Jeb Bush Have come back to brighten your Labor Day weekend with a message: It’s time for Republicans to take “action” on climate change.
Yes, given what is happening right now, including Joe Biden’s lead the country down the cliff, the 2016 low-energy candidate has the pulse. Inflation, American hostages in Afghanistan, border crises, etc., and the urgent need to tax carbon, are pale in comparison to spending more money on useless green energy projects.
But this is not just stupid information. This is also a presentation. Bush decided to broadcast his infamous “please applaud” moment, which is a funny way of “mocking you, not with you”.
Jeb Bush and I hope conservatives will take action on climate change! pic.twitter.com/4AiSAK71OE
-Benji Supporter (@BenjiBacker) September 6, 2021
So I have some thoughts on this.
First of all, the fact that Bush tried to be embarrassing and interesting here did not make him less cringe in his speech. Some people can make fun of themselves and then look cooler on the other end. Jeb Bush is not one of these people. Instead, I was reminded of how many bullets the country escaped when he lost in the 2016 Republican primary. This person was never ready for prime time.
In any case, and more importantly, what is it like to take action on climate change? We see this message coming from more and more Republicans, but it is always accompanied by healthy ambiguities.As far as I know, Bush Support carbon tax And hope to “invest” in “infrastructure” to combat global warming. This makes him absolutely liberal on this issue, but how far he really wants to go is still a mystery.
However, as a political issue, his positioning is just stupid and absurd. Imagine that it is time for the left to triumph on one of its key issues.In addition, the United States Continue to reduce emissions There are no excessive taxes or more deficit spending.The problem still exists in Asia China The opposite is true in India. Despite all the virtue signals on this issue, Europe is basically flat.
In short, many Americans are not suitable Self-inflicted pain If it doesn’t even produce statistical differences in resolving the alleged problems, at least according to Bush and his Democratic allies.
Any discussion about climate change, assuming that people even agree that this is a problem (after all, human beings have adapted to its entire existence) should be discussed in the context of what will really have an impact, not just what will make people treat themselves It feels better. Although Bush has supported action to address climate change for many years, he has not really shown how his proposal will achieve any goals. This is a problem that many Republicans have on various issues.
Anyway, please applaud.
