Now there's a nasty fly in the ointment.....

....apparently, the EPA is pushing plans that would spend seven trillion dollars to reduce global warming by .006 to .015 degrees celsius in a century.  If, of course, the theory holds up, and that leads to a very unpleasant reality; current models don't match historic data, nor do they predict where our planet is seeing warming.

It also illustrates the mypopia of goverment types, as there are easy things that can be done to reduce our impact on the environment that do not require massive government spending.  First, replace a large portion of income taxes with a revenue tariff of 10%-15%--all those goods don't come halfway around the world without burning a lot of fuel, and shouldn't we be funding the Navy that keeps the sea lanes open with revenues from that trade?  Next, stop subsidizing daycare, and see how many mothers decide to quit commuting.  Finally, let's stop subsidizing ethanol and agriculture--a move that just might preserve a larger portion of the Ogalalla aquifer for future generations.  The ugly reality is that plowing soil releases billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere; allowing it to be used as pasture allows the plants to put carbon back into the soil.

Now that we can believe for a moment that Congress will do things that will reduce the scope and power of government, but I can dream, can't I?