Coyote Gulch

Monday, July 10, 2006

Immigration
Gallup: "Many Americans continue to see illegal immigration as a problem for the United States today, but more general views of immigration are the most positive they have been in the last five years. Two in three Americans think immigration is good for the country today. After several years in which more Americans favored a decrease in immigration levels, the current poll finds more favor keeping levels the same. While nearly half of Americans -- including a majority of Hispanics -- believe there are too many immigrants to the United States from Latin American countries, the public is less likely to hold this view than it was during the early 1990s."

Thanks to NewMexiKen for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:39:57 PM

Fall ballot issues
Here's a nice summary of the fall ballot issues (so far), from the Wash Park Prophet.
"denver 2006"
6:32:34 PM

Sebelius for VP?
Daily Kos: "Mark my words, [Kansas Governor Kathleen] Sebelius will be on everyone's VP shortlist in 2008."
"2008 pres"
6:29:57 PM

YouTube and elections
Howard Kurtz (via the Washington Post): "While bloggers played a role in the last presidential election, most advertising and message delivery still comes from campaigns, political parties and interest groups with enough money to bankroll a television blitz. But the YouTube revolution -- which includes dozens of sites such as Google Video, Revver.com and Metacafe.com -- could turn that on its head.

"If any teenager can put up a video for or against a candidate, and persuade other people to watch that video, the center of gravity could shift to masses of people with camcorders and passable computer skills. And if people increasingly distrust the mainstream media, they might be more receptive to messages created by ordinary folks."

Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:26:24 PM

Giuliani for president?
Townhall.com: "Well-connected public figures report that they have been told recently by Rudolph Giuliani that, as of now, he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. The former mayor of New York was on top of last month's national Gallup poll measuring presidential preferences by registered Republicans, with 29 percent. Sen. John McCain's 24 percent was second, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich third at 8 percent. National polls all year have shown Giuliani running either first or second to McCain, with the rest of the presidential possibilities far behind. Republican insiders respond to these numbers by saying rank-and-file GOP voters will abandon Giuliani once they realize his position on abortion, gay rights and gun control. Party strategists calculate that if he actually runs, he must change on at least one of these issues."

Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
"2008 pres"
7:00:13 AM

Tom Cech: A beautiful rain

The drought is far from over, even with all the moisture over the weekend, according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Much of Colorado received a thorough soaking over the weekend but the rain didn't do much to beat back the state's stubborn drought, according to weather experts...

"[Kyle Fredin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder] said the weekend's rainfall, the product of a slow-moving tropical air mass making its way north from Mexico, brought Denver's precipitation total to 3.79 inches since the beginning of the year, just 44 percent of normal. Slightly less than an inch of rain was recorded at Denver International Airport over the weekend, while some parts of the metro area received up to 1.7 inches. Parts of Cheyenne County in eastern Colorado received up to 8 inches of rain in what meteorologists described as a 'localized' phenomenon."
"colorado water"
6:36:40 AM

Hail cannons effective?

Here's a story about weather modification using hail cannons from the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "The concussions signal the start of hail season in the San Luis Valley. The reverberations follow blasts from hail cannons deployed around vegetable fields. The theory is that the vibrations from shock waves aimed into approaching storms will disrupt the formation of hailstones that could devastate the crops. 'For the last few years, the fields that got hailed on were the fields that were unprotected,' said Amy Kunugi, general manager for Southern Colorado Farms. The commercial vegetable grower stirred up bitter feelings this year with its application to renew its state permit to continue operating eight hail cannons. Noise pollution across the vast emptiness of the southern Colorado valley is only one part of the complaint about the hail cannons. More seriously, in a season of worsening drought, ranchers downwind from Southern Colorado Farms believe that the grower's use of sonic cannons to zap potential hail clouds is depriving them of desperately needed rain."

More Coyote Gulch coverage.
"colorado water"
6:31:53 AM

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