Now I’m not advising anyone to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking, but that does seem to be one of the byproducts of the celebration.

Which is fairly curious given that…

Catch this–it’s almost as big a bit of news as what the article itself states.  In a Tuesday, March 13, 2007, article, none other than that venerable liberal bastion known as the New York Times called into question the “inaccuracies” and “hype” in the Oscar documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore!

Gore immediately defended himself by saying he was forced to use “lay language” so everyone could understand the issue of global warming.  (Did he mean “lie” language?)

Now, here are couple of key and startling statements from the article entitled “From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype”:

By Fred Burton

Federal authorities have been stepping up their efforts to locate a “person of interest,” who calls himself “The Bishop,” since he mailed incomplete explosive devices to financial services companies in the United States several weeks ago. A forensic investigation has been under way since early February, and offers of a reward (up to $100,000) for information leading to The Bishop’s arrest and conviction were followed recently by the release a sketch, showing what federal authorities believe “The Bishop” might look like.

Analysis courtesy of Strategic Forecasting: www.stratfor.com 

By George Friedman

U.S., Iranian and Syrian diplomats met in Baghdad on March 10 to discuss the future of Iraq. Shortly afterward, everyone went out of their way to emphasize that the meetings either did not mean anything or that they were not formally one-on-one, which meant that other parties were present. Such protestations are inevitable: All of the governments involved have substantial domestic constituencies that do not want to see these talks take place, and they must be placated by emphasizing the triviality. Plus, all bargainers want to make it appear that such talks mean little to them. No one buys a used car by emphasizing how important the purchase is. He who needs it least wins.

These protestations are, however, total nonsense. That U.S., Iranian and Syrian diplomats would meet at this time and in that place is of enormous importance. It is certainly not routine: It means the shadowy conversations that have been going on between the United States and Iran in particular are now moving into the public sphere. It means not only that negotiations concerning Iraq are under way, but also that all parties find it important to make these negotiations official. That means progress is being made. The question now goes not to whether negotiations are happening, but to what is being discussed, what an agreement might look like and how likely it is to occur.

Let’s begin by considering the framework in which each side is operating.

I’ll refrain from calling them Demofiends for a second or two (not that they’re not that; they are), but having Democrats in power for a while is a nice counterbalance to Republican rule.  Let’s face it:  There’s a huge moralistic movement within the GOPers, and I don’t always agree with that agenda.

Outside of politics (which the Dems know in their hearts that only they understand and thus everyone else should be silenced) and religion (which the Donkeys basically deny as the “opiate of the people”), the Democrats by their lax judicial and social standards do free up some tensions in society.

Think about it:  You can produce and watch all the porn you want, and you can change your dress, sex, gender or you name it at will and still enjoy the same rights as everyone else in society.

The Libertarian in me says that’s just fine.  On everything else, these masters of the universe, self-proclaimed, are still Demofiends.

As the European Union rethinks its energy policy with the primary goal of severing its dependence on Russia for energy supplies, France is finally looking like the sage of the world.

Reason?