Hmm--Obama seems to minimize the climate scam part of the Waxman Climate Scam Bill

...So reports Greenwire (subs. req’d) today:

“I want to take a moment, before I start talking about health care, just to congratulate Chairman [Henry] Waxman and the Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats, who’ve made such extraordinary progress in reaching a deal on comprehensive energy reform and climate legislation,” Obama told reporters at the White House.

“This is a major step forward in building the kind of clean energy economy that will reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil,” the president added.

Obama repeated his clarion call for action:

“I once again call on Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution, which will then drive and incent for the kind of innovation and dynamic, new, clean energy economy that can create jobs and new businesses all across America,” he said. “So this is an example of the extraordinary productivity that we’re seeing over in the House right now.”

Warming bill - doing less of what’s not needed | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

Even the most eager of warming Democrats are watering down their plans to cut gases - even before their haggling with the rest of Congress begins...

Massive Energy Tax Taking Shape in Congress | GlobalWarming.org

Here’s What You Need To Know about the Waxman-Markey Bill

1. It’s a tax.

2. It’s an indirect, hidden, sneaky tax, but it’s a tax.

3. It’s a tax on energy that will raise prices on energy and all goods and services that are produced with or use energy.

4. It’s a tax that will fall more heavily on poorer people because poorer people spend a higher percentage of their incomes on energy than do wealthier people.

5. It’s not a one-time or steady tax, but a tax that will cause energy prices to increase every year.

6. It’s a tax that will destroy jobs in energy-intensive industries, which are concentrated in the States that use coal for electricity.

7. It’s a tax that will raise energy prices more in States that depend on coal for electricity.

8. It’s a tax that will create perpetual economic stagnation.