PrintJuly 15, 2010
Hold Your Nose: I Smell Cap-And-Trade
We're receiving word that the next three weeks -- prior to Congress' summer recess -- represents the Democrats' best chance at getting a climate change bill passed this year. Senate leaders are working overtime on this contentious issue to try to cobble together a piece of legislation that will muster the votes.The House passed its own version of this legislation last summer in the form of a 1,201-page bill, complete with a 300-page addendum, entitled the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, a.k.a. "cap-and-trade."At the time, House Republican Leader John Boehner described the bill by stating, "People need to know what's in this pile of s-it."Following the bill's quick passage, I took a cue from Mr. Boehner and, holding my nose, dissected key portions of the document, which I then shared with readers of American Thinker prior to incorporating it all into my book, Climategate. Some of the stinkier elements of the bill include the "Monthly Energy...(Read Full Article)
