Managing Transition This article is extracted from the CP Energy Position page, which is now updated with new information. Some info updated. Clean, Safe, Sustainable systems and rapid transitions based on needs and technology to achieve energy independence and a healthier future. Enabling transitions to protect the health of the environment and provide sufficient energy is key to a stable healthy transition. Policy direction will need to address future needs with greater consideration in a rapidly changing world where resources and needs must be weighed more carefully as well as the affect ..read more

Gullibility in the GOP Gullibility of the voter base and power abuse is still the mantra of the Republican Party. Unfortunately they are giving Republicanism a bad name. re·pub·lic| rəˈpəblik | noun : a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. Trump entered the White House with 38 convictions on his record for fraud, tax evasion and other crimes. Donald also lost hundreds of lawsuits. And don’t forget, Trump, as sole proprietor of his company, is responsible for his crimes. But ..read more

The Shiller P/E Ratio Near 40 The Shiller P/E ratio has only been this high on three other occasions. The 1929 market crash, which resulted from an overly exuberant market. The 2000 bubble and crash, which resulted from an overly exuberant market.  And now, during a global pandemic, fueled by bond buying and massive monetary injections plus zero percent interest rates flooding the market with liquidity and a lot of ‘free money’. If only that were so…. Like the saying goes, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. And there is no such thing as ‘free money’. We should all remind ourselves ..read more

Fact Check on California Recall Key Considerations: The main arguments pushed out on right wing media are very liberal on lies and misdirection. It is unfortunate that the Republicans and the right wing have abandoned conservatism for liberal corporatism. But their ruse continues.  Their key claims regarding Newsom are both false and being used as a smoke screen for a power grab to support a continuation of the typical lies we have seen these past months and years. Regarding their key claims for the recall: Not wearing a mask at a restaurant. Rating: Silly and Stupid. Facts: The G ..read more

The CP’s goal is to protect our repulican democracy. Voting against the GOP is still needed until we can get more pragmatic conservative progressives on the ballot. Until We Can Vote Purple, Vote Blue Since the CP still does not have a ballot, we support honorable, conservative candidates as they exist, which currently means voting for ‘true’ Centrist Independents and Democrats. The Democrats are pushing a more conservative agenda than the GOP. The GOP agenda is anti-American and pro fascism and America can’t afford to give them a longer leash. The Risks: The GOP agenda is absurd at best ..read more

Update: Feb 11, 2021 New transcript demonstrates Giuliani pressured Ukraine ‘Trump Mob Style’.  We still need to know what Trump said in Private with Putin. Maybe the Biden administration can help us get to the truth? American needs to know how much damage Trump did by running the white house under foreign influence of authoritarian/dictatorships around the world: Russia, N. Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Brazil, etc. What is impeachment for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ based on? Impeachment for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ = ‘Loss of Public Trust’ (see reports below source links ..read more

Defying Putin’s invasion and lies, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government stand their ground in Kyiv as Putin continues the Russian attack on the city and country of Ukraine. Support Ukraine Societies and countries that support freedom need to support Ukraine. Putin has long wanted to take back the caucuses and this was his chance. The Trump administration, accept it or not, gave Putin exactly what he wanted. A President that essentially sucked up to Putin. Trumps adulation for Putin was in our face. Donald even said he trusted Putin more than he trusted our own intelligence community. Tha ..read more

Citizens United & Corruption I had not thought about the origins of monetary corruption of our political system for about 20 years. It was popping in an out of my mind though, ever since I last researched it. I was speaking with the Federal Election Committee on Dec 13, 2021, and the topic of Citizens United came up when I was discussing the corruption caused by money in politics. But I also raised the ‘background’ of Citizens United. It all goes back to 1886 and a case called Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad. That was connected to Buckley v. Valeo in 1976 which introduced the ab ..read more

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) This image provided by NASA/NOAA clearly shows that this global warming trend began with the industrial age. If this trend continues at the same pace, the temperature should increase 0.5 degrees F every 10 years. However, there are clear indications that the warming is accelerating. Learn more at: www.realclimate.org The expected effects of this global warming trend include: Acceleration in warming. Increased rain and snowfall due to increased moisture in the atmosphere. Increased and/or unpredictable severe storm activity and ..read more

This piece was recorded July 26, 2020. It is unfortunately still relevant. When people thought the virus was going away, because of bad leadership in the US government (Donald Trump). Note: On Feb. 07, 2020, Donald Trump said emphatically this virus was a killer, was aerosolized and would even hurt children. Then he lied repeatedly to the American people saying it would magically go away, just so he could avoid a panic (he said). The end result is more people dying, more people being infected, and more panic. That is truly bad leadership. The recorded piece is about how masks can help. But t ..read more