AlGore's Hypocrisy is Endless

According to this report, AlGore's personal energy consumption has increased 10%. He's such a typical liberal. They want everyone else to drive sub-compact cars, or better yet, ride public transportation regardless of the inconvenience. They want us to keep the heat on 59 degrees in the winter and the AC on 89 degrees in the summer, while they fly around in private jets, swim in heated pools, and keep their mansions at a comfortable 72 degrees all year.

They want to tax the productive and the "wealthy" while they hide their assets in tax-free shelters. All of us can have socialized medicine, meaning rationing of health care, while they retain their private physicians and hospital wings.

Wouldn't you like for once to see these people practice what they preach?

Let there be light.

This is Republican Congressman Ted Poe talking on the House floor about the stupid energy policy that outlaws incandescent light bulbs. He does a fine job of highlighting the idiocy of the current Congress.

The light bulbs we'll be stuck with are the CFL bulbs which are filled with mercury. They come with warning labels and instructions about how to dispose of them and what to do if you break one. Needless to say, we won't be seeing this speech on the 6 o'clock news.

The current Congress cares more about polar bears and pleasing AlGore then it cares about humanity. Ridiculous!

Support for Climate Change Bill is Waning

I really hope this report is true. They say that crucial support for the Leiberman-Warner bill is falling apart. The passage of this bill would cripple our economy. If Leiberman-Warner manages to make it to the President's desk he will veto the bill. With any luck they won't have enough votes to over ride the veto.

I doubt there are many Americans out there hoping to pay $8 for a gallon of gasoline or a huge increase in the cost of electricity. According to the Heritage Foundation, if this bill passes cumulative gross domestic product (GDP) losses could reach $4.8 trillion by 2030. They also state the bill will cost nearly a million manufacturing jobs by 2022 and two million by 2027.

The presidential candidates are out there on the stump telling factory workers they are fighting to save their jobs, when in reality they're fighting to take the jobs away.

Miracles Do Happen!

I nearly fell out of my chair a moment ago when I came across this article on my local newspaper's website.

It looks like Rep. Jim Walsh, R-NY, has changed his mind about drilling in ANWR! Wonders never cease. I have been increasing displeased with my congressman, who has announced his retirement. I forgave his goofy vote last year against the Iraq war because I understood that it was a symbolic vote and meaningless. But his position on drilling for domestic oil, to me was unforgiveable.

Since he's retiring he no longer needs to pander for votes and can do the right thing. It's too bad he didn't have a change of heart when his vote may have made a difference, but hey, maybe the Republican leadership is finally taking the blinders off.