THE CAP-AND-TRADE SCAM - Nealz Nuze on boortz.com

The Democrats are working out the details of a massive wealth redistribution bill, all in the name of climate change. This is the liberal nirvana. You take a naturally recurring climatological phenomena and use scare tactics to stampede the great unwashed into supporting your tax and spend schemes. The looter's plan to limit greenhouse gases are not in the name of sound environmental science but in the name of more government.

Irrational? Get Used to It - Henry Payne - Planet Gore on National Review Online

— Anticipating the government mandate, Ford is crowing about making less profit. You read that right. This month, the company boasted about converting its Warren plant from producing SUVs to small Ford Focuses. The plant was once Ford’s most profitable, producing trucks generating at least $5,000 per vehicle. The Focus will make $1,500 per vehicle at best. Hooray?

Americas’ personal transportation market is no longer governed by consumer choice but by government edict. Consumers don’t rank fuel efficiency (just 16 percent of U.S vehicle sales are small cars) or global warming as high priorities. But Washington Democrats do.

To explain the inevitable contortions this clash of government and consumer choices will engender, get used to lots of irrationality.

Waxman-Markey Markup: Day 2 | GlobalWarming.org

The only highlight from day one was the opening statement of Rep. John Barrow (D-Georgia), which seemed to indicate that he will oppose this expensive energy bill. He becomes the first Democrat on the Committee to do so. Hopefully, he is not the last. Reps. Eliot Engel (D-New York) and Charlie Melancon (D-Lousiana) seemed to hedge. They are likely holding out for more booty from Waxman.