Sarah Palin: Policy Wonk, Part 2

Sister Sarah takes to the WaPo to write an op-ed on climate science that can basically be summed up by the phrase "carbon tax is the new death panels". 

But while we recognize the occurrence of these natural, cyclical environmental trends, we can't say with assurance that man's activities cause weather changes. We can say, however, that any potential benefits of proposed emissions reduction policies are far outweighed by their economic costs. And those costs are real. Unlike the proposals China and India offered prior to Copenhagen -- which actually allow them to increase their emissions -- President Obama's proposal calls for serious cuts in our own long-term carbon emissions. Meeting such targets would require Congress to pass its cap-and-tax plans, which will result in job losses and higher energy costs (as Obama admitted during the campaign). That's not exactly what most Americans are hoping for these days. And as public opposition continues to stall Congress's cap-and-tax legislation, Environmental Protection Agency bureaucrats plan to regulate carbon emissions themselves, doing an end run around the American people.

The science isn't settled on the environment despite the massive amount of evidence to the contrary because science isn't trustworthy, but you should totally trust the economic projections Moose Lady gives you without any evidence to back it up because the economics are sound.

One, this means even Sarah Palin has given up on health care.  Two, it means she's trying to fight the next battle with the same pile of ignorance, concern trolling and scare tactics that failed to kill health care reform so far.

If the Assault on Science has a poster candidate, it's Sarah Palin.  So yeah, keep it up there.  She may be the best thing that happened to the cap and trade argument.