US Pledge on CO2 Control

E-mail to Congress:

EIN News says, "Obama, Wen Meet As Clock Ticks. President Barack Obama said "time is running out" to salvage a deal to curb emissions of heat-trapping gases at a global summit here, as he and China's Premier Wen Jiabao "made progress" in a private meeting. But President Obama warned that the U.S. is prepared to walk away from the talks empty handed, rather than accept a "hollow victory" in which developing nations refuse to allow their own emissions controls to be monitored. (wsj.com)".

The position of Pres. Obama has a semblance of practicality. He is basically saying, "put up or shut up", which is a piece of age-old wisdom in any negotiations. I'm also glad to see that he is willing to walk away from the ridiculous proposal of trying to control climate change through CO2 emissions.

As an explanation, Pres. Obama is saying to Premier Wen and others, the US is on the verge of converting a myth into a gift of US dollars, providing other Copenhagen attendees swear allegiance to the myth and show it by making some small contribution.

If those attendees fall in line and Obama pledges US dollars, it will be up to the Senate to confirm or deny the pledge. The pressure on the Senate will be to support the pledge, primarily for the country's political ego. However, we know this would be wrong from scientific and financial viewpoints, and the Senate has no responsibility to confirm irresponsible promises of a communist President. In fact, the Senate would likely gain more worldwide respect, with increased cooperation from foreign countries, if they shoot down the Obama program.