Poland Finds an Ally in U.S.

An agreement between Poland and the United states was reached Thursday for strengthening of the bond between the two nations. Polish prime Minister Donald Tusk, having seen the ferocity with which Russia has attacked Georgia, realizes that if Poland is attacked, NATO will be too slow to come to the country's aid. "Poland and the Poles do not want to be in alliances in which assistance comes at some point later—it is no good when assistance comes to dead people. Poland wants to be in alliances where assistance comes in the very first hours of—knock on wood—any possible conflict," This basically sums it up.

The exact specifications of the agreement state that:

• The United States will help Poland augment its defenses and come to Poland's aid if attacked


• And/in exchange for the placement of U.S. 10 Patriot missle defense interceptors in Poland.

This agreement, which took around 18 months to come into being, has Russia angered. At the same time, Russia has openly dissregarded the ceasefire and has begun looting cities, and burning military bases, it's army sweeping across Georgia. A column of more than 100 Russian tanks has been reported to be currently moving toward Georgia's second largest city. Reports have also come in that Georgian soldiers fired on civilians. Clearly, total chaos reigns, and Poland certainly has a right to be concerned. George Bush has criticized the Kremlin and called for Russia to uphold the ceasefire agreement and to withdraw immediately from Georgia, but this seems highly unlikely. The United States did transport all of the Georgian soldiers in Iraq back to Georgia and has delivered humanitarian aid to Georgia. President Bush has so far only threatened with the exclusion of Russia from many international organizations, and has not yet delivered any ultimatum regarding military action if Russia continues on the war path. And all the while Russia's true motives for it's blitzkrieg war are still unknown...

Future Transportation

Picture this:  a world where transportation cost no energy.  There is no gasoline, and no alternaticve fuel source.  I'm talking about a costless, zero emmissions form of transportation.  The answer is simple, but putting into action will be more difficult.  I'm talking about electromagnets.

Maglev trains are an example of electromagnetic powered transportation.  They do not pollute and they do not rely on nonrenewable resources.  I think that this technology could be applied to everyday transportation.  The technology is there, we just have to apply it.

First we would replace all roads with a series of electromagnetic rails for individually owned "Maglev" cars would run on.  Of course the level of planning and the actual cost of of the infrastructure is ridiculous, and quite unrealistic if it were to be attempted today.  However, I'm not proposing this for today.  I'm simply saying that it can be done.

More on the "Fairness Doctrine"

I was scanning the Drudge Report this evening and I cam across one bolded/red article title mentioning the Fairness Doctrine. (I have already blogged on this subject, but I feel the need for one more rant.) This article quoted FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell as mentioning birth of a new bill much like the Fariness Doctrine was possible in the future. This bill, however, would not only regulate radio, but also the internet.

Yes, the internet, the last safe haven for those of us who wish to do as we please and say what we want. A mystical realm with no rules, and no government interference (To a certain extent). This very utopia that all internet users have hepled shape is now in jeopardy because of control freaks like Pelosi in Congress. The mainstream media is already controlled by the liberals, and all we've got left is a few talk radio shows and the internet.

Any bill that would attempt to regulate what people say instantly infringes upon the First Amendment, but a bill that would try to make sure that equal time was given to both parties on already biased radio shows or blogs is horrendous.

And, to be clear here, I (usually) don't form an opinion until I've heard both sides of the story, and I like to dissect both sides, asses the pros and cons, etc, etc. But this is too far. This is verging on socialism. The next logical step is forbidding anyone to criticize the government. Please, readers, spread the word about this atrocity in an attempt to raise awareness, so the congressmen in favor of it won't be able to pull this one off.

Georgian/Russian Conflict

The recent explosion of violence between Georgia and Russia has really got me wondering. There seems to be no reason whatsoever for Georgian forces to attack a region that separated form them 16 years ago, but at the same time the amount of force that the Russians are using to counter this attack is ridiculous. The Russians have every right to intervene in this situation (Really, no one can argue against that), but to bomb civilian areas, to attack communication lines and oil pipes seems like an act of war, as if their goal was to eliminate and/or absorb Georgia, along with South Ossetia. it seems that in this situation, there is no "good guy". They are booth extremely wrong. Georgia, though, has asked for a ceasefire, a request that Russia has so far ignored. I suppose for now we can only wait and see how this plays out, and whether it escalates into all out war, or simmers down. With Russia's response, I'm assuming it will be the former, unless external pressure stops Russia. Thinking about that, I'm beginning to believe that external pressure might actually push Russia farther into conflict. This could be some kind of proving ground for Russia, to flex its military muscles and show off a bit...