Paraphrasing Obama: Don't be afraid of the future, but do be terrified that the carbon dioxide in your Pepsi will destroy your future

Obama makes 11th hour push for energy bill « - Blogs from CNN.com

WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama acknowledged Thursday that a climate change bill strongly backed by the White House will face an extremely close vote in the House of Representatives as early as the end of the week.

He made an urgent plea for congressional approval in what could be an early make-or-break test of his young administration.

"Now is the time for us to lead," Obama said during an appearance in the White House Rose Garden. "We cannot be afraid of the future. We cannot be prisoners to the past."

The president said the bill will spark a "clean energy transformation" of the U.S. economy and "make possible the creation of millions of new jobs."

"Make no mistake," he emphasized. "This is a jobs bill."

P.S. This massive new tax is necessary to create jobs, and also to prevent your grandchildren from roasting in hellfire.