[Texas Eagle]

Mr. Schwarzenegger and his green supporters boasted that the regulations would steer California into a prosperous era of green jobs, renewable energy, and technological leadership.

Instead, since 2007 -- in anticipation of the new mandates -- California has led the nation in job losses.

What are the odds.

[2banana]

CAUSE:

The environmental plan was built on the notion that imposing some $23 billion of new taxes and fees on households (through higher electricity bills) and employers will cost the economy nothing, while also reducing greenhouse gases.

Meet EFFECT:

Meanwhile, the state is losing jobs, a lot of them. California's unemployment rate hit 9.3% in December, up from 4.9% in December 2006. There are now 1.5 million Californians out of work. The state has the fourth-highest housing foreclosure rate in the nation, has lost more businesses than any state in recent years, and is facing a $40 billion deficit. With cap and trade firmly in place, the economic situation is only likely to get worse.

[hinckley buzzard]

The study concludes that the plan "will not only significantly reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions, but will also have a net positive effect on California's economic growth through 2020."

You would have to have been truly psychotic to believe this.

[A message]

A Santa Monica customer I met with today is starting a new business and is incorporating in Nevada because California business laws absolutely stifle and discourage starting businesses in California.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"We've been sold a false bill of goods" -- Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello.

For crying out loud, anybody with a basic understanding of science and economics and a good dollop of common sense knew exactly how this would turn out. If Nielio is really this stupid, he should be a Demoncrat.

[FormerACLUmember]

Mega-Rino idiot Schwarzenegger and the utterly corrupt, incompetent democrat oligarchy are systematically destroying California.

[SierraWasp]

""We've been sold a false bill of goods," is how Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, who has been the GOP's point man on environmental issues in the legislature, put it to me." (emphasis added by SierraWasp)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!!

There is STILL a microscopic bit of sanity left in the once blessed state of California!!! Haleluyah!!! (did I spell that right? I ain't that much of a Holyroller, ya know)

[truthguy]

Here's what I would do to fix California's economy.

1. Completely eliminate the California Air Resources Board. These people are the most useless group imaginable. They are a total duplication of the EPA and they cost the state of California Billions both directly and indirectly every year.
2. Build 6 (at least) new Nuclear Power Plants (units). But 2 units at Diablo Canynon. 2 at the Rancho Seca site and 2 new units in the So. CA area. This would create thousands of new jobs-good jobs that would be productive.

Just these two things along would be a good start.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Arnold Schwarzenegger-Kennedy is a joke, too bad it is on
the few fine people still left in this once great state.

[penelopesire]

Hey new england asshats that voted for Obama,dems and rinos!

Please don’t come to my state looking for jobs just because your madhatter liberal bi-partisan crap has utterly failed in your state.
I know it is tempting, because we actually have a good economy in these tough times and our state is run by fiscal conservatives. Make no mistake..we don’t want your kind.

Got It?

[squidly]

Here's the rub:

Due to their vast wealth, the Hollywood elites who are on board with this erroneous thinking will be the last to feel the pinch from this. Since their representative at the federal level, Henry Waxman, is Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and since President Obama shares his views, and since these Hollywood elites aren't going to turn on Waxman anytime soon, if ever......

Soon we will be seeing similar measures enacted at the federal level. Never mind that even without this preposterous nonsense, our economic situation is only worsening to the point where it could be catastrophic.

I am comforted by the fact that both sides of my family own farmland on which crops and livestock are raised, so that we may have the opportunity to continue to eat.

[Deetes]

Who would have guessed . A big NO DUH !!!

[sailor4321]

You know those Indian Casinos aren’t green at all ...

[grey_whiskers]

"We've been sold a false bill of goods," is how Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, who has been the GOP's point man on environmental issues in the legislature, put it to me.

RINO Corksuckers.

There's one born every minute.

Cheers!

[goldstategop]

California's economy is collapsing, its budget is in the red and its government makes things worse with its fanatical commitment to Green activism. The same thing will happen nationally if Obama is stupid enough to follow Red Arnold's lead.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[aquila48]

“”Mr. Schwarzenegger fits into that camp. He recently declared: “I recommend very strongly that we move forward . . . . You will always have people saying this will lose jobs.”

And he was supposed to be the pro-business, pro-growth governator - what a disappointment!!!

“Meanwhile, the state is losing jobs, a lot of them. California’s unemployment rate hit 9.3% in December, up from 4.9% in December 2006. There are now 1.5 million Californians out of work. The state has the fourth-highest housing foreclosure rate in the nation, has lost more businesses than any state in recent years, and is facing a $40 billion deficit. With cap and trade firmly in place, the economic situation is only likely to get worse.”

California may yet be saved.... by Washington, as DUMB’O and his greenies impose the same enviromarxist policies for the whole country.

[Kozak]

Just watched a NOVA on this on PBS.

The Big Energy Gamble

[taxesareforever]

State of Califailure.

[Republic of Texas]

Really? Not going well? Imagine that.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !