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It's the Stupid Economy

4.1.08 @ 12:01AM

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One must wonder what would have happened to Egyptian culture had they spent enormous intellectual and material resources on other things rather than building the pyramids. When an individual does silly things with their money, it is rare that the result would be fatal for the community at large but when the government makes these mistakes, the Easter Island scenario of nearly mass extinction and chaos is a real possibility.

Hatred, fear and loathing of capitalism is a core principle among those who want to believe in Global Warming as a problem that has urgent current needs. Those on the Right who lust after the jobs that this chaos will create are also deluded. The Left is expert at converting battleships to school buildings in economic terms. At least they have been taught to basics of Buyer's Remorse and the concept of a missed opportunity. The Left may be more teachable then the Right in this case.
-- Danny L. Newton
Cookeville, Tennessee

Amen, Mr. Yeatman!

The only solutions proposed by the Global Warming Nuts are all related to mandatory limits established by such scientific stalwarts as Al Gore. Wind Power and Solar Power are technologies that can never be developed to the extent that they will replace Coal/Oil Burners. A fact the loonies fail to acknowledge. One source that could help significantly is Nuclear. That will not happen in the U.S. because of fear mongering. Socialists like Gore, Lieberman, and let's throw in Mc Cain are not looking for an answer to maintain the U.S. economy. They are looking to diminish it by forcing more and more production off shore to Beijing.
-- Ron LaCanne
Racine, Wisconsin

As a conservative who will hold his nose as he pulls the lever for McCain, I'd say his only stance that gives me serious pause is his membership in the Cultic Church of Homeogenic Planetary Hyperthermia. I would really like to read something that gives insight into the thought processes of otherwise reasonably intelligent people who, with frenzied fervor, latch on to these truly bizarre ideas and will not let them go until they're pried from betwixt the hemispheres of their cold, dead cerebral cortexes.

What the McCain/Liberman Party proposes in the "cap & trade" legislation is a demonstration that McCain really and truly doesn't know much about elementary economics. He's a little short in the "uptake" department too. The Europeans have been very kind to the civilized world in that they have chosen to be a laboratory for really, really bad ideas. If McCain can't see the blistering failure of his ideas as embodied by the European programs detailed by Mr. Yeatman, what are we to think? That he is incapable of learning? That once he fixates on an idea he cannot be dissuaded by any argument?

McCain famously acknowledged that economics isn't his "strong suit." Does he really mean that? Not a chance. And, given his stance on this issue, it is obvious that he really doesn't know that he doesn't know anything. This does not bode well for us. In the famous words of Detective Harry Callahan: "A man's got to know his limitations."
-- John Jarrell
San Antonio, Texas

John Sidney McCain III has absolutely no idea of how the economy works. He told us that last fall and he meant it. But he must appeal to moderates and liberals because he realizes Conservatives see through his silliness.

I predict that Joe Lieberman will be his running mate in an effort to attract more of Joe's liberal cohorts. We will have four Democrats running for the Presidency next fall.

John McCain is not a Conservative in spite of his protestations to the contrary.
-- Judy Beumler
Louisville, Kentucky

The Spectator would do well to remember Reagan's 11th commandment. While none of us will completely agree with McCain, we should be supporting him, not asking for another candidate. I am not interested in seeing our party split over these issues, thus weakening us at the polls. The importance of fighting abortion, terrorism, and higher taxes (issues where McCain seems to be quite consistent) are more important than disagreeing about global warming. Should we risk losing the election due to our bickering over this?
-- Adam
Dallas, Texas

WEAK AT THE KNEES
Re: Jennifer Rubin's More Reporting, Less Tingling:

First a good article.

Forget the MSM, the bigger story is Where's THE PARTY? Don't the Democrats vet their own runners anymore? Used to be the State and National parties did some oppo research to make sure there are no skeletons in the closet. Had they done so I doubt if Obama would have received the nod. Identity politics I presume trumps this common sense defensive procedure.
-- John McGinnis
Arlington, Texas

Jennifer Rubin is dreaming if she thinks the MSM is going to "get" Sen. Obama. If he becomes the nominee, they may do negative stories about him -- but every one of them will be topped by one about Sen. McCain.

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