Obama shifts Copenhagen visit to boost deal [Longer version of article with revealing info]

AP ^ | 12/04/09 | BEN FELLER

[starczar66]

Revealing info that most versions of this story omit:

"Obama had said that he would travel to the Copenhagen conference if his appearance would help clinch a deal."

"The White House now says Obama, after talks this week with European leaders, has come up with an "emerging consensus" on how much money - $10 billion a year - polluting rich countries should pay by 2012 to poorer countries, which are more often the victim of global warming."

"Gibbs said the U.S. would pay its "fair share" of the $10 billion amount but did not identify what that was or from where it would come."

[SumProVita]

I DARE him....

[blueyon]

I am sure it will be the whole amount

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Chicago Olympics redux...

[Northern Yankee]

He continues to sink lower and lower in so many ways.

He really has no idea what this country is all about.

A genuine creep.

[EDINVA]

so only $10B a year? chump change. to a politician.

[SumProVita]

The Senate will not ratify anything he tries to do there that costs....

...and his time in office will end. (I’m counting the days...)

I honestly think he will go down as the worst president ever in the history of this nation.

[bigbob]

sometimes I fear he may be the LAST

[rockinqsranch]

Obviously to a Leftist’s perspective money just grows on trees.

The goal of the Left is to bankrupt this Nation.

[Paladin2]

"I honestly think he will go down as the worst president ever in the history of this nation."

[SumProVita]

Personally, I believe that God has greatly blessed this nation. As a nation, we have some repenting to do, but God can always be relied on! ;-)

No FEAR!

[WestwardHo]

Just spreading the wealth around.

[ronnie raygun]

Enough! we need to impeach his a##

[za_claws]

Urban Dictionary defines TWAP as The Worst American President

[torchthemummy]

...$10 billion a year...

I keep harping on this fact but whenever you see an easily digestible number like $10 billion (or seas will rise 2 meters, not 1.7 meters) you know the number was just pulled out of their collective butt and has no legitimacy.

The $10 billion is small enough to create an "in" where the mechanism and "moral justification" precedents are created.

[SumProVita]

TWAP...hmmmmm

Trite Wuss Acting President?

[Post Toasties]

$10 Billion does seem fairly low - probably sneak that in the next trillion dollar bill without anybody noticing.

But, all these 'disadvantaged' countries have the advantage of a couple hundred years of technology for the taking that the US and Europe didn't at the beginning of the industrial revolution, anyway.

[Paladin2]

I know. I like to leave it as an exercise for the students. ;-)

[SumProVita]

“The Worst American President”

Ohhhh.... I like that much better. I’ll go with that...

[za_claws]

lol