We Have the Technology!

Original Article by My Govt 2305 Blog

Obama proposes another stimulus plan, surprise surprise! However, it's about time that the government take global warming seriously. They have been ignoring for far too long. We knew we strongly depended on different countries for the insane amount of oil we use. We produce more pollution than any other country, excluding China which is at least three times the size of the U.S. Biologists are making huge advancements in technology and are constantly proposing new ideas. One that I found very interesting was Craig Venter. In 2005, Venter founded Synthetic Genomics, a private company with a provocative mission: to engineer new life forms. Its goal is to design, synthesize and assemble synthetic microorganisms that will produce alternative fuels, such as ethanol or hydrogen. He was one of the leading scientists that discovered how to read the entire genome of organisms. That successful research gave Venter and his team the knowledge to make computer software to create organisms. He also traveled and did research on small sea organisms like algae and bacteria. Now Venter is working on developing new bacterial strains capable of eating CO2 and producing fuels. His ultimate goal is to convert things like sugar or sunlight or carbon dioxide into fuels that people are very familiar with, like diesel fuel and gasoline. His work is ground breaking and absolutely amazing! It could very well save our planet! In the next thirty years our population will increase from 6 billion to 9 billion and we are rapidly using up the earth's resources. They have also applied this research to vaccinations. Of course, there are skeptics that believe that this research is very dangerous and there are Christians that are strongly opposed claiming that Venter is "playing God". But I bet if one of their lives or the life of their child could be saved by this break through science they would change their mind. For protection Venter has created a suicide gene that can be activated in any lab creation to kill it immediately, which would prevent someone from bio-hacking or trying to spread a "killer bug". This technology has the capability to save not only our earth but our lives.

This is the link to one of his more famous lectures!

Limbaugh/Coulter 2012

Recent comments made by Rush Limbaugh have created a stir among the Republican Party. Eric Cantor, the house minority whip, has proposed a listening tour so the Republican Party can get back in the good graces of their supporters. However, Rush Limbaugh strongly disagreed with this idea stating that rather than a "listening tour," what the party needed was "a teaching tour." Rather than simply admitting defeat, the Republican Party wants to blame the alleged ignorance of Americans. But it seems after a joke of an eight year presidency and an economic nightmare Americans are obviously ready for a change, Republican or not. Even still Rush Limbaugh proposes that instead of changing with the American political climate which is becoming progressively more liberal, the Republican should stand firm in it's dated conservative values. What is incredible to me is that the GOP has even acknowledged his biased comments and publicly changed their agenda from a "listening tour" to an "informative tour". At this rate the 2012 GOP ticket might read Limbaugh/Coulter. This terrifies me! General Colin Powell, a highly respected Republican, responded to Limbaugh's rant by saying, "Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?...Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal to our lesser instincts rather than our better instincts?"
I couldn't agree more. The Republican Party needs to face reality which is that politics have to appeal to an entirely new generation. By having spokespersons such as Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reily, and Ann Coulter who may indeed appeal to anyone born before 1950, the Republican Party is becoming a joke. Then add George Bush to the equation and you have a full on comedy show. Rush Limbaugh may truly believe that Americans needs to be "re-educated", but the only thing America needs to be taught is to not listen to Rush Limbaugh.