Real Climate Change Kinda Sucks, Don't It?

• There are those who think climate change is not real: they are called Republicans.
• The most idiotic of them seem to come from Oklahoma and Kentucky - two states that will vanish in a blaze before any ocean overtakes them such as Florida and Louisiana  needs to worry about. 
• There are those who think climate change doesn't hurt anything: they are called American citizens.
• There are those who think climate change is solvable politically: they are called Democrats.
• There are those who know climate change is not only factual, but serious and here right now: they are called scientists.
• There are those who are intelligent voters and vote according to facts and not ideology: they are called Independents.

Which group are you in?  How will you vote?
 
It is getting serious folks, I probably won't live to see the real outcome of all this but my daughter or her children will...when will we finally make a stand...for humankind?

Canada Does the Right Thing - Again

Living so close to Canada as I have my whole life you get to know a lot about the country and meet a lot of the citizens (who are pretty universally delightful and warm people). 

There are also a lot of things they do right (sometimes absurdly simple) that we can't seem to manage in this country.  One was getting rid of paper dollars a long time ago, and now they are aggressively phasing out the penny, both are among the most worthless extravagances that Americans still hang onto. 

If there is so much "fiscal conservatism" and "old fashioned economics" on the loose in Washington DC (although I defy you to show me any actual proof of same), why aren't the penny and the dollar bill (and possibly the nickel) not gone already?