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 [Bradford Plumer] What's So Special About Montana: More on that some other time. But praktike's post reminded me of a National Interest essay by David Lampton of CSIS from two years ago (sorry, Nexis-only) where he noted that, in the past, Chinese intellectuals used to crank out very Kaplan-esque books that touted the coming conflict with America, such as China Can Say No (1996) and Unrestricted Warfare (1997). Or, I should say, John Mearsheimer-esque books, since he's the big proponent of the "inevitable war with China" thesis here in America. But lately, Lampton says, "[t]he fashion among Chinese intellectuals is to talk about 'win-win,' rather than 'zero-sum' thinking." So one of the factors that may well prove crucial on both sides of the Pacific is what sorts of intellectuals and strategic thinkers actually end up influencing government policy.

 [The Westerner] Editorial: Campaign to save tortoise has ranked hu...: Column: Common sense on global warming When a controversial issue in science is politicized and seems to become a fad, does an ordinary person have the tools to judge whether it is likely to be good science, or junk science carried along by scare headlines and politically-correct institutional group think? Well, the ordinary person has some advantages that academic scientists often lack ”” such as common sense, a disinterested objectivity, and freedom from peer pressure or political agenda. He does not need to worry about rejection of his doctoral thesis or denial of tenure if he says something heretical to establishment science. The ordinary person is not trained in the currently prevailing paradigms of institutional science, and he is able to see things that the intensely specialized graduate studies and tightly focused paradigms of the academic world tend to filter out.

[primordium.org] A Vote for an Equal Vote: , Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Kerry States: Vermont... Daily Howler Daily Kos David Sirota Democracy Now Democrats.com Donkey Rising Drudge Retort Dubya

[primordium.org] Zogby’s Final Tracking Poll: , Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Kerry States: Vermont... for Media & Democracy Common Dreams Daily Howler Daily Kos David Sirota Democracy Now

[primordium.org] 2004 Election Preview: Election Eve Summary and Final Preview: In that case, the Republicans would take control of the Senate because Dick Cheney, who would still be President of the Senate when the new Congress took office regardless of the outcome of the Presidential race, would break the tie in favor of the Republicans and they would take control of all the committees. We will also need to keep our eyes on Louisiana. If this goes to a runoff, as expected, it WILL decide control of the Senate, so both parties will pour money into the state in the few weeks before the runoff vote. In addition, there is another reason to watch the Presidential race.

[primordium.org] Zogby “cell-phone only” Poll: , Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Kerry States: Vermont... for Media & Democracy Common Dreams Daily Howler Daily Kos David Sirota Democracy Now

[primordium.org] Ni-hao-Dy # 3: , Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Kerry States: Vermont... for Media & Democracy Common Dreams Daily Howler Daily Kos David Sirota Democracy Now

[primordium.org] The primordium.org 2004 ELECTION CHALLENGE!: , Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Missouri, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada Kerry States: Vermont... for Media & Democracy Common Dreams Daily Howler Daily Kos David Sirota Democracy Now

[Davidsirota.com] Sirotablog: Helena, Montana: The personal blog of David Sirota. Tuesday, February 22, 2005. Helena, Montana. Here we are coming over the Wyoming border into Montana: ...

[Davidsirota.com] Sirotablog: Rocky Mountain Energy Contrast: This push to allow oil drilling at all costs stands in stark relief to the efforts of Wyoming and Montana, which are both pioneering innovative renewable energy projects - projects that are the beginning of an energy policy that could finally get us off oil. The Casper Tribune reports that Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal is using state government to push a new solar- and wind-powered stock water pump that helps ranchers who typically rely on surface water for their livestock. The pumps, developed by the University of Wyoming, will replace many smaller, less efficient diesel engines that ranchers have been using.

 [Retrovsmetro.org] Retro vs. Metro : Blog : Sep 30, 2004 - Sep 23, 2004: As reported by Seelye, in 1962, when Cheney was first classified 1-A, he stood little chance of being called up; they were only taking older men at that time. He was doing poorly at Yale, dropped out and moved back to Wyoming where he took a job as a lineman. But the war began to escalate, so Cheney enrolled in a Community College and sought his first (of four) educational deferments. He took the scenic route through college, conveniently finishing in six years rather than four.

[Swingstateproject.com] Swing State Project: David Sirota and Working for Change: One of my daily reads over the past few months has been David Sirota's, "Sirotablog." Today, David began a blogging partnership with a formidable ally, Working for Change. This should increase his readership by the thousands, and that is great news. Check out the new digs.

[Leftinthewest.com] Left in the West » Blog Archive » Good News and Bad News: I hope you understand this post was a joke. As for the drivers being required to know how to drive, I’m not sure y’all beat Montana in that department. I still remember driving on King Avenue on a Saturday in Billings with all those Cowboy State plates.

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