The administration is working hard to push the anthropogenic global
warming issue in it's attempt to have more government control. But
these two headlines, in today's WaPo seem to suggest they just don't
get it.

On environment, Obama and scientists take hit in poll

As President Obama arrives in Copenhagen hoping to seal an elusive
deal on climate change, his approval rating on dealing with global
warming has crumbled at home and there is broad opposition to spending
taxpayer money to encourage developing nations to curtail their energy
use, according to a n...
(By Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta, The Washington Post)
http://tinyurl.com/ya29r6r

U.S. urges carbon cuts in the developing world

COPENHAGEN -- With an offer of significant new aid to help poor
nations cope with the effects of global warming, the Obama
administration began a major diplomatic effort Thursday aimed at
saving the troubled climate talks before the president's expected
arrival Friday morning.
(By Juliet Eilperin and Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)
http://tinyurl.com/ye2ram6

From the second article:
"...the United States backed what amounts to the single biggest
transfer of wealth from rich to poor nations for any one cause -- in a
sense offering compensation for decades of warming the Earth.

Clinton pledged that the country would help mobilize $100 billion a
year in public and private financing by 2020 -- an amount that is
almost equal to the total value of all developmental aid and
concessional loans granted to poor nations by the United States,
Europe and other donors this year."

Gosh, how many government jobs will be created to transfer all that
wealth? I suppose those making over $250K will foot the bill, aided by
the money generated from 'cap and trade' of course.
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Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!

John H