When your enemy is in the midst of making a mistake, don’t interrupt him — Napoleon Bonaparte

The House is set to vote on the Cap-and-Trade money pilfering scheme. As I indicated in a yesterday’s post, Ian Pilimer’s book, available now at Heaven And Earth: Global Warming – The Missing Science, changed the view of Australians.

In particular, the book has created a backlash against what now recognized in that country as a hoax of grand proportions, visited on us by liberals for decades. It is an industry of deceit, designed to save a planet that that does not need saving and, if it does, nothing we do will make even the smallest of differences. In the end, it is our economy that will need saving. The book exposes, in ways that cannot be disputed by intelligent scientists, that global warming in not man-made, and that it is the Sun/Earth system responsible for warming and cooling periods – just like it has been for billions of years. It is amazing that those who swear by the tenants of Darwinism could, in the same breath, ignore the fact the earth has cooled and heated multiple times throughout history and pre-history. However, stupid is as stupid does and it looks like the House has the votes – for now.

The question remains – will the Senate have the votes? This is where things get interesting. It takes 60 votes to stop a filibuster and with Robert Byrd and Ted Kennedy out, it comes down to any conversvative Democrats looking for re-election in 2010 mid-terms and how much the RNC, Republican politicians, bloggers, and radio show hosts educate the public through the median of television, radio, and the internet. Once American’s learn about what this bill has to offer in terms of pilfering money from their wallets then even a few Republican’s in the Senate with a propensity to vote with the half-wits may quickly change their mind. Already Rep. Doc Hastings over at The Hill’s Congress Blog has this to say:

On Monday, Democrat Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey released an updated 1,200 page National Energy Tax bill. Unfortunately, the bill continues to contain a variety of measures that will devastate our economy and worsen the recession.

In addition to spiking Americans’ energy bills, 2.5 million Americans can expect to lose their job because of this bill, according to the National Black Chamber of Commerce. But instead of providing substantial support for jobless Americans, Democrats have actually crafted a bill that delivers more support for wildlife and trees in foreign countries. In fact, this bill provides four times as much to wildlife/natural resources/domestic adaptation, four times as much to international adaptation (i.e. – foreign aid) and clean technology transfer, and five times as much to tropical forests than they provide for Americans who lose their job because of this bill.

During a serious economic recession, do Democrats really believe that Congress should pass legislation that will send more American jobs to China and India, and more America dollars to wildlife and tropical trees in foreign countries? This is one more sign that Democratic Leaders are out of touch with the needs of struggling Americans.

Republicans believe there is a better way to help create new jobs and address our energy crisis. The American Energy Act is an all-of-the-above plan that will develop all types of American-made energy, including renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, hydropower, nuclear and biomass, while also producing more American-made oil and natural gas. Instead of moving the National Energy Tax bill, Democrat Leaders should immediately hold a vote on a comprehensive energy plan.

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The cost of this monstrosity in terms of jobs and increased energy costs is well documented. The bill is so large, those voting on it have not even read the whole thing yet. However, a silver lining does exist. If the House does pass the bill, a targeted and aggressive campaign can and should kill the bill in the Senate. This campaign should continue at regular intervals as the 2010 mid-terms approach. Combined with the cost of healthcare reform, the education of the American voter will lead to a backlash against anyone in a purple or blue state who voted for this legislation, which basically is nothing more than legalizing governmental theft.

In a way, though, the passage of this legislation by the Senate would also be a mixed blessing. The damage to an economy in recession, especially if combined with healthcare reform, will hardly go unnoticed. The subsequent bloodbath the Democrats will experience in 2010 should provide enough votes to overturn the legislation and, if necessary, kill Obama’s chance of re-election if he finds himself able to keep it alive with a veto. That is, if the Republican’s have the guts to act like leaders, and I am not talking about Colin Powell style Republicans either or cuddly-cozy Republicans too intellectually embalmed to actually do anything. They remind me of those fainting goats that seize up when frightened.

In the end, though, it is people like you and me who will make the difference. Today is the day to concentrate on the house. To that end, Michelle Malkin has an excellent call-to-arms with a link to find out who your representative is.

Make your voice heard. If we can kill this in the House, all the better. Send those emails, make those phone calls, and fax your representative. Do all of these today. That is, unless you don’t care about mortgaging your children’s future to a bunch of greedy bastards.

An old idiom states that a fool who persists in his folly becomes wise. It is obvious to this citizen the author of this statement was unable to imagine the modern politician.

More accurately, I think it is far more accurate to say there is no cure for stupid.

Glenn Reynolds on the bill:

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY ON WAXMAN-MARKEY: “The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on an anti-stimulus package that in the name of saving the earth will destroy the American economy. Smoot-Hawley will seem like a speed bump.”

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air posts: Cap and trade vote today, complete with AP spin; Update: 300-page, last-minute amendment. Will the insanity ever stop?

The Club For Growth – 15 Reasons to Oppose Climate Change