Posted by
Arnie on Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:02:52 AM
The thinking of the liberal democrats is that if congress would set an example by reducing the carbon emissions of the capital building, then the American people would more likely welcome the strange and all encompassing legislation banning all kinds of things that contribute to the global climate change (warming) theory.
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The Capitol will not only be a shining example of democracy, but of our commitment to the future. Our work today is to green the Capitol on behalf of the future.
Nancy Pelosi told a press conference. "We believed that we had to get our own house in order before we launched a sweeping global warming and energy independence agenda for the rest of the nation,"So, this is their plan to start the ball rolling. Spend taxpayers money to change the power consumption of the House of Representatives by 50% in the next ten years. Gee, now I could have had some hope there for a second when she said “we had to get our own house in order’.
I almost thought she meant that she would be the first to reduce her personal green house gas emissions at home, and that she would drastically cut the flying back and forth to California, and would use commercial flights instead of that big private jumbo jet she now uses. Or she would take the scenic route by Amtrak. And she would also reduce the energy consumption in her own home by moving into one of those retirement condos, converting all of her lighting to cfl’s, keeping the inside temperature warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter, and by driving a hybrid vehicle, and by buying a large amount of carbon offsets. All of the things that the legislature is considering imposing on average Americans.
As speaker of the House, she could also put the pressure on the rest of the democrats and republicans who support the global warming hogwash to follow her lead and reduce their own carbon emissions in their personal lives.
Nancy, this is a good time to set the example.
The sad thing is that the gullible press and the gullible public will buy into her “example setting” scheme as a genuine sacrifice on the part of Nancy and company. There would be no sacrifice at all, except to Americans as additional taxes spent foolishly.