So...guess what the scumbags had decided would "do more to promote Enron's business than almost any other regulatory initiative..." and were feverishly pursuing when the hammer came down on them? Nuclear power plants? Chinese coal? Guatemalan petting zoos? Nope.
Carbon trading.
That darling scheme of the Eco-Stalins and the central component of the Lieberman-Warner "Climate Security Act" was also a favorite of the greediest corporate creeps in recent American history. Coincidence? It is if you have a Tolkien-esque imagination.
In fact, Ken Lay had private meetings at the White House during Clinton-Gore years to lobby for the signing and ratification of the Kyoto Protocols because he knew it would enable him to become king of the carbon "cap and trade" thieves. Yes, I said "Clinton-Gore years".
Still think everybody is in this for the good of the planet? Only if "planet" is code for "energy execs' wallets".
Last week, I mentioned Arclightzero's well researched post that digs into the money trail behind all of these allegedly altruistic Climate Commies. He then followed it up with this post, which dug even deeper. Another article from the Competitive Enterprise Institute explains how the cap and trade scheme would actually hit poorer families the hardest. Where's the outcry from Fluffy Edwards' well-lit mansion?
The "Climate Security Act" now looks like it's going to make it past the full Senate committee. It secures nothing (how about some border security while you nitwits are working?). It's economically damaging and does little more than make those who voted for it feel good about more federal helping.
John Warner hasn't had to stand for election since 2002 and is retiring so he doesn't seem to be very beholden to anyone other than the voices in his head ("Help your legacy, save the planet..."). In the "More Coincidence?" category, Sempra Energy was the fourth largest contributor to Lieberman's last race. What's one of Sempra's big lobbying points these last few years? Federal carbon cap and...never mind, you get it now.
If bills like the Lieberman-Warner "Climate Folly Money Grab" become law the energy companies will have their hands so far up in your business you'll feel as if you're in the middle of a permanent colonoscopy. It's also the first step in ceding economic sovereignty to the United Nations, which is a great idea if you aren't American.
Happy Holidays, kids. Instead of dealing with real security like troop funding or border control, this is what your elected officials are working on during their abbreviated session. Can I interest anyone in a little political stupidity "cap and trade" scheme? I've got a Henry Waxman, a Barbara Boxer and a Dianne Feinstein I would be willing to trade for just one person with common sense. What's that, you can't do it without heavy government subsidies?
Never mind.
Cross posted at Real Clear Politics (Vote for it!)
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