Connect The Dots!
By Mitch Berg
Earlier, we noted Minnesota state officials saying that the economic downturn had curbed congestion.
An isolated claim? Read this appearance by SecState Clinton at the EU (to which I’m adding emphasis) and tell me:
“Never waste a good crisis,” Clinton told a hearing at the European Parliament. “And when it comes to the economic crisis, don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.”
The United States is seen as the key player in global climate talks in Copenhagen in December, after President Barack Obama signaled a new urgency in tackling climate change in stark contrast to his predecessor George W.
First: is anyone checking Algore’s bank accounts?
Second: Is this the most tone-deaf administration in history?
March 6th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Not tone deaf – just fully committed to an ideology.
Keep in mind we’re still recovering from the effects of the Carter administration.
March 6th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Whats Algore, I thought that was a chemical company or something . . .
March 6th, 2009 at 10:13 am
“Whats Algore”
It’s just like “Al Gore” but has a smaller carbon footprint. Uses 14% less energy to transmit and store.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
““Never waste a good crisis,” she’s learning from the Rahm Emanuel school of political fear mongering.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:26 am
[…] Rahm Emanuel famously offered the advice not to waste a good crisis, and apparently that’s the new motto of the Barack Obama administration. In fact, they have so much fondness for that strategy that they want to share it with our allies. Hillary Clinton told the European Parliament that they shouldn’t allow the economic meltdown to pass without exploiting the panic for more statist policies. And that’s only a slight exaggeration (via Mitch Berg): The financial crisis offers a new chance to rebuild economies based on a greener model with less dependence on unreliable overseas energy imports, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. […]