Jonah Goldberg: US deserves to corrupt the climate because it's so great

[BurtWorm]

Isn't wingerism wonderfully carefree?

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MGJjNTM0YThkNWIyYWFmZjdkN2I3Y2ZkNTYwYjgwMTQ=

American Exceptionalism <Jonah Goldberg>
I loathe the sort of commentary stories like this generate. It's all about how America contributes more greenhouse gasses than other countries. Okay, guilty as charged. It's not like these greenhouse gasses don't have a context. The American economy sustains the planet, pulls millions out of poverty, keeps the sea channels open, develops most of the medical breakthroughs, provides most of the funding for international institutions (including the finger-waggers at the UN's environmental divisions), offers the best higher education to the world's leaders, and generally provides a blanket of security for much of the planet. I could go on, but you get the point.
Posted at 7:50 AM

[Atman]

1. Goldberg DESERVES to eat all the wings on the buffet

Because he's a big fat republican shill.

[opihimoimoi]

2. If the Planet is ruined for Humans...we are fucked...no matter how great

we are..

[flordehinojos]

3. JONAH GOLDBERG YOU ARE LIVING IN AN IDEALIZED VERSION OF WHAT

AMERICA IS AND WHAT IT DOES FOR PEOPLE AND WHAT IT IS DOING TO OUR PLANET.

The American economy sustains the planet? i thought the American economy sustains a few rich right wingers ....

[n2doc]

4. Yeah, it is really going to be great for those people

in Bangladesh, the Netherlands, the Seychelles, the Bahamas, Florida, etc., etc., when they have to abandon their communities due to rising sea levels. Really goona be f**king great for those folks. Maybe Goldberg can take a few in, magnanimous sort that he is.

God I can't stand these idiots that stand on the disproven idea that changing our habits HAS to be bad for the economy. Of course, with the stupid f**ks who generally are running corporations nowadays, maybe he has a point. Maybe Americans are just too stupid to figure out a better way that keeps the good things going and doesn't trash our environment. That is what the RW believes. I am an optimist and think we CAN do better.

[90-percent]

5. solution

couldn't the USA just ship all the "warmth" to poor countries that don't have any environmental laws?

We do this with everything else, so what's the problem?

Just blow our CO2 enriched skies over some poor country and give them some money for the use of their skys?

-85% Jimmy

[BurtWorm]

8. We could send it via missiles.

Sort of like a Global Warming SDI.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Yep, that's real good logic! To paraphrase one of the idiot GOP:

"What good is being a great country if you're all dead?"

[Johonny]

7. It's not like these greenhouse gasses don't have a context.

They make the Earth hotter. That's the context that's going to be really important in about 50 years. And people are going to wondering why such a great country was such a lazy * when it came to alternative fuels.

[marmar]

9. This man is clearly insane....

:crazy: