You Didn't Do It Somebody Else Did

Obama and these et commies have the whole message wrong.

We the People.
Obama did not build this govt
We the people built it on own it and we provide for it by our consent.
We framed the constitution.
We revolted against taxes from a foreign king so we could build an infrastructure in this country which could support our businesses and freedoms.

I note sadly -

we are losing what made america great to big crony business.

Our big crony businesses even built the "neo socialist" Obama.
Our insurance companies even dictated the termination of the single payer option to the sellout socialists dems in congress. Big Crony Business built Obama and his administration.

 

I don't mind acknowledging that our Country helped get me where I am. There is no multi-tentacled socialist agenda going on, except in the minds of the extreme paranoid right. If you were able to get somewhere all on your own, great, who cares. This is all just political spin, and you should know it.

 

While we do need a federal govt, let's not say that they are the drivers of innovation or invention. While military spending has produced technological breakthroughs, infrastructure is best left to private enterprise. The railroads cited earlier are a prime example. JJ Hill's Great Northern Railroad was the ONLY transcontinental railroad ever built in this country that never went bankrupt. He never took a dime of govt money. It was all paid for with cash he made operating the railway and only expanded as he could afford to. We DO NOT NEED govt to build infrastructure.

Individuals can and certainly have built businesses on their own.

http://mises.org/daily/2317/

 

The United States Department of Energy currently operates 17 national laboratories:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory* at Berkeley, California (1931)
Los Alamos National Laboratory* at Los Alamos, New Mexico (1943)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory* at Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1943)
Argonne National Laboratory* at DuPage County, Illinois (1946)
Ames Laboratory* at Ames, Iowa (1947)
Brookhaven National Laboratory* at Upton, New York (1947)
Sandia National Laboratories* at Albuquerque, New Mexico and Livermore, California (1948)
Idaho National Laboratory* between Arco and Idaho Falls, Idaho (1949)
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory* at Princeton, New Jersey (1951)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory* at Livermore, California (1952)
Savannah River National Laboratory* at Aiken, South Carolina (1952)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory* at Menlo Park, California (1962)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory* at Richland, Washington (1965)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory* at Batavia, Illinois (1967)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory* at Golden, Colorado (1977)
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility* at Newport News, Virginia (1984)
National Energy Technology Laboratory** at Albany, Oregon; Fairbanks, Alaska; Morgantown, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Sugar Land, Texas (1999)
[edit]Technology Centers
New Brunswick Laboratory**, at Argonne National Laboratory
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education* at Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory**
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory*
* GOCO (Government-owned, Contractor-operated)
** GOGO (Government-owned, Government-operated)
[edit]List of scientific user facilities

Accelerator Test Facility
Advanced Light Source
Advanced Photon Source
Alcator C-Mod
Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
B-Factory
Bates Linear Accelerator Center
Booster Neutrino
Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Center for Microanalysis of Materials
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Center for Nanoscale Materials
Combustion Research Facility
Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
DIII-D Tokamak Facility
Electron Microscopy Center for Materials Research
Energy Sciences Network
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Final Focus Test Beam
Free Air CO2 Experiment
High Flux Isotope Reactor Center for Neutron Scattering
Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility
Intense Pulsed Neutron Source
James R. Macdonald Laboratory
Joint Genome Institute
Linac Coherent Light Source
Main Injector
Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center
Materials Preparation Center
Molecular Foundry
National Center for Electron Microscopy
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
National Ignition Facility
National Spherical Torus Experiment
National Synchrotron Light Source
Next Linear Collider Test Accelerator
Neutrinos at the Main Injector
Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory
Pulse Radiolysis Facility
Radiochemical Engineering Development Center
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Shared Research Equipment Program
Spallation Neutron Source
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
Structural Biology Center
Synchrotron Radiation Center
Tevatron collider
Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
University of Washington Tandem Van de Graaff
Yale University Tandem Van de Graaff

 

America’s National Laboratory
system has been changing and improving the lives of millions for more than 80 years. Born at a
time of great societal need, this network of Department of Energy Laboratories has now grown
into 17 facilities, working together as engines of prosperity and invention. As this list of 50 Breakthroughs attests, National Laboratory discoveries have spawned industries, saved lives, generated
new products, fired the imagination, and helped to reveal the secrets of the universe. Rooted in the
need to be the best and bring the best, America’s National Laboratories have put an American
stamp on the past century of science. With equal ingenuity and tenacity, they are now engaged in
winning the future.
At America’s National Laboratories, we’ve:

Shown that fusion is not fantasy.
From a fusion test reactor that
produced enough power to meet
the energy needs of 3,000
homes to the fusion-ignition
potential of the world’s
largest and most energetic
laser, fusion science is
moving closer to commercial
reality because of National Lab
scientists.
Tamed hydrogen with nanonparticles.
To replace gasoline, hydrogen must be safely stored
and easy to use, but this has proved elusive. National
Lab researchers have now designed a new pliable
material using nanoparticles that can rapidly absorb
and release hydrogen without ill effects, a major step
in making fuel-cell powered cars a commercial reality.
Made wind power mainstream.
Increasing wind-turbine efficiency with high-efficiency
airfoils has reduced the cost of wind power by more
than 80% over the past 30 years. Now deployed
in wind farms nationwide, these turbines owe their
existence to National Lab research.
Created a pocket-sized
DNA sampler.
A tool developed by National Lab
scientists that identifies the microbes
in air, water, and soil samples is fast
becoming a workhorse in public
health, medical, and environmental
cleanup projects. Only a few years
old, the credit-card-size PhyloChip
is already pinpointing the diseases that
kill coral reefs, and cataloging airborne bacteria over
U.S. cities. It was also used to quickly categorize the
oil-eating bacteria in the deep water plumes of the
Deepwater Horizon spill.
Revolutionized medical diagnostics.
From the original scintillation camera that detected
gamma rays emitted by radioactive isotopes to
today’s cancer-detecting, compact nuclear-imaging
devices and the magnets in MRI scanners—National
Lab discoveries have revolutionized medicine and
saved countless lives.
Redefined cancer therapy.
A proton accelerator that treats patients with
advanced forms of cancer owes its existence to
National Lab researchers, as does software that
targets radiation treatments while sparing
healthy tissue.
Fabricated the smallest machines.
The world’s smallest synthetic motor, as well as
radios, scales, and switches that
are 100,000 times finer than
a human hair, were engineered
at a National Lab. These and
other groundbreaking forays into
nanotechnology could lead to lifesaving pharmaceuticals and more
powerful computers.America’s National Laboratory
system has been changing and improving the lives of millions for more than 80 years. Born at a
time of great societal need, this network of Department of Energy Laboratories has now grown
into 17 facilities, working together as engines of prosperity and invention. As this list of 50 Breakthroughs attests, National Laboratory discoveries have spawned industries, saved lives, generated
new products, fired the imagination, and helped to reveal the secrets of the universe. Rooted in the
need to be the best and bring the best, America’s National Laboratories have put an American
stamp on the past century of science. With equal ingenuity and tenacity, they are now engaged in
winning the future.
At America’s National Laboratories, we’ve:
Explained photosynthesis.
Ever wonder how plants turn
sunlight into energy? A National
Lab scientist determined the path
of carbon through photosynthesis, a
scientific milestone that illuminated one of
life’s most important processes. Today, this
work allows scientists to explore how to
derive sustainable energy sources from
the sun.
Exposed explosives.
A credit-card-size detector developed by National
Lab scientists can screen for more than 30 kinds of
explosives in just minutes. The detector, called ELITE,
requires no power and is widely used by the military,
law enforcement and security personnel.
Put the jolt in Chevy’s Volt.
The Chevrolet Volt would not be able to cruise on
battery power were it not for the advanced cathode
technology that emerged from a National Lab. The
same technology is also sparking a revival of
America’s battery manufacturing industry.
Confirmed the Big Bang, and discovered
dark energy.
National Lab detectors aboard a NASA satellite revealed
the birth of the galaxies in the echoes of the Big Bang. Dark
energy—the mysterious something that makes up threequarters of the universe and causes
it to expand at an accelerating
rate—was also discovered by
National Lab cosmologists.
Found life’s mystery messenger.
National Lab scientists discovered how genetic instructions
are carried to the cell’s protein-manufacturing center,
where all of life’s processes begin. Subsequent
light-source research on the genetic courier,
called messenger RNA, has revealed how
the information is transcribed and how
mistakes can cause cancer and birth defects.
Identified good and bad cholesterol.
The battle against heart disease received a boost in the
1960s when National Lab research unveiled the good and
bad sides of cholesterol. Today, diagnostic tests that
detect both types of cholesterol save lives.
Created the toughest ceramic.
National Lab scientists mimicked the structure
of mollusk shells to create what might well be the toughest
ceramic ever produced. The material could lead to incredibly
strong yet light composites that are perfect for energy and
transportation applications.
Helped catch criminals.
To DNA testing, we can now add human antibody detection, a
precise method of matching suspects to crime scenes. The
technique, created by National Lab scientists, also foils wouldbe drug test cheaters.
Made refrigerators cool.
Next-generation refrigerators will likely put the
freeze on harmful chemical coolants in favor of an
environmentally friendly alloy, thanks to National Lab
scientists.
Brought safe water to millions.
Removing arsenic from drinking water is a global priority. A
long-lasting particle engineered at a National Lab can now do
exactly that, making contaminated water safe to drink. Another
technology developed at a National Lab uses ultraviolet light
to kill microbes that cause water-borne diseases such as
dysentery. This process has reduced child mortality in the
developing world.
Delivered troops safely.
National Laboratory researchers have developed
computer models that effectively manage the complex
logistical tasks of deploying troops and equipment to
distant destinations.
Brought the Web to the U.S.
National Lab scientists, seeking to share particle physics
information, were the first to install a web server in North
America, kick-starting the development of the Web
as we know it.
Mapped the universe—and the dark side
of the moon.
Credit for producing a 3D map of the sky, and 230 million
celestial objects, goes to National Lab scientists, who also
developed a camera that mapped the entire surface of the
moon.
Found fuel in sewer slime.
National Lab scientists discovered how to use a catalyst to
turn gooey residue in food-service grease traps into clean,
high-quality biodiesel.
Unmasked a
dinosaur killer.
Natural history’s greatest
whodunit was solved in 1980 when
a team of National Lab scientists
pinned the dinosaurs’ abrupt
extinction on an asteroid collision with Earth.
Case closed.
Fought pump friction.
Friction generated by industrial hydraulic pumps costs industry
millions of dollars per year in energy bills. A National Lab
developed a ceramic coating from an alloy of boron-aluminummagnesium that reduces pump friction, decreases wear and
tear, and may one day pump money back into business.
Pitted cool roofs against carbon dioxide.
National Lab researchers and policy experts
have led the way in analyzing and implementing
cool roofing materials that reflect sunlight,
lower surface temperature, and slash cooling
costs. Think globally: If all the world’s roofs and
pavement used cool materials, the reduction in
carbon dioxide emissions would be equivalent to
taking the world’s 600 million cars off the road for 18 years.
Toughened airplanes.



The list had to be shortened a lot to fit the 1000 word limit.

 

There is no reason why private industry couldn't eventually provide all of these things. the difference is when times are tough for the citizens paying the bills ( private sector taxpayers) then R&D has to be halted on anything non essential. That of course doesn't happen when the govt is funding these labs. Also, how much of this stuff is necessary at present.. while we all want to know "the secrets of the universe" how much are they worth?

Money has to be spent responsibly by the public sector, especially the federal govt who is spending the money of the collective taxpayer. We shouldn't be financing scientists hopes and dreams when there is no applicable goal involved. You can't just burn endless amounts of money on research without having any return, that isn't an investment it is just spending. Fine by me when it is affordable but not all of it (probably not much of it) is essential and since we do have runaway spending in the US right now this is the type of stuff that needs to be cut back or even cut off.

Also, funding by the federal govt means that those who push the agenda of whichever party is in power at the time receive more money. So ideas that really wouldn't get any traction in the free market, like the piece of shit Chevy Volt, get built on the taxpayers back. Huge waste of time, money, resources.

 

You've got to be joking.

 

..why?

I wasn't joking so.. do you have a reason for writing this comment?

 

Yes, it doesn't fit his leftist agenda. The guy is an Obama fanboy that spends his time creating bulletpoint lists of all of Hopey's "accomplishments".

W A C K O.