How to Lose a Re-Election [John Ennis]

This is how presidents lose their re-election bids, when their administration does stuff like this:

The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to declare that greenhouse gases are pollutants that pose a danger to the public’s health and welfare. That determination, once made final, will pave the way for federal regulation of carbon dioxide, methane and other heat-trapping gases linked to global warming.

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The agency sent the finding on Friday to the Office of Management and Budget for review, according to a Web site that lists pending federal rules. Once the budget office clears the finding, it can be signed by Ms. Jackson.

The action, known as an endangerment finding, would allow federal regulation of motor vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases. If further action is taken by the E.P.A., it could open the door to regulatory controls over power plants, oil refineries, cement plants and other factories that emit such gases.

As we all know, if there were too little CO2 in the atmosphere, it would certainly be a health risk to the public. As for how much is too much, I can't wait to see how they determined where to draw the line. I look forward to viewing their scientific procedures, and whether they can survive even a modest amount of scrutiny. It's time for the warming alarmists to put their money where their mouth is. The EPA procedures will be the subject of much debate and litigation. I'm hoping the judiciary will be able to sniff out the bull in the EPA's case.

Comments

[Eric]

This is how fools lose all their credibility: They talk about a president losing his re-election when he's only 3 months into his 4-year term.

Well done John.

By the way, the respiration of 6 billion people and however many other billions or trillions of other creatures make up more than enough CO2 to support photosynthesis in all the plant life on this planet. Suggesting that by limiting the CO2 output of industry will somehow put this planet in jeopardy is foolish at best and completely irresponsible at worst.

This is a tired and pitiful argument on your part. And yet, by my count, this is the second time you are making it.