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and individual liberty
"There
is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it
steadily." --George
Washington
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EPA admits new coal regulations won't reduce global warming
An
Environmental Protection Agency proposal designed to reduce CO2 emissions and
reduce global warming will actually have no “notable CO2 emission changes.” So,
a rule that will essentially ban new coal-fired power plants will actually have
no impact on global warming. Got it.
“The
EPA does not anticipate that this proposed rule will result in notable CO2
emission changes, energy impacts, monetized benefits, costs, or economic
impacts by 2022,” the EPA writes under the comments section of its proposal. The
EPA also admits that “the owners of newly built electric generating units will
likely choose technologies that meet these standards even in the absence of
this proposal due to existing economic conditions as normal business practice.”
So,
a rule that will make it nearly impossible to built an effective, new coal
plant wasn’t even necessary in the first place? The rule has nothing but
downsides. What’s
interesting is that in the paragraph immediately preceding the admission that
the regulation will do nothing, EPA claimed that the rule would “contribute to
the actions required to slow or reverse the accumulation of [greenhouse gas]
concentrations in the atmosphere.” But if the rule does absolutely nothing, how
does it contribute to reducing global warming?
EPA
Administrator Gina McCarthy gave the answer last week, saying that this
proposed rule, along with the Obama administration's other global warming
rules, “positions the U.S. for leadership on this issue.” That, she said, would
“prompt and leverage international discussions and actions.” Lisa Miller, spokeswoman for the American
Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, said that the EPA’s “piecemeal” approach
to global warming is an “ineffective and expensive way to reduce CO2
emissions.” She added that “without comparable actions by other countries to reduce
emissions, the U.S. is at a competitive disadvantage.” The EPA’s rule appears
to not actually be about impacting global warming, but all about making the
U.S. look good on the issue in the international community. That, and the
elimination of coal. “Even if the entire U.S. coal fleet was somehow
eliminated, the decrease in projected sea level rise would be less than the
thickness of a dime,” Miller said.
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Obama and Kerry at
the UN
While
most of America was focused on the ongoing ObamaCare and Demo-Debt Debate,
there was no shortage of mischief, malfeasance and mendacity at the United
Nations confab this week, with Barack Hussein Obama and his left-hand man, John
Kerry, leading the cast.
First up, Kerry made our nation a signatory to
the United Nations' Arms Trade Treaty, ostensibly regulating small arms trade
between nations. At the signing ceremony, Kerry claimed, "Make no mistake,
we would never think about supporting a treaty that is inconsistent with the
rights of Americans, the rights of American citizens to be able to exercise
their guaranteed rights under our Constitution. This is about keeping Americans
safe and keeping America strong. This treaty will not diminish anyone's
freedom."
Make no mistake,
the ATT is a Trojan Horse.
Obama
and Kerry assure us that the treaty exempts any regulations of domestic gun
sales and ownership in the U.S., but with the stroke of a pen, it could
implement severe gun restrictions and even confiscations -- an end run around
the Second Amendment that would provide political cover for gun control
Leftists in the Senate and House.
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MSNBC’s Morning Joe: ‘Barack Obama Has Proven He Wasn’t
Ready to Be President’
MSNBC’s
“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough is waking up to the fact that
despite all the hype that accompanied President Barack Obama when he
made his 2008 presidential run, he wasn’t ready for primetime.
“Barack
Obama has proven over the past five years that he wasn’t ready to be president
of the United States,” Scarborough said on his show Tuesday. “And he proves it
still today.” Scarborough said Obama “came out of nowhere” as a freshman
senator, and “a couple years later, people elected him president of the United
States.” Obama served less than a decade in the Illinois Senate with a less-than-stellar
record that included numerous instances of voting “present.” He followed that
distinguished service with less than a full term in the U.S. Senate, also
unimpressive. Most of his time there seemed to be spent running for the
presidency. Yet, solely on the basis that “Barack Obama was against the [Iraq]
war,” the Democratic Party “went out and sold him like he was a bag of potato
chips, they marketed him [and] he becomes president of the United States,”
Scarborough said.
To
illustrate his point, the TV host challenged guest Donny Deutsch to “name
me a major piece of legislation that Barack Obama passed in the United States
Senate, that would suggest that he knew how to work in the United States Senate
and would be an effective president of the United States.”
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Nancy Pelosi: Death of the 40 Hour Work Week Means
Freedom & Liberation
From
the land of fruits and nuts comes Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) with a
timely comment about the destructive nature of Obamacare that Senator Ted Cruz
(R-TX) spent nearly 22 hours informing the American people about on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Cruz made mention not only of jobs lost because of Obamacare but
also hours lost for those who are able to keep their jobs. However, House Minority Leader
Pelosi says there’s nothing to worry about because everything is sunshine and
rainbows. These things will only mean you are not chained to a job and have
more freedom to “follow your passion.
She
appeared on CNN’s State of the Union
and host Candy Crowley read part of a letter from union thug James Hoffa Jr.,
which Senator Cruz also mentioned, in which he described the impact of
Obamacare on employers as a way to “destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work
week.” “That’s
pretty tough from a loyal Democratic constituency,” said Crowley. Pelosi
didn’t even bat an eyelash as she merrily talked about how she and her
colleagues will “find a path” to satisfy unions in Obamacare.
Not
to worry though, as Pelosi says that people shouldn’t be concerned about losing
the 40-hour work week (and with it a 40-hour paycheck) because it will free
Americans to “pursue your happiness … follow your passion.” Yes, like finding a second job to feed the
kids and pay the mortgage.
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Jay Carney Gives Laughable White House Response to
Legitimate Question About Health Care Prices
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"What
we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives
every thing its value." –Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No.
1, 1776
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