In what was seemingly an outlandish Super Bowl commercial, the “Green Police” could become all too real. Though the cap-and-trade legislation appeared to die in the Senate after the passing the House, that doesn’t mean the war of environmental regulations is over. Liberals could still force draconian environmental restrictions on us anyway. Tucked into the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency (run by unelected bureaucrats) is money to enact “laws” that will force us to comply with new emissions standards. This commercial would be funnier if it wasn’t so true.
House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) was quoted in The Hill earlier this week discussing the country’s economic outlook. Despite the President’s recent efforts to talk about savings, Rep. Clyburn took a different tack, saying that “wouldn’t help alleviate the recession.” He added:
“We’re not going to save our way out of this recession. We’ve got to spend our way out of this recession, and I think most economists know that.”
Beyond the fact that this budget provides little in the way of savings, Rep. Clyburn is right that we need to be doing more to get our economy back on track. However, that does not include spending more money that we don’t have. Especially in light of a harsh report from the TARP Inspector General this month, it is clear that this Administration’s flawed economic policies have failed to provide the sustained economic growth necessary for the markets to rebound. We need a return to common sense policies that will spur innovation and job growth by empowering the private sector, not Washington.