U.S. to give $3 billion to international climate fund

NYT/Pioneer Press ^ | 11-14-14 | Coral Davenport and Mark Landler

[TurboZamboni]

Pretty much everything our gubbamint does now fits under the 'crime/corruption' heading.

[Mouton]

I still want his excellency to point out exactly from where this “fund” was appropriated. I don’t recall any law giving him those funds to do this. If he is taking it from one ear mark and moving it to another it is an anti deficieny violation.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

$3 billion by what authority ?

[FlingWingFlyer]

The DemocRATS spreading America’s wealth around again.

[dforest]

I am certain they have been misappropriating taxpayer money from all over the place and stashing it for uses they dictate. These people make the mafia look like pikers.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Why can he do this without congress?

[rktman]

obama bucks from the obama stash. I guess it was left over after the big cell phone buy.

Guess you didn’t get a call either about using your (and mine) tax dollars to support a ghost. Might as well have given the money to the guys lookin’ for sasquatch. (Hint: she’s livin’ in the white house)

[mrsmith]

LOL!

A $3 billion promise from Obama and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee most anywhere...

Neither his “climate change” agreement with China or this is official- it’s all hooey for idiots.

[nathanbedford]

Good question. The article doesn't help much: "It is not clear whether Obama's $3 billion pledge will come from existing sources of funding, or whether he will have to ask Congress to appropriate the money. Since 2010, the Obama administration has spent about $2.5 billion to help poor countries adapt to climate change and develop clean sources of energy, but Republicans are certain to push back against additional funding requests linked to climate change and foreign aid."

[VRW Conspirator]

Follow the money. Betcha it all ends up in Central America.

[depressed in 06]

At least we have an accounting of $3 billion in waste, fraud and abuse.

[Paladin2]

Where is Bammy’s $ta$h? Can’t Boner and Ditch Turtle throttle it?

[BobL]

Are we really at the point where NO ONE IN THE MEDIA asks how a president can authorize $3B for ANYTHING without also asking how he plans to get Congress to support it?

[VanShuyten]

This is clearly an attempt by Obama to prop up third-world dictators. There’s no mention about how spending of any of this money will mitigate the effects of climate change or even what those effects will be. I figure it will officially be spent on things such as flood control for coastlines or biofuels, but actually will be spent on gold-plated HK .45s and shopping trips to Paris and Milan.
This announcement matches the agreement with China on trade and carbon emmissions for emptiness.

[kjam22]

No doubt a certain amount of the money handed out will make its way to the DNC as political contributions before 2016.

[yldstrk]

paying ransom, how much of this slush fund will end up in the bank accounts of our own politicians

[PoloSec]

"Why can he do this without congress?"

What Congress?

[servantboy777]

Heck, why not. It’s only money.

A billion here, a billion there....$$$wee$$$$ money for everyone....$$$wee$$$.

[TurboZamboni]

Where’s your crown, King Nothing?

[molson209]

Putting more money away for Retirement