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History

The massive energy tax couched as a climate bill, most often called Cap and Trade, is only the latest incarnation of liberal genius applied to energy policy. Remember it was Pres. Jimmy Carter (D) who championed the creation of the U.S. Department of Energy, which was accomplished during his first year in office. (Quick: Name three stellar accomplishments of the Dept. of Energy. Yeah, I can’t either…) Now we have Pres. Obama pushing for a massive additional layer of bureaucracy for energy policy, accompanied by new taxes which will, by Obama’s own admission during his campaign, lead to greatly increased costs to American families for electricity and fuels.

As you think about whether this legislation will accomplish its stated goals, keep the two headlines in this article in mind.

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Pat Buchanan with the clarion call. Nothing to add here.

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LBJ and Obama

by Doug on March 10, 2009

in History, Politics

Pat Buchanan is a figure with whom I do not always agree, but I always appreciate the perspective of history that he brings to his analysis of politics and world affairs. I wish I had his grasp on history.
You need to read the entire column, but I’ll share two brief quotes here:
History never repeats itself [...]

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