back to one that Abraham Lincoln issued on October 20, 1862. That became known as executive order 1. As I write, the most recent is Obama’s executive order 13603."
"At times, TR seemed drunk with power, as when he remarked: “I don’t think that any harm comes from the concentration of power in one man’s hands.”"
"Since economic fascism was popular during the early 1930s, FDR issued executive orders to suspend antitrust laws and establish German-style cartels in dozens of industries, restricting total industry output, allocating market shares and fixing above-market wages and prices. Above-market wages discouraged employers from hiring, and above-market prices discouraged consumers from buying."
"The biggest source of federal revenue was the federal excise tax on cigarettes, beer, soda, chewing gum and other cheap pleasures consumed disproportionately by poor and middle income people. This means the cost of relief programs for poor and middle income people was borne mainly by poor and middle income people. In May 1939, FDR’s Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau lamented, “We are spending more than we have ever spent before, and it does not work. After eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when he started.”"
"In 1974, the Senate Committee on National Emergencies and Delegated Emergency Powers revealed that “Since March 9, 1933, the United States has been in a state of declared national emergency. There are now in effect four presidentially-proclaimed states of national emergency. In addition to the national emergency declared by President Roosevelt [during the Great Depression], there are also the national emergency proclaimed by President Truman on December 16, 1950, during the Korean conflict, and the states of national emergency declared by President Nixon on March 23, 1970 and August 15, 1971.
“These proclamations give force to 470 provisions of Federal law, delegating to the President extraordinary powers, ordinarily exercised by the Congress, which effect the lives of American citizens in a host of all-encompassing manners... The President may seize property, organize and control the means of production, seize commodities, assign military forces abroad, institute martial law, seize and control all transportation and communication, regulate the operation of private enterprise, restrict travel, and in a plethora of particular ways, control the lives of all Americans.”
As a result of these revelations, in 1976 Congress passed the National Emergencies Act. It limited a president’s declared emergency to two years, which may be extended."
"A 1999 congressional hearing on executive orders, before the House Rules Committee, the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, indicated that every president since Grover Cleveland has had some of his executive orders modified or revoked by legislation."
"FDR issued executive order 9102 (1942) that established the War Relocation Authority to forcibly move Japanese-Americans away from the Pacific Coast into “relocation camps” for the duration of World War II. This was upheld by the Supreme Court, 6-3, in Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944). Justice Hugo Black wrote the majority opinion. He asserted that protecting against potential Japanese espionage was more important than protecting Fred Korematsu’s individual rights."
"Chief Justice William Rehnquist cited statutes “indicating congressional acceptance of a broad scope for executive action in circumstances such as those presented in this case... we can conclude that Congress acquiesced in the President’s action... [Since] Congress has acquiesced in the President’s action, it cannot be said that the President lacks the power to settle such claims.”"
"[Clinton] argued that strikers can become violent when they’re replaced, so it would be better to appease strikers and support union workplace monopolies by banning replacements."
"In 1907, the State Department began compiling and numbering executive orders going back to one that Abraham Lincoln issued on October 20, 1862. That became known as executive order 1. As I write, the most recent is Obama’s executive order 13603."
"At times, TR seemed drunk with power, as when he remarked: “I don’t think that any harm comes from the concentration of power in one man’s hands.”"
"Since economic fascism was popular during the early 1930s, FDR issued executive orders to suspend antitrust laws and establish German-style cartels in dozens of industries, restricting total industry output, allocating market shares and fixing above-market wages and prices. Above-market wages discouraged employers from hiring, and above-market prices discouraged consumers from buying."
"The biggest source of federal revenue was the federal excise tax on cigarettes, beer, soda, chewing gum and other cheap pleasures consumed disproportionately by poor and middle income people. This means the cost of relief programs for poor and middle income people was borne mainly by poor and middle income people. In May 1939, FDR’s Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau lamented, “We are spending more than we have ever spent before, and it does not work. After eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when he started.”"
"In 1974, the Senate Committee on National Emergencies and Delegated Emergency Powers revealed that “Since March 9, 1933, the United States has been in a state of declared national emergency. There are now in effect four presidentially-proclaimed states of national emergency. In addition to the national emergency declared by President Roosevelt [during the Great Depression], there are also the national emergency proclaimed by President Truman on December 16, 1950, during the Korean conflict, and the states of national emergency declared by President Nixon on March 23, 1970 and August 15, 1971.
“These proclamations give force to 470 provisions of Federal law, delegating to the President extraordinary powers, ordinarily exercised by the Congress, which effect the lives of American citizens in a host of all-encompassing manners... The President may seize property, organize and control the means of production, seize commodities, assign military forces abroad, institute martial law, seize and control all transportation and communication, regulate the operation of private enterprise, restrict travel, and in a plethora of particular ways, control the lives of all Americans.”
As a result of these revelations, in 1976 Congress passed the National Emergencies Act. It limited a president’s declared emergency to two years, which may be extended."
"A 1999 congressional hearing on executive orders, before the House Rules Committee, the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, indicated that every president since Grover Cleveland has had some of his executive orders modified or revoked by legislation."
"FDR issued executive order 9102 (1942) that established the War Relocation Authority to forcibly move Japanese-Americans away from the Pacific Coast into “relocation camps” for the duration of World War II. This was upheld by the Supreme Court, 6-3, in Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944). Justice Hugo Black wrote the majority opinion. He asserted that protecting against potential Japanese espionage was more important than protecting Fred Korematsu’s individual rights."
"Chief Justice William Rehnquist cited statutes “indicating congressional acceptance of a broad scope for executive action in circumstances such as those presented in this case... we can conclude that Congress acquiesced in the President’s action... [Since] Congress has acquiesced in the President’s action, it cannot be said that the President lacks the power to settle such claims.”"
"[Clinton] argued that strikers can become violent when they’re replaced, so it would be better to appease strikers and support union workplace monopolies by banning replacements."
Friday, May 25, 2012
For Saudi ex-jihadis: a stipend, a wife, and a new life - CSMonitor.com
For Saudi ex-jihadis: a stipend, a wife, and a new life - CSMonitor.com: "The Mohammed bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care, where Jhari spoke recently to a US media delegation, is part of Saudi Arabia's carrot-and-stick approach to tackle both the threat of domestic terrorism and the spread of violent Islamist ideology abroad. Of the 19 9/11 hijackers, 15 were Saudis."
Monday, May 21, 2012
Ron Paul's Movement Can Make GOP Consistently Conservative | Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee
Ron Paul's Movement Can Make GOP Consistently Conservative | Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee: "Many conservatives draw a battle line between Republicans and Democrats. Paul draws his line between those who support limited government and those in both parties who consider it unlimited.
Indeed, Ron Paul is the conservative constant in US politics. To the extent that the American Right is consistently conservative, it is generally in line with Paul. To the extent that the American Right gets distracted from conservative principles—typically in the name of Republican partisanship or some emotional attachment to a particular aspect of statism conservatives generally like—it finds itself at war with Paul…"
Indeed, Ron Paul is the conservative constant in US politics. To the extent that the American Right is consistently conservative, it is generally in line with Paul. To the extent that the American Right gets distracted from conservative principles—typically in the name of Republican partisanship or some emotional attachment to a particular aspect of statism conservatives generally like—it finds itself at war with Paul…"
Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years | Fox News
Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years | Fox News: "In half of the 873 exonerations studied in detail, the most common factor leading to false convictions was perjured testimony or false accusations. Forty-three percent of the cases involved mistaken eyewitness identification, and 24 percent of the cases involved false or misleading forensic evidence.
In two out of three homicides, perjury or false accusation was the most common factor leading to false conviction. In four out of five sexual assaults, mistaken eyewitness identification was the leading cause of false conviction."
In two out of three homicides, perjury or false accusation was the most common factor leading to false conviction. In four out of five sexual assaults, mistaken eyewitness identification was the leading cause of false conviction."
Friday, May 18, 2012
House OKs indefinite definition of terror suspects | Fox News
House OKs indefinite definition of terror suspects | Fox News: "The House has backed indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even for U.S. citizens seized on American soil.
The Republican-controlled House rejected an amendment that would have barred indefinite detention of suspected terrorists without charge or trial and rolled back mandatory military custody. The vote was 238-182.
A coalition of Democrats and tea party lawmakers argued the current law gives the government extraordinary authority to enter people's homes, seize them and hold them indefinitely."
The Republican-controlled House rejected an amendment that would have barred indefinite detention of suspected terrorists without charge or trial and rolled back mandatory military custody. The vote was 238-182.
A coalition of Democrats and tea party lawmakers argued the current law gives the government extraordinary authority to enter people's homes, seize them and hold them indefinitely."
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Natural and Forced Inequality | Roger Pilon | Cato Institute: Commentary
Natural and Forced Inequality | Roger Pilon | Cato Institute: Commentary: "The Declaration of Independence, rejecting the political inequalities of the Old World, proclaims that “all Men are created equal.” But in so writing, Jefferson meant simply that we all have equal rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” plus the right to secure those rights — the right of self-rule — through governments whose just powers are grounded in “the consent of the governed.”
If self-rule is to be enjoyed equally, however, government must be limited. It can pursue neither equality of result nor equality even of opportunity through redistributive schemes"
If self-rule is to be enjoyed equally, however, government must be limited. It can pursue neither equality of result nor equality even of opportunity through redistributive schemes"
Conservative group slams Duffy voting record | Wausau Daily Herald | wausaudailyherald.com
Conservative group slams Duffy voting record | Wausau Daily Herald | wausaudailyherald.com: "Club for Growth rated the first-term lawmakers on 34 votes related to reducing federal spending and trimming the size of government. Duffy supported the group's position on 58 percent of the votes, going against the Club for Growth on 12 of the 34 measures.
While the Weston Republican's score was not the lowest in his class, it was well below the average of 71 percent among freshmen and 69 percent among veterans. Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia received the lowest score of 37 percent."
"Duffy opposed defunding the National Labor Relations Board, a 5.5 percent reduction in spending for the remainder of the fiscal year, a 5 percent cut in agriculture spending and a $3 billion cut in the budget for Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Sherwood, also a freshman, scored 90 percent. He voted against the Club for Growth position on three of the 34 measures the group reviewed."
While the Weston Republican's score was not the lowest in his class, it was well below the average of 71 percent among freshmen and 69 percent among veterans. Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia received the lowest score of 37 percent."
"Duffy opposed defunding the National Labor Relations Board, a 5.5 percent reduction in spending for the remainder of the fiscal year, a 5 percent cut in agriculture spending and a $3 billion cut in the budget for Department of Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Sherwood, also a freshman, scored 90 percent. He voted against the Club for Growth position on three of the 34 measures the group reviewed."
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes | Fox News
Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes | Fox News: "The two states have burned through hundreds of millions of dollars to lure businesses to one side of that stripe or the other in the pursuit of jobs. Yet sometimes, those jobs merely have shifted to different buildings across the border with little real growth for the region's economy."
"You get to a point where you have to say we are wasting taxpayer money"
That takes a long, long, long time for most politicians!
"Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, was unapologetic about so freely giving away public revenue that otherwise would go for schools, police and public services."
"Continental Tire moved in 2009 from Charlotte, N.C., to adjoining Lancaster County, S.C., which South Carolina scored as a gain of 300 jobs."
How many employees actually moved to S.C.? Did they really gain any jobs?
"A group of 17 Kansas City area business owners — from both sides of the state line — sent a letter to the governors of Kansas and Missouri decrying the "economic arms race" and urging them to concentrate on attracting businesses from outside the Kansas City area."
A local economic arms race is bad but a regional economic arms race is good?!?!?
"You get to a point where you have to say we are wasting taxpayer money"
That takes a long, long, long time for most politicians!
"Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, was unapologetic about so freely giving away public revenue that otherwise would go for schools, police and public services."
"Continental Tire moved in 2009 from Charlotte, N.C., to adjoining Lancaster County, S.C., which South Carolina scored as a gain of 300 jobs."
How many employees actually moved to S.C.? Did they really gain any jobs?
"A group of 17 Kansas City area business owners — from both sides of the state line — sent a letter to the governors of Kansas and Missouri decrying the "economic arms race" and urging them to concentrate on attracting businesses from outside the Kansas City area."
A local economic arms race is bad but a regional economic arms race is good?!?!?
Judge dismisses piracy suits, says IP address doesn't confirm state | Politics and Law - CNET News
Judge dismisses piracy suits, says IP address doesn't confirm state | Politics and Law - CNET News: "Based on plaintiff's own reliability claims, there may still be a 20 to 50 percent chance that this court lacks jurisdiction"
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