Hey-Remember BHO? and Cap & Tax

Who? B. Hussein Obama. Current occupant of the office of president of the United States.

I found it interesting that FOX News went out and tried to find someone who remembered HO from their days at Columbia. Seems they interviewed 400 or so folks who were there the same time HO was supposed to have been there. Trouble is, no one seems to be able to remember having seen him, known him, or even having heard of his being there--at the time. That includes Wayne Allyn Root, who graduated from Columbia in 1983, the same year HO claims to have finished there. And, Root was also in the school of law there. I bet I know what happened. HO wasn't there.

Root, btw, is a Libertarian talk show host, author and was Bob Barr's vice presidential candidate in the most recent election. His latest book is "The Conscience of a Libertarian."

Back to HO, who wasn't born in Hawaii. If he had been, born in HI, that is, why the blazes has his team of lawyers spent a million dollars keeping his records (including education records)a secret? Yeah, yeah--I know. Birther! Damned right. I and too many people I know have had to retrieve copies of birth certificates. It is really EASY to do...no big deal.

I would say I'm surprised no one has called for his impeachment, but our so-called Republican conservative representatives are just a bunch of wimps, trying to figure a way to keep their sorry asses in office. If just one of them had any gonads, h/she would be trying to do the right thing, and make HO produce a BC, or get out of Dodge. And while we've been focusing on his healthScare scam, I wonder what's going on with cap and tax.

According to an article on the Heritage Foundation, cap and tax will cost the average family of four almost $3000 a year in higher energy costs. The Heritage Foundation analysis also found that 2.5 million jobs will be lost to the greenies by 2035, and I bet there will be more. I keep going back to how bad it's been for Spain going green, the past eight years.

Besides the loss of jobs, the Heritage Foundation analysis also estimates a cumulative loss of $9.4 Trillion in GPD by the same 2035. And that was TRILLION. According to the article, Waxman-Markey, the authors of cap and tax, wanted to know if Heritage would answer some questions as to how they conducted their analysis. Of course, the Heritage Foundation was glad to comply: "Reps. Waxman and Markey sent us, and a number of other institutions, a letter asking us to answer 33 methodological questions about the analytical techniques used in our study. We were delighted by Waxman and Markey’s letter since it is just the kind of thoughtful investigative work our lawmakers should do more often. For example, they asked if our model took into account an increase in private sector investments in research and development that would be sparked by the legislation and a new carbon market. Answer: It did. Our model incorporates both short and long-run responses to higher energy prices.

Waxman also asked if our model quantified any benefits of avoided climate change. Answer: It didn’t. Because according to estimates based on IPCC data, the Waxman-Markey bill would only impact global temperatures by .044 degrees C (about .09 degrees F) by 2050. There simply are no economic benefits from such a minuscule impact."

Not something Waxman or Markey wanted to see, I'm sure. If you haven't visited the Heritage Foundation's website, you're missing a treat. With their help, and that of other conservative organizations, we'll be able to take back our country.

Come on 2010. There's still hope.