I love Joe Manchin

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We have a President that claims he cannot control things like the price of gasoline. And yet one Senator can control an entire climate strategy? Maybe we have the wrong man as President.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 95d5f038a3
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the climate strategy takes a back seat when gas is 5 bucks a gallon. groceries are too expensive. inflation is running wild. crime is out of control. etc etc etc.
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as that one person so eloquently put it "i can't concern myself with the climate when i cannot afford to put gas in the tank and feed my family."
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Interesting that a man whose family makes millions of dollars every year on coal kills a bill to help slow climate change.
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MICHHAWK wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:08 pm the climate strategy takes a back seat when gas is 5 bucks a gallon. groceries are too expensive. inflation is running wild. crime is out of control. etc etc etc.
willfully ignorant to the fact that this is a global problem, not just confined to the US

maybe you should get a better job of you can no longer afford your lifestyle
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dolomite wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:55 pm We have a President that claims he cannot control things like the price of gasoline. And yet one Senator can control an entire climate strategy? Maybe we have the wrong man as President.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 95d5f038a3
what, exactly, can biden do to “control” the price of gas?
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MICHHAWK wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:08 pm the climate strategy takes a back seat when gas is 5 bucks a gallon. groceries are too expensive. inflation is running wild. crime is out of control. etc etc etc.
plus border immigration, Corona virus mutating, mass shootings, the Putin problem, abortion arguments(which nobody can win), drug overdosing, forest fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, January 6th hearings, time wasted, did I leave anything out?
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KUTradition wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:12 pm
dolomite wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:55 pm We have a President that claims he cannot control things like the price of gasoline. And yet one Senator can control an entire climate strategy? Maybe we have the wrong man as President.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 95d5f038a3
what, exactly, can biden do to “control” the price of gas?
He won't do anything.
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“Avoid the foolish notion of hope. Hope is the surrender of authority to your fate and trusting it to the whims of the wind”.
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jhawks99 wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:19 pm Interesting that a man whose family makes millions of dollars every year on coal kills a bill to help slow climate change.
^^^^^Yes this. Manchin is a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Coal. These guys are like the last ones chaining themselves to the equipment in a buggy whip or typewriter factory. Manchin could really help refocus the jobs in his state, away from coal mining. But no! He’s making too much money from coal mining that he is focusing on his nose tip instead of the hand.
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dolomite wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:56 pm
KUTradition wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:12 pm
dolomite wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:55 pm We have a President that claims he cannot control things like the price of gasoline. And yet one Senator can control an entire climate strategy? Maybe we have the wrong man as President.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 95d5f038a3
what, exactly, can biden do to “control” the price of gas?
He won't do anything.
Really? Do you think/believe he hasn't done "anything"? If so, you're wrong.
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dolomite wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:56 pm
KUTradition wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 2:12 pm
dolomite wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:55 pm We have a President that claims he cannot control things like the price of gasoline. And yet one Senator can control an entire climate strategy? Maybe we have the wrong man as President.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 95d5f038a3
what, exactly, can biden do to “control” the price of gas?
He won't do anything.
thanks for not answering the question, clown
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…advocates around the world expressed alarm about how an absence of U.S. leadership could undermine the push to avoid catastrophic warming of Earth’s atmosphere...

seems like i’ve been making this argument for years

sigh…
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KUTradition wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 6:13 pm …advocates around the world expressed alarm about how an absence of U.S. leadership could undermine the push to avoid catastrophic warming of Earth’s atmosphere...

seems like i’ve been making this argument for years

sigh…
Yes you and John Kerry, among others.

It can be depressing, although I think Manchin might realize that addressing climate change and the action against it could be an exercise in futility. It's such an uphill battle,(nothing wrong with trying)
Days left till the end of oil ~40 years
Days left till the end of coal 400 years. China and India are biggest users of coal.
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yep, you’re right

we should do nothing and just keep raping the natural world, to our own detriment, in order to earn a buck

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History will remember Manchin, re. environment the same way we remember Strom Thurmond re. Civil Rights. As the last barrier to progress
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KUTradition wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:55 pm yep, you’re right

we should do nothing and just keep raping the natural world, to our own detriment, in order to earn a buck

clown
I’m not against trying to battle climate change in order to slow down global warming. But there are so many variables involved I’m not optimistic the goal of 1.5 degree C can actually be achieved by the actions of humans. I think eventually the earth will cool down in spite of what we humans do. So bring on all the efforts of fighting climate change, just try not to bring down the economy while doing it. ( Re Joe Manchin)
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KUTradition wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:55 pm yep, you’re right

we should do nothing and just keep raping the natural world, to our own detriment, in order to earn a buck

clown
that's not what he said at all

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it must suck, going through life not being smart enough to come up with your own material
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how original
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BasketballJayhawk wrote: Sat Jul 23, 2022 4:16 pm how original
lol
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