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To: Sully- who wrote (77106)	1/27/2010 4:16:27 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Graham: Cap and Tax 'Going Nowhere' Daniel Foster The Corner As Obamacare comes to a grinding halt, Democrats seem ready to scale back ambitions for the president's other signature domestic policy initiative—a comprehensive “cap-and-trade” bill. “Realistically, the cap-and-trade bills in the House and the Senate are going nowhere....They’re not business-friendly enough, and they don’t lead to meaningful energy independence,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) told the New York Times. Graham is working on a package of job-creating energy initiatives, ranging from the expansion of offshore drilling to the building of wind turbines and new nuclear power plants. “What is dead is some massive cap-and-trade system that regulates carbon in a fashion that drives up energy costs,” Graham said. UPDATE: President Obama will likely “re-brand” his energy and climate change bill during his State of the Union address, by avoiding reference to it as a “cap-and-trade” bill and casting it instead as part of a job-creation agenda. “This is about creating a new generation of clean energy jobs that will position us in a global market, and we need the legislation to do that,” White House energy and climate adviser Carole Browner said at a forum Wednesday, previewing the president's State of the Union comments on the subject. corner.nationalreview.com

To: Sully- who wrote (77106)	1/27/2010 4:19:32 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

I have a better idea. Every time he says, "this isn't about me," turn off the TV. Or, switch to the Cartoon Channel.

To: Sully- who wrote (77106)	1/27/2010 4:26:38 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

SOTU Symposium Jonah Goldberg The Corner Lots and lots and lots of responses from readers re a SOTU drinking game. The most common joke: If you have to drink every time he says "I" or "me" people will be passed-out within the first five minutes. Anyway, most below the fold: <<< Jonah - I look forward to more suggestions for the drinking game, as we are spending this afternoon finalizing our own rules for the game here in Indiana. I will make one suggestion for those who may wish to get their kids involved (without, you know, encouraging the neighbors to call Child Protective Services) - SOTU bingo. Fill in the blanks with potential Obama sayings, and let them have at it. Also works as a game for those unfortunate enough to be designated drivers for the evening, though why one would volunteer not to drink during an Obama speech is beyond me. >>> And: <<< I'm going to drink every time my kids beg me to change the channel. >>> And from Productivity Guy: <<< I’m a uniter, not a divider, so if you want to extend the drinking game to teetotalers and people trying to cut back on calories, then drink only when 1. Obama promises to extend Bush’s tax cuts 2. Obama admits the war in Iraq is pretty much over, and that the surge worked as advertised 3. Obama says the real source of the banking and financial crisis was the Clinton administration’s misguided efforts to increase homeownership via government meddling in housing markets 4. Obama vows to go on a “listening tour” throughout the country in Scott Brown’s pickup 5. Obama utters the words “The State of Our Union is Strong!!”” Of course there are many others…. >>> And: <<< Jonah - Thanks for all you are doing at NRO and elsewhere. I am reading LF right now and loving it. Some suggestions for the drinking game: 1) Every time you think Obama really means to say "The People's Republic of the United States" versus "The United States of America" 2) Every time Pelosi blinks 3) Every time Biden looks like he's getting ready to just wander off 4) A derivative of Century Club - a shot of beer for every "I", "me" or "myself" >>> And: <<< You left out the obvious, drink every time he blames his problems on Bush/the last administration/Radical right wing tea baggers. Actually with any of the above suggestions or any of yours, I'm going to have to go shopping for more alcohol and probably call the boss to ask for a day off. >>> Keep reading this post . . . corner.nationalreview.com