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Is that a rocket down there or are you just happy to see me?

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Solve global warming, get a girl and a tractor. Good commie theater always has a happy ending.

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The failure of cap and trade in the US was Boehner's fault, if I recollect correctly. So, yeah, good bye Boehner. Shamed by one of the planet's two great Evil Empires. Another feather in his cap!

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Carbon emissions are part of our essence. Cap and trade seeks to sap that essence. God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural fluids. God bless you all

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And now the local peasants will express their happiness about the People's Cooperative killing the oppressive landlord through dance.

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Howabout someone explains it to Republicans in phases they understand

5% of the world's population (that is you, dear cousins) uses 25% of the worlds resources. So if China, India etc start to aspire to US standards, the maths is easy.

There is that famous graphic of a circle covering India, China, SE Asia. more than half the worlds population lives in that circle. Thus if half of them reach US standards, they will be using ALL the worlds production.

2 Scenarios -

1) Something gives: Prices rise until consumption is forced down to production levels. Result; Price rises in the US and more people becoming poor.

2) Energy production rises as new, previously unprofitable sources are brought on line. These have to be paid for. Result; Price rises in the US and more people becoming poor.

Do you know what people in that circle CAN'T use? The renewables in the US.

Show them furriners a thing or two - go renewable.

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so, even china's government listens to it's people, eventually. mebbe ours will too.

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branchwater, y'all!

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It would have been a better deal if we'd bombed them, clearly.

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But the Whore of Babylon is still with 'em. As a matter of fact, he's their party's front runner!

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Nah.. all the goppers can and probably will do is demand sanctions or maybe military action to punish the Chinese furriners for acting unilaterally.

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With her.. More likely MySpace. She's their last customer.

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Moutai for everybody!

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PR China is getting into wind and solar power in a big way, as well.

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You mean the Whore of 5th Avenue a.k.a. the Whore of Trump Towers a.k.a. The Whore of Mar-a-Lago a.k.a. the Whore of Trump International Golf Links a.k.a. the Whore of............. everything Trump comes in contact with!

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The most likely gopper response to this will be to threaten to shut down the government unless Obama immediately capitalizes on the yooooge advantage the stupid Chinese just handed us, as the world's leading fossil fuel superpower, and due solely to the years of brilliant gopper moves to assure inaction on climate change.

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