Many Connecticut taxpayers are upset over the Democratic attempt to place tolls on our highways and bridges; but, are unaware of a back door tax that could increase gasoline prices by 50 cents a gallon or more. This plan is being initiated by an unelected panel populated by bureaucrats making six-figure salaries. They are promising to use this money to promote electric cars, buses, and sustainable activities like bicycles and walking. Known as the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI to friends), this bureaucratic panel is a regional consortium of nine states and the District of Columbia that can force energy producers to purchase credits from the state based on the amount of carbon emissions of the fuel they sell. This amount, or “cap”, will decrease every year, so that the credits the producers buy increase in price if they are unsuccessful in reducing their carbon footprint. These credits are “traded” on a state-created exchange, so that energy producers who decrease their carbon footprint are rewarded by paying less and those who are unsuccessful pay more. Thus the program is called “Cap-and- Trade.” Got it? Probably not. Neither did I the first (nor … [Read more...]
If Our Ruling Class Wants to Stay in the Middle East, Bring Back the Draft
President Trump is being savaged by all sides for his decision to remove our troops from Syria. This allowed Turkey to invade areas occupied by the Kurds, our allies in the fight against ISIS. The House of Representatives voted 354-60 to decry the policy. Newspaper editorials and armchair pundits on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC have berated the President. ABC News even fabricated a fake video of a Turkish attack on the Kurds (it was actually from a shooting range in Kentucky). One pundit in the Wall Street Journal described the President’s policy as “Speak Loudly but Carry a Toothpick.” But do any of these armchair warriors have any skin in the game? Do President George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton and President Obama, architects of this policy that the President inherited; have to worry about Chelsea, Sasha, Malia, Barbara or Jenna being killed in the mid-East. No, they do not. Why? Because there is no draft. In the 1960s, while there was still a draft (it applied only to men), the Vietnam War became … [Read more...]
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The Democrats Roll the Dice on Impeachment
Liberal Democratic congressman Al Green hit the nail on the head: “I'm concerned that if we don't impeach this president, he will get re-elected.” Exactly. What has to be understood is that the polls the media routinely feed to the public are biased towards the Democrats with the exception of the Rasmussen poll, which is the only major poll that predicted President Trump’s victory. Presently, Rasmussen has President Trump’s support in the 50% range. Given the inherent Republican advantage with the Electoral College, Congressman Green’s opinion is well-founded. Our political class has access to much more sophisticated polls that are not disclosed to the public. For example, the weekend before the 2016 presidential election, President Obama went to Detroit, Michigan even though the polls fed to the voters had Hillary Clinton ahead by five to six points. President Obama knew that Michigan was a coin toss and thus he tried to rally his base. It was to no avail. The President won Michigan by a razor-thin … [Read more...]
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