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By Robert Bradley Jr.
“I talked about inflation before it was even thought of. And now I care more than ever.” – Joe Manchin III)
“I can’t make a fundamental decision on any taxes and on energy and climate because it pays for the clean technology investment I’m advocating for. But I’m not going to do something and over-reach causes more problems.” – Joe Manchin III
The climate crusade is driven by deficit spending both in removing wind and solar and electric vehicles from the tax code and by the US Department of Energy’s infinite spending. So it was extremely positive when Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV), the head of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, dropped his support for the provisions. climate in the Build Back Better legislation is being debated. A $555 billion global warming subsidy bill is in the works, throwing good money into bad money.
Manchin Spokesperson, Sam Runyon stated:
Political headlines mean nothing to the millions of Americans struggling to buy groceries and gas as inflation soars to 9.1%. Senator Manchin believes it is time for leaders to put political agendas aside, reassess and adjust to the economic realities facing the country to avoid implementing step to add fuel to the fire of inflation.
Manchin’s announcement was heralded by this press release earlier this week (July 13, 2022):
Manchin Statement on 9.1% Inflation Rate
Washington, DC – Today, US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) made the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their monthly Consumer Price Index Report showing consumer inflation rose to 9.1%, the biggest 12-month increase since 1981.
“Today’s inflation data illustrates the pain that families across the country are feeling as costs continue to rise at historic rates. 9.1% is cause for serious concern…. For more than a year, leaders in Washington have ignored the grave concerns I and others have about the costs of rising inflation…. Whatever spending aspirations some in Congress may have, anyone who visits the grocery store or gas station understands that we cannot add fuel to this inflationary fire.
However, Senator Manchin should refuse to ‘bribe’ wasted energy sent his way, such as “clean hydrogen” Center in West Virginia turn natural gas into hydrogen with a carbon capture supplement. Still in the call for (for subsidy) stage, this wasteful project could be scrapped in the name of fiscal prudence and deficit reduction.
Cries of Doom and Gloom
The apocalyptic left responded with predictable exaggeration and doom:
I won’t deny my disappointment here. This is our last chance to avert the most catastrophic – and most costly – effects of climate change. (- Ron Wyden: T-OR)
And like report at Politico:
I struggle to think of the only elected official in American history who would do more to cause greater suffering. There are many examples, but if you want to look decades from now, this decision by a senator from West Virginia will have consequences affecting millions, if not billions. (Sam Ricketts, Evergreen Action)
But a senator with clear ties to the fossil fuel industry is condemning generations of Americans on this planet for a broken Earth, including his grandchildren. (Leah Stokes, University of California-Santa Barbara)
And in Bloomberg:
There are really no words to describe how horrified, outraged and disappointed we are. Senator Manchin has taken every opportunity to protect the climate, jobs and justice, and save money for families when they need it most, but he is choosing instead to side with those who need it most. pollute “. (Tiernan Sittenfeld, senior vice president of the Federation of Conservation Voters)
And in today The New York Times:
It seems odd that Manchin chose his legacy as the man who single-handedly destroyed humanity. (John Podesta).
The rage made me unable to hold back the tears. (Ed Markey D-MA)
I honestly don’t know how he would look his nephew in the eye. (Leah Stokes, UC Santa Barbara)
He talked about his grandchildren. Turns out it was just bullshit. He cares about profits for his coal company and his own political future for the future of our planet. (Jamal Raad, Evergreen Action)
Michael Mann:
Given the United States’ role as the top carbon polluter of all time, it is difficult to witness global action on climate without US leadership. [Manchin is] a modern day villain who drives a Maserati, lives on yachts, courtesy of the coal industry and is willing to watch the world burn as long as it benefits his short term portfolio ta.
Varshini Prakash of the Rising Sun Movement stated:
This is not a death sentence… Clearly, manipulating the company’s obstructionists doesn’t work, and it will cost us a generation of voters.
Saleemul Huq, director of the International Center for Climate Change and Development, stated:
“He is a villain, he is a threat to the world. What Americans do or don’t do about climate will impact the world…. Unfortunately, it will have very bad consequences for us in Bangladesh.
Janet Redman, Greenpeace USA stated:
Senator Manchin is a fossil-fuelled hitman in a Maserati fun car while he lets the world burn.
The bellicose Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is ready to redefine government as the Executive Branch to get what he wants:
With legislative climate options now closed, now is the time for Beast Mode to take action. Free last. Let’s roll. Do it all and start it now.
The alarmists, out of alarm, are at the ready. And dangerous.
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