Comments on: Trade war mongering: carbon tariffs

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Hey, why not let the UN run the energy sector?

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:41:24 +0000

[...] it appears that the UN has taken Steven Chu’s high-tech Smoot-Hawley ideas seriously. In the middle of a severe global recession, the UN proposes to set up punitive trade [...]

By: EckerNet.Com » Blog Archive » Culture Of Incompetence

EckerNet.Com » Blog Archive » Culture Of Incompetence — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:25:18 +0000

[...] Oh and let’s add a trade war with Mexico onto that as well. That’s not enough?? Okay fine, a trade war with the entire world. [...]

By: Freddy

Freddy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:13:53 +0000

The ONLY reason Steven Chu has not been laughed out of office is Turbo-Tax-Tim’s antics. At some point, probably soon, both will be replaced.

By: burt

burt — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:57:53 +0000

China refuses to limit its energy production to match the Western fetish of “global warming”, and its trade would get more competitive after the US flagellates its manufacturing sector with cap-and-trade costs estimated to reach $2 trillion.

Fetish is the right word. I wish you had started using is four years ago.

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:00:42 +0000

Climate incompetence.

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:38:25 +0000

P.S. The global warming is real.

radiofreevillage on March 18, 2009 at 3:06 PM

Is that why the planet has been cooling?

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:35:57 +0000

What about when the Red Chinese cut off the credit line?? Guess it is like the lady said ” Yall might be rich now but we got Barack Obama!!” Tear rolls down cheek..shaking my~~his~~ head. Dire Straits on March 18, 2009 at 6:34 PM

Sorry! Fixed it.

By: Dire Straits

Dire Straits — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:34:10 +0000

What about when the Red Chinese cut off the credit line?? Guess it is like the lady said ” Yall might be rich now but we got Barack Obama!!” Tear rolls down cheek..shaking myhis head.

By: Latest stroke of genius from Team Obama? Carbon tariff! « The Daley Gator

Latest stroke of genius from Team Obama? Carbon tariff! « The Daley Gator — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:16:15 +0000

[...] to Hot Air where Ed Morrissey has the line of the day This administration keeps itching for a trade war. [...]

By: KS Rex

KS Rex — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:49:50 +0000

“If other countries don’t impose a cost on carbon, then we will be at a disadvantage”

Duh! This administration apparently wants to tick off our fellow world citizens, contrary to their campaign rhetoric. Maybe Obama will soothe the tensions with a gift – I suggest a DVD collection about underage Olympic gymnasts.

By: gekkobear

gekkobear — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:33:02 +0000

Didn’t the Chinese ask North Korea how to handle diplomacy with a Democratic President?

You say everything he wants to hear; then go do what you want and immediately violate every term agreed to. All the Democrats want is the appearance of an agreement, actually agreeing with them isn’t required at all.

Some showboating, a bit of a dance, and everyone would be happy. False claims that you’re using “cleaner coal” which offsets the new building and your golden.

Not like they worry about what happens on the other side of the world, or would bother to inspect for compliance. Simple lies and everything is perfect.

Why would they fight it? Do they just not like Obama enough to even lie and pretend?

By: Wind Rider

Wind Rider — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:22:03 +0000

tai gui, indeed. zhende tai gui.

it’s almost like, almost like. . .he’s doing this on purpose

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

It’s not like he’d trash the entire world economy just to make Mommy, Grandaddy, Uncle Frank, and his bestest secret buddy Bill happy by killing the evil capitalism and humbling those piggish, arrogant, bigoted neo-colonial American slobs, or anything.

That’s just crazy talk.

By: Greg Toombs

Greg Toombs — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:05:57 +0000

Where’s Professor Irwin Corey? I understand he’s still available.

By: HondaV65

HondaV65 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:05:14 +0000

It is sad when center-right America is agreeing more with China than the President.

Christian Conservative on March 18, 2009 at 2:41 PM

Well … it’s because China is right here. They recognize the whole Global Warming thing is folly. Bambi is infected by it.

By: A Balrog of Morgoth

A Balrog of Morgoth — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:45:17 +0000

Wait a sec, I just figured it out.

You know the saying, “If you owe a little money to the bank, the bank owns you. If you owe a lot, you own the bank.”

I guess we own China, then. Or something.

By: A Balrog of Morgoth

A Balrog of Morgoth — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:42:44 +0000

Hey, let’s elect a guy with nothing resembling anything remotely close to even approaching executive experience who will then choose as his paladins a bunch of retread Clinton hacks and a smattering of world class “academics”.

What, I ask, could possibly go wrong?

By: eaglewingz08

eaglewingz08 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:25:22 +0000

Would it be a trade war, or would China stop buying US Treasuries?

By: mchristian

mchristian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:15 +0000

So, is the whole world charmed by President Obama and his administration yet?

By: TexasJew

TexasJew — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:05 +0000

With us in hock to China for almost 2 trillion and now begging for more, ticking them off is pretty stupid.

Word of advice: it doesn’t pay to kick your landlord in the ass.

By: jcila

jcila — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:02:17 +0000

This guy has a degree ?
In what
MORONICS 101?

sheesh go ahead start a trade war
based upon a false idea of global warming
and destroy whats left of the usa..

you frigging moron

send this moron to me i will straighten his ass out..

By: rockhead

rockhead — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:01:33 +0000

Did you ever wonder what it would be like if the people that say we don’t pay the “real” cost of things got in to power? Well wonder no more. They’re goal is to make us pay the “real” cost of everything. It’s time to stop your whining and start sacrificing.

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:56:48 +0000

Energy Secratery Chu: Maybe We’ll Start A Trade War With Countries Who Don’t Impose A Carbon Tax…

When last we saw Secretary Chu, he wasn’t quite sure he was part of the administration (that whole Senate confirmation and swearing in may have been an elaborate hoax or something). Good times, good times. Unfortunately Chu realizes he actually……

By: Steve Z

Steve Z — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:51:56 +0000

With a name like Chu, maybe he’s trying to help the Chinese.

China: You tax our coal plants, we don’t buy your T-bills.

The Chinese will Chu up our economy.

By: JustTruth101

JustTruth101 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:39:29 +0000

I repeat: this is NOT incompetence. It is intentional. See Manufactured Crisis and http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32cxf_yuri-bezmenov.

By: larvcom

larvcom — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:36:45 +0000

DemonRats……stuck on stupid!