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“His being on the Green Party [ballot] prevented Al Gore from being the greenest president we could have had, and I think that’s really unfortunate. I think we paid a big price for it. I’m pretty sad about that. — Hillary Clinton, on Ralph Nader’s entry into the 2008 presidential race
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“I think actually the spending in the war might help with jobs. … I think this economy is down because we built too many houses, and the economy is adjusting.” — President George W. Bush, demonstrating his economic acumen
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“I think this is a landmark decision in North America as far as government addressing global warming. The B.C. government has decided to use one of the most powerful incentives at its disposal to reduce pollution.” — Ian Bruce of the Suzuki Foundation, on the carbon tax just implemented by the provincial government of British […]
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“The [Lieberman-Warner] bill, as reported out of committee, would be the most historic incentive for nuclear in the history of the United States.” — an aide to Sen. Joe Lieberman
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“I do think we’re in a position where we don’t foresee the need for new coal-fired generation in the Carolinas anytime in the foreseeable future. It’s probably premature to say we will never build a coal plant in the Carolinas again, but today we do not foresee the need to do that based on the […]
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"… there are a number of pieces of legislation where [McCain’s] views are out of the mainstream, at least in my view, of conservative Republican thought. So, for instance, he’s opposed to drilling in ANWR, I believe. … … And then now McCain-Lieberman, which is a unilateral — meaning U.S.-only imposed — cap-and-trade program, which […]
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“Maybe we’re wrong.” — the Nader 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, getting halfway there
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“This is something that is very, very important, and I think it’s something the president would sign. We have to have it.” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, endorsing the fantasy that President Bush will sign Lieberman-Warner into law
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What is a conservative?
From Restructuring Today ($ub req'd), reporting on Markey's hearings on allocation vs. auction as a cap & trade methodology:
Even conservative Harvard economist Gregory Mankiw believes a free allocation amounts to corporate welfare.
Even conservative?
