Obama: Romney Is Worse Than John McCain

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US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign fundraiser May 14, 2012 at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.

President Barack Obama told an audience in New York tonight that Mitt Romney is worse than his 2008 opponent Sen. John McCain.

“We have a very clear contrast this time. John McCain believed in climate change and believed in immigration reform,” Obama told an audience of about 200 donors who paid at least $5000 for a ticket to the event. “What we have this time out a candidate who said he would rubber stamp a Republican Congress that wants us to go backward, not forward.”

For months — and only in private — Obama campaign staffers in Chicago have said they have little respect for Romney because of his shifting positions, while John McCain was the type of principled Republican most like them. Obama has now made those private asides very public.

Obama has attempted to tie Romney to the GOP Congress, a task made easier by tax warrior Grover Norquist’s remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference in February:

All we have to do is replace Obama. … We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don’t need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. … We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don’t need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate.

“This is going to be a tough election,” Obama remarked. “Sometimes when I come to New York, people say, ‘I don’t know anybody who’s not supporting you, Barack. I say, ‘You live in Manhattan.’”

“Their message will be, ‘You’re upset, you’re unsatisfied. It’s Obama’s fault,’” Obama added. “But I’m not worried. The reason I’m not worried is because of you.”

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Obama: Romney Is Worse Than John McCain

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Scientists Think Bubbles May Hold the Key to Understanding Storms

Bubbles might be fairly innocuous, but they may also hold a clue to understanding a more sinister natural phenomena — storms.

French physicists at the University of Bordeaux are studying the behavior of the soapy substance to more accurately predict the intensity of large storms on the scale of Hurricane Sandy.

The flow of liquid on the bubbles’ membranes resembles the movements of weather systems that travel over the Earth, according to a report in the Daily Mail. By rotating the bubbles and varying their temperatures, the French research team has the ability to mimic storm-like system patterns. The process is filmed with a camera that shoots up to 500 frames per second, creating colorful renderings of the research results, according to a New Scientist report.

Of course, the behavior of soap bubbles in a controlled environment is far less complex than that of major storm systems but, based on the research team’s results, it appears to be a good place to start. The research could eventually be used to develop new ways of tracking the formation, path and wind intensity of some of the most massive storms.

In fact, the team has already discovered significant similarities between bubbles and real-world storms. For example, the vortices in bubbles and in many storms reach their peak intensities in the middle of their lifespans.

Ultimately, the research team believes the study has the potential to save lives in the face of destructive weather patterns. According to a CNN report, at least 165 people died as a result of Hurricane Sandy and the massive storm caused approximately $50 million in damage.

Read more: http://mashable.com/2014/02/02/bubbles-understanding-storms/

Scientists Think Bubbles May Hold the Key to Understanding Storms

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