What is Wrong With The Republican Party? Exhibit A: Senator Graham On The Green Economy–Supporting The Progressive Radical Socialist Agenda!
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed [and hence clamorous to be led to safety] by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
~H.L. Mencken
Graham: ‘The Green Economy Is Coming’
Graham: We need to use the coal that God has given us
Lindsey Graham on Cap and Trade Greenville town hall
Cap and Trade: It’s an Energy Tax
First, the crisis was global cooling.
Second, the crisis was global warming.
Third, the crisis was climate change.
Fourth, the crisis was carbon dioxide pollution.
Fifth, the crisis is now carbon pollution.
Unstoppable Solar Cycles
Nice try Senators, but the American people know what you are up to.
The progressive radical socialists of both the Democratic and Republican parties are attempting to convince the American people that they should pay more taxes in the form of a cap and trade energy tax.
The American people to the Senators–reduce carbon emissions–stop eating and breathing–drop dead.
I agree with Senator Graham as to what needs to done to make the United States more energy independent.
Build 10 nuclear energy power plants each year over the next twenty-five years for a total of 250 nuclear power plants. Each state would have 5 new nuclear plants.
This would mean that 60% of the electrical power generation in the United States would come from nuclear power plants by 2035.
The United States would dramatically reduce its reliance on coal and gas, and oil for electrical power, heating and transportation.
Nuclear Power – How it Works
More Nuclear Energy: Why America Needs it Now
http://fora.tv/2007/09/13/More_Nuclear_Energy_Why_America_Needs_it_Now
Is Nuclear Power Worth the Environmental Cost?
Could Nuclear Power Save the Planet?
http://fora.tv/2007/09/14/Could_Nuclear_Power_Save_the_Planet
Drill for oil and gas in the United States and off the coasts.
Both cars and trucks will gradually transition to an all electrical vehicles.
The problem I have with Senator Graham is all the nonsense about carbon pollution or more precisely carbon dioxide pollution.
MAJOR REDUCTIONS IN CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT WORTH THE MONEY DEBATE: PETER HUBER
CO2-Pollutant or Miracle Gas?
Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant.
Yes Senator, you are not a scientist.
The cap and trade bill is all about a massive energy tax.
Cap and Trade is a Massive Energy Tax Bill?
What is buried in the Cap and Trade Bill?
Now if the government would only get out of the way by stop taxing and regulating the American people.
Let free enterprise and markets work for real change and hope.
Leave the American people alone!
Cut the crap about climate crisis and carbon pollution.
Any politician who votes for a cap and trade energy tax as well as comprehensive immigraion reform deserves to be defeated.
If Senator Graham and Senator McCain want a redo on cap and trade and comprehensive immigration reform, more conservatives and libetarians will stop voting for Republican candidates.
The Rockefeller or country club Republicans with their progressive radical socialism agenda are the problem with the Republican Party.
Do the right thing and become a Democrat like Senator Arlen Specter.
The focus should be on wealth and job creation for American citizens.
“Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.”
~H.L. Mencken
Background Articles and Videos
How Carbon Dioxide Became a ‘Pollutant’
By KEITH JOHNSON
“…The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to classify rising carbon-dioxide emissions as a hazard to human health is the latest twist in a debate that has raged for decades among politicians, scientists and industry: whether a natural component of the earth’s atmosphere should be considered a pollutant.
The EPA’s finding doesn’t say carbon dioxide, or CO2, is by itself a pollutant — it is, after all, a gas that humans exhale and plants inhale. Rather, it is the increasing concentrations of the gas that concern the agency.
Carbon-dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere have fluctuated wildly for millennia; at one point billions of years ago, it was the dominant gas in the atmosphere. …”
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The EPA lumped carbon dioxide with five other gases — methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride — into a single class for regulatory purposes. That’s because they share similar properties: All are long-lived and well-mixed in the atmosphere; all trap heat that otherwise would leave the earth and go into outer space; and all are “directly emitted as greenhouse gases” rather than forming later in the atmosphere.
Alternatively, tropospheric ozone wasn’t included in the class, even though it creates smog and contributes to global warming. But that gas isn’t emitted directly; rather, it is created in the atmosphere when sunlight reacts with greenhouse gases emitted by human activity such as engine combustion and industrial processes.
Similarly, the EPA declined to consider regulating water vapor or soot, also known as “black carbon,” both of which are big contributors to the greenhouse effect but which don’t share common properties with the six greenhouse gases.
The EPA did acknowledge some positive impacts from higher CO2 concentrations.
One is faster-growing trees in tropical forests, which helps offset deforestation. Another is marshes that can more quickly grow above rising sea levels, providing an insurance policy of sorts for some low-lying areas against the potential ravages of rising sea levels resulting from warmer global temperatures.
The EPA also acknowledged some positive aspects of rising temperatures, but concluded that on balance, the negative impacts of climate change outweigh the positive. …”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124001537515830975.html
Ugh: McCain & Company melting on cap-and-tax
By Michelle Malkin
“…I said it last month and it bears repeating: Beware the Climate Change Republicans.
Are you ready for the latest signs of capitulation by GOP global warming preacher Sen. John McCain and company?
1) Senate Dems opening to nuclear as a path to GOP support, 60 votes
Key Senate Democrats signaled yesterday they are willing to negotiate with Republicans on nuclear power and expanded domestic oil and gas development if it helps in nailing down the 60 votes necessary for floor passage on a comprehensive global warming and energy bill.
“Every idea is on the table,” said Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.), the lead sponsor of Senate climate legislation. “We’re going to work in a bona fide way with everybody to see how to bridge a gap here. We’ve got to get a 60-vote margin. That means you’ve got to legislate, which means you have to compromise.”
Several moderate Senate Republicans, including John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said they are in talks with Kerry and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) on the nuclear language, as well as other key issues.
“A guy like Senator Kerry is looking for coalitions,” Graham said. “If you had a bill that would allow for responsible offshore drilling, a robust nuclear power title, I think you could get some Republican votes for a cap-and-trade system.”
2) Lieberman Goes Nuclear on Climate Bill
While he’s no longer a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) has been working behind the scenes to try to woo bipartisan support for a climate change bill this year. Lieberman, who relinquished his seat on the EPW panel after actively campaigning for Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) 2008 presidential bid, is aligning with a group of Senators including McCain, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.). The Senators are crafting a nuclear energy amendment that they hope will be the key to getting some type of climate change reform approved by the chamber in the coming months. Last week, EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) unveiled a far-reaching climate measure. But the bill — which is seen largely as a place holder — has few fans. “Do I think the climate change bill is going anywhere? No. But in its ashes are opportunities for bipartisan, incremental reform,” Burr said. Indeed, McCain suggested Lieberman’s amendment could be offered as an alternative way of tackling climate change, rather than the broad Boxer-Kerry bill. “I introduced legislation with Sen. Lieberman in the past twice. I’m certainly not opposed to it,” McCain said. …”
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/08/ugh-mccain-company-melting-on-cap-and-tax/
What did I tell ya? Lindsey Graham signs on to cap-and-tax
By Michelle Malkin
“…I hate to say “I told you so.”
But, well, I told you so.
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham has signed on to the Democrats’ massive green redistribution scheme masquerading as a planet-saving, national security-enhancing “energy independence” scheme.
Can John McCain and the rest of the Climate Change Republicans be far behind?
First, a quick trip down GOP eco-sellout memory lane:
Ugh: McCain & Company melting on cap-and-tax By Michelle Malkin • October 8, 2009 10:41 AM
Beware the Climate Change Republicans By Michelle Malkin • September 21, 2009 12:14 PM
McCain’s “climate change” tour bypasses cooler heads By Michelle Malkin • May 12, 2008 10:43 AM
Digging deeper: The enviro-nitwit-ization of the GOP By Michelle Malkin • December 13, 2007 02:08 AM
Now, the announcement of Graham’s alliance with Big Government Democrats. In the NYTimes, natch:
…we refuse to accept the argument that the United States cannot lead the world in addressing global climate change. We are also convinced that we have found both a framework for climate legislation to pass Congress and the blueprint for a clean-energy future that will revitalize our economy, protect current jobs and create new ones, safeguard our national security and reduce pollution.
Our partnership represents a fresh attempt to find consensus that adheres to our core principles and leads to both a climate change solution and energy independence. It begins now, not months from now — with a road to 60 votes in the Senate.
It’s true that we come from different parts of the country and represent different constituencies and that we supported different presidential candidates in 2008. We even have different accents. But we speak with one voice in saying that the best way to make America stronger is to work together to address an urgent crisis facing the world. …”
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/10/11/what-did-i-tell-ya-lindsy-graham-signs-on-to-cap-and-tax/
Senator Lamar Alexander Unveils Blueprint for 100 Nuclear Power Plants in 20 Years
Tesla Model S Part 1: A greener automotive future
Tesla Model S Part 2: Pure Electric Power
Tesla Model S Part 3: It’s Showtime
How Electric Cars Work
Nissan unveils all-electric Leaf car
First Drive: 2009 Honda FCX Clarity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AU3_2IT8k8
Can Wind and Solar Replace America’s Coal Plants?
