Palin slams Obama on energy plan
In her post-governor life, Sarah Palin apparently wants to be a serious policy analyst, as well as GOP heavyweight, mother, etc.
In an op-ed piece in today's Washington Post, she critiques the energy plan that President Obama and Democratic allies in Congress are pushing through.
Complaining that "many in the national media would rather focus on the personality-driven political gossip of the day than on the gravity" of the recession and job losses, she declares that "at risk of disappointing the chattering class, let me make clear what is foremost on my mind and where my focus will be:
"I am deeply concerned about President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage," writes Palin, who stunned the chattering class by announcing July Fourth weekend that she is resigning at the end of the month with 18 months left in her term.
In late June, the House -- on a narrow 219-212 vote -- approved a sweeping energy bill that is designed to curb global warming pollution and encourage clean energy. It includes the so-called cap-and-trade system that would limit carbon emissions and create pollution permits that could be bought and sold.
"American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president's cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the US economy.
"There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn't lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America's economy."
As the Republican vice presidential candidate last year, one of her biggest applause lines was "Drill, baby drill" -- a clarion call to increase domestic energy production in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
"We must move in a new direction," Palin argues in the op-ed. "We are ripe for economic growth and energy independence if we responsibly tap the resources that God created right underfoot on American soil. Just as important, we have more desire and ability to protect the environment than any foreign nation from which we purchase energy today.
"For so many reasons, we can't afford to kill responsible domestic energy production or clobber every American consumer with higher prices," she concludes. "Can America produce more of its own energy through strategic investments that protect the environment, revive our economy and secure our nation? Yes, we can. Just not with Barack Obama's energy cap-and-tax plan."
While she is very circumspect in talking about her political ambitions -- she is in the conversation for the 2012 presidential race -- a new CBS News poll found that most Americans believe she is resigning to boost her political career, not to help her state, which she said was distracted by her battles against the Democratic legislature and ethics investigations.
According to the survey, 24 percent accepted Palin's explanation that she resigned because it was the right thing to do for Alaska, while 52 percent cited her political ambition.
UPDATE: Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, who has made climate change a key issue as the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, penned an acidly worded response to Palin.
Published on the Huffington Post website, Kerry's response accuses Palin of ignoring the threat of global warming.
"Unfortunately, her promise to roll up her sleeves and tackle serious issues is followed by a column that focuses on everything but the single grave challenge that forms the basis of all of our actions: the crisis of global climate change," he writes.
"Yes, she manages to write about the climate change action in Congress without ever mentioning the reason we are doing this in the first place. It's like complaining about the cost of repairing a roof without factoring in the leaks destroying your home."
Kerry goes on to cite a May 2007 New York Times story about the impact of global warming on Alaska. “The earth beneath much of Alaska is not what it used to be. The permanently frozen subsoil, known as permafrost, upon which Newtok and so many other Native Alaskan villages rest, is melting, yielding to warming air temperatures and a warming ocean," it says.
Kerry also says that by focusing on the economic impact of the energy bill, Palin ignores the military and national security issues involved in climate change.
"We can't afford to ignore this reality - in an op-ed column or in our public debate over an entire piece on legislation designed to meet these challenges. An op-ed on Guantanamo policy that fails to acknowledge the existence of terrorists would not be taken seriously. Neither should an op-ed on energy reform that fails to mention the irrefutable reality of climate change," he writes.
"To get this right, we need an honest debate that focuses on the real issues. Both Democrats and Republicans will be better off if Governor Palin joins the debate we need to have--one about climate change as well as energy security--rather than leaving so many important details on the editing room floor."
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Generally I agree with Ms. Palin's comments. The carbon/climate bill passed by the House is a joke of a bill and will do little/nothing to achieve laudable goals of reduced energy dependence and, if CO2 is a culprit, reduced CO2. Unfortunately, the prevailing party is so suspicious of tthe free market that they give us a bill that essentially is protectionist and income redistributive. So, go figure. This bill is really about political largesse to constituents in various special interest groups. Nothing more, nothing less.
charlesschmitz wrote: Higher unemployment, record foreclosures, a North Korea that is threatening to nuke one of our states, and a higher then ever national debt, so much for change!
-all created under the "Gorge" Bush and Dick Haliburton Cheney. Thank your great american heroes for that.
I was under the impression that she didn't read the Washington Post or wanted anything to do with main stream media. However, it's nice to read an opinion from someone who is not afraid to speak their mind, even if it is Sarah Palin. Palin .... what a joke?
I can't believe I allowed myself to read her statements. It's basically the same BS she was throwing during the campaign. Is she really that dumb? It would take roughly 10 years to spin up a new oil production area and in that time we could well on our way to being energy independent through less environmentally detrimental ways.
I cant believe I am even writing this. For anyone to listen to
Sarah Palin or any republican for that matter, after all the
mess they have gotten us into for the last 8 years, is ridiculous
to me. To think that anyone would support someone for
a high government office who doesnt even know simple
5th grade geography is beyone my ability to understand
what could possibly be going on in the minds of those
supporters. (*&&%&$^&*%^)&(*)*$#@$&*%() driving me
nuts!!!!!!!! You just can reason with an IDIOT...............
Well spoken Sarah.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
You'd make a fine President.
We need people like you fightin for America.
Cause it is the right thin to do.
Well spoken Sarah.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
You'd make a fine President.
We need people like you fightin for America.
Cause it is the right thin to do.
Although this is very stupid op-ed supposedly from Ms. Palin, I have a hard time believing she even wrote it. This is something crafted for her by her political handlers like National Standard's Bill Kristol.
I notice some of the right wing folks posting on here, are the same ones that post on many blogs. Hmmmmm How does that happen?
Can any of you right wingers tell us what the natural absorbtion sinks are for Co2 ? Probably not. They are the rain forests and oceans. Rain forests are being lost in areas the size of NJ almost daily. The oceans PH is steadily rising. Most coral reefs are dying or shrinking. Guess non of that matters to you conservatives. What a shame for future generations.
Seriously, what kind of education did Palin even get? I'm pretty sure she never learned anything on the economy or climate, other than what people told her.
Palin should ask the God that created all those assets "right here" to put enough of them in place to create the energy independence she is promoting. As it stands now, there isn't enough in Alaska to provide for energy independence for the US domestic requirement. That doesn't count US foreign supply needs for military and other continent operations. And what we do have is not readily accessible. So what we have in fact is a political panderer, hand out for a more lucrative personal solution to her financial woes. Call it what it is.
OMG, global warming is not real? Sure fooled me. I guess that really wasn't a real ice glacier the size of rhode island that disapperared into the ocean. Or maybe the polar bears are just kidding when they die because their habitat is shrinking. Or maybe I'm just confused about all the extinct animals in recent years. Hmmm. I needs ta lern sum more...
Odumba is a dummy.
Fascist are on the Right of the political spectrum not the Left.
I would love to have seen the rough draft of this op ed. I bet it was practically unreadable and she had her staff get it a point where it could actually be mistaken for passable English. This woman belongs absolutely nowhere near a position of influence.
Palin is irrelevant? LOL. She wrote a little op-ed and liberal heads are exploding all over. In addition to "global warming" you know what else she didn't mention in her op-ed? Unicorns, a book by BO that wasn't ghost-written, the Tooth Fairy, and anything remotely capitalistic or pro-growth in BO's agenda. Why? None of them exist. I hope that all on the LEFT who try to dismiss and/or marginalize her skills continue to do so: Their Permanent Democratic Majority won't make it through 2010.
for everyone who has not spent time in alaska please stop bashing palin. Alaska yes the ice caps are melting but for all you global warming fans please focus your attention on the "cooling" occuring around the world statistically. oh but wait the media forgets to cover that... if they'd actually investigate they'd see Russia and Iran are positioning themselves to caputer the entire oil/gas control over europe if the predicted "cooling" occurs. ironic. while obama focuses on medical reform and continues staring at fallen teleprompters the world is positioning itself to jump on us when our own commander in cheif knocks our own feet from under us. I dont understand why this is so hard for everyone who is so focused on the small things they cant even see whats really going on in the world.. Palin is great because shes logical woman who sees through BS.. who cares if she is republican or democrat- she doesnt.. if she wants to be an analyst - awesome! Obviously she believes she'll have a larger impact and at least she isnt apart of the the same machine blind leading the blind that we have right now.. which CLEARLY isnt working all of you 1 trillion annual deficit/highest unemployment EVER lovers..
I work for a utility company, and if you look into the nitty gritty details of Cap and Trade, Sarah Palin is right. We the customers of various utilities will be paying the cost of Cap and Trade. Yes, I agree we need energy reform, but Cap and Trade is not the answer. Do your homework... then come back and say Palin is wrong.
The witch is a Quitter, no one should listen to her! She is obviously working for Big Oil and only trying to poison the waters of this country. Sarah Palin is nothing but a liar, cheat and fraud.
A note about "drill baby drill": A few figures about the ANWR potential oil production... 95% probability of at least 5.7 billion barrels. 5% probability of at least 16 billion barrels. Mean (expected value) estimate is 10.3 billion barrels. According to T. Boone Pickens, we import 13 MB/d right now. So the ANWR oil would only replace 2 years 62 days of imports. It would last longer than that since "ANWR peak production rates range from 1.0 to 1.35 million barrels per day." In 2000 it was projected that "initial ANWR production could occur around 2010..." so it would be years before we saw any of it. Plus when it's exhausted (so to speak), it's gone forever. As for nuclear power, check out the Uranium Report at www.energywatchgroup.org for uranium supply prospects. Renewable energy is critical for humanity's future. Cap-and-trade has helped with acid rain.
Today Exxon/Mobile announced that they plan to invest $600 BILLION in alternative energy research in response to human-induced climate change and dwindling oil supplies. They plan to use the excess carbon in the atmosphere to produce biofuels from algae. Looks like Exxon/Mobile, the world's largest energy corporation, agrees that human-induced global warming is a reality and that "drill baby drill" is not the answer to our energy problems in the long term. Kinda sticks in your throat, doesn't it Republicans?
I hope Alaskan citizens who quit their job can receive unemployment benefits. Imagine it, Sarah Palin on the dole. Another character building and resume building experience for her talk show career. That sqwaky voice is sure to be a successor to Rush. Get ready! TALK BABY TALK................
I do not like her, but she is correct.
"I can't believe I allowed myself to read her statements. "
They why did you? And why further waste your time by commenting?
The problem with Obama's so-called renewable energy plan is that it is a tax scam. Solar and geothermal is reasonable but wind energy will be a disaster for communities across the entire country.
Wind turbines are only capable of producing 30% of rated capacity. They are not a sound investment or practical for commercial applications to generate power on any scale which is the main reason why the media never provides data on wind farms to the public.
The costs are usually 3-5 times that of conventional requiring constant maintenance and a huge footprint to operate and will always be subsidized by the taxpayer. It sounds "green", but in reality it is a burden to the taxpayer and to the communities who have to deal with it destroying property values and vistas and quality of life.
It makes no sense to waste taxpayer money on something that is totally unreliable and inefficient and definitely not inherently beneficial to the consumer.
I don't think Montana for example is going to be the place to take your family on vacation or to buy land and raise a family with the prospect of seeing 20,000 + 400 foot high wind turbines across the state.
Current energy policy rewards big oil, gas, and coal. Proposed energy policy rewards new technologies, Americans (with a cleaner world), and our national security with less dependence on foreign energy sources. Yes, the costs will be redistributed and so will the rewards, but let's face it, big oil and coal have been at the feeding trough for ages.
Palin has no credibility to discuss national energy policy; she doesn't know that much as is neither an economist, environmentalist, nor soon an elected leader.
Notice how all the libs came here to read about Palin. Then they try to bad mouth her without indicating what was so wrong with her remarks?
What a bunch of losers. Obama has a lot of things going on, that's true.
Unfortunately, not one of them has anything to do with stopping our government from increasing nation debt like everyone blamed Bush for or dependance on oil in the short term. The economy will fix itself, that's been proven, but not in the near term like Obama said he would.
Taxes are going up folks, they might not say they are taxes, but taxes are on their way in higher energy costs passed down and higher food prices passed down.
When the going gets tough.....Sarah quits. Who would take this knucklehead's advice? Oh, that's right - Republicans.
Please, please run for president in 2010 Sarah, so that the Democrats can continue to win elections.
It would appear that Sarah Palin has now become the antithesis of Jesse Jackson. Since Governor Palin is now unemployed, maybe she will organize a hockey mom march on Washington, or how about a syndicated talk show that she could use as a forum to develop a conservative platform for her 2012 Presidential Run. Maybe she could move to California and help Governor Schartenegger solve the budget crisis, there. Why, she could even appear on the Letterman Show! My guess is that with all that free time on her hands, she and Scott will have another little Palin baby. I suggest the name "Op Ed"
We are supposed to be in the worst economy since the great depresion according to the President. The President even acknowledges that Cap and Trade will shrink GDP and will cost U.S. jobs. In times like know to try and push a bill that will hurt those two things unemployment almost 10 percent and GDP about the same size as the deficit is stupid why do people not see this?????????
Thank you Sarah for helping to elect Obama! Just keep running your mouth about things you know nothing about...keep it up hon, how can I ever thank you???
What a pretty loose cannon you are!
- A satisfied Democrat
I hope that she continues speaking out publicly right through the midterm elections. She'll be every Republican's running mate. With a few more of them gone from the Senate, more of what needs to be done will get done.
To Kurtg:
You sound pretty cocksure of yourself. When I was a kid, the Detroit River ran brown with industrial waste. Then came polution regulations and the EPA, now the water is blue. Global warming is not a hoax. The place is getting hotter and the weather is getting angrier and weirder every year. Because they could have a positive effect on the Detroit River, I think that efforts can be effective to control global warming. Are you so damn sure of yourself that you wouldn't at least try an ounce of prevention? Or, are you going to wait 'till we need pound of cure. I really don't think you will like that alternative. Don't be a fool. It's not political, it's just sound management.
Mark Stephens
Someone asked why so many people hate Palin, does she represent something we fear? YES she does, she represents selling off our country to private interests and intolerant religious zealots. She stands for saying anything to win, including coming a few words short of calling the President a terrorist. She stands for using public office to enrich yourself and represents those people who feel they can run for public office until they get what they want out of it and then leave their people hanging without finishing their obligations.
Democrats and Republicans Unite and take back America. Cap and Trade will destroy America as we know it. It will be a huge tax on everyone. It will put American companies at a disadvantage on a worldwide market.
A national healthcare plan -Good Enough for the average American but not good enough for Congress. Its time to ask them Why?
Do you think congress remembers who they work for?
Palin Stupid !
"Today Exxon/Mobile announced that they plan to invest $600 BILLION in alternative energy research...Kinda sticks in your throat, doesn't it Republicans?"
Not at all. It's a private corporation taking a risk with its own capital of its own volition. In short, it's the free market at work.
We told you so.
Americans need prices to go up. You people have become so stubborn and lazy that until energy prices go so high nobody can afford it will you finally work as a country to reform the energy policies. You proved it when gas prices went up to over $4 per gallon everybody was anti oil and searching for new forms of energy. Then as soon as the prices dropped down to "still way to high," everything is forgotten. Such fools.
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Today's windmills might not be as efficient as we would like them to be. But just like all the inventions of the past, you need to keep working to improve them. You don't quit on it unless your last name is Palin. WIndmills have been around for 100's of years and have a proven track record. Windpumps could have helped New Orleans after Katrina had they been there. They don't just have to produce electricity. They could be used for many applications, necessity is the mother of invention. think about it
Replublicans, you followed Bush. Where'd that get us? Now you want to follow Sarah.. Let's see how deep this rabbit hole goes...
Governor Palin and Senator McCain campaigned in favor of a cap-and-trade system less than a year ago, so it is surprising to see the Governor flip-flop on this issue. And it is surprising to learn that so many Republicans now are opposed to a cap-and-trade system they voted in favor of in November 2008 (assuming they voted McCain-Palin).
"- A satisfied Democrat"
What are you satisfied with? The millions of lost jobs? The trillions in additional debt?
As long as the Republicans allow people like Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and Dick Cheney to speak for them, they will be seen as a bunch of buffoons at best. Palin was a lousy mayor, a corrupt governor, and an embarrassment to the entire political process as a VP candidate. THIS is the future of the Republican party? If that's true, then I can sleep easy tonight knowing that we'll never have to suffer through another idiot Republican president again.
if american citizens were overwhelmingly so excited about the current instability please explain why obama has the worst approval ratings ever, the economy is crashing and burning, our top secret military business is being exploited by our own government oh oh and wait the cabinet wont allow the senate to audit the Federal reserve or answer why we have 9 trillion unaccounted for on the Feds balance sheet.. oh thats right because democrats are so focused just to hate palin who's not normal pssive white dude in the GOP.. stop attacking her for doing what she thinks will help the most.. every human being is in fact selfish.. thats not shocking.. i actually cant wait for the next round of elections.. by then if america still excists if the running independents or gop remotely have competent candidates its going to be overwhelming.. i still stick to hating definitions GOP vs Dem.. i hope my generation can keep our country going and survive with the deficits, increased taxes and hyper infltions heading our way.. I love being in my young 20s seeing this rediculous battle our "savior" obama has created.. and yes bush was an idiot the last two years- no question.. everyone knows that but obama is going to immortalize himself as the worst ever if he continues to chip away at everything that is American Democracy.. Palin is simply trying to say WAKE UP bc even though the media hates her and tries to put her down her voice and everything she does is being publicized which gives her power.. i mean you just read this article..
we have 6.5 million trucks in this country that run on oil not wind or solar....we need to be drilling, it's a major job creator down the line, tubing, pipes, oil services equipment, trucks and rigs...why is this so difficult for the left to understand.
Sarah 'Failin So I'm Bailin' Palin, will you please shut up and go away?
I don't understand why she's makes the comment that a cap and trade protocols would destroy America's ability to produce a domestic energy source, even oil from the Alaskan tundra, etc.
Cap and trade protocols are what are put in place to insure that industry doesn't spew forth toxic waste in abundance into the air, and environment etc, not destroy the ability for corporations, both public and private to "drill baby drill"....
Once again we hear the neocon talking point that liberals are "terrified" of Palin. Wow, we are shaking in our boots. The fact remains that Ms. Palin (we cannot dignify her as a governor) has very little fact based information at her command. She is good at broad swiping issues but never comes to table with actual ideas. What is truly terrifying is the thought of Ms. Palin making decisions for the general populace based on her limited governance in a small state and her glaring misinterpretations of law and policy.
Heavy, dirty industry is the past. Light, efficient industry is the future. Palin is scary because she has the vision and planning skills of another W. We cannot afford to slide backwards to the dark ages. Her seat at the table will be filled by someone smarter than her.
How about nuclear power? No greenhouse gasses there. 80% of France's electricity is from nuclear power. Japan's is a similar number. The US hasn't built a single nuclear reactor in the last 25-30 years. Drilling for more oil is a temporary fix. Clean fuel such as solar, wind, and biomass can only take us so far. The US needs an affordable base load of electricity and nuclear power is the only technology that can provide that (aside from coal but then that's not considered a "clean" fuel).
I take issue with the person who said we have a choice: between air for our children to breathe and energy policy that keep American competitive in the world. Cap-and-trade is intended to address C02 emissions not air pollution.
Unfortunately, cap-and-trade does not solve the problem of greenhouse gas emissions. It's a tax by the federal government on business that will be passed on to consumers.
If you want to reduce CO2 emissions, have the government promote nuclear power by minimizing regulatory challenges. Or promote alternative energy through incentives and subsidies.
Palin is right - If you want to sink the economy in the worse downturn since the Depression, pass cap and trade.
This from a bimbo who doesn't even know the how her own Gov't is run! For all those neo-con T.E.A. party separatists ... enough talk .... make your move!
First off, I would quit too if my downs syndrome baby and my daughter were both being insulted and subject to public ridicule for no reason than being my children.
Second off, she stated she was quitting to concentrate on national issues that she want to concentrate on, not just the ones forced into her lap.
Third, who cares, If you have never quit your job then spoken out against the company you worked for in hope of change, then good for you.
Lastly, go ahead and praise Obama. When you are paying 3 times as much for your beloved avacodo's and tofu sandwiches, wondering why gas prices are soaring over $5, and are paying twice as much for insurance to pay for others health care, then you can continue singing your praises.
Personally, I think that Obama should focus on fixing the countries most iminent issues such as the unemployment close to 10%, his failed "stimulus" bill that threw the economy further into a recession, and balancing the budget crisis that is happening.
But I forget, its all about how Palin quit. Because the more democrats can steer you from the issues, the less likely you are to pay attention to whats really collapsing around your head. I bet everyone wishes they lived like detriot is right now, I know I can't wait.
Sarah Palin is a crook...she is screaming just to find her a place in politics which isn't going to happen ever. Her credentials doesn't even make her fit to be on any county energy advisory board.
This is the launch of her 2012 presidential campaign. It's a publicity stunt created by a staff of campaign advisers I'm sure she hired right before quitting as Governor. They picked an Obama topic for her to attack, told her what to think and gave her a couple reports to read in case the media asked, and then launched this statement for her. She doesn't know anything about cap-trade. The way that she came out with this statement shows that she is already being pushed and guided by the GOP. She's the perfect presidential candidate for the GOP. She’s the controllable female counterpart of George W. Bush.
Hey, Joe, you said "I know this is a difficult concept for some people to wrap their brain around, but we give a forum to those we DISAGREE with, as well as to those we AGREE with."
I don't get it. What do you mean by that???
I would like to try and educate some of the people posting.
First by posting personal attacks on Sarah Palin you are simply justifying her reason for resignation.
Second there is no quick fix to the environment. If you want a quick interim solution invest in mass transportation until a more personal solution becomes available. Of course that would contradict bailing out the auto companies.
Third as long as money runs politics and the big corporate environment than change will not come until a full collapse of the economy comes. All the signs are there everyone keeps trying to ignore them. The gap between rich and poor is widening and the working class is dwindling. And considering that political campaign funds run into millions of dollars it would seem to show where political obligations lie. People’s greed and materialistic tendencies just add fuel to the fire.
Forth American jobs are not just going to foreign soil but also to foreigners on American soil. Corporations and business’ want a cheap labor force. Many young Americans don’t want to work for these lower wages, especially where manual labor is involved. Getting dirty for such a low wage is simply not in their mindset. Thus enters the foreign or migrant laborers. I worked with an elderly Mexican man that physically out worked any high school or college student I have ever seen. One day he commented that the small effort and productiveness of the American kids whose pay that was equal to or greater than his own. This never changed his work ethics.
I could go on and on but I guess the point I am trying to drive home is look around, think for yourself, and come to conclusions. As for me my simplistic analysis is America is like a boat headed toward a waterfall being piloted by the poor ethics and party line thinking of politicians. Filling the sails of this boat is the poor ethics and greed of corporate America.
And as for the people trying to quote the Constitution you could have 10,000 people or more read it separately and no two will give you the same interpretation. It is a vaguely written antiquated document and with its amendments no one can think or act without infringing on someone else’s rights.
This is the launch of her 2012 presidential campaign. It's a publicity stunt created by a staff of campaign advisers I'm sure she hired right before quitting as Governor. They picked an Obama topic for her to attack, told her what to think and gave her a couple reports to read in case the media asked, and then launched this statement for her. She doesn't know anything about cap-trade. The way that she came out with this statement shows that she is already being pushed and guided by the GOP. She's the perfect presidential candidate for the GOP. She’s the controllable female counterpart of George W. Bush.
If you want to be considered an intelligent commentator then leave the birth certificate alone. Hawaii published it for all to see so get out from under your rock and look for it . If you want to give support to Palin then do so intelligently don't just rant about your preconceived notions of President Obama. Rules for radicals, Mien Kampf whatever most learned people have read all those books and decidely more. Doesn't make them radicals ready to overthrow the government. The economy is growing again banks are paying the TARP money back and you just can't stand it.....
I wonder who she hired to write this piece? It's as obvious as my 2nd grader writing a term paper...what a joke.
after reading these comments and others on forums throughout the internet I finally understand why people support obama. Liberals never talk about the issues. They spin them with logical flaws. Or more often simply attack the person delivering the message. You liberals don't read and comprehend any of this. Obama is going to kill this nation with debt and high energy costs. If you can't wrap your heads around that, you will get what you deserve.
Tim B said: "See, over 86% of scientists agree that human-influenced global warming is reality. Roughly 13% disagree."
While I agree with your point, this brings up an interesting question, one the news media almost never addresses, and that is: who are these scientists? There are scientists and there are scientists. Is a PhD in Psychology somehow equivalent to a PhD in Climatology when the question is about the climate? Would a psychologist accept that a climatologist would have equal expertise if the question were about behavior? Somehow I doubt it, and I don't think we should accept "scientists" as a group that are all qualified to judge this issue. I think if you polled climatologists, oceanographers and others whose fields are related to climate, I think you'll find the agreement is much higher than 86%.
Besides, there are folks with PhDs that routinely talk about aliens, ghosts and all manner of nonsense. I doub't I'd give their opinions much credence about global warming.
I think a good guiding principle for us to consider is, when your grandkids ask you why our generation didn't do more to prevent climate change, what will you tell them? Will you say that you didn't want to pay more for gas? Or will you lie and say you wanted to do more, but others stopped you?
Dumb as a shock jock. Please… look at these pearly
whites. Jeez…. As I protect the ball and drive it to
the hole y’all.
America wanted a Mr. Smarty Pants. Looks like I’m
not one of these. I’m just a gal from Alaska set for the task of
huntin and fishin. I didn’t make it to Washington and
the media kept on pokin and pokin and pokin. Letterman even made
a joke and.
Lord please forgive me, I’m making a full court press cause I’m blessed.
Lord forgive me, for I did not know, Trig is a course I never took. I was just good at basketball.
Now Trig’s my ball and I’m taken him to the hole y’all.
And teachin him these American family values. Where we shoot
wolves from helicopters and don’t believe in velociraptors.
See ya later. You can have it. Game over. I’m a-fightin for American values in the opposite direction.
Maybe go on a book tour. Buy some more clothes for sure.
Someone has to make me sound smart. Seems my vocabulary was too short.
As Mr. Smarty Pants flies to the same Russia I can see out my backyard.
As today he single-handedly deletes 1500 nukes.
and gets permission to fly in Russian air space. And what about Alaska, Obama?
I decided I’m serving my country best by quitting. My family said Hell yeah!
As we all know Palins quit best. Elect me for 2012 and watch me just bail. Just remember
I’ll do it so swell. Golly jeez. With these pearly whites smiling right at ya… please.
I’ll be learn-ed and speakin the American truth and standing up for the American pregnant youth.
Maybe Fox News will give me a show y’all. O’rielly and Hannity say
I can make a come back in 2012. Say I’m smarter than Obama I’m so swell.
Sayin I’m smarter than your momma. Or even your momma’s pajamas.
Cause Obama is a fascist and he’ll take your house and your job and smile at ya.
All the way to the liberal full court press. Where he jokes and pokes fun at himself.
As they love him like they are all Hare Krishnas. And me…not so much.
Any idiot can read a teleprompter and lie. without it he kind of stutters and babbles. I think this Country is painfully going to find out who is not qualified to be President, but it will be too late. We had no decent choice for president the last election, let's hope things improve next election, providing there is one and we are not already in a dictatorship by then. Pay your taxes and lose your Freedom!! Can I say " GOD BLESS AMERICA" or will the attack dogs come after me.
Simply MORE WHINING FROM REPUBLICANS...
BLAME, COMPLAIN & OBSTRUCT = Republican Party Platform
Wow, the liberal Washington Post gave Palin a HUGE megaphone. So Obama is desrtroying America's economy. Well, in this sense, she's a mainstream conservative: EVERYTHING a nonconservative does DESTROYS EVERYTHING, there is no possibility of degree. I guess it must be nice to live in a world where everything is perceived as black and white, right and wrong, and there is no gray. The more the McCains and other Republicans sing her praises, the more they diminish any chances they have for being seen as anything other than off-the-wall and endorsed by the religious right. Palin is a poorly educated, uninformed backwater elected official. I will be happy when her voice is no longer given the status it has yet to earn.
Is it just me or does anyone else think that Sarah Palin is the latest version of Dan Quayle in the Republican party? I find it difficult to believe that even Republicans voters would support her in the primaries, but if by some miracle she did win in the GOP primaries, then the Presidential race would be a joke and a landslide victory for the Democrats. While I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican, I do believe that the Democrats are a little less corrupt and clearly the lesser of two evils.
So please run Palin, it would be great not to have to worry about the 2012 election. In addition, think about all the comedy material that your candidacy would provide.
It would seem all the liberals on here need to take a lesson in energy 101.Sarah is right Al Gore and the liberal left want the globalization of America. Next will be our dollar. Al Gore said as much in his speech.This is not Bush's recession anymore and hasn't been for a long time this is all Obama's whether you like it or not. So don't investigate anything.The US has more oil and natural gas than any arab country or central american nation. Keep burying your heads in the sand and soon our country , flag and way of life will be gone.
She is nothing but a spokesmodel for big energy interests. Her husband is in the oil industry. She has no credibility on any issue except unwed motherhood.
Palin lacks intelligence, common sense, knowledge, and reason.
Why should anyone listen to what she would say about something she clearly does not understand?
Oh, I forgot, she 's a shill for the oil industry (her's husband work) and for the "reich" wing....
When I want information on cap and trade, I'll listen to someone who knows of whtat they speak, not the village idiot.
You betcha! wink, wink!
I wondered if she could shoot herself in the foot again, but, yes, she's a political millepede. I gather the powerful, Republican oil lobby will put her on the payroll. They've been trying to get the oil out of Alaska ever since Richard Nixon started the world's oil disaster with his phony "oil crisis" over thirty years ago. He was trying to pay off his political debt to - guess who - his Texas & Alaskan oil backers. So is Sarah Palin.
Palin/Plumber 2012
Ugh - she really, really just needs to GO AWAY. Leave the thinking to those who have brains, Palin...
Yet another nonsensical, rambling, incoherent mess written by a typical dumb women. Go back and finish high school english Sarah! It's bad enough a moron like you thinks the world needs more retards like Trig Palin living, but continuing to stay in the headline and badmouthing our Black President just shows how bigoted and racist you and your family are.
Don't you think she's trying to build up a reputation of being informed and knowledgeable for a possible 2012 run ... after having proven during the campaigns that she knew little or nothing about anything outside of AK?
It amazes me that one can defend cap and trade with one breath, and then attack Palin's intellect with the next.
To be honest though, I believe this bill will ultimately be defeated by the political ambitions of some of the more conservative dems... especially the ones that come up for re-election in 2010.
I just don't think some of these Senators will be willing to throw away their membership in the millionaire's club simply to advance the crackpot far-left agenda.
This may be one case where self-serving politicians save the day, rather than ruin it.
Sarah go play with the litte ones and let the adults do their work.
She just keeps digging herself deeper and deeper into stupidity.
You go Girl!!!! The GOP will never come back. Thanks for helping them
never get into the White House again.
Obama will get another 8 years!
Yeah!!!!!!!!
Poster#344 ,Cheney is fine, it is that sarah palin that's needs to go. In her dream
that anyone would vote for her. Just let's hope all her children not having children
by that year.
Hey, you on the left, you elected him so now we all must deal with him. His empty promises and expansion of government all at our expense. How about nominating an energy czar? An impartial individual who will listen to both sides and earn their respect, which is something this government , for the past 12 years + has been losing at all costs. Internationally speaking, do not think that BO is the voice of America, although he was elected to speak for us.
ANY TIME OF THE DAY I'D TAKE SARAH PALIN WITH ALL HER SHORTCOMINGS OVER YOUR ANTI AMERICAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZER NOBAMA THAT KNOWINGLY DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY.
Instead of "drill by drill" how about SMART BABY SMART. After my Katrina flood renovation, I installed a tankless water heater. Initially, it cost me approximately $1,200 more than the standard water heater. But over time, it will pay for itself from the gas that I am saving by not heating water 24/7. And the plumber (not Joe) told me he can't keep up with the orders he's getting. So, I'm saving money, the plumber is making money, and the planet gets a small break.
Conservatives see this bill as a tax on energy....aka your electric bill, your fuel, the fuel used to transport goods ect will increase dramatically. They also see this cutting jobs do to employers not being able to afford as much to keep employee on, reducing labor to cut costs so they can still see a marginal profit while attempting to keep prices down blah blah blah. Mainly seen this way because it has happened several times in the past, including bushes administration. But who cares.
Liberals look at this as a way to save the planet! I mean we should only worry about our childrens future and not anything curently happening. I mean why use the current energy system untill a reliable source has been established to replace it? We can just burden ourselves now and punish ourselves. This way we are forced to find solutions quicker. Well thats the story at least.
From what I can gather, the whole problem with this entire bill is that we don't have a true reliable source for energy. Nuclear energy is a good bridge for electricity, but produces massive and more deadly waste than drilling does, wind mills don't produce enough energy to become a major player in the field, to much land mass is away from major water bodies for water to be effective. Apparently unless your from the midwest, you don't want corn mucking up your views, and we don't have a true viable option at this time. But lets raise the taxes, which even majority of liberals consider a "lead balloon" and force a less reliable option.
This whole bill reminds me of the landfill issue. Everyone wants more places to dispose of the garbage, but no one wants the landfill in their back yard. All I gotta say is, people voted him in because he was likable and promised change. Well change is on its way Keep that in mind when you lose your job and can't afford the gas to find another one, and can't afford the food at the grocery store because it costs so much to transport it there.
I say we all vote Independent and show the Republicans and Democrats
we are not going to take it anymore.
What do you say America, time to stand up for ourselves and stop being
taken to the cleaners by our Presidents and Government.
The all LIe to Us and we stand here in a whole bunch of doo doo!!!
Lets us take our country back and show them we mean business and
we want real change. The Republicans and Democrats spill the same talk
just in a different way.
Let us show them all who and what America is truly about US!!!
Sarah Palin: Winner of the 2009 Iquitarod!!!!!
Sarah had big-time help writing this editorial, as her grammatical skills are nowhere near that level of demi-proficiency. Look to Bill Kristol, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush baby, or any number of like-minded rank-order imbeciles for the true authorship of that rag.
John Kerry believes tornadoes are caused by "global warming". BTW, has he come out for or against the Cape Windmills or is he still studying what his neighbors are doing? Gov Palin got a Trans-Canada Alaska gas line done. How much energy has Kerry ever had a hand in during the 25 years he's been learning his job?
The left leaning loonies on this thread need to see a shrink! Palin is trying to warn you this bill should be called the Obama Goldman Sachs fleece the public bill. Tell me how this scheme differs in any respect from the Enron plan? You people never learn, it would take either a lobotomy or gene therapy or both to get you people to think again. Why do you think these bills are getting past without a reading in the dead of night? Hey, if your happy with the stimulus package and you think a $ trillion debt will not have an affect, but all means keep digging.
FRS
We" left leaning loonies" prefer a president who can think, read, and speak. If you're comfortable with that milf next to the nuclear arsenal, best of luck. The republican party needs to look within to solve their problems. You had 8 years to get something done, and the country is in a mess....thanks a lot. Now try taking your own advise and support the president, and give his policies time to work. Or you can keep whining, attacking, and LOSING
A question for Senator Kerry and all who support policy designed to reduce the earth's temperature:
Would you favor a US effort to “save the planet” from global warming even if there was no possibility of success, and it was certain the USA would be economically handicapped because of the effort?
John Kerry is an imbecile. Maybe he should explain why the earth has heated and cooled at very predictable intervals (about every 125,000 yrs) for the last 800,000 years. Wow; that's before the Hummer, before Bush, before cow farts, and even before Exxon.
After he's done baffling us like he apparently continues to baffle the people of MA, maybe he can then explain why scientists now admit that the first Ice Age was 2.3 billion years ago and that we are in fact at the very last stages of a current ice Age (hence the warming you morons)
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If you think that emmissions by people.
Given this woman's track record so far, if she's against anything I'm all for it.
Wonderful article. The only proposal worse than Obama's national energy tax is Obama's proposal for socialized medicine.
"The economy is growing again"
Uh, no it isn't. Your ignorance is profound and frightening. No wonder you support Obama.
"We" left leaning loonies" prefer a president who can think, read, and speak"
You don't have one. Obama reads well the speeches written for him, but he cannot speak and as for thinking, well, just look at what he has accomplished so far.
Obama's minions are obviously on a seek-and-destroy mission against GOP candidates around the country. Palin is the one the fear the most, attack the most viciously, and yet cannot bring down. I admire her tremendously.
Let's recap what Obama's minions have done to Sarah Palin:
(1) They burned down her church.
(2) Hacked her email and posted the contents online.
(3) Subjected her and her family to countless frivolous complaints and lawsuits that incurred financial hardship for the family.
(4) Slander and smeared the Palins in the most vicious and personal ways, including 'jokes' on national TV about the rape of her 14 year-old daughter.
I could go on, but you get the point.
Palin will be our next President. She is the poster girl for dumb and this country gets dumber everyday. We are collapsing like the Roman Empire. I don't expect anyone to understand the reference.
You realize that you misspelled 'Frankenstein'?
That's because I am not spelling Frankenstein. I am spelling Frankenstien.
Doh!
Concerning Global warming. The Earths axis tips 2 degrees every
11,200 years. We are receiving more sun light now becuase the north pole is
tiped more towards the sun. So basically global warming was going to happen
now anyway.
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way to go sarah!!!
I don't know about you guys but Palin is dumb. I mean, listen to the things she says and how she says them. I can't wait to see her on the news just to crack up. No wonder Alaska has the worst economic problem than all the other 49 states. hehe
"Alaska is a bridge to no where", said Palin. Yeah, you got that right! :)
"I'm not a quitter"... oh???
Imagine Palin as president of the USA? Sweet geesus have mercy. And today she talked about Alaska's scenery and weather... OMG. I will vote for her just because I feel sorry for Palinm