The United States is a great country. So many innovations and inventions that have benefitted people all over the world. I do not believe it is the geography, but the people we have here. Yet those that call themselves Progressives apparently want to turn back the clock to the, what, the stone age? Every single invention, even those by Liberals, are now anathema to Progressives.
Progressives are really Liberals in a different wrap. They believe that some Liberal ideas are good unless it involves building a structure, using a natural resource, advancing a technology, or allow people to ease their burdens.
For example, Progressives want us to sign the Kyoto Treaty. This treaty would force the United States and certain other signatories to reduce pollution and other emissions to pre-1990 levels. Other signatories are considered "developing countries" and they would not be required to meet these pollution levels. Yet according to Live Science.com two of these developing countries, China and India, are home to some of the most polluted places in the world!
Okay, maybe I am being a little harsh. Maybe I'm misreading Progressives. Maybe I'm painting all Progressives with too broad of a brush. Yet it seems as if every Progressive is a Luddite. So I ask you, Mr. & Ms. Progressive, please tell me what advances in technology, in resources, in infrastructure you find as being really progressive.
My list is simple: the internal combustion engine, the skyscraper, lumber orchards, energy development, agriculture, limited-access highways, aircraft, radio, space flight, medical therapies (chemical and surgical), education, photography and videography, the internet, computers, digital communications, and the greatest progress--LIBERTY!
Next time: Global Warming.
