Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Wind Power Deal Brings Fight To Utility Panel - News Story - WCVB Boston
"What's the Arctic ice cap worth?" Pawa asked. "Would you pay $1.50 a month to save the planet?"
Obama shouldn't use troops as props - USATODAY.com
Obama is not making a new argument here. Ever since the philosopher William James coined the term "the moral equivalent of war," liberals have wanted to find a way to organize American economic life as if we were at war. FDR was honest about this, unapologetically selling the New Deal as a war effort without a war and questioning the patriotism of those who criticized his economic policies. Today's liberals often use similar rhetoric, particularly on global warming, but they don't seem to think through what they're really calling for.

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