Posted on 12/02/2015 7:28:45 AM PST by Isara
Hero: Ted Cruz
Defenders: Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina and Jeb Bush
Doubters: Donald Trump, Rick Santorum, John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie and Ben Carson
Villains: Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley and Hillary Clinton
LOL and the Koch boys aren’t even backing him.
Ted Cruz would be an energy hero for American families if elected President. As a Senator he authored comprehensive legislation, the American Energy Renaissance Act, which would significantly reform and improve our national energy policy by reducing government intervention and improving access to our natural resources.
Included in this legislation is a provision to prohibit the federal government from regulating greenhouse gas emissions. This would stop President Obama's power plant regulations, which amount to a federal takeover of the electricity system, from moving forward. In addition, he provided his support to Governor Abbott of Texas, who signaled his intent to follow a "do no harm" approach toward these regulations by not prematurely submitting a state implementation plan to the EPA.
Similar to some of the other Senators running, he has voted against a five year extension of the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). However, Cruz has not been an active leader fighting to prevent another extension of this subsidy. At the end of 2014 he voted in favor of legislation to extend a number of tax provisions for yet another year. While this package included numerous tax subjects, a significant portion of the overall package included energy subsidies, including another extension of the wind PTC.
Cruz has been one of the most vocal critics of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandate among the Republican candidates. His comprehensive legislation phases out the RFS over five years. While this is more aggressive than most other candidates, an immediate repeal or quicker phase out would be preferable. To this point, he has not co-sponsored legislation introduced by Senator Cassidy (S. 1854) to completely repeal the mandate immediately.
There is little doubt that Cruz would be a true American Energy Hero if elected.
There are some children who post here regularly who are convinced that he is in their back pocket...
The Royalists who think only the very wealthy who should be allowed to run.
Nothing like restricting America to a field of candidates like Trump, Gates, Styer, Musk etc.
And, Michael Bloomberg. His net worth is 10 times that of Trump.
Trump on global warming
This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice
"I think one of the dumbest statements I've ever heard in politics -- in the history of politics as I know it, which is pretty good, was Obama's statement that our No. 1 problem is global warming," Trump said Monday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Well first of all, I'm not a believer in global warming, I'm not a believer in man made global warming. It could be warming and it's going to start to cool at some point. And you know, in the, in the 1920s, people talked about global cooling, I don't know if you know that or not. They thought the earth was cooling. Now it's global warming. And actually we've had times where the weather wasn't working out so they changed it to extreme weather and they have all different names so you know it fits the bill.
Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee - I'm in Los Angeles and it's freezing. Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!
Baring false witness is a sin you know.
9 million barrels of oil a day is a lot of oil to import and a lot of money going to counties that do not like us. Perhaps there is a benefit to be had by become less dependent on imported oil? Just a thought.
However this article says opposition to Climate Change. Trump is very opposed to spending a dime on climate change so the chart is a lie.
If only Cruz would take as pro-American a position on the border jumpers as Trump.........
I support a candidate that doesn’t require me to constantly adjust my ideals.
Then why does Trump support ethanol mandates and subsidies?
see 10
Trump's Record on Free-market Issue: (from the Conservative Review)
Trump has a terrible record on free market issues. The only bright spot is the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing, but this glimmer is countermanded by his repeated support for bailing out Wall Street and the auto industry, and increased stimulus spending. Of particular concern is Trump's belief that the government can use eminent domain powers to seize private property in the name of private economic development. This comes as no surprise, given his support for using eminent domain to profit his own company.
Trump supported the Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of London, allowing public authorities to seize private land for economic development by private investors; Trump said, “I happen to agree with [the decision] 100 percent.” (National Review) This is no surprise given Trump’s attempt to use eminent domain in his own line of work. (Institute for Justice)
Trump supported President Obama’s 2009 stimulus, saying: “The word stimulus is probably not used in its fullest…you know, certain of the things that were given weren't really stimulus. They were pork, as we call it, or they were gifts to certain people. But overall, I think he's [President Obama] doing very well. You do need stimulus and you do have to keep the banks alive.” (CNN)
Trump supported TARP, saying, "You had to do something to shore up the banks, because ... you would have had a run on every bank." (CNN)
Trump supported the 2008 auto bailout, saying, “I think the government should stand behind them 100 percent. You cannot lose the auto companies. They’re great. They make wonderful products.” He also said that the federal government could “easily save the companies.” (Daily Caller)
Trump criticized the Federal Reserve’s intervention in the debt market, saying quantitative easing creates “phony numbers” that mislead the marketplace and “will not ultimately benefit the economy. The dollar will go down in value and inflation will start rearing its ugly head.” (CNBC)
Donald Trump has a history of using eminent domain to complete business deals. Multiple times Trump has supported the use of government agencies to take possession of homes and businesses for use in his private business plans. Eminent domain seizures are reserved only for public use of property rather than abuse by the government taking property from one individual and giving to another. (Washington Post)
Donald Trump has sought and received crony capitalist tax breaks for his commercial properties in New York. These tax breaks, and even an abatement, force the property taxes of other property owners to rise at the expense of the connected. Special treatment for one business or industry over another with the tax code conflicts with free market principles. (National Review)
In 2009, Trump supported Barack Obama's call for limits on the pay of executives. (CNN)
Please click on the pictures at the top of the columns for more details on the ratings of the candidates.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Budget, Spending & Debt |  |
|
 |
|
|
| Civil Liberties |  |
|
|
|
|
| Education | |
|
|
|
|
| Energy & Environment | |
|
|
|
|
| Foreign Policy & Defense | |
|
|
|
|
| Free Market | |
|
|
|
|
| Health Care & Entitlements | |
|
|
|
|
| Immigration | |
|
|
|
|
| Moral Issues | |
|
|
|
|
| Second Amendment | |
|
|
|
|
| Taxes, Economy & Trade | |
|
|
|
|
More at Conservative Review: https://www.conservativereview.com/2016-presidential-candidates
Note: If you don't like the ratings for any reason, please contact Conservative Review's Editor-in-Chief, "The Great One," Mark Levin. But I have to warn you that you may get this response from him: "GET OFF THE PHONE, YOU BIG DOPE!"
Both Trump and Cruz get an A- from NumbersUSA but its important to note that Trump’s rating is based entirely on words.
https://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/presidential/2016-presidential-hopefuls.html
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.