I doubt we have the guts to really take Iran out. The way to do it is with oil and gas. But we wouldn't ever sacrifice those things. If we did, it would work. As it is right now, Iran is in a tough pickle. Low oil prices and internal strife. Normally, Ahmadinejad would buy off the people using oil revenues. Just like Sarah Palin would. But neither of them can do that now, can they? Palin quits, and Ahmadinejad cracks down. In the end, both will go down, just in a different way. But for the same reasons. Live by oil, die by oil.

Nice try. I had two inspections when I bought my house. One of them was the city inspector, the other was private. The private inspector's report had a nicer cover, but was basically the same report. And guess what? Both reports talked about the energy efficiency of my house and suggested improvements, most of which I've done. And the private guy gave me an extra suggestion on my insulation. I have some old vermiculite insulation which might become illegal in ten years. He suggested that I might get rid of it before that law passes. But I wouldn't know about that if nobody looked at it, would I? Well, actually I would. I did my time in construction and know exactly what vermiculite is. It's nasty, and you really want to wear a mask when dealing with it.

But have you ever had a real inspection? They look everywhere anyway. The fact that they might look at your insulation is no different than what they do anyway. They are already climbing through it when they look at your wiring. The only difference I see is that they spend an extra five minutes writing their report. And this is some kind of crazy government influence that will destroy my life? Get real. They already do it anyway. Both of my reports show that. And society hasn't collapsed, I'm still alive, and the only thing that's a danger is that vermiculite they warned me about. This is a problem? Buy a house before you talk to me about this.

As AGW Zombies and their handlers are the prime target of my vitriol, I am pleased to find someone else who agrees Waxman is simultaneously the stupidest and most dangerous man in America. If ypou find any of my AGW posts and their links useful, steal away. Just look out for the NSFW spassfabrik babes.