Posted by guest blogger tim the Godless Heathen
T.K. Farrow at Pajamas Media:
Listening to President Obama speak Tuesday at the New Economic School in Moscow, it became completely clear that his intellect is greatly overrated. As Obama proudly proclaimed his commitment to shared international progress and explained his support for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, it was painfully clear how foolish it is to believe he can be trusted to do the right thing on the international stage. Most Russians already knew that. Only 23 percent have confidence in Obama to do the right thing in international affairs, according to a poll conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org.
“The pursuit of power is no longer a zero-sum game — progress must be shared,” the president said in one breath. But minutes later, he announced that “the arc of history shows us that governments which serve their own people survive and thrive; governments that serve their own power do not.”
Well, which one is it? Is he confused?
Does the leader of the free world not understand that serving his own people will often be in direct conflict with shared international progress? For instance, if the U.S. accommodates the demands of the United Nations in reducing carbon emissions, the cost of energy (and all products made with and transported by using energy) will rise in the U.S. — that much is agreed upon by even the Congressional Budget Office.
Read the rest, it ends strong.
Watch very closely when he returns this week. He will hit the bricks with a vengeance, trying to make the further sell for his cap and tax plan.
And his argument will be that he has made promises and commitments at the G8.
When people begin to see how this affects them at the pump and the grocery and on their power bill? I predict an open revolt against Washington and Obama if cap and trade (Kyoto) becomes law in the US.
Posted by: Locutisprime | Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 07:48 AM