Governor Kulongoski Testifies In Support Of Cap And Trade Program

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski made a rare appearance before a Legislative committee Thursday.

He testified in support of a regional cap and trade program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Governor told lawmakers that the state can’t afford to wait for Congress to enact a federal plan.

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President Obama is firmly on Al Gore's bandwagon and in the rush to "save the planet" liberals have all kinds of ideas to force us to "do the right thing". Washington bureaucrats already have too much input concerning what we drive. In California they wanted to determine at what temperature residents set their thermostats and then candidate Obama stated that we cannot expect to keep our houses at a comfortable level while the planet suffers. Do not think for a second that control over our energy consumption will not be on the mind of the president's "Global Warming Czar" every moment of every day and that many of those ideas will find willing supporters in Nancy Pelosi's house and Harry Reid's senate.