Kerry's Powerless America Act

Investors.com ^ | May 12, 2010 | Investors Business Daily staff

[Kaslin]

Regulations: Call it cap-and-trade or bait-and-switch, but John Kerry and Joe Lieberman continue to tilt at windmills with a bill to restrain energy growth in the name of saving the planet.

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The bill introduced Wednesday and sponsored by the two senators is called the American Power Act, an Orwellian phrase if ever there was one. Like President Obama's offshore drilling program, for every "incentive" there is a restriction. It's as if Hamlet were to be appointed Secretary of Energy.

The legislation has little to do with developing America's vast domestic energy supply. It's cap-and-trade meets pork-barrel spending. It's about regulations, restrictions and research. It does not deal with exploiting America's vast energy reserves but with finding ways to mitigate their alleged harmful effect.

To that end, the bill creates some 60 new agencies and projects to eat up our tax dollars and buy support (see list alongside).

According to a leaked draft summary, there is "$7 billion annually to improve our transportation infrastructure and efficiency" to be paid for by a gas tax that is not called a tax but a "linked fee." There is "$2 billion per year for researching and developing effective carbon capture and sequestration methods and devices." There is even "a new multibillion-dollar revenue stream for agriculture through a domestic offset program." Tilling the soil releases carbon dioxide, don't you know?

[Jane Long]

Maury made them do it.

[JPG]

No, No, No!! A thousand times, NO.

[wally_bert]

To them means full speed ahead!

[Kaslin]

I agree 1000 percent

[GRRRRR]

Dear God, please help November come sooner and protect us from these fools in the meantime.

[Freddd]

It’s cap and tax with a pretty new name...

[raptor22]

Ping

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[raptor22]

Ping

[freekitty]

Still hoping to be relevant.

[peeps36]

The last thing this country needs is a bill that creates over 60 new government agencies. It goes to show how out of touch these two idiots are with reality. They must have their heads buried deep inside Barney’s big ass.

[alarm rider]

Would this be John F. Kerry, (D- Hanoi) that served in Vietnam?

[hal ogen]

Would this be Kerry, the loser who has a “3 P H “ license plate to remind everyone of the Purple Hearts that he gave to himself? What a sack...

[Tzimisce]

Fantastic!

I was just thinking we’re sorely undertaxed and under-regulated. :)

[Free America52]

“Would this be John F. Kerry, (D- Hanoi) that served in Vietnam?”

Rush ... is that you?

[oyez]

Its the Central Power Act.

[Volunteer]

Wait, he served in Vietnam? How do you know?

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[brityank]

Wait, he served in Vietnam? How do you know?

Here he is at the opening of the Kerry Wing of the "Hanoi Hilton":