News is depressing

One of those days when I feel that I know why we never find evidence of intelligent life in the universe.  Intelligent life evolves to consider short term gains.  After all, we live in the short term.  Eventually, they all must drown in their own waste or they crash their society.  

The Boehner story is there only because he seems to think that we can only grow jobs by cutting regulation on companies.  He applauded the EPA drawback.  

• Arctic Ice Hits Near-Record Low, Threatening Wildlife
• EPA Postpones Power Plant Emissions Rules
• Boehner Offers Response To Obama's Jobs Speech
  
  http://www.npr.org/2011/09/16/140516890/arctic-ice-hits-near-record-low-threatening-wildlife
  
  http://www.npr.org/2011/09/16/140527388/epa-postpones-power-plant-emissions-rules
  
  http://www.npr.org/2011/09/15/140513388/boehner-offers-response-to-obamas-jobs-speech
  

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