Crazy Grants : July 10th

Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science for Research Relevant to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P50)	$4,000,000
More research into how bad tobacco is so that it can be used in regulations policy.
Climate Change and Archeology in Northwest Alaska: Nuluk STudy	$47,000+
Study how in the past man reacted to climate change. Study how climate change will affect archaeological sites.
Strategic Trade Management Law Industry Outreach - Mongolia	$200,000
Influence Mongolia's trade laws.
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Pacific Northwest CESU	$124,000+
Study Alaskan trout.
Fuel Tax Evasion Intergovernmental Enforcement Grants	$2,000,000
Find people evading the fuel tax. I can do that. One year later : Looks like everyone is honest. No evasion here. Can I have my money now?
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission - 100th Meridian Initiative	$49,000+
Don't let zebra mussels spread into the Columbia River Basin.
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers	$9,900,000
Get more women into STEM ( Science, technology, engineering, & Mathematics ) because a lack of diversity means that those areas do not perform well. Also, teach everyone more women need to be in STEM otherwise STEM will suffer. STEM suffers if there is not enough vaginae in the field.
Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs	$60,000,000
Computer R&D. This should be handled by the private sector only. No place for government unless done internally in the intelligence community.
Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs	$100,000,000
Computer R&D. This should be handled by the private sector only. No place for government unless done internally in the intelligence community.
Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs	$100,000,000
Computer R&D. This should be handled by the private sector only. No place for government unless done internally in the intelligence community.
Nitrogen: Improving on Nature	$8,000,000
Good lawrd! The hubris of it all! Quote from the grant: The ultimate aim of this Ideas Lab between the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the US and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in the UK is to help meet the challenge of sustainably producing enough food for a growing population while reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The grant is about greenhouse gasses resulting from the production of nitrogen in fertilizer and how unused nitrogen in run-off enters the environment. Warmer weather is GOOD for plants. CO2 is good for plants. Nitrogen is 78+% of the atmosphere. WTF is this really for?
Today's Total	$284,320,000+

< 7/11

more grants

7/9 >

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Obama takes credit for Ford AGAIN!

Double down on the lie. He took credit for Ford's success before, why not again?

Gary wants to thank Obama for saving his job at Ford, the company that did not take a government bailout. So what did Obama do to ensure Ford succeeded? Was it closing all those GM dealerships to ensure there were less places to get competing products? Maybe Obama caused the tsunami that limited the flow of Japanese cars into the US.

Obama, thank you for firing all those GM employees and creating the Japanese tsunami.

USA Makes Mexicans Fat?

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has posted an article blasting the following headline:

U.S. exports obesity epidemic to Mexico, says new study
Declining public health linked to NAFTA, and influx of low quality, processed foods

The U.S. exports obesity, not Mexico imports obesity. Mexico is not responsible for their behavior, the U.S. is. Oh the evil U.S. of A.!

The problem is that NAFTA has made American snack foods and processed meats more accessible to Mexicans. The horror of it all! This access has changed the Mexican diet! Why are Mexicans turning their backs on their proud heritage and forgoing traditional Mexican cuisine for fatty American fare? The article fails to state how it is that the U.S. makes people buy these products and eat them.

See how having a choice is bad for you? We must stop all this variety of products! We need a one-size-fits-all solution! No more choice! It is bad for you!

I find it difficult to be alarmed about people being fat when you consider the other end of the spectrum : starvation. Food is such a problem in North Korea that people are resorting to cannibalism. A society with fat people is less likely to have people resorting to cannibalism. Fat is a good problem.

The IATP recommends that "health impact assessments" should be done when drawing up trade agreements. You know. Predict what people will buy and whether or not it is good for them. I'm sure everyone will buy "New Coke." Olestra potato chips that promotes anal leakage. People will love it! Try as you might, you never know for sure what the people will clamor for.

All you need to know,if something bad happens somewhere, you can find a way to absolve "victims" of personal responsibility and pin the blame on the U.S.