Gird Your Loins, Again!

RJ, at Point/Counterpoint, posted the following article. His blog is consistently brilliant and well-written. The best blog out there, in my humble opinion.

American Economy in Danger of Being Gored

AlGore is rushing to Capital Hill for a last minute pitch for the American people to buy his global warming snake-oil cure all. The House is currently considering rushing through a comprehensive energy bill that would do for the industrial economy what socialist medicine would do for our healthcare system: Put it on life support.

Just like the $800 billion dollar non-stimulus package flew through with no time for debate, let alone reading the damn thing, "Stretch" Pelosi seeks to ram through the the global warming bill, which would effectively "gore" the economy like a stuck pig. As Representative Eric Cantor put it, "There is no question that the cap and trade bill will cost millions of jobs."

And just like the "stimulus" bill, the text of the proposed legislation and the price-tag keep ballooning:

The [Sunlight Foundation] points out that while the bill, formally called the American Clean Energy and Security Act, was 946 pages long last week, it has ballooned to 1,201 pages in recent days with little explanation for how or why. The group is supporting a bill introduced last week that would require the House to post all non-emergency legislation online 72 hours before debate begins.

Read the rest here...

Comments

[Reasonsjester]

Thanks Nora. So where do I send the check again? ;)

[nora]

RJ,
No check necessary; just your undying admiration and gratitude will do. Bet you'd rather just write a check, huh?

[Reasonsjester]

No, because I already dig your blog and try to publicize it whenever I can!