Obama, as he said he would in 2008, aims to bankrupt the coal industry, resulting in even higher unemployment during his recession/depression.
And let’s not forget the skyrocketing fuel costs.
If this man isn’t proven to be a sleeper, I’ll be surprised.
Acting under federal court order, the Obama administration proposed new air-quality rules on Tuesday for coal-burning power plants that officials said would bring major reductions in soot and smog from Texas to the Eastern Seaboard.
Gina McCarthy, head of the E.P.A.’s air and radiation office, said the new rules would reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides by hundreds of thousands of tons a year and bring $120 billion in annual health benefits. Those benefits, Ms. McCarthy said, include preventing 14,000 to 36,000 premature deaths, 23,000 nonfatal heart attacks, 21,000 cases of acute bronchitis, 240,000 cases of aggravated asthma and 1.9 million missed school and work days.
The cost of compliance to utilities and other operators of smog-belching power plants would be $2.8 billion a year, according to E.P.A. estimates.
“This is attempting to give people cleaner air to breathe,” Ms. McCarthy said.
H/T: Gateway Pundit
7. July 2010 at 10:35 am
Bankrupting coal, driving the petroleum industry out of business by cutting off its blood supply, what does the ass expect us to do for power when he realizes all the pie in the sky green crap is mostly theory – the infrastructure for it does not exist – and 90% of Americans can’t afford to buy necessary equipment to use it if it did exist?
It gets scarier every day. Not to express a controversial opinion that could get you blocked at TSA.
7. July 2010 at 10:50 am
Couldn’t have said it better myself… and didn’t!
7. July 2010 at 11:53 am
Someone needs to check the cigarettes he’s smoking…just saying.
And where in the world do they get their numbers from? Are these people computing this data part of the new math movement from the 80′s that never got anywhere for a reason…it don’t add up?!
Alright. Not to express a controversial opinion that could cause the TSA to block you, but I’m going to start buying my land for my compound. I’m going to annex it from the state and the country and declare myself an Independent nation. Then I’ll be able to get free money, jobs exported to me, and live the posh life all thanks to the American Dream that is being crucified, drawn and quartered by our less than illustrious and American leader.
RIP Future…we had such dreams for you.
7. July 2010 at 12:05 pm
Obama, there’s yer sign!
We know he’s smoking something besides tobacco… gotta be. Dang commie hippie.
7. July 2010 at 2:52 pm
I’m going to annex it from the state and the country and declare myself an Independent nation. Then I’ll be able to get free money, jobs exported to me
Sorry Lee Ann, Key West did that in 1982. They’re still waiting for their foreign aid…
7. July 2010 at 2:53 pm
DREAM KILLER!
I was all set to move to Lee Ann’s new nation…
7. July 2010 at 2:56 pm
Actually, I’m willing to give it a shot if we can find enough interest. I can oversee the building of the stockade walls and necessary buildings.
7. July 2010 at 3:56 pm
Think we can get Texas to secede? Maybe Florida…
7. July 2010 at 2:54 pm
http://www.conchrepublic.com/history.htm
7. July 2010 at 1:16 pm
Well you’re getting closer with “commie”.
7. July 2010 at 1:18 pm
Commie rat bastard? That’s a little closer to what I really think….
7. July 2010 at 3:59 pm
We’re inching a little closer.
DH is a draftsman by trade, so he’d be the one to draft the proposal for the wall. We’ll need a moat and some guard dogs, we’ll put Bree, Boo, Daisy Maisy Crazy Gracie and Darla in charge of that.
We’ll need a flag and a logo, because you can’t get anywhere without a flag. Hmm, maybe the Smithsonian will let us use that old one they’ve got. Obama won’t care.
7. July 2010 at 5:40 pm
Excellent! I told Daisy and she’s already frothing at the mouth with excitement.
Hubby can install phone systems for us.
7. July 2010 at 4:05 pm
If you do a check – the state of New Hampshire is working on a program to do just that – as for the savings numbers – they left out the medical treatment and insurance costs saved from the large amount of people that will die from starvation – no job + no food – no more life – another hidden.effect -
7. July 2010 at 5:41 pm
No, New Hamphire won’t do. We should start mid-Florida, around Disney and annext the rest of the state as needed.
7. July 2010 at 8:56 pm
I’m in but I nominate Buster and Beau as additional guard dogs with Tristan, Rufus, and Piggy as back up.
8. July 2010 at 7:29 am
By all means! The more security the better!
7. July 2010 at 11:00 pm
Hey! Don’t forget Cochise’ Apache Princess and Bingo T. Pug. Let’s see? Skills I can bring to the new nation. Well, I can handload ammo and cast bullets. I can teach the young children how to chew terbaccy and cuss.
I’m curious, though. All these lives they say they’ll save. How many lives will be lost from not having a decent diet when the lack of energy puts the rest of America out of work? When we have no farms and no transportation of food?
I do believe this crowd in DC are really a bunch of stupid mofos.
8. July 2010 at 7:30 am
I could never forget CAP and Bingo!
Hallmarks of the new nation!
8. July 2010 at 2:09 am
Starting to wonder if it’s time for a New Confederacy… all the way up to Pennsylvania, where a good bit of the nation’s coal can be found. BTW, maybe you should put up a Confederate flag for an emoticon…
8. July 2010 at 7:31 am
The confederate flag has been demonized to the point where it’s equivalent of using the N-word.
Think I should?
8. July 2010 at 9:55 am
Well… maybe the “Don’t Tread On Me” flag?
8. July 2010 at 10:07 am
That or Bonnie Blue. Either would be great.
8. July 2010 at 8:12 am
Use the Bonnie Blue Flag or the CSA flag. The Confederate Battle Flag is the one everyone sees.
8. July 2010 at 8:46 am
Great idea; I like the Bonnie Blue!
8. July 2010 at 10:16 am
Change the star to yellow and you now have the first flag of Texas -
8. July 2010 at 10:58 am
Oh… now that you mention it… I like the Gonzales Flag!
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/flags-republic-texas.htm