Essay by Eric Worrall
h/t Breitbart; Rep Jim Banks (R-IN) : “… to pay for the weather, bad weather in other countries out of the pocketbooks of hardworking Americans may be the most insane thing I’ve ever seen…”.
The video also discusses new plans for vaccine passports. A clip of Biden funding green projects across Europe attracted the response “… he’s supposed to be the President of the United States of America, not the President of the rest of the world…”.
Rep Jim Banks also accused President Biden of “being owned by the Chinese Communist Party”.
There is going to be tremendous pressure on individual politicians to cave into the green spending agenda, and lots of attempts to attach green spending to priorities Republicans want, but if Republicans hold the line, this could block President Biden’s attempts to give US taxpayer’s money away to other countries, and defund Biden’s green agenda.
Happy Thanksgiving Day America.
The Republicans had better … or just call themselves Whigs and go quietly into the night.
What’s needed is a President with enough Brass to call a treaty a treaty and submit the Paris Treaty to Congress for proper disposition. Then the thing could be put to bed and we could get on with deeper issues like energy production and economic stabilization
That won’t happen for at least two years. Child Trafficer/Drug Dealer, Joe Biden likes things just the way they are.
I feel US Congress could almost pass it. Give it a few years.
Far fetched? Many Reps gave Dems the gay mariage vote, something not even Obama supported, not that long ago.
A worry is that Republicans have drifted left somewhat, probably because of feeling the need to find the new ‘sweet spot’ (yuck) in the general drift of the political spectrum. They have been ‘cultured’ by brutal attacks and mischaracterizations, and three generations of politically corrupted education (charges of alt right stuff, fac*ism, etc.) globally. RINOS had already gone along to get along.
Look at UK. The drift across the centre has made the old left obsolete. All the usual parties have have outsourced their constituencies. The right could assert themselves by pushing the “small government” foundation underpinning their ideology, but it takes a superman these days to fear not, and break this whole ugly tangled mess up.
No politician want’s a small government. Big governments make them all feel powerful.
They need to be forced to reduce the size of government and that sure doesn’t happen at the ballot box.
Once politicians have taken rights and freedoms away from the people they are never returned until there’s a (usually violent) revolution.
The people of nations across the world, and particularly in Europe have willingly given up many rights and freedoms when the government used a more serious than usual Flu as an excuse to take them.
I feel there is simply no serious gun culture in France.
There is a hunting culture but it’s mostly repugnant, as the chief of the federation of hunters feels that limiting alcool intake during hunting like it’s limited for non professional driving a car (that is, small alcoolisation is tolerated) is a scandal.
He basically says that firearms, even in dynamic (non range, non aligned, parallel fires, setup) and wine are compatible. How could it be?
The bigger government gets, the more people (especially people with money) need politicians to intercede for them when dealing with the bureaucracy.
And these people are expected to show their gratitude.
“The right could assert themselves by pushing the “small government” foundation underpinning their ideology, but it takes a superman these days to fear not, and break this whole ugly tangled mess up.”
Trump, in other words.
No other Republican is the equal of Trump. Some may get there eventually, if they study Trump carefully, but they are not there yet, at least, they haven’t proven themselves the way Trump has proven himself. Noone is even close.
That’s why the radical Left is trying to turn Trump into a Hitler-like character, because he can destroy their socialist/authoritairian dreams if he gets the presidency.
So the Left has pulled out all the stops for the last five years to demonize Trump and keep him out of the White House again, and unfortunately, the anti-Trump brainwashing has its effects, even on Republicans.
But we shall see. The latest poll of Republcians shows Trump with over 50 percent approval. His closest opponent is at 25 percent. So Trump still dominates the Republican Party and it is my guess that his approval ratings will climb as time goes along.
Trump has a very good track record of government. That’s his Ace in the Hole. Are you better off now with the Democrats in control or were you better off under Trump? We all know the answer to that question.
Now that Republicans have the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, things are going to go a different direction than they would have otherwise. Come January, things are going to get very interesting.
Stop the World from spinning — I want to get off.
I suspect that the Republicans can (and actually will) do a great deal of good by blocking so much of this president’s agenda.
I do believe that the battle in defeating this present climate crisis hype comes with people/citizens getting educated about the limited extent of anthropogenic causes of todays moderate warming. I would say that the vast majority (say 70-80%) of today’s news/media outlets just write the way they are told to by their corporate owners. This present globalist stance is a world view -or a religion- for many who call the shots and write the news. They got indoctrinated 10, 20, 30 years ago through our public education system.
Anyways, I love so much of Laura Ingram’s news pieces and editorials. Enough said…
Science, yes. Cargo cult, no.
Help, yes. Slavery (e.g. redistributive change), no.
Populations, yes. Diversity (i.e. color judgment, class-based bigotry), no.
If this goes the way most party battles go, the Republican side of the uniparty will declare a great victory by introducing and passing legislation that limits reparations to $500 billion per year instead of the $1000 billion high bid made by the Democrat’s side.
I certainly hope that would not be the case Andy; let’s see how things go over the next two years.
No, you’re right. The RINOs will first quietly suggest that the Demonrats ask for $10 trillion, then they will “force a massive cut down to just a mere trillion dollars”
If it goes the way it should, Republicans force the accord to be
ratified ordenied by congress and ended before it really takes hold.How would a politician get any fun (/profit) from that?
Speaking as a Brit with little knowledge of US politics it is very encouraging to hear Jim Banks talking such commonsense – and obviously determined to stop the Biden lunacy in its tracks. Also good to just watch a television news & current affairs programme that is not left of centre. We do not get the chance in the U.K. where the BBC – basically a Marxist news organisation- dominates the media scene, beaming misinformation and propaganda into people’s homes day in, day out. This was a good clip to see, thank you.
Get up the Brit website notalotofpeopleknowthat run by the estimable Paul Homewood and tap on ‘BBC’ on his blue print archive to reveal a host of lies and misinformation.
John,
In the UK probably the only news channel that’s not a Marxist propaganda organisation is GB News, available on Sky. Mark Steyn is very good. But his slot is also very depressing because he honestrly investigates the appalling things that are ruining our country: as well as the climate madness, illegal immigration, police wokeness gone mad, the disgusting and ongoing child grooming that is a national disgrace. Of course you’ll hear little about child grooming on other channels, because complaining about it would be terribly racist.
You can see Fox News on youtube. They carry many climate sceptical reports and debates. Sky News Australia is also very good (unlike Sky News UK).
Chris
The Republicans who just won control of the House in January will also control the government’s budget. They can simply not fund Biden’s schemes. Biden can’t give away money that they don’t give him to give away.
Under the Constitution of 1787 you would be correct. But have you been asleep for the past 30 years? The RINOs always back down or cower in fright without ever standing up. When did Congress last pass a proper budget? It’s all omnibus spending bills and continuing resolutions at the last second.
Dementia Joe definitely hopes that “extremist ultra MAGA” Republicans will try to shut down the government. He (or his puppetmasters) know that script. It ends with a big budget victory for them. But considering that there will only need to be a handful of RINO votes in favor of a continuing resolution, I doubt there will even be a serious effort to pull the pursestrings tight this time around.
Face it, the government we had was a republic if we could keep it, in the words of Ben Franklin. We didn’t.
If you want to read an irritating essay this beautiful morning, at americanthinker there is one by Robert O. Lopez entitled something like “what the election of 1972 can teach us about 2022.” His thesis is the Republicans can’t win big because they do not promise people the help they need — like helping them financially with education. Helping people with education (like Pell Grants) has made education more expensive. Health insurance too. And now everything else.
I think the 1970s hold some lessons for today if only because Biden has resurrected every 1970s problem — even those that we had allegedly solved. But to try to outbid Democrats’ profligate spending is propably ruinous…
Everything that big government touches gets ruined.
I am jaded enough to firmly believe that even the stupidest (read AOC) are well aware that they are tricking their low-intelligence clients into voting for them even though their programs are counterproductive.
To the Demonrats a failing government program is just an opportunity to accuse Republicans of starving the program of funds. Double the spending and add some more programs. That’s always the answer.
You can’t convince me that they’re stupid. Congress critters represent only about 0.0002% of the US population. (535 out of 330 million). Either they or their puppetmasters have to know the truth.
It does seem that they should know, but in my one-half career as an engineering professor and teaching engineering economics some dozen times, I learned that even the brightest of students had never been introduced to the economic way of thinking. They were surprised to learn about taxation (and who actually pays), b/c analysis, how interest works, budgeting, opportunity costs, inflation, …
A person can both bright and “well educated” and yet be a dangerous fool.
There is no problem so bad, that government help can’t make it worse.
Biden will be in same situation as Trump was after 2018 when the Democrats won the House -” in a blue wave ”
In practice more recent years , the Senate as just amended minor bills that started in the House with the required tax changes. It then goes to reconciliation where, as per normal the half of the GOP that isnt caught by the extremist minority ( the Tea Party/Freedom/MAGA what ever their current bumper sticker name is ) makes compromises for the good of the country.
Makes compromises for the good of the political class, not the country.
They are elected every 2 years if sitting in the House. How often do you face the voters ?
Not really. “the good of the country” doesn’t enter into the calculus. Democrats like to increase taxes and spend money on programs to buy votes. Republicans like to lower taxes to buy votes. Republicans compromise and agree to allow the spending, Democrats compromise and agree to tax cuts. They solve their differences by simply increasing the National Debt. It’s never been different, and it never will be. But of course the system will eventually collapse. How does an increase from $32 trillion to $40 trillion in 8 years sound? Not a problem? How about $48 trillion? Maybe a problem? People like to spend money they don’t have, that’s not going to change. We’re a nation of irresponsible idiots. Don’t agree? Take a look at the mid-terms. Still don’t agree? Then you’re part of the problem.
“We’re a nation of irresponsible idiots. Don’t agree? Take a look at the mid-terms. Still don’t agree? Then you’re part of the problem.”
Good point, and right on the money.
The “the Tea Party/Freedom/MAGA what ever” turned out 75 million voters in the last presidential election. I wouldn’t call that a minority, and I wouldn’t call any of those groups extremists. Only a radical leftist would call them extremists.
If the Republicans fail to pass the Democrat budget, Biden will veto it and the media will go whole hog on how the mean/evil Republicans are starving grandma. A few weeks of that, and the Republicans give the Democrats almost everything they ever asked for.
Thats called democracy . No reason for the MAGA minority of the GOP ( razor thin) house majority) be able to shut down the government.
Ive seen numbers that give ‘Freedom Caucus’ numbers as 44 out of 435 , and some people seem to think they should run the House !
Wake up, your dreaming .
The troll is unfortunately correct about the Uniparty that runs Congress. 10% conservative 10% communist 80% swamp critter
That’s the problem: Many Republicans can’t stand up to the heat the radical Leftwing Media puts on them. And you can understand why, look at what they have done to Trump. Congresscritters don’t want to make themselves such a target, so many Repubicans cave and rationalize their caving as being good for the People.
BUT, I think we have a lot of newly elected Republcians who are not afraid of what the Leftwing Media is going to say about them, so maybe this time things will be a little different.
It better be or we are all sunk.
We saw 2020 and some of us warned that not much was being done to secure election integrity before the 2022 results. Now it’s clear that we were right.
Either the elections are still being stolen or the public likes what Dementia Joe is selling.
The reality is that it pretty much doesn’t make a practical difference which explanation is correct. It’s depressing but…
We ARE all sunk.
CO2 is a Life Gas; No CO2 = No Life
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/co2-is-a-life-gas-no-co2-no-life
UN IPCC Climate Gate
The graph shows no decrease in CO2 during the 400-y Little Ice Age, LIA, from 1450 to 1850; the low temperature point was about 1700!!.
See URL for graph
Some years ago, the UN IPCC claimed, the LIA was merely a European climate event, because the more than 100 computer programs could not explain why CO2 in the atmosphere did not decrease with temperature during the LIA.
The UN IPCC would never admit the more than 100 computerized temperature predictions were “running hot”
However, scientists from various parts of the world claimed their countries had an LIA as well.
A red-faced IPCC had to stop making its spurious claim. See image
The LIA event is just one more proof, CO2 had nothing to do with the world’s temperature for at least 400 years.
Those laws of physics have not changed!!
APPENDIX 4
Whereas, the CO2 ppm increased from about 280 ppm in 1825 to 412 ppm in 2020, the increase in temperature due to that ppm increase was less than 0.1 C, as shown by the graph in Appendix 4.
The Appendix 4 graph shows, each 20-ppm increase of CO2 beyond 412 ppm, causes less and less of an increase in temperature!!
Any additional temperature increase, during that period, likely was due to other factors
The UN IPCC found it so convenient to blame CO2, but that game is over.
APPENDIX 5
The same holds true for methane, CH4, aka natural gas, and N20, nitrous oxide
Both are used for producing fertilizers.
The world’s population could not be fed without them
For example: Some scare-mongered politicians in Sri Lanka banned fertilizers to create the appearance of being “green”, but nationwide crop failures were the result!!
“defund Biden’s green agenda”
and even if they do, the fully woke states like CA, NY and here in MA will proceed anyway to try to save the Earth from the “climate catastrophe” – here in MA we’re hell bent on net zero
There’s a wall up in front of them somewhere. At a certain point, they are going to hit that wall and people will suffer greatly. Then the people that voted for the fools that implemented Net Zero will have an epiphany.
We do lots of disaster relief funding, some of which can likely be done via the L&D Fund (if that ever actually comes into being), without Congressional approval. The official UN docs carefully say nothing about reperations or compensation, so charity is allowed.
Illegal immigration causes climate change….who knew?
“…most insane…”
In the present context the adverb (superlative) “most” has completely lost meaning. More, and more and more. That’s what we face now.
I have doubts the GOP will do anything substantive.
Your doubts are understandable considering history.
My take on this supposed “loss and damage” fund:
The “loss and damage” camel’s nose is very fuzzy
By David Wojick
https://www.cfact.org/2022/11/25/cop27-the-loss-and-damage-camels-nose-is-very-fuzzy/
The beginning: “The loss and damage camel’s nose is so fuzzy at this point there may not even be a camel. Nothing has been agreed to except that a Transitional Committee will consider what might be agreed to.
But it could be great fun to watch. The developing countries fighting over nothing. China refusing to pay. Be still my heart. Okay do not be still.
The original deal was finally kept at the end, which is no surprise, endless loud green voices to the contrary notwithstanding. Liability for climate damage was not mentioned in the final agreement and any decision on a specific fund was put off until later (if ever). Of course the press still talks about reparations and compensation but those loaded liability terms will never appear in the official UN descriptions. This is the studied vagueness of diplomacy. Recipients can call it compensation while donors call it foreign aid.
The press also insists on saying the “details” still have to be worked out. The reality is that the essential features are all still in limbo, with possibly devastating fights looming. Here is a quick look at some likely controversies.”
Lots more in the article. Please share it.
Yet another unfunded climate fund, but with way more controversy.
Such shock at what was always the absurd plan, now that they’re doing what they agreed would happen with their plan.
The rest of the plan is doomed to fail too. It’s in the early stages of failing in the real world.
Going from impossible promises, in agreements like the Climate Accord, that people cheered because one of the promises was to “save the planet” to enactment of the impossible plan in the real world………which was always destined to fail.
There is no green fairy with magic energy dust to sprinkle on the energy from environmental hell, wind to cause it to be something different than diffuse and intermittent, killing millions of birds/bats, destroying landscapes, tearing up the earth for raw materials for batteries to store the energy.
What did people think was going to happen?
Oh………. that’s right they actually believed all this crap because they want to save the planet.
The same planet that’s massively greening up from the slight and mostly beneficial warming. Best weather/climate since the last time that it was this warm, 1000 years ago,(during the Medieval WARM period) and enormously beneficial gas, CO2.
As most life on the planet beckons for more CO2, humans have created a hoax to convince us that it’s actually pollution.
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GOP Vows to Block Climate Reparations”””
The democrats will be so happy about this, but someone has to do the unpopular choices!
(and US still helps the world in need)
Please Note:
The USA delegation at COP27 opposed any climate reparations until the House went to the Republicans. While the votes were being counted, they were firm in being awkward.
Then the USA gracefully gave way and got the kudos for unblocking the negotiations. Presumably they also got a few unseen benefits as a quid pro quo too.
This costs the USA nothing as its own constitution limits its ability to fulfil the negotiated promises. But the Democrats (who are in power) have got a win or two. At least in terms of soft power.
From the article: “h/t Breitbart; Rep Jim Banks (R-IN) : “… to pay for the weather, bad weather in other countries out of the pocketbooks of hardworking Americans may be the most insane thing I’ve ever seen…”.”
That’s the attitude we want to see from Republicans!!!