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July 31, 2010

A Crisis Gone to Waste

Jonah Goldberg, National Review

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That was on May 30th. A couple weeks later, Obama proclaimed from the Oval Office:

 

We cannot consign our children to this future. The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now. Now is the moment for this generation to embark on a national mission to unleash America's innovation and seize control of our own destiny.

 

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