Posted on 03/11/2009 6:38:16 PM PDT by mowowie
A leading US senator warned on Wednesday that deferring potentially costly actions to combat climate change because of the global economic slump amounted to "a mutual suicide pact." "Climate change is not governed by a recession, it's governed by scientific facts about what's happening to Earth. And you either accept the realities of the science or you don't," said Democratic Senator John Kerry. He spoke after some of his colleagues argued that the United States should not impose a cap-and-trade system for so-called greenhouse gases blamed for global warming because it amounts to a painful tax during a deep downturn.
"You don't enter a mutual suicide pact because the economy is having a hard time right now," Kerry said after meeting with UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon seven months before global climate change talks in Denmark's capital.
"You certainly have room to negotiate at what the rate and schedule is within that, but it doesn't mean you can sit around and do nothing," said Kerry.
But the Massachusetts lawmaker and onetime presidential hopeful seemed to douse hopes that the United States would arrive in Copenhagen with the US Congress having already passed sweeping legislation to curb emissions.
He said the House of Representatives would likely pass its measure in June and that key Senate committees could act "before the summer" on legislation but warned that the whole Senate would have "a hard time getting that done." ''''''
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Also, How could any man, especially a Senator with even one single ounce of dignity go around spewing this dangerous BS? ie..gore etc.... You are either a complete idiot or an evil shrewed a-hole with a not too nice agenda. How do you wake up each morning displaying such a completely transparent facade and face real people? What's the real agenda? I have a pretty good idea.
These type people are beyond description.
John Kerry? Is he important?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Does this mean if we delay it, Lurch will off himself? That’s worth the effort for that reason alone.
Evil sums it up for me
Evil shrew”ed” ahole kinda sums it up nicely
Let me be the first: Didn’t John Kerry go to Viet Nam or something?
Back in 1975, they were saying the same thing about Global Cooling.
...........and Christmas in Cambodia.
What a way to go.
Will his wife remarry or ketchup with him?
Declare victory and move on, it is getting colder now.
"Hi! I'm John Kerry! Either you accept the realities of science or you don't!"
Didn’t he shoot a wounded VC in the back or something?
The village called...
Their IDIOT is missing...
If the senate doesn’t solve this problem, he may burn his Senate ID card.
I bumped in to jon at a 7/11 back in 88.
Dressed like a beach bum with a blonde looking to be about 19.
He was behind me in line huffing and puffing because we we weren’t fast enough.
I turn around to see who the frigging clown is and it’s Jon Freakin Carry!!
Then he pulled his “Do you who i am?” Routine.
Dork-Assed Mofo.
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