Pirate's Cove

Amazing, simply amazing. Democrats really do want to control every aspect of your life

(CNSNews.com) – A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs – which are less energy-efficient, prompting claims that they contribute to "global warming" – one day after a colleague told a press conference that legislating a ban would be a "last choice."

As Cybercast News Service reported last week, Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) held a news conference Wednesday calling for more efficient lighting options, and Manzullo said "the last thing we want to do is force legislation down people's throats."

One day later, Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation that would set target dates for certain types of light bulbs to be prohibited for sale in the United States.

Democrats are in favor of abortion on demand, raising taxes, socialized everything, and legalizing marijuana, among others, but want to ban these light bulbs. I wonder how many people that bill would put out of work?

So much for freedom. Democrats can bloviate all they want about Bush taking away freedoms, without a shred of evidence, but they prove that they are the ones who will actually take it away, and all in the name of global warming, a mostly natural process.

I wonder if Harmon's homes have any incandescent bulbs? Is she using compact flourescent ones exclusively? They are the best. The bulbs in my home are mostly CFL ones, because they last longer, use less energy, and put out less heat. But that is no reason to restrict my freedom of consumer choice.

And, the Goracle, who wants YOU to live the life, but refuses to do so himself, instead playing the carbon offsets game, appeared on the Hill to speachify

(CNSNews.com) – If global warming activist Al Gore has his way, Americans will over the next several years face tougher vehicle emission standards, a freeze on carbon emissions, a moratorium on coal, a ban on incandescent light bulbs, a government requirement that corporations disclose carbon emissions to shareholders, ratification of an international treaty to reverse global warming – and a carbon tax.

Democrats wet their pants. Al Gore and a new way to tax Americans!

Speaking of America's victories in World War II and fighting the Cold War – which took bipartisan cooperation – Gore said of global warming, "This crisis is more serious than any we have ever faced."

Funny, I would think that World War II and the threat of global thermonuclear war were one hell of a lot more serious. So is the threat from global jihadists.

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) praised Gore for his passion on the issue but disagreed with him on policy and on science. Barton cited an article in the magazine Science that said temperature usually increases before carbon emissions increase, not afterward.

"The temperature appears to drive CO2, not vice versa," Barton said. "On this point, Mr. Vice President, you're not just off a little. You're totally wrong."

Barton also took exception to Gore's repeated references to becoming "carbon neutral."

"If you take that literally, we can add no new industry, nor new cars and trucks on our streets and apparently no new people," he said. "People are mobile source emitters. Every person emits 0.2 tons of CO2 a year."

Barton said Gore's idea of a carbon tax would cost jobs. European countries that signed the Kyoto Protocol – the treaty whose aim is to reduce CO2 emissions – were not meeting their goals but at the same time losing jobs.

Actually, that is the goal of the global warming as caused by Man zealots. Destroy industry and impose socialism.

"The day will come when your children and your grandchildren will look back and ask, 'what in God's name were you doing? … What was wrong with them? Did they think it was perfectly alright to dump 10 million tons of pollution into the earth's atmosphere? Did they think all the scientists were wrong?" Gore said.

Pssst, Al? CO2 is natural. It has been around just about as long as the planet. And, our children and grandchildren will be fine. Stop being an alarmist.

Quite frankly, the last person I want to hear from is someone who talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. Buying carbon offsets so he can live the good life just does not cut it. If Ed Begley, Jr, wants to talk, I'll listen. He walks the walk. But the Goracle? He got his, but he doesn't want you to have yours.

Hot Air points out Gore refusing to pledge to live the life.

Others: Sister Toldjah, Michelle Malkin, Ace of Spades HQ, The Jawa Report, Rightlinx, Iowa Voice, Mary Katherine Hamm

BTW, since Silke brought it up, why not take a gander at this website by the National Climatic Data Center, and compare temperatures in the 1930's to today?

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Update: Watch and listen to the Goracle refuse to walk the walk (h/t Michelle Malkin)

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Also,Rick at Right Wing Nut House asks “Al Gore: Oracle? Or Bunko Artist?”

Dean Barnett has his own Eco Purity Pledge.

And more: Ogre points out that the NC Assembly is not only initiating a similar bill, ie, banning the sale of incendescent light bulbs, but has already made it through one reading. So much for freedom.