February 20, 2010 journal, Ron Paul won the straw vote at the Fox Republican CPAC convention in Washington. Maybe there's hope for America after all if those dumbbells ever wake-up. Ron Paul 31 out of 100% favorite for the next Republican presidental candidate of the U.S. in 2012. Mitt Romney was 21, Sarah Palin 7, Tim Pawlenty 6. Fox's Glenn Beck was their keynote speaker saying something about people killineaten kids. Ron Paul won every debate the Republicans had. Romney won the last straw poll. Russia's newest weapon we do not hear about on our news, I have a date but no year. http://www.1335.com/news.html#the "The latest and most dramatic development in the new arms race is Russia's new post at*mic weapon. The greatest disadvantage of deploying a nuclear device is the radiation that occurs once a bomb is exploded, and the consequent inability to occupy the devastated area. No wonder, then, that Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, General Uri Baluevsky, was proud to announce on 10 September the successful development of a new Russian weapon. As reported on the Bulgarian website www.nezavisim.net. "Russia has produced the world's most reliable and powerful weapon ...Russia doesn't threaten anyone. Our nation has developed this weapon to ensure peace on earth," he said. During the next two days Russian television and internet sites gave further details, quoting General Alexander Rukshan, deputy Chief of Staff. Tests of the vacuum implosion bomb showed that it equaled the force of a comparable at-omic bomb, but produced no radiation or ecological pollution. The new bomb although four times more powerful than the American version last tested in 2001 and a much smaller device than anything produced thus far is exploded in the air and its effect is intense heat and shock. The temperature at the epicentre is twice that of the American version, and the area affected 20 times greater. An army would be able enter the area soon after the explosion. This weapon does not contravene any international agreement. Where the older, smaller American version was called 'The Mother of all Bombs', the scientists who developed the new Russian weapon have called it 'The Father of all Bombs'. Analysts point out that the testing of this weapon will usher in a whole new era of warfare. The nuclear bomb was essentially a virtual weapon and could only really be used as a threat. The new 'Father' will make limited warfare possible: it could be dropped from aircraft; deployed by means of the rockets recently tested over 6,000 miles; or scaled down versions could be launched from ships or even used by commando units. RUSSIA RESUMES LONG-RANGE MILITARY FLIGHTS THE BBC World Service is being blocked from FM radio in Russia. "The symbolic removal of the BBC World Service from FM radio, where its Russian service was relayed via Moscow station Bolshoye Radio, came as a shock to the BBC. Bolshoye Radio described the BBC output as 'foreign propaganda'. The BBC will still be available in Russia on other wavelengths. Last year the authorities dramatically curtailed the number of stations broadcasting Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America". No name "I have been in Tucson yesterday and today...gets worse every time I come here. Commercial vacancies are over 50% and getting worse by the month. The State of AZ has closed all State rest areas along the interstate. They closed this week 10 DMV offices statewide to cut costs...so now the lines are doubly long to get your mandated license renewed. They have no money and don't have a clue where to get it...but they keep pumping out the freebies to the illegals. It once was a nice place to visit..." I think it will happen to every state. Unfortunately all states are dependent on the U.S. dollar for trade. Gov. Tim Pawlenty was interviewed on one of the talk shows today as an evangelical Christian but he speaks like just another Fox News neocon Republican puppet, the tea party kind. The neo-cons don't show, the GOP knows to get a "born again Christian".