John Kerry: It's Okay to Destroy the Economy As Long As We Save the Planet

And this guy wanted to be your president:

A leading US senator warned on Wednesday that deferring potentially costly actions to combat climate change because of the global economic slump amounted to "a mutual suicide pact."

"Climate change is not governed by a recession, it's governed by scientific facts about what's happening to Earth. And you either accept the realities of the science or you don't," said Democratic Senator John Kerry.

He spoke after some of his colleagues argued that the United States should not impose a cap-and-trade system for so-called greenhouse gases blamed for global warming because it amounts to a painful tax during a deep downturn.

"You don't enter a mutual suicide pact because the economy is having a hard time right now," Kerry said after meeting with UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon seven months before global climate change talks in Denmark's capital.

I think cap-and-trade is going to have a tough time getting out of the Senate when the real costs are examined. If the economy is not looking dramatically better by the time it's introduced there will be a significant uproar from the voters and GOP senators better pay attention.