BOHICA!!! Cap and Trade Moves Nearer

Newsmax.com is reporting that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has split from the rest of the GOP to negotiate a compromise with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) on a bill to limit carbon emissions in this country. No matter what it's called, it's still cap-and-trade.

The two senators wrote a collaborative piece for the New York Times saying that they feel they could garner support for this crap by working out a compromise.

"We refuse to accept the argument that the United States cannot lead the world in addressing global climate change," Graham and Kerry wrote. "We are also convinced that we have found both a framework for climate legislation to pass Congress and the blueprint for a clean-energy future."

Graham is one of about 12 senators who are sitting on the fence when in comes to a bill that is being floated by Kerry and Senator Barbara "My face looks like the ass of a" Boxer (D-CA). Evidently, Lindsey feels some sort of sick obligation to play footsies with these two. A spokesman has said that Graham does not support the bill as it is currently written.

At its core, though, the bill reflects the legislation passed on June 26 of this year by the House with the help of eight spineless Republicans. Companies would have to buy an annual permit for every ton of carbon emissions. Those who do not use their permits could sell what they don't use to companies who need them. And who do you think is going to end up getting the bill for these permits that companies have to purchase? If you said the consumer, you get a black and gold star for the day.

Kerry and Graham have suggested that Congress set the minimum and maximum fees for the carbon permits citing that if Congress does not do so, the Obama administration could impose severe regulations. And we all know just how much Dear Leader LOVES big business.

The DUHnamic Duo has also suggested trade sanctions against those countries who do not reduce their emissions. Yep. Just the thing to do. Piss off those who are holding the purse strings on our currency. Am I wrong on this? It makes absolutely no sense at all.

Lindsey Graham has finally shown everyone his true colors. And they're not red, white, and blue.

Btw...for those who may not know: BOHICA=Bend Over; Here It Comes Again

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Huge h/t to my Limbaugh baby and his senior project prof! Yinz made my day!

$2 Billion Loan for Oil Exploration

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the Obama administration is poised to spend $2 billion of OUR money for oil exploration and drilling...off the coast of Brazil. Wonderful, ain't it? Nothing like using our money to possibly create another Hugo Chavez.

We're going to lend Brazil's largest state-owned oil company, Petrobras, money for exploration of a huge offshore discovery in the country's Tupi oil field in the Santos Basin near Rio de Janeiro. White House National Security Adviser James Jones met this month with Brazilian officials to talk about the loan.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has given Petrobras a "preliminary commitment" of two billion of our hard-earned dollars, and that figure could go even higher. It's not clear whether it will be a direct loan or a loan guarantee, but, either way, if Petrobras defaults, guess who's stuck eating the loss? Hint: It's not Brazil. And to do this at a time when the U.S. Treasury can't pay our own bills is beyond me.

If Dear Leader is so gung ho on drilling, why not do it here? After all, the ban on offshore drilling in this country was allowed to expire to allow the market to go after our own reserves and reduce our dependence on those countries who want us dead. Instead, Chairman Barry has decided to sell oil leases to other countries and allow THEM to drill for OUR oil. The sale of those leases starts today. I've been busy, so tell me: Did the MSM cover any of this? I bet not.

I'm assuming part of the reason BHO is funding Brazil's exploration but not our own is due to the wailing and gnashing of teeth from groups like the Sierra Club and Earth First. After all, they DID help him get elected. How are they going to react when they realize he's funding global warming and CO2 emissions? Oops...it's okay for other countries to do it so long as the evil corporate giants here at home don't benefit. Bunch of screwballs!!!

The question of what Barry's stake in all of this is remains a mystery to me. I mean, c'mon...he doesn't do ANYTHING without strings attached. Is it political pandering once again to apologize for just how rotten this country is? Maybe he's planning on visiting Rio during Carnival on our dime. What ever the case, we should be telling the environmental crowd to shove it and open up OUR reserves to exploration. The rest of the world can get their own frickin' oil.

Bit by bit, this president is selling this country's sovereignty to foreign lands. Why does the word "treason" come to mind???

Cap and Trade Earmarks: The Presidentially-Directed Side -- Part One

I thought I'd start at the top of the food chain with the Cap and Trade earmarks. Crap rolls downhill, right? I'm going to do this in parts because I don't want people's eyes to glaze over part of the way through.

The presidentially-directed earmarks were made by none other than Dear Leader himself through the House Interior and Environment Appropriations. Some of them were also requested specifically by House members, but I want to put those earmarks with those who made them, so I'll probably do that under the congressionally-directed side.

This is what Barry requested and received in the Cap and Trade bill. It seems pretty repetitive, but I want everyone to know how he's spending the money you work so hard for. Pay special attention to how much money was earmarked for land acquisition. Those of you who may own property bordering one of these refuges: be extra vigilant. This is the money they will use to buy what they want from you (a bribe) before using eminent domain should you refuse to sell.

Bureau of Land Management Construction Projects (12) -- Total: $6,202,000

• Bridgeport Access Trail -- $176,000
• Browning Ranch House Preservation -- $124,000
• CA Radio Fencing and Grounding Improvement - $537,000
• Campbell Airstrip Safety Fencing -- $190,000
• El Toro Creek Parking Project -- $1,209,000
• Five Mile Pass Recreation Site Facility -- $362,000
• Knolls Facility -- $381,000
• Lemhi River Total Maximum Daily Load Road Maintenance Phase IV -- $1,588,000
• Partners Point Waterline --$110,000
• Pelican Lake Recreation Site Reconstruction -- $697,000
• Sawtooth Campground -- $541,000
• Sharkey Hot Springs Renovation -- $287,000

Bureau of Land Management Land Acquisition Projects (11) -- Total: $21,650,000

• Blackfoot River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) -- $4,500,000
• California Wilderness -- $500,000
• Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument -- $1,000,000
• Craig Thomas Little Mountain Special Management Area (SMA) -- $2,000,000
• King Range National Conservation Area (NCA) -- $2,000,000
• La Cienega ACEC/ El Camino Real De Tierra Adento National Historic Trail (NHT) -- $3,000,000
• Lacks Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) -- $750,000
• Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat ACEC -- $1,500,000
• Meeteetsee Spires ACEC -- $1,500,000
• Sandy River/Oregon NHT -- $2,100,000
• Upper Sacramento River ACEC -- $2,800,000

Fish and Wildlife Service Construction Projects (9) -- Total: $10,123,000

• Allegheny National Fish Hatchery (NFH), rehabilitate fish production and electrical systems -- $1,500,000
• Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Old Timbers Dam Phase I -- $100,000
• Fergus Falls Wetland Management District (WMD), Stang Lake Dam Phase II -- $175,000
• Guam NWR, invasive species fence construction -- $866,000
• Jackson NFH, replace water supply line -- $1,650,000
• Quinault NFH, replace electric fish barriers -- $1,000,000
• Turnbull NWR, Lower Pine Lake Dam Phase II -- $250,000
• Wichita Mountains WR, Lake Rush Dam Phase II -- $4,100,000
• Willow Beach NFH, water treatment (filters/wells) to remove Quagga mussel from water supply -- $482,000

Fish and Wildlife Service Land Acquisition Projects (31) -- Total: $43,445,000

• Alaska Maritime NWR -- $300,000
• Back Bay NWR -- $545,000
• Balcones Canyonlands NWR -- $1,000,000
• Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (MBR) -- $500,000
• Big Muddy National Forest & Wildlife Refuge (NF&WR) -- $300,000
• Blackwater NWR -- $2,000,000
• Bon Secour NWR -- $500,000
• Bond Swamp NWR -- $1,200,000
• Cape May NWR -- $2,000,000
• Cherry Valley NWR -- $500,000
• Chicksaw NWR -- $500,000
• Cypress Creek NWR -- $500,000
• Dakota Tallgrass Prairie Wildlife Management Area (WMA) -- $1,000,000
• Edwin B. Forsythe NWR -- $1,100,000
• Ernest F. Hollings ACE (Ashepoo, Combahee, and South Edisto Rivers) Basin NWR -- $500,000
• Grasslands WMA -- $1,000,000
• James Campbell NWR -- $500,000
• James River NWR -- $1,000,000
• Laguna Atascosa NWR -- $500,000
• Leslie Canyon NWR -- $500,000
• Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR -- $1,000,000
• Nestucca Bay NWR -- $1,000,000
• Nisqually NWR -- $500,000
• North Dakota WMA -- $1,000,000
• Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR -- $500,000
• Panther Swamp NWR -- $500,000
• Patoka River NWR -- $1,150,000
• Prime Hook NWR -- $1,000,000
• Rachel Carson NWR -- $3,000,000
• Red River NWR -- $500,000
• Red Rock Lakes NWR -- $1,000,000
• Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area (CA) -- $3,750,000
• San Bernard NWR - Austin's Woods Unit -- $2,500,000
• San Joaquin River NWR -- $2,000,000
• Sevilleta NWR -- $500,000
• Silvio O. Cooke NWR & Federal Register (FR) -- $2,250,000
• St. Marks NWR -- $500,000
• Togiak NWR -- $500,000
• Upper Mississippi River NWR&FR -- $1,500,000
• Upper Ouachita NWR -- $1,000,000
• Waccamaw NWR -- $600,000
• Willapa NWR -- $750,000
• Yukon Delta NWR -- $500,000
  

With only part of these earmarks approved by Daddy O, we are so far up to a total of $81,420,000 of YOUR money. I'll put the rest of Dear Leader's approvals up ASAP.