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2009-05-06 Home Front: Politix

Obama signs directive to move toward "clean energy economy"

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Posted by Seafarious 2009-05-06 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 I feel better already.

/Sarcasm

Posted by bigjim-CA 2009-05-06 00:46|| 2009-05-06 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 No mention of what growing all this biomass will do to food prices as acreage is converted from growing food to growing fuel.

In other words Cap-and-Trade will cause energy prices to soar. This will cause foodstuff prices to soar. And Obama will cause taxes to soar as well.

We are well and truly screwed.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-05-06 01:02|| 2009-05-06 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Gas went up 30 cents/gal yesterday in Ohio. I was wondering what caused it. Looks like we are on the first 13 year plan, Comrades.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2009-05-06 02:42|| 2009-05-06 02:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Some people are going to make a lot of money.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-05-06 04:55|| 2009-05-06 04:55|| Front Page Top

#5 But surely, they are the most patriotic sort of people and thus will pay lots of taxes willingly to help out their fellow American...

Posted by Adriane 2009-05-06 04:59|| 2009-05-06 04:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Close yucca mountain and lobby to coal. Soo smooth.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-05-06 05:38|| 2009-05-06 05:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Obama is my hero 'cuz he saved the planet and I'm living in a cardboard box and can't afford electricity.

/liberal

Posted by DarthVader 2009-05-06 08:26|| 2009-05-06 08:26|| Front Page Top

#8 I am beginning to see Barry as a very painful, but long awaited vaccination. One which should effectively cure us of the pox of liberal, socialist inclinations for decades to come. If we can only survive the very substantial negative side effects.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-06 08:37|| 2009-05-06 08:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Gasoline is up 40 cents a gallon in suburban Chicago in the last ten days. Usually it goes up in the spring as the refineries go down for some maintenance prior to the big summer push. But this is a lot.

Posted by Steve White 2009-05-06 09:36|| 2009-05-06 09:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Nah, we'll just buy our food from China and Mexico - what could go wrong?

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-05-06 10:31|| 2009-05-06 10:31|| Front Page Top

#11 King Canute, Redux

Posted by mojo 2009-05-06 11:04|| 2009-05-06 11:04|| Front Page Top

#12 King Cnut (that's the correct spelling) used ordering the tides to change as a demonstration of the limits of his power.

/pedantic

Posted by Bright Pebbles the pedantic 2009-05-06 13:04|| 2009-05-06 13:04|| Front Page Top

#13 Precisely, dear Bright Pebbles. And so shall President Obama, although perhaps without the same considered intent.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2009-05-06 13:21|| 2009-05-06 13:21|| Front Page Top

#14 All you folks who don't remember, gas always goes up just before any major Holiday, Mother's day is Sunday may 9th. Gotta screw those travelers.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-05-06 15:18|| 2009-05-06 15:18|| Front Page Top

#15 If we can only survive the very substantial negative side effects. You are an optimist.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-05-06 16:55|| 2009-05-06 16:55|| Front Page Top

#16 I wonder if these city dumbasses realize they are at the end of a very long supply chain. When food, fuel or power becomes short, it's a simple thing to disrupt the supply, leaving more for those upstream. And the Bambis can starve, freeze or broil in their concrete boxes.

Posted by ed 2009-05-06 21:09|| 2009-05-06 21:09|| Front Page Top

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