Just Do It (Tom Friedman on Cap and Trade)

New York Times ^ | 06/30/2009 | THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

[JerseyJohn61]

I smell the same panic with the left that you do, Omni.
The Dems are counting on quick action and are hoping that
the lazy, hazy, crazy distractions of summer provide enough
cover.

JJ61

[ChiMark]

Mr. Friedman can set an example by placing wind turbines on
his palatial estate.

Who in the world would pay $75000 to hear sophmoric drivel?

Do the uber wealthy become insane?

[Roccus]

...and the slow-motion train wreck continues.

ALL of our national leadership, regardless of political party, are complicit in the destruction of this "Grand Experiment."

[Brad from Tennessee]

[“Do as I say’ not as I do”]

Because his vocation is to warp reality, Tom Friedman hasn't yet grasped that he and his class of wealthy, white liberals unleashed the insatiable monster that is about to devour them.

[Jack Hammer]

Reading this, the phrase ‘horse’s ass’ comes to mind.

[Brad from Tennessee]

[Mr. Friedman can set an example by placing wind turbines on
his palatial estate.]

Wind turbines are noisy, unsightly, a hazard to birds and flying insects, and could adversely affect local tourism.

[carcraft]

British Petroleum just scraped a billion dollar solar energy project because the solution, at this point in time isn't in solar....This cr*p about going green isn't going to work or people would have done it. It works on a minors level but just isn't there on large scale development per BP

[Danae]

EXACTLY

[iopscusa]

Tom Friedman the ultimate Limousine Liberal is so full of himself he has become a parody of stupidity. Even the respondees at the Slimes comments section can see this tool for the hypocrite he has always been!

[Maceman]

Yes, this bill’s goal of reducing U.S. carbon emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 is nowhere near what science tells us we need to mitigate climate change.

And what science would that be, Thomas?

Science is supposed to be about observable facts. Well, the observable fact is that tens of thousands of climate and earth scientists are on public record stating that man-made global warming is not happening.

And until the so-called "scientific" global-warming alarmists have the intellectual honesty to acknowledge and reasonably respond to these scientists, they have nothing to say that is even worth listening to, let alone using as a basis for drafting public policy.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

If you’ve ever heard this asshat speak (say on CSPAN) he’s peddling the same crap that got 0bama elected. The sub-text is that the problems of the world are simple - we’ve just been thinking about them the wrong way. And the speaker is going to metaphorically take the listener by the hand and share with them the wisdom and clarity of their views and show them this new, easy and alertnative way to think. And the audience eats this BS up like it’s filet mignon. Essentially, it’s cult leader/cult follower 101.

[Right Wing Assault]

I think we should put everyone in an enviro-guru Friedman mansion. If it’s good enough for a greenie, it’s good enough for me.

What’s that long thing on the right? Bowling alley? Shooting range? Lane swimming pool?

[exit82]

It will be done by co-opting industry after industry. The rest will be intimidated. Please note what Wal-Mart do position on the issue of healthcare. Please note the support for Obama's policies coming out of General Electric.

Good connecting of the dots, nb.