Hi John

quote -{subject to political extremism, but somehow is anyway.}

The post and web pictures with red xs and senators name across weather maps in red targeting the senator from Penn and the extreme political distortions are why the subject is ----{subject to political extremism, but somehow is anyway.}

The senator apparently is the target of DNC associated smear campaign of disinformation .

quote ---and lobbyists went to work in Washington - hence the flurry of paper.--
--you fail to note what the congressionally funded group did actually say --and just substituted your opinion instead .-- quote --""Personally, I like what the report recommended. It seems to be a lot less politically motivated than any thing else I've read so far, So I am not in favor of any of the current bills under consideration. I am in favor of NOAA, industry and academia implementing the recommendations of the 2003 National Academy report. This would mean that NOAA and the NWS would continue to offer the services I currently enjoy.

What the fair weather report says in part is somewhat contrary to your conclusion , also no changes are proposed to the current access to NOAA weather and would actually insure real time access to it ,--not currently in practise -
Contrary to keeping "what you currently enjoy--
the report in part states --
The various entities that comprise the nation’s weather and climate services enterprise evolved a great deal over the twentieth century with little discussion or debate of appropriate roles and responsibilities, with a few notable exceptions. Even so, the United States is among the most advanced (if not the most advanced) nations in the world in the efficient production and effective use of weather information. Yet as science, technology, markets, and demands related to weather information evolve, lack of discussion or debate of appropriate roles and responsibilities has the potential to limit future progress of the nation’s weather and climate services enterprise.

In those few cases where discussion and debate have occurred, satisfactory resolution has not. Consequently, many have arrived at differing and conflicting expectations about roles and responsibilities of the various entities that provide weather and climate services. A policy problem exists to the extent that these differing expectations impede the development and delivery of products and services that would have value to decision makers.

--further the NOAA would spend billions in taxpayers dollars needlessly unless it effectively continues to partner with the -quote ""-billion dollar industry and its lobbyists"" --which means your local TV and radio stations mainly .-The report lists these items -
Effectiveness of the Weather Enterprise
The joint participation of the public, private, and academic sectors in the U.S. weather enterprise has had the following benefits, among others:

Better data coverage. The National Weather Service (NWS) national network is supplemented in some cases with local weather data from arrays of instruments deployed by universities, state governments, regional consortia, and private companies.

Wider information dissemination. Weather information is now available through increasingly pervasive and immediate avenues, including radio, television, newspapers, web sites, cell phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants.

More realistic and scalable models. Improvements in understanding of atmospheric and ocean phenomena, coupled with advances in computing and access to more data, have brought advanced modeling capabilities to the desktops of meteorologists in all sectors.

Increased infusion of cutting-edge technology. Innovations developed in the academic, public, and private sectors are regularly adopted by the other sectors, fueling further innovation.

Greater number of specialized products. The large number of companies seeking market niches yields a far more diverse menu of weather products and services than could be offered by the government alone.

I,m one sailor that is very happy to have the great weather services we have in place --90% of which is private sector --and their terrible lobbyists along with GPS handheld units and NAV systems available ,--along with their terriblr electronics billion dollar interests and --great satan lobyists -- {{sarcasm}}--along with --the boat industry and their billion dollar interests and lobbyists --in their flurry of paper

It seems many people in our affluent society and those around the globe that enjoy numerous benifits of free enterprize including instant weather forcasts -global communication systems --GPS navigation --etc ,-also enjoy the ironic luxury of distain for them and free enterprize system that makes it all possible .