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		<title>By: Plumbing the rest of the Perry record</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-1167829</link>
		<dc:creator>Plumbing the rest of the Perry record</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] saying the right things about global warming junk science. That&#8217;s an improvement over the climate change Republicans and GOP enviro-nitwits from the last presidential campaign [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Michelle Malkin &#187; Climate Change Republican Lindsey Graham&#8217;s cap-and-tax retreat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michelle Malkin &#187; Climate Change Republican Lindsey Graham&#8217;s cap-and-tax retreat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Beware the Climate Change Republicans By Michelle Malkin • September 21, 2009 12:14 PM  [...]</description>
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		<title>By: PianoTrade</title>
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		<dc:creator>PianoTrade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;PianoTrade...&lt;/strong&gt;

Thanks heaps for this!... if anyone else has anything, it would be much appreciated. Great website HOT Pianoforte Links http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org Enjoy!...</description>
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<p>Thanks heaps for this!&#8230; if anyone else has anything, it would be much appreciated. Great website HOT Pianoforte Links <a href="http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org</a> Enjoy!&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: GoPiano</title>
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		<dc:creator>GoPiano</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;GoPiano...&lt;/strong&gt;

Thanks heaps for this!... if anyone else has anything, it would be much appreciated. Great website HOT Pianoforte Links http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org Enjoy!...</description>
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<p>Thanks heaps for this!&#8230; if anyone else has anything, it would be much appreciated. Great website HOT Pianoforte Links <a href="http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org</a> Enjoy!&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Buy alprazolam.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Buy alprazolam.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Buy alprazolam....&lt;/strong&gt;

Buy alprazolam....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Buy alprazolam&#8230;.</strong></p>
<p>Buy alprazolam&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Grand-Pianos.org</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-822339</link>
		<dc:creator>Grand-Pianos.org</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Grand-Pianos.org...&lt;/strong&gt;

Hello ;) Thanks heaps for this indeed!... if anyone else has anything, it would be much appreciated. Great website Super Piano Links http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org Enjoy!...</description>
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<p>Hello <img src='http://s.michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/themes/mm/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  Thanks heaps for this indeed!&#8230; if anyone else has anything, it would be much appreciated. Great website Super Piano Links <a href="http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.en.Grand-Pianos.org</a> Enjoy!&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: The City Square</title>
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		<dc:creator>The City Square</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Cap and tax in the US Senate: a who&#039;s who of the villains and their committees...&lt;/strong&gt;

None...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Cap and tax in the US Senate: a who&#8217;s who of the villains and their committees&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>None&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Danceswithdachshunds</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-810474</link>
		<dc:creator>Danceswithdachshunds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To John McCain:

Here John I found a solid source for you, a report from the US Dept of Energy &lt;a href=&quot;ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oiaf/1605/cdrom/pdf/ggrpt/057305.pdf&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2005&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.

See &quot;Table 3. Global natural and anthropogenic sources&quot; on page 27 of the total document (page 6  of subpart 1. &quot;US Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Background and Context&quot; 

These numbers are from the IPCC 2001. Example for CO2 in millions of metric tons:

Natural sources - 770,000
Human made - 23,100

Total = 793,100

23100/793100 = 2.9%  

So even the grossly inflated IPCC assessment of human emission puts it at under 3%.  

How is even 3% considered to be &lt;em&gt;primary &lt;/em&gt;John McCain?
&lt;blockquote&gt;
Lee Hazel said: ..Please read the following letter he sent me when I questioned him on his Climate Change stance:...&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Lee, I hope you will reply to McCain noting the above analysis from the IPCC itself that totally decimates his assertion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To John McCain:</p>
<p>Here John I found a solid source for you, a report from the US Dept of Energy <a href="ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oiaf/1605/cdrom/pdf/ggrpt/057305.pdf" rel="nofollow">&#8220;Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2005&#8243;</a>.</p>
<p>See &#8220;Table 3. Global natural and anthropogenic sources&#8221; on page 27 of the total document (page 6  of subpart 1. &#8220;US Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Background and Context&#8221; </p>
<p>These numbers are from the IPCC 2001. Example for CO2 in millions of metric tons:</p>
<p>Natural sources &#8211; 770,000<br />
Human made &#8211; 23,100</p>
<p>Total = 793,100</p>
<p>23100/793100 = 2.9%  </p>
<p>So even the grossly inflated IPCC assessment of human emission puts it at under 3%.  </p>
<p>How is even 3% considered to be <em>primary </em>John McCain?</p>
<blockquote><p>
Lee Hazel said: ..Please read the following letter he sent me when I questioned him on his Climate Change stance:&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>Lee, I hope you will reply to McCain noting the above analysis from the IPCC itself that totally decimates his assertion.</p>
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		<title>By: Danceswithdachshunds</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-810447</link>
		<dc:creator>Danceswithdachshunds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;John McCain:  ...Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;primary&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt;source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in our atmosphere....&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Who is responsible for that kind of absolute RUBBISH? 

To John McCain - HERE IS THE FACT JACK:
&lt;blockquote&gt;Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are a &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VERY MINOR&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt;source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in our atmosphere.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Try somewhere south of ~0.5% in total, (termites alone emit more GHG than human activity). Don&#039;t believe me John - go ask the IPCC; I know that not even they are not crazy enough to try selling a whopper that big. Better still - check with your colleague Senator Inhofe

(hint the PRIMARY sources include biomass, (mainly microbial), the ocean, volcanoes, etc.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>John McCain:  &#8230;Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are the <em><strong>primary</strong> </em>source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in our atmosphere&#8230;.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Who is responsible for that kind of absolute RUBBISH? </p>
<p>To John McCain &#8211; HERE IS THE FACT JACK:</p>
<blockquote><p>Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are a <em><strong>VERY MINOR</strong> </em>source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in our atmosphere.</p></blockquote>
<p>Try somewhere south of ~0.5% in total, (termites alone emit more GHG than human activity). Don&#8217;t believe me John &#8211; go ask the IPCC; I know that not even they are not crazy enough to try selling a whopper that big. Better still &#8211; check with your colleague Senator Inhofe</p>
<p>(hint the PRIMARY sources include biomass, (mainly microbial), the ocean, volcanoes, etc.)</p>
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		<title>By: Danceswithdachshunds</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-810438</link>
		<dc:creator>Danceswithdachshunds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank GOD that the climate started cooling again enough to disprove all these MORONS who actually believe the &lt;strong&gt;tiny &lt;/strong&gt;amount of CO2 that humans add to the atmosphere, a beneficial gas that keeps plants alive, can cause &quot;global warming&quot;.  Keep arming yourselves with the FACTS.

And here is a new one from JAXA, (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Earth Observation Research Center), to further undermine this silly AGW theory, a trend that refutes one of the nitwits&#039; last bastions of &#039;hope&#039; - Arctic Sea Ice.    &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT HAS NOW RETURNED TO A 2005 LEVEL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

Force the nitwits to look at that chart every chance you get.  Satellite recon has been monitoring arctic ice since 2002.  Right now, the ice extent matches that of 2005 at this time of year.  It is greater than what it was in 2008 which was greater than what it was in 2007.

2006 was a slight out-lier with a little more ice than 2005 but the trend shows me that we will likely pass 2006 in about a month. 

When/if that happens - they absolutely have ZERO to hang their hat on. They have LOST virtually every single argument they have tried to float to somehow &#039;prove&#039; the earth is still warming to thereby be able to claim that there was still a &lt;em&gt;possibility &lt;/em&gt;that human CO2 might somehow be responsible.  Four years of GROWING arctic sea ice is a trend they will try to squirm and deny but facts are pesky things like all the other facts that do not support their claim. First they said the atmosphere was not cooling but their lying was overwhelmed by the data. So they turned to ocean heat but then the data showing LOSS of ocean heat slapped them again.  They already lost their silly assertion about Greenland ice; they lost on Antarctica temperature, lost on hurricane correlation, lost on net drought, lost on projected CO2 level, lost on disease, lost on sea level rise, (they are just a bunch of whining LOSERS, and now...Arctic ice is returning. 

IT&#039;S TIME TO STICK A STAKE IN HEART OF THIS UGLY SOCIALIST HOAX!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank GOD that the climate started cooling again enough to disprove all these MORONS who actually believe the <strong>tiny </strong>amount of CO2 that humans add to the atmosphere, a beneficial gas that keeps plants alive, can cause &#8220;global warming&#8221;.  Keep arming yourselves with the FACTS.</p>
<p>And here is a new one from JAXA, (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Earth Observation Research Center), to further undermine this silly AGW theory, a trend that refutes one of the nitwits&#8217; last bastions of &#8216;hope&#8217; &#8211; Arctic Sea Ice.    <strong><a href="http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm" rel="nofollow">ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT HAS NOW RETURNED TO A 2005 LEVEL</a></strong></p>
<p>Force the nitwits to look at that chart every chance you get.  Satellite recon has been monitoring arctic ice since 2002.  Right now, the ice extent matches that of 2005 at this time of year.  It is greater than what it was in 2008 which was greater than what it was in 2007.</p>
<p>2006 was a slight out-lier with a little more ice than 2005 but the trend shows me that we will likely pass 2006 in about a month. </p>
<p>When/if that happens &#8211; they absolutely have ZERO to hang their hat on. They have LOST virtually every single argument they have tried to float to somehow &#8216;prove&#8217; the earth is still warming to thereby be able to claim that there was still a <em>possibility </em>that human CO2 might somehow be responsible.  Four years of GROWING arctic sea ice is a trend they will try to squirm and deny but facts are pesky things like all the other facts that do not support their claim. First they said the atmosphere was not cooling but their lying was overwhelmed by the data. So they turned to ocean heat but then the data showing LOSS of ocean heat slapped them again.  They already lost their silly assertion about Greenland ice; they lost on Antarctica temperature, lost on hurricane correlation, lost on net drought, lost on projected CO2 level, lost on disease, lost on sea level rise, (they are just a bunch of whining LOSERS, and now&#8230;Arctic ice is returning. </p>
<p>IT&#8217;S TIME TO STICK A STAKE IN HEART OF THIS UGLY SOCIALIST HOAX!</p>
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		<title>By: greenLibertarian</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-810379</link>
		<dc:creator>greenLibertarian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree that developing nuclear, wind, and solar power is worthwhile, if a cost-benefit analysis - including objective energy payback time and net environmental impact analyses, but I don&#039;t believe many of this bill&#039;s proponents have done or requested these.

I also think we should develop our own petroleum and natural gas resources fully, to help our economy, improve our security, and enable us to transition smoothly to clean energy usage.

It is unfortunate that legitimate environmental concerns have been largely superseded by political and special interest considerations.  This cap and trade bill will, it seems, be  very detrimental to our economy and security, and may not yield significant environmental benefits.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree that developing nuclear, wind, and solar power is worthwhile, if a cost-benefit analysis &#8211; including objective energy payback time and net environmental impact analyses, but I don&#8217;t believe many of this bill&#8217;s proponents have done or requested these.</p>
<p>I also think we should develop our own petroleum and natural gas resources fully, to help our economy, improve our security, and enable us to transition smoothly to clean energy usage.</p>
<p>It is unfortunate that legitimate environmental concerns have been largely superseded by political and special interest considerations.  This cap and trade bill will, it seems, be  very detrimental to our economy and security, and may not yield significant environmental benefits.</p>
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		<title>By: Thomas</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-810292</link>
		<dc:creator>Thomas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not only was he a horrible pilot,

McCain caused the USS Forrestal fire!
 
He was treated well by his captors, who called him &quot;the prince.&quot; They gave him special treatment because he collaborated with them.

He also has the worst voting record of any democrat - a 100% liberal voting record. He&#039;s even to the left of Barack Obama and Dennis Kucinich!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not only was he a horrible pilot,</p>
<p>McCain caused the USS Forrestal fire!</p>
<p>He was treated well by his captors, who called him &#8220;the prince.&#8221; They gave him special treatment because he collaborated with them.</p>
<p>He also has the worst voting record of any democrat &#8211; a 100% liberal voting record. He&#8217;s even to the left of Barack Obama and Dennis Kucinich!</p>
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		<title>By: Rob</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>McCain wasn&#039;t even a good pilot.</description>
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		<title>By: Lee Hazel</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/21/beware-the-climate-change-republicans/comment-page-1/#comment-810228</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee Hazel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s hard to believe that John McCain truly believes he should be POTUS. The only thing that can recommend him is that the one that we have is a monumental diaster.

If any thing McCain will be a &quot;soft sell&quot; on Cap and Trade. actually as you will see he is a proponent.


Please read the following letter he sent me when I questioned him on his Climate Change stance:

Dear Mr. Hazel:


Thank you for contacting me regarding climate change. I appreciate knowing your thoughts on this issue. 
 

According to extensive international scientific studies, including reports by the National Academy of Sciences and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, dramatic increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are causing global temperatures to rise. Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are the primary source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in our atmosphere.
 

As Americans, we can no longer ignore our significant contribution to this foremost environmental threat. The United States must act responsibly to address this issue and work to preserve the global environment for future generations. It is also essential that we maintain our leadership role as the world moves toward an international market for greenhouse gas reductions. 
 

Climate change legislation has been the subject of Senate debate for a number of years. As you may know, Senator Lieberman and I have been working to pass legislation to address this critical issue since 2003. Most recently, in January 2007 Senator Lieberman and I introduced S. 280, the Climate Change Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007. This bill placed a limit on the amount of greenhouse gases companies could emit and established a market-based trading program. The trading system proposed under S. 280 allowed companies to buy or sell emissions units. A company that reached the required levels in certain emissions would have been able to trade emissions &quot;credits&quot; with a company was struggling to meet emissions requirements. Without a market-based greenhouse gas emissions program, it would be increasingly difficult for U.S. companies to operate abroad and to maintain their position as leaders in the global marketplace. 
 

Earlier this year, President Obama released his budget plan, which relies upon raising nearly $650 billion dollars of revenues from a climate credits auction. This large revenue producing mechanism was not the cap-and-trade system I had envisioned. The President&#039;s proposal of auctioning one hundred percent of the carbon credits is bad economic policy that would cost businesses billions of dollars and allow for little to no transition into a low carbon system. 
 

More recently, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. While I still believe that climate change is a critical issue that must be addressed, some significant changes will have to be made to this legislation before I can support passage of similar in the Senate. However, please be assured that I will keep your views in mind as I work together with my fellow Senators and the Administration to negotiate a successful method of addressing this critical issue
 

Thank you again for sharing your views. Please feel free to contact me regarding this or any other matter of importance to you. 
 

Sincerely, 


John McCain

United States Senator

 

JM/cd


What twaddle.
PC is Thought Control
LEE</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that John McCain truly believes he should be POTUS. The only thing that can recommend him is that the one that we have is a monumental diaster.</p>
<p>If any thing McCain will be a &#8220;soft sell&#8221; on Cap and Trade. actually as you will see he is a proponent.</p>
<p>Please read the following letter he sent me when I questioned him on his Climate Change stance:</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Hazel:</p>
<p>Thank you for contacting me regarding climate change. I appreciate knowing your thoughts on this issue. </p>
<p>According to extensive international scientific studies, including reports by the National Academy of Sciences and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, dramatic increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are causing global temperatures to rise. Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are the primary source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in our atmosphere.</p>
<p>As Americans, we can no longer ignore our significant contribution to this foremost environmental threat. The United States must act responsibly to address this issue and work to preserve the global environment for future generations. It is also essential that we maintain our leadership role as the world moves toward an international market for greenhouse gas reductions. </p>
<p>Climate change legislation has been the subject of Senate debate for a number of years. As you may know, Senator Lieberman and I have been working to pass legislation to address this critical issue since 2003. Most recently, in January 2007 Senator Lieberman and I introduced S. 280, the Climate Change Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007. This bill placed a limit on the amount of greenhouse gases companies could emit and established a market-based trading program. The trading system proposed under S. 280 allowed companies to buy or sell emissions units. A company that reached the required levels in certain emissions would have been able to trade emissions &#8220;credits&#8221; with a company was struggling to meet emissions requirements. Without a market-based greenhouse gas emissions program, it would be increasingly difficult for U.S. companies to operate abroad and to maintain their position as leaders in the global marketplace. </p>
<p>Earlier this year, President Obama released his budget plan, which relies upon raising nearly $650 billion dollars of revenues from a climate credits auction. This large revenue producing mechanism was not the cap-and-trade system I had envisioned. The President&#8217;s proposal of auctioning one hundred percent of the carbon credits is bad economic policy that would cost businesses billions of dollars and allow for little to no transition into a low carbon system. </p>
<p>More recently, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. While I still believe that climate change is a critical issue that must be addressed, some significant changes will have to be made to this legislation before I can support passage of similar in the Senate. However, please be assured that I will keep your views in mind as I work together with my fellow Senators and the Administration to negotiate a successful method of addressing this critical issue</p>
<p>Thank you again for sharing your views. Please feel free to contact me regarding this or any other matter of importance to you. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>John McCain</p>
<p>United States Senator</p>
<p>JM/cd</p>
<p>What twaddle.<br />
PC is Thought Control<br />
LEE</p>
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Every time &quot;democRAT&quot; / liberal / socialist / statist / marxist / communist President Obama (PBUH) and his congressional ilk stop &quot;helping us out&quot; and go on vacation I breath a sigh of relief.  I feel a sense of dread when these clowns return and are &quot;open for business&quot; again.
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How about providing each of them a 24/7/365 million dollar a year PAID VACATION?  It&#039;s a lot better for us when they are out of town.  And it will be a lot cheaper for us.
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John Bibb
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Every time &#8220;democRAT&#8221; / liberal / socialist / statist / marxist / communist President Obama (PBUH) and his congressional ilk stop &#8220;helping us out&#8221; and go on vacation I breath a sigh of relief.  I feel a sense of dread when these clowns return and are &#8220;open for business&#8221; again.<br />
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How about providing each of them a 24/7/365 million dollar a year PAID VACATION?  It&#8217;s a lot better for us when they are out of town.  And it will be a lot cheaper for us.<br />
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John Bibb<br />
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