Democrats- See a Problem, Tax!

Lieberman-Warner Climate Tax Bill

Various analyses show that Lieberman-Warner would result in higher prices at the gas pump, between 41 cents and $1 per gallon by 2030. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says Lieberman-Warner would effectively raise taxes on Americans by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years. The federal Energy Information Administration says the bill would result in a 9.5% drop in manufacturing output and higher energy costs.

Just add this to the "brillant solution" pile of junk the Dems like Dorgan (windfall profits tax) are proposing. One has to ask, do Democrats hate growth and progress?

In Case You Missed It

Is Obama Willing To Meet Ahmadinejad, But Not Petraeus?
By Jim Geraghty
The National Review’s Campaign Spot
May 28, 2008 9:47 AM
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTc4ZjBhMjYwOGU0N2RiMDgyMDBmODRiYjc3YWU4MTU=

Obama spokesman Bill Burton, responding to John McCain's suggestion that both he and Obama take a trip to Iraq in the near future:

"John McCain's proposal is nothing more than a political stunt, and we don't need any more 'Mission Accomplished' banners or walks through Baghdad markets to know that Iraq's leaders have not made the political progress that was the stated purpose of the surge. The American people don't want any more false promises of progress, they deserve a real debate about a war that has overstretched our military, and cost us thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars without making us safer."

You know what is intriguingly missing from that answer? Any indication that Obama will return to Iraq before Election Day.

Obama has been to Iraq once, in 2006. It was a two-day tour of the country.

I suppose one can argue about the value of seeing the situation on the ground with one's own eyes, but wouldn't the architect of a withdrawal want to see some of the circumstances himself? Even if Obama didn't want to travel with McCain, is it really wise to suggest that a tour of post-surge Iraq is unnecessary? Wouldn't scheduling a visit defuse criticism like this from Vets for Freedom PAC?

And isn't Obama vulnerable to the argument that a man who's pledged to meet unconditionally, one-on-one, face-to-face with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad really ought to meet at least once one-on-one with Gen. David Petraeus?

A little truthful humor

McCain's commitment to the Judiciary

The North Dakota Republican Party commends Senator John McCain’s judicial philosophy and vision for the federal judiciary.
The next President will have the opportunity to nominate hundreds of men and women to the courts – the effects of which will last for many years. To uphold Republican ideals, it’s important that these judges have a proven record of judicial restraint to combat the judicial activism that currently is weakening our federal judiciary.
From the Supreme Court to lower courts, John McCain’s conservative leadership in nominating the right judges will bring about much-needed change to counteract judges who legislate from the bench and distort the Constitution.
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JOHN MCCAIN ANNOUNCES HIS JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
For Immediate Release Contact: Press Office
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 703-650-5550
ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, U.S. Senator John McCain announced his Justice Advisory Committee to the Campaign. Please find below the Chairs and members of the Committee:
Chairs Of The Justice Advisory Committee:
• Theodore B. Olson -- former Solicitor General of the United States
• Senator Sam Brownback -- United States Senator, Kansas
Steering Committee
• Michael Abramowicz -- Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
• Hon. William P. Barr -- former Attorney General of the United States
• Gerard V. Bradley -- Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School
• Rachel Brand -- former Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy
• Steven Calabresi -- George C. Dix Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
• Dean Ronald A. Cass -- Chairman, Center for the Rule of Law; Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law
• Senator Daniel Coats -- former United States Senator, Indiana
• Manus M. Cooney -- former Chief Counsel and Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
• Charles J. Cooper -- former Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel
• Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. -- former White House Counsel to President Ronald Reagan
• Carol E. Dinkins -- Partner, Vinson & Elkins
• John F. Duffy -- Oswald Symister Colclough Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
• Miguel A. Estrada -- former Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States
• Charles Fried -- Beneficial Profes sor of Law, Harvard Law School; former Solicitor General of the United States
• Sandra S. Froman -- Arizona attorney
• Richard W. Garnett -- Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School
• Robert P. George -- McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
• Senator Lindsey Graham -- United States Senator, South Carolina
• Senator Phil Gramm -- former United States Senator, Texas
• Governor Frank Keating -- former Governor of Oklahoma
• Orin S. Kerr -- Professor, George Washington Universit y Law School
• Senator Jon Kyl -- United States Senator, Arizona
• Christopher Landau -- Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Senator Trent Lott -- former United States Senator, Mississippi
• Randy Mastro -- former Deputy Mayor of New York City
• John O. McGinnis -- Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
• Maureen E. Mahoney -- former Deputy Solicitor General of the Unites States
• Thomas W. Merrill -- Charles Keller Beekman Professor, Columbia Law School
• Marc L. Mukasey -- Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP ; former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
• Caleb Nelson -- Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
• Eileen J. O'Connor -- former Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• Hon. Thomas R. Phillips -- former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
• Edward R. Reines -- Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• Kristi L. Remington -- former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy
• Professor Daniel B. Rodriguez -- Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin Scho ol of Law
• Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz -- Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• Ronald D. Rotunda -- University Professor and Professor of Law, George Mason University
• Cathy Cleaver Ruse -- Senior Fellow for Legal Studies at the Family Research Council; Governor, Ave Maria School of Law
• Peter B. Rutledge -- Associate Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law
• Jon A. Sale -- former federal prosecutor for NY and Miami; former law professor, Nova Southeastern and St. Thomas
• John Smietanka -- former U.S. attorney
• Stephen F. Smith -- Professor of Law, John V. Ray Research Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
• George J. Terwilliger, III -- former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
• Senator Fred Thompson -- former United States Senator, Tennessee
• Eugene Volokh -- Gary T. Swartz Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
• Dan K. Webb -- Chairman, Winston & Strawn; former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
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