[Because they don't believe in Obama's global warming swindle:] India vows cooperation on climate change but not at economic cost - Monsters and Critics

Prague - India is prepared to cooperate on curbing global warming - but not at the expense of its own economic development, Indian Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna warned Monday.

His comments came at a bilateral meeting with EU foreign ministers in Prague.

'India is a developing country,' he said, speaking after talks with EU diplomats. 'We have challenges and we will have to concentrate on development. And development takes precedence over everything else.'

VHeadline.com - 21st Century "indulgences" cry out "forgive me Earth, for I'm gonna sin!"

The mere fact that the bill was in excess of a thousand pages tells me it was NOT written by any activist Congress itself, or by the concerted workings of Congressional committees. It more than likely was the collective effort of the private sector interests who will benefit from the terms and conditions included therein; penned by their attorneys, their lobbyists and their lobbyists' attorneys. Now most of our elected officials are lawyers and should know what hearsay is!

[Why not improve the world's weather by taking your money, blowing most of it on fraud and new bureaucracy, then giving some of it back to you?]: The Carbon Dioxide Credit Program

...people don't directly pay this tax. Companies that burn coal to generate electricity or refine crude oil into gasoline are so burdened. Then, of course, because these fuel suppliers need to make a profit, they add this charge to your electricity and gasoline bill. This then becomes an indirect tax to the masses.

But there should be general acceptance by the people if much of this extra charge is then credited to your account when you file your taxes.

Phil Kerpen's Washington Update

What now on cap-and-trade?
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 9:15 AM
The Senate fight is going to be tough and down to the wire, but if we educate and mobilize we can win. [MP3, 356 KB]