World Series -

I love the S F Giants, have since I stayed with my grandparents at age 11 for the summer, and every other day grandpa would say "There's a Giants game on, lets go listen", and we would sit in the parlor and listen to the radio like he had for probably 40 years...

I think about that as i watch the games on my HDTV, although I think the play by play was better years ago on the radio...

So i was really kind of shocked when I spotted this ad online

Wed, Nov 03 2010 4:30 PM
AT&T Park - San Francisco, CA
World Series Game 6
1798 ticket listings offered from $536 to $95419 each.

 Are you kidding me? almost a 100k to watch the world series live? Even 500 is a lot, and those are bleacher seats...

 

Still, I love the Giants...

World Series

I won't be online much...I'm a SF Giants fan!

China and the US- CAGW ad

Baseball

Friends and occasional readers...

I am following the National League Championship, rooting for who else...

Foreign Funding of Political Activities in USA

Lately the news has been buzzing with the Obama admin claim that the US Chamber of Commerce is using foreign funds to run anti-democrat ads. They have provided no evidence, only allegations. Its a "prove you are not doing it" situation, a version of guilty until proven otherwise...Democrtas are playing w fire here.

Back in the Clinton presidency ...(from Wiki)

“Chinagate” was a Department of Justice investigation that found the People's Republic of China tried to influence domestic American politics during the 1996 federal elections.

The issue first received public attention in early 1997, with news that a Justice Department investigation had uncovered evidence that agents of China sought to direct contributions to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in violation of U.S. laws regarding foreign political contributions.[1] The Chinese government denied all accusations. Twenty-two people were eventually convicted of fraud or for funneling Asian funds into the United States elections, and others fled U.S. jurisdiction.

The plan, according the Senate report, instructed Chinese officials in the U.S. to improve their knowledge about members of Congress and increase contacts with its members, the public, and the media. The plan also suggested ways to lobby United States officials.

Ultimately, Justice Department prosecutors secured the conviction of several fund-raisers for various offenses. John Huang served 500 hours of community service and paid a $10,000 fine. Johnny Chung served 3000 hours of community service. Charlie Trie served four months of in-home detention. Maria Hsia served 90 days of home detention and paid a $5,300 fine. Indonesian billionaire James Riady was fined $8.6 million. Ernest Green served three months home detention. Michael Brown served 150 hours of community service and paid a $5000 fine. In all, the Justice Department task force secured criminal convictions against 22 people by 2001. Several of these were associates of Bill Clinton or Al Gore.

 

Chinese Oil Company to buy major stake in Texas oilfield

I saw this a couple of days ago..

"China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced the deal with Chesapeake Energy Corporation, which will also see it fund 75% of Chesapeake's share of the costs until an additional $1.08bn has been paid. Analysts say it could mark the start of several overseas acquisitions as CNOOC seeks to meet its growth forecasts."

In 2004, a energy resource analyst said "China just recently released six billion of those greenbacks for its purchase of Noranda Mining - Canada's biggest mining company. Keep your eyes open for stepped-up greenback dumping by China in exchange for natural resources such as oil-bearing properties or perhaps more mines"

Further research shows..."China National Petroleum formed a joint venture with a Canadian company, Encana, to develop unconventional gas projects in Canada.Like PetroChina’s Aussie deal, this Texas investment is not just about a short-term boost to supply from developing unconventional gas reserves overseas; it should also help the Chinese achieve their bigger goal, developing unconventional gas reserves at home."

And so it goes...

Cats

In 1993, unable to have a dog where we lived, I bought a calico Manx kitten. About a month later, we bought out first house, and the three of us moved. She was a happy kitty, with this new big place to explore (which included climbing on top of the kitchen cabinets, no telling how she did that) and adapted well. A couple of years later we got our dog, a much loved Scottish Terrier  that died of cancer three years ago. Our cat remained.

Then an orange tabby showed up, living in the rose garden...and stayed, now lives in the garage. We got another Scottie, and the three of them get along well.

Two months ago, a little black and white kitten started living on our porch. The other strays in our area always run away, but not this one. We finally took him to the vet, who declared him fit except for some fleas, which we are treating.

A couple of weeks ago, we learned that our Manx has cancer. The vet says she has maybe six months if we continue the treatment we started...she is 171/2 now. That's about 80 in human terms

Then Friday a little black kitten showed up on the porch, totally loving and virtually saying "I'm  home"...except we took him to the shelter, only to relent and plead to get him back.

So for now I have 4 cats and our dog. Funny how animals pick a place to live...guess i am a cat person now.

I saw the news today, oh boy...China to buy GM

What an appropriate title today...reading what I thought was a pretty wild story, i tried to track down something i wopuld call a reputable source, like a major media outlet that had vetted the story and was willing to print it...not just some bloggers possibly spreading BS, not like that would ever happen...

It does appear that the Administration has made moves to entice the Chinese to "invest" in GM, buying a sizable share of the corporation we US taxpayers just bailed out...

Wall Street Journal Sept 24, 2010 "...this will open the door for China to step in. Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp. has said it is mulling a potential investment in GM."

"Chinese ownership of a ... recapitalized GM would be in the interests of the Obama White House (which has a political goal of seeing GM become independent again), GM management (which foresees more growth and fatter profits in China) and a Chinese automaker like SAIC.” - Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes

So AFTER the elections, look for this to suddenly appear in the mainstream media, and realize you saw it here in October

Take a moment and think about it...

You and I have a rendezvous with destiny.

We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness.

If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.

 -Ronald Reagan

Obaman Era Part 2

History of America

Chapter 45 - The Post Obama Years  

The unparalleled encroachment of the federal government in the private sector and the lives of individual Americans that began during the Obama Administration (see, for example, the Troubled Assets Protection Program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the rapid growth of the federal workforce, and the health care and financial overhauls) led to concerns of an oncoming tsunami of opacity, waste, fraud, and abuse. This trend was met by calls for vigorous Congressional oversight of the massive federal bureaucracy.

The vast expansion of the power and reach of the executive branch of government under the administration has only increased the need for vigorous, unflinching congressional oversight. Under one-party rule in Washington, with Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress and the executive branch, the majority reiterated its commitment to congressional oversight.

Despite repeated requests by the Republican minority for oversight hearings, joint investigations, and subpoenas, and despite myriad news reports raising allegations of waste, fraud, and other misconduct, the Oversight Committee and the Democratic-controlled Congress overwhelmingly shunned responsible but tough oversight of the Obama administration.

 This trend ended in January 2011.

Reeling from the stunning renunciation of his policies during the mid-term elections, the Obama administration continued its attempts to restructure the American way of life. These efforts were met with extreme resistance from the newly elected Congress, which consisted of a large majority loyal to a non party movement that had elected them. During the run up to the 2012 election, Congress pressed to impeach the embattled President, who was forced to resign. President Biden was easily defeated in 2012.

 

Obaman Era- political History

History of America

Chapter 44 - The Obama Years  

The end