NV Sen.Cand. (for Reid's seat) Angle: It's God's plan that children get raped.

[David Floyd]

And so the Democrats are simply playing a game called "Blame the Republicans". But as you point out, it is completely within their power to push through virtually whatever they want. If they elect not to do so, you can't blame that on the Republicans. Just because the GOP isn't afraid to stand up and say "NO" now doesn't mean the Democrats aren't at fault for pushing an agenda that is out of line with mainstream America.

And again, I'd simply point to the fact that given that Democrats consistently voted with the GOP during the Bush Administration, the Republican agenda is much more in line with that of the average American than that of the Democrats.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Just exactly how many crack babies have you adopted?

None? Well, what about fetal alcohol syndrome babies?

God parents to one. Parents are very happy with the opportunity thank you very much.

None? Well, what about those born as a result of incestuous rape?

Unknown but the above could apply as well.

None? Well, how about how many babies have you adopted, period?

Don't need to, have my own kids. How many kids do you have that you understand the joys of parenting? None? Got it.

[David Floyd]

Ogie, I don't need kids to understand the inconsistency in condemning abortion because adoption is a viable option, while not actually exercising the option to adopt.

There may be many joys to parenthood, but that isn't the point here.

[DRoseDARs]

The ignorance in this statement is mind boggling.

Key attributes included:

seismically stable region for long term storage solution without worries of environmental impact due to ruptured containers given a seismic event or fault lines leading to ground water. - Check

Low population density - Check per above admission

Proximity to nearest neighbor - Check per above admission that it was deep within federal lands

Given that all other sites were dismissed in favor of Yucca and that it was green lighted to go after every possible objection could be thrown at it and proven to be unfounded. (despite your inane comment that the DOE finagled the documents ) To start anew and go through the effort to find a national repository is an effort at least 40 years in the making given the Yucca experience. Not gonna happen. Thanks Harry.

Nevada is the fourth state in seismic activity, and Yucca was made by those on-going deformation processes. Over 600 2.5+ earthquakes since 1976 within 50 miles. How many of those were the result of detecting nuclear tests is unclear, given the DOE probably doesn't want to give away anything remotely related to nuclear (weapons) secrets, so exact times and dates to rule out false positives might not be forthcoming. But regardless their cause, these tremblers were felt at the site nonetheless. One supplier to the project aired concerns about the containment vessels, which aren't secured to the floor instead sitting like tables or couches, would be jostled and potentially move around if the shaking were strong enough like unsecured furniture would. It was also discovered in 2007 that a fault line that was supposed to be hundreds of feet away from where the DOE thought it was actually lies directly below a staging area for cooling the rods inside the facility before the rods would be sealed away. The mountain has several fault lines passing through it, but the DOE tried to find positions that avoided them. And failed.

Las Vegas metro has close to two million people. A leak into the ground at Yucca threatens the aquifer, never mind the risks of just moving the stuff from anywhere to anywhere. That bit will be a problem no matter what we ultimately decide to do.

Las Vegas' 2 million people are 90 miles from Yucca and you can see the mountain from US95 about 20ish miles away. Any airborne incident (this happens with run-of-the-mill toxic chemical spills, particularly when fire is involved) and a major north-south Nevada route gets closed. I'm not sure of the prevailing winds in southern Nevada, but I would hope they blow east/northeast deeper into the Nevada Test Site and not west, south, or southeast. Yucca lies at the southwest border of the NTS, not particularly deep into the interior.

The Departments of Energy and the Interior had THEMSELVES reported of possible falsification of hydrology research done to bring Yucca to reality. Given that Bush had completely gutted any notion of honest work/research being done and honest investigations when something goes wrong or the notion of proper regulation, of course everything was greenlighted despite any concerns.

The DOE is moving on from Yucca and returning to the idea of salt domes for permanent storage of the really bad stuff, downside being access once they're sealed. The claim is 50-100 million years of seismic stability for such an option. I'm not sure of the validity of that length of time, but certainly a few million years. We only need a few thousand years for our worst waste. The plan now is to keep stuff where it is (the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the stuff will be fine for a few decades) until there's a solid plan, which will probably entail sticking the nastiest stuff in salt domes and the weaker stuff in regional repositories.

[DRoseDARs]

And so the Democrats are simply playing a game called "Blame the Republicans". But as you point out, it is completely within their power to push through virtually whatever they want. If they elect not to do so, you can't blame that on the Republicans. Just because the GOP isn't afraid to stand up and say "NO" now doesn't mean the Democrats aren't at fault for pushing an agenda that is out of line with mainstream America.

And again, I'd simply point to the fact that given that Democrats consistently voted with the GOP during the Bush Administration, the Republican agenda is much more in line with that of the average American than that of the Democrats.

Too much conservative deluded thinking to cut through. Actual horse**** smells better. That reminds me, I need to go visit my libertarian, country-raised, "Bush was too liberal for me" redneck friend. I helped shovel horse**** with him and his wife and their horses, and I shovel his personal horse**** when we talk politics. From the outside, you wouldn't think we would get along but we've been friends for several years now. I adore him in his libertarian "Fantasy Star Trek Fleet Roster"-level of wrongness on government and policy. And yes, he jibes me for being a city-slicking, gay liberal. Ah libertarians, so adorable.

...

It helps that he's kinda cute, too.

[David Floyd]

I'm sorry, what is it I said that was factually wrong? You already admitted that the Democrats were completely unable to capitalize on a FILIBUSTER PROOF MAJORITY. The Republicans shouldn't have mattered!

The only answer is that either a)the worst enemy of the Democratic Party is itself, or b)the Obama Agenda is out of line with mainstream America, of which many Democrats are a part of.

Combine this with the fact that the GOP had NO TROUBLE pushing through THEIR agenda, with a smaller (ie, non filibuster proof) majority, and you see why I have a problem with you blaming the Republicans for being "obstructionist".

[Elok]

Abortion
Contraception
Putting a stop to idiotic "abstinence-only" sex ed

[David Floyd]

Elok,

What about abortion in the case of rape, incest, or life of the mother being at stake?

[DRoseDARs]

I'm sorry, what is it I said that was factually wrong? You already admitted that the Democrats were completely unable to capitalize on a FILIBUSTER PROOF MAJORITY. The Republicans shouldn't have mattered!

The only answer is that either a)the worst enemy of the Democratic Party is itself, or b)the Obama Agenda is out of line with mainstream America, of which many Democrats are a part of.

Combine this with the fact that the GOP had NO TROUBLE pushing through THEIR agenda, with a smaller (ie, non filibuster proof) majority, and you see why I have a problem with you blaming the Republicans for being "obstructionist".

DF, I can't break him of this notion that the Republicans are looking out for America and Democrats are looking out for ways to destroy America and it's a fair bet that it's a Sisyphean task to stop you from having that same base delusion too, but the correct answer is a).

[David Floyd]

I don't think that the GOP is the answer any more than I think the Democrats are evil.

I do, however, firmly believe that the course Obama is putting us on has the potential to destroy the US as a global power. I'm also not too sure that Obama cares.

[David Floyd]

And by the way, the fact that a number of Democrats have already consistently derailed Obama's agenda, the fact that Scott Brown won in Massachusetts, and the fact that many on the far left, including Harry Reid and possibly Barbara Boxer, are set to lose their seats in the midterms only proves my point.

[DinoDoc]

Elok,

What about abortion in the case of rape,

incest,

or life of the mother being at stake?

[giblets]

I'm sorry, what is it I said that was factually wrong? You already admitted that the Democrats were completely unable to capitalize on a FILIBUSTER PROOF MAJORITY. The Republicans shouldn't have mattered!

The only answer is that either a)the worst enemy of the Democratic Party is itself, or b)the Obama Agenda is out of line with mainstream America, of which many Democrats are a part of.

Combine this with the fact that the GOP had NO TROUBLE pushing through THEIR agenda, with a smaller (ie, non filibuster proof) majority, and you see why I have a problem with you blaming the Republicans for being "obstructionist".

How about some concrete examples of Obama being "out of the mainstream". I think Obama's proposals have been pretty mainstream. The country was pretty evenly divided on the healthcare bill, for example. Support for it was by no means confined to a radical fringe.

[DinoDoc]

The country was pretty evenly divided on the healthcare bill, for example

Evenly divided?

[David Floyd]

That's funny, because Obama-care is the first thing I would bring up as being out of the mainstream.

Cap and trade is another item. And for that matter, the overall stimulus package.

Those are three major items on Obama's agenda that the majority of Americans currently oppose.