03/01/21
The proposed energy plan isn’t based on solid science; it also offers the “wrong” answer, includes features that won’t work, and is loaded with excess baggage.
Read More...Tags: man-made global warming theory, CO2 buildup, John Kerry, Paris climate accord, green jobs, President Joe Biden, climate crisis , wind and solar power, nuclear power, Texa freeze, Richard Glick of FERC, Keystone XL Pipeline, beefed-up review for drilling in federal areas, China not likely to accept US leadership, Leaders Climate Summit, rare earth minerals, social cost of carbon
02/22/21
President Biden rejects energy policies of previous administration, offers replacement plan with many moving parts. Read More...Tags: President Joe Biden, Paris Agreement, United Nations, climate crisis , ANWR, social cost of carbon, Keystone XL Pipeline, Huawei, Leaders' Climate Summit, Cop26, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, buy American policies, Davis-Bacon Act, offshore wind power, oil and gas leasing on federal lands, fossil fuel subsidies, CEQ, OMB , Civilian Climate Corps, Brenda Mallory, White House Environmental ustice Interagency Council, USRAP, Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science and Technology Council, Evidence-based policies, chief science officers, scientific-integrity officials, president's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, president's science advisor, US chief technology officer, National Science and Technology Council
02/15/21
Unity pledge belied by bitter impeachment trial, bumper crop of presidential actions, and plan to ram through $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill via budget reconciliation. Read More...Tags: multitasking, President Donald Trump, COVID pandemic, Biden agenda, Incitement of insurrection, Article of impeachment, Senate trial, House impeachment managers, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Bruce Castor, David Schoen, Michael van der Veen, January exception, Big lie, Fight like hell, Trump's mob, Double talk, Vice President Mikle Pence, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Biden presidential actions, Proclamation of day of national unity, Covid-related actions, Sen. Joe Manchin, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Byrd Rule, Congressional Budget Office
02/08/21
The Biden administration’s plan to combat the Covid pandemic and related economic woes seems bureaucratically top-heavy and fiscally irresponsible.
Read More...Tags: President Joe Biden, President Donald Trump, American Rescue Plan, budget reconciliation process, Janet Yellen, Larry Summers, Phil Gramm, $15 federal minimum wage, Byrd Rule, COVID coordiinator, Jeffrey Zients, School reopenings, Mask-wearing, CDC, US Public Health Jobs Corps, Covid therapies, vaccination, FEMA, OSHA, National Guard , travel bans, Defense Production Act, Public health supply chain, health equity task force
02/01/21
An initial wave of presidential actions would expand the role of government while watering down constraints on its activities. Don’t count on good results.
Read More...Tags: President Joe Biden, President Donald Trump, New York Times, COVID-19, American Rescue Plan, chrono list of presidential actions, A National Day of Unity, Regulatory freeze pending review, Revocation of Trump orders re federal regulations, ModernIzing regulatory review, Ethics commitments by executive branch personnel
01/25/21
A new president has been sworn in, promising unity, but that’s not going to work without some give and take – which hasn’t seemed to be forthcoming thus far. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, Chris Wallace, Mary Kate Cary, President Thomas Jefferson, President Abraham Lincoln, Senate impeachment trial, Certification of Electoral College voting, Electoral Reform Commission, Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Ted Cruz, Senate filibuster rule , Sen. Chuck Schumer , Sen. Mitch McConnell, National Guard in DC, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Antifa riots
01/18/21
A Senate impeachment trial after the president leaves office wouldn’t restore accountability, it would simply stoke the fires of partisan strife. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, House Resolution 24, Save America rally, Capitol Hill , Rep. Liz Cheney, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Elise Stefanik, Joe Biden, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Jane Brady, HR-1, hLS Dean John Manning, Sen. Tim Scott
01/11/21
Here’s a rundown on a series of impulsive decisions, which in combination have tanked the Trump legacy. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, Senate runoff elections in Georgia, Sen. David Perdue, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, FY 2021 appropriation bills, defense policy bill, COVID relief bill, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, individual relief payments, President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Mike Pence, Save America rally, Proud Boys, Capitol Hill police, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, House impeachment proceedings, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Big tech, Twitter, Facebook , Apple Computer, Parler, Sen. Tim Scott