McCain Veeps and Cap-and-Trade

McCain vp

Huckabee I hope. No Romney, i will not vote for McCain if he picks Romney. Huckabee shares the values of Christians, Conservatives and Southeners.

Confederate Baptist of FL @ Aug 20, 2008 09:27:34 AM

The Concept of CO2 Cap and Trade is Absurd

The real reason Cap & Trade is being foisted on the world is it creates a 3 trillion dollar commodity market for you guessed it: hot air. Finally politicians have found a way to put a price on their most abundant resource! And for politicians there is no downside as nothing has to be actually produced.

The real beneficiaries are the rich special interest who will get wealthier setting up and trading in this new commodities market. But citizens will pay more taxes to operate new regulatory bureaucracies and more for goods as business passes the cost along.

And all this is based on the premise that operating automobiles is resulting in global warming. Question: did Fred Flintstones truck fleet cause the last period of global warming or is global warming a cyclical event that is more affected by sun spot cycles. The Earth has had multiple tropical and glacial ages over the millennia. The most recent news is that the oceans of the world will be cooling for the next 25-30 years.

Furthermore, it is my understanding that the most prevalent hot house gas is water vapor. Should citizens of earth try to stop the rain cycle?

And if we are going to implement Cap and Trade who will decide what the optimal CO2 carrying capacity of Earth is?

And there are questions about how to implement financial controls and reliably audit such a system. Will every person and business on the planet be issued C02 permits? Is the permit an asset a business can liquidate when it goes out of business? If a business in California goes out of business and sells its CO2 permit to a company in England, will a new company in California have to find another seller to open his business and replace lost jobs? After all, if there is an optimal CO2 carrying capacity then an increasing population of people and businesses means a lower standard of living and reduced CO2 allotment for each new person or business.

Upon their death can Mom and Dad leave their CO2 permits to their children? Should Mom and Dad be limited to having two children?

What about the countries that do not subscribe to Cap & Trade. Will multi-national companies export new construction and jobs to 3rd world non-subscribing countries? And the flipside, will the people of the Amazon miss out on new opportunities because an American company bought 1000s of acres to be left unused to acquire carbon sequestration credits.

BenDoubleCrossed of FL @ Jun 20, 2008 16:08:01 PM

McCain's VP

Governor Mike Huckabee is the most likely and most logical choice for Vice President. Survey USA polls are showing that between Huckabee, Lieberman, Pawlenty, and Romney, Governor Huckabee is the best man for McCain in terms of winning votes this November.

Besides his immediate pull, the former Arkansas Governor would garner huge grassroots support that, over time, could make all the difference in this election.

Mike Huckabee also has Reagan-like speaking abilities. Should he be given enough publicity, or participate in any debates, he could counteract Obama's speechmaking skills and give McCain a sharper edge.

And don't forget, Huckabee has enormous pull in the evangelical community, many of whom have said (unfortunately) that they will not vote for Senator McCain unless he picks Huckabee as VP.

Mac 'n Mike '08!

Mrs. P of CA @ Jun 12, 2008 19:19:53 PM

How is a global cap-and-trade hard to pin down?

Romney has always said he want to protect the environment but only in a way that doesn't put the U.S. at a disadvantage versus other countries (China and India). Seems pretty consistent (and sensible) to me....

Mev of MA @ Jun 12, 2008 17:01:51 PM

Huckabee For VP the only choice. For my vote.

Has anyone else been following the verbal spat between Huckabee and Bob Barr?? If you havnt I found a site that has a play by play on the whole back and forth. You have to click on the Huckabee vs Barr link. You can find the whole back and forth at www.BarrRoot.com If you havnt been following it you should cause it is Halarious. Go Huckabee.!!

jane of MT @ Jun 12, 2008 16:57:17 PM