Posted on 01/30/2010 11:06:28 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Retired Vice Adm. Dennis McGinn returned to Charleston on Friday to repeat his message that climate change and U.S. dependence on foreign oil are national security threats that must be addressed together.
"If you don't believe in climate change, great, let's focus on energy security," he said at a small private luncheon at High Cotton. "There is no excuse for inaction."
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McGinn commanded the U.S. Third Fleet in the 1990s, was deputy chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Requirements and Programs and is a member of the Center for Naval Analysis' Military Advisory Board.
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McGinn was among a bipartisan panel of retired four-star and three-star admirals and generals who in 2007 issued a report on the national security implications of climate change. He is among a number of retired military leaders who are touring the country, trying to drum up support for climate change legislation.
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In Charleston, McGinn said he is not promoting any one political party or person, but he lavished praise on U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the only Senate Republican who has spoken favorably about a proposed plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
"Senator Graham is a leader," said McGinn, who praised Graham for his military background and "good intellect."
Graham has taken criticism from liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans over the plan, which liberals describe as corporate welfare, and conservatives deride as a tax on energy.
Graham has been censured by GOP leaders in Charleston and Lexington counties, partially for his support of the climate change legislation.
McGinn said he considers himself an advocate of free-market principles but also believes that "you need government help to push the economy in new directions."
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"Senator Graham is a leader," said McGinn, who praised Graham for his military background and "good intellect."
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Stick it up your piehole, admiral.
Glad he is retired......
I don’t get the dependence on foreign oil argument for alternative energy. We are going to show our enemies by running on inefficient energy sources? Plus we mostly import oil from countries closer to us, like Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela. At least countries in the Middle East, like Saudi Arabia, are providing acceptable utility with their oil exports... which is more than can be said for alternative energy advocates, like T. Boone Pickens, who are rent seekers that want something for nothing.
If we don’t buy from the Middle East, someone else in the world will, and the effects on aggregate supply and aggregate demand will not be significant. It’s a silly kabuki dance argument which results in an increase in the cost of living for the average American.
McGinn isn’t retired. He’s a shill for Global Warming, Inc.
Full Stop.
Must be a rear admiral cause he’s got his head up his ass....
McGinn hasn’t defected to the enemy - he’s using judo. He’s quite comfortable dumping global warming. But with it he’s pushing nuclear power as carbon neutral, and without it as clean energy. The Lefties are squirming around him trying not to even report the nuclear option he’s sticking in their faces as an obvious and highly satsifactory solution to their warming/energy crisis crap.
Just wow - the U.S.S. Constitution is such a beautiful ship.
Renewable wind energy only, very green!
“McGinn commanded the U.S. Third Fleet in the 1990s,...”
Another clintoon political hack, so called military leader.
Isn’t it though? I was just talking about tall ships with an acquaintance a couple of days ago, and that beautiful ship was talked about.
Retired Admiral perhaps, but not from politics.
Refine baby refine.
Seems we are still stuck on stupid even after Katrina.
One small but moderately equipped terrorist attack on our Houston refineries will cause a run/panic energy price inflation, that will devastate our economy.
He probably believes that Islam is a religion of peace and conservatives are a threat to national security.
There’s definitely a reason of incompetence as to why this guy is retired. It is scary that such people inhabit our military “protecting” us. What an embarrassment.
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