The Bush administration reportedly is gearing up to pressure Congress into passing a global-warming law. You may have voted for George Bush in 2000, but you're getting Al Gore policies in 2008.

President Bush relies on one of the oldest tricks in the phony conservatives' guidebook by citing the threat of radical legislation as the rationale for passing more "responsible" legislation still aimed at the radicals' irresponsible ends. Mitt Romney did this in his Hillarycare-style scheme in Massachusetts. Teddy Roosevelt was the king of the tactic of acting as the conservative steward of leftist legislation. "For those who want reasonable and responsible action," Bush mouthpiece Dana Perino told the Washington Times, "it is worthwhile to have a constructive conversation as we work to keep the developing nations in this process in a way that will work to solve the problem without harming the economy."

Bush's support of this liberal hobby horse is also consistent with his pattern of moving the Right toward the center rather than moving the center toward the Right. "This is an attempt to move the administration and the party closer to the center on global warming," noted an anonymous lackey to the Washington Times. "With these steps, it is hoped that the debate over this is over, and it is time to do something." Hope all you want, the environmentalists won't shut up about global warming just because you pushed a piece of legislation. No matter how far the law goes, it will never go far enough for them. Did the prescription drug giveaway, No Child Left Behind, and McCain-Feingold not teach the Bushies anything about converting foes into friends?

The president who so trusted government that he believed he could turn Middle Eastern Muhammedans into New England-style town-meeting members now believes a piece of legislation will cool the sun. Get real. No, just get.

It’s a bloody sin that the envirowhackos are strong enough to press government into this foolishness. Although, there’s a lot of money in “green technologies” and it looks like not only does our government want shut them up but they also want in on the deal.

As a consequence, I’m getting pretty sick of hearing about how squeezed we are for energy when the same nuts fight against safe and efficient nuclear power and insure that healthy oil reserves never get tapped making a huge find like ANWR just a Sierra Club get away destination.

this guy tries to please everyone, like the kid who wants to be everyones friend. GW just go away quietly.

All you need to understand how this foolishness gets out of control is to look at the ethanol boondoggle. In the name of supposed enviro friendly fuels the government, at the prompt of the greenies and in conjunction with agri-business, has succeeded in pushing up the cost of food while making fuel blends that do not burn cleaner or more efficiently and that without government subsidies would not be cost effective to produce. Crazy, baby. It's nauseating to see the Republicans drinking the cool aid on this as well.

If the liberals truly cared about the poor and the environment, why do they not have a charity that provides free wind turbines for low income people in rural areas? After all, excess power goes back on the grid. Their cute little save the snails foundation just might benefit if we manage to cut demand on the power grid...ya know the whole less fossil fuel thing they talk about. Also, the rural poor just might have to spend $250 a month on energy.

Sarcasm intended here.

Be well,

Sponge

ps Dan, I thought TR was a pretty good President, overall. He got us the Panama Cana1, etc.

The majority of liberals could give a fat rat's a$$ about the poor and are only concerned with what happens to THEM in THEIR little worlds.

Just makes them feel good about themselves to talk about the poor and poverty but when the rubber meets the road, they do nothing.

Although, I would say that they generally would not have a problem with your idea as long as it's a government give away and not their money specifically.