I thought 'Hollow Man' proved that we would all be rapists if we were invisible. Is that what you want, a bunch of invisible rapists?In a breaking months old story that I've been meaning to get around to; Apparently, some scientists think it may be possible to someday use nano machines to arc light rays around an object so that one would see the light reflected off of all visible objects except the one around which the light is being manipulated.
Or at least that's what I was able to come away with after my rigorous 30 second perusal of said article. All that means to me is that we might just have 'cloaking' technology before the Klingons.Or there's always this little thing, which is practically already marketable.
"Maybe they just weren't used to somebody who calls them as he sees them," said Murkowski. Or maybe, just maybe, you're a complete fucking douchebag piece of shit and that's why no one voted for you.
28% of Alaska's residents have spoken, and only 18.6% of those voting were in favor of Alaska's senile, arrogant governor Frank Murkowski. Murkowski, proven a liar by his statement; "If I do run, I will win" officially tucked his tail between his legs on Tuesday night, when Sarah Palin, grass roots outsider of the cycle, won the state Republican primary.
Recent scare tactics used by Murkowski and oil giant BP, such as shutting off 50% of Alaska's crude oil production in order to pressure lawmakers into making a hasty decision on petroleum tax reforms, were apparently unsuccessful; except for the lawmakers making that hasty decision regarding the petroleum tax reforms. Therefore, following news of Murkowski's loss in the primary, BP announced that due to discoveries of asbestos in pipeline insulation, repairs have been hindered and production is to drop an additional 50%. Alaska now produces half of half of its crude capacity. 'Discoveries'? How exactly does BP not know the composition of pipeline insulation that it installed?
Regardless of BP's tightening grip, lawmakers now seem unlikely to be prodded into any rash action in the scant 3 months that Murkowski has in office, regardless of how many special sessions he calls. Alaska's residents breathe a collective sigh of relief that no matter how bad Frank tries to fuck us over in his last two months, we at least have a new governor in line who has promised to clean up the mess.
So, do you think all of that will stop Frank Murkowski from using an obscure Alaskan law that allows him as Governor to sign off on any issue that remains unresolved after three special sessions, the third of which has been called for early November? Murkowski said he wouldn't exercise that power, but he also said he would win.
According to the gauges, it's time for some good old-fashioned Republican fear-mongering.
When one of oil giant BP's transit lines broke this march, spilling some 210,000 gallons of oil (the largest land spill in the history of Alaska) not one person looked up from their morning corn flakes. However; a small 210 gallon leak in a supply pipe this Tuesday at Prudhoe Bay oil field caused by corrosion (due to insufficient maintenance by BP) brought about BP's decision to shut off the entire Prudhoe Bay field for inspection and maintenance. Prudhoe Bay accounts for approximately half of all Alaska's oil production, oil accounts for approximately 80% of Alaska's total income. Oil carries heavy leverage and the timing of the shutdown is amazingly coincidental, considering that Frank Murkowski was able to use it as a tool to pass his oil and gas tax, and will likely use it to gain an edge in the primaries.
With the stranglehold tightened and the governor's whip cracking at their backs, lawmakers (conveniently already in a second special session called by Governor Murkowski to push his tax plan) passed the controversial new tax restructuring that they had been holding out so adamantly against immediately after hearing of BP's shutdown. The new oil and gas tax plan is based on net profits of the oil companies, with credits for reinvestment and maintenance (like the possibility that the State will pay for full replacement of BP's currently degrading pipe system) and assures that with a little creative bookkeeping big oil will share little profit with the state.
After the biggest pipeline leak in Alaska history is old news, why continue pumping oil for five months and then shut down the pipeline for a measley 210 gallons exactly one week before party primaries? Must be nice to have that kind of pull at BP, Frank.
