Putting Our Economy in the Hands of Dictators

All you need to know about the UN's Global Climate Summit can be wrapped up in this appearance by socialist dictator Hugo Chavez:

President Chavez brought the house down.

When he said the process in Copenhagen was “not democratic, it is not inclusive, but isn’t that the reality of our world, the world is really and imperial dictatorship…down with imperial dictatorships” he got a rousing round of applause.

When he said there was a “silent and terrible ghost in the room” and that ghost was called capitalism, the applause was deafening.

But then he wound up to his grand conclusion – 20 minutes after his 5 minute speaking time was supposed to have ended and after quoting everyone from Karl Marx to Jesus Christ - “our revolution seeks to help all people…socialism, the other ghost that is probably wandering around this room, that’s the way to save the planet, capitalism is the road to hell....let’s fight against capitalism and make it obey us.” He won a standing ovation.

And if that's not enough, let's bring in Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe whose racist, socialist policies are destroying his country:

The anti-capitalist theme was picked up on by Mr Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s veteran President, who is the target of Western sanctions over alleged human rights abuses.

“When these capitalist gods of carbon burp and belch their dangerous emissions, it’s we, the lesser mortals of the developing sphere who gasp and sink and eventually die.”

I've heard Rush Limbaugh say for years that after the collapse of communism, radical environmentalism became the new home for all those disaffected socialists and communists because they see environmental policies the easiest way to gain control over people's lives. That certainly seems to be proven true these days.

In the America of not that long ago an American president wouldn't even consider signing on to global treaties promoted by foreign socialists that would hamstring America's economy. However, those days are over.

Obama is not a fan of this country. He bristles at the thought of American exceptionalism and doesn't think our nation should be elevated in any way above others. We're just another country, like Zimbabwe or Venezuela. For those who disagree with that assessment, you might want to read this piece at American Thinker.

Consequently, it's likely that he'll sign some sort of agreement that commits America...at least on paper...to reductions in carbon emissions that would be very damaging to our economy if ever enacted. However (at least for a little while longer) we still have a Constitution that requires Senate ratification of any such foreign treaties or agreements, and there's no way 67 Senators will vote for such an agreement.

That doesn't mean Obama won't still try to enforce it through EPA regulations. The EPA has given notice to Congress with their recent announcement declaring CO2 to be a dangerous substance that if Congress doesn't pass a cap-and tax bill, they'll enact regulations that will effectively do the same thing.

We're in the very best of hands.