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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (56555)	11/3/2008 12:38:47 PM
From: manny_velasco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

I finally figured out why the media is supporting Obama. They will have plenty material to write about when he screws up daily.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (56555)	11/3/2008 1:39:41 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57110

So Obama wants to do a tax for carbon emissions that would bankrupt coal burning power plants. Nevermind that coal is the one resource that the U.S. has in abundance that could help us to wean off the mideast oil tit, Bankrupting the coal industry would have much the same affect that $150/br oil does. There's a reason we and the rest of the world use it. Coal is cheap! We use energy in every facet of our lives. Certainly in our homes, but everything thing we consume requires energy. If we increase the cost of energy, we increase the cost of EVERYTHING. So Obama is talking about increasing our cost of living dramatically with his carbon tax policy. What about cars? they create carbon emissions, that means you are going to be taxed more to drive to work. But why stop at carbon emissions? Every source of energy has a trade-off. Solar and Wind power only work when the sun is out or when there is wind. That means that you need LOTS of batteries to support a truly green energy industry. Oh wait, you mean those batteries contain lots of toxic chemicals that can damage the ecosystem? And the manufacturing of solar cells and wind turbines requires burning stuff that make even more carbon emissions? Hydroelectric plants are pretty cool, but do we even want to discuss the damage to the environment that either a dam or tidal system causes? Do we tax based on every fish that potentially doesn't get to spawn in its home river? Nuclear is our best replacement for coal, but obviously that's just too ridiculous to even entertain. Maybe if we can get some french politician to tell our greenies that most of their power generation comes from nuclear, it will then become acceptable. Let's face it, progress and civilization has an impact on our environment. What are we going to do? tax ourselves back into an agrarian society? And what are they going to do with global warming continues even after we have bankrupted our country since it's the freakin sun that is causing global warming, not the CO2? Hmmm, maybe if we moved away from clean coal power so that particulate matter could go in the atmosphere, subsequently blocking the sun's rays and therefore reducing global warming....fuckin-A! I'm brilliant!!