Different name, same old bad climate change bill
Re: “Kerry says stakes high on energy bill,” May 13
First, it was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s national energy tax, a bureaucratic nightmare whose centerpiece was the many-tentacled Environmental Protection Agency. Then came Waxman/Markey, featuring certain representatives who were heavily invested in “green” projects, and the Kerry/Boxer cap-and-trade bill.
Now (drum roll and flourish) it’s the American Power Act — the same old pig with different lipstick! Whenever “We the People” teach ourselves the new variation of this monstrosity, the Democrats run for Merriam-Webster.
This is the same fraud as anthropogenic (man-caused) global warming (aka “climate change”) with the intention to take us back to the Stone Age and redistribute our wealth even as ice is building in the Arctic.
Make no mistake! These progressives are not our fathers’ Democrats! They mean to take over the United States, lock, stock, and barrel.
Mike Finley
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Northrop decision could help GOP candidates
Re: “Why Northrop Grumman chose Virginia,” editorial, May 12
D.C. Republicans stand to gain if they use Northrop’s choice of Virginia for its corporate headquarters as an illustration of policies that create a business-friendly environment. For example, Virginia is a right-to-work state, has lower taxes than the District, and its legislators don’t frequently land on the front page in scandals.
Small-business owners tell me that D.C. has a very business hostile climate. This costs the city new jobs and economic growth. So Northrop’s highly paid professionals will buy $6 Starbucks lattes across the river rather than stimulating the District’s economy.
This November, if three Republican challengers running for the D.C. Council — Mark Morgan (Ward 1), Tim Day (Ward 5) and David Hedgepeth (Ward 3) — hone in on this theme, and residents open their minds to people with an “R” next to their names, the District’s legislative landscape could change for the better.
Brian Wrenn
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Boycott losses will help Arizona overturn a bad law
Re: “No winners in boycott of Arizona immigration law,” May 11
While I agree with much of Byron York’s May 11 column, I ask him to recognize that the boycotts against Arizona not only endeavor to change the minds of Arizonan lawmakers, but also to protect Hispanics.
Moreover, businesses are not the only institutions that have chosen to boycott Arizona. The National Autonomous University of Mexico canceled its student exchange program with the University of Arizona because of the potential indignity provided by the law’s “racial profiling” component — which inadvertently could target Mexican students.
The blood clot on the economy may damage Arizona’s prospects, but these losses may at least cancel a bad law. As York stated, Rep. Raul Grijalva will be sending a clear message to his fellow legislators: In times of economic stress, Americans may suddenly respect the importance of the Hispanic community.
Kati Charin
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