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Offline bijou

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Copenhagen climate summit hopes fade as Obama backs postponement
« on: November 15, 2009, 07:28:33 AM »
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• US supports delaying difficult decisions on emissions targets
• Copenhagen summit to concentrate on political deal

Barack Obama acknowledged today that time has run out to secure a binding climate deal at Copenhagen and began moving towards a two-stage process that would delay a legal pact until next year at the earliest.

During a hastily convened breakfast meeting in Singapore, the US president supported a Danish plan to salvage something from the moribund negotiations by aiming for a broad political agreement and postponing contentious decisions on emissions targets, financing and technology transfer. ...
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For once Obama's love of dithering pays off.



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Re: Copenhagen climate summit hopes fade as Obama backs postponement
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 07:34:41 AM »
I think it is more the fact that his take over f the health care system hasn't happened yet.  He thought it would fly through congress with ease, simply because he is "The One".  He also thought that Cap and Tax would be law by now, so He  could play the leader in Copenhagen.

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Re: Copenhagen climate summit hopes fade as Obama backs postponement
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 08:02:57 AM »
The American economy dodges a bullet, but the bastards are reloading.  Our best chance is to get a Senate that won't ratify, and I would not count McCain or a couple of others in for sure on a Republican filibuster.
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Re: Copenhagen climate summit hopes fade as Obama backs postponement
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 09:41:02 AM »
McLame and his posse are nothing but a bunch of RINO's
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