President Obama Signs Environmental Memoranda

It's so nice to actually see legislation being passed and orders being signed for once. It's also nice to see a president who's actually interested in being president who's working hard and not worried about trying to rack up as many vacation days as possible. And John Boehner needs to just disappear. He sure does obstruct but what does he have to offer?

This is great. Finally someone who sticks it to them and says despite times are bad, other things can't take a backseat. Too many times we get caught up in one issue that we forget the rest. Environmental issues have been put on the back burner for far too long and its about damn time someone says it has to be done no matter what.

Will it cost American jobs for the increase in spending? Well that's up to the respectability of a company. We are giving you all this bailout money and you better damn well use some of it to meet these environmental standards so you don't have to lay people off. It really is that easy. Companies for once are going to have to decide their own future. They can either become an outstanding corporation that cares about things other than themselves which led to economic crisis or they can continue old ways which will further the worsening of the situation.

Basically how I see it is they have no choice. We, the taxpayers, are funding their bailouts and we taxpayers want more environmental laws that help our mother earth along with the continuation of jobs. As far as I see it because we are saving their asses, we can have it both and we will. I don't think these corps have much of a choice and that's how it should be. Call it socialism or whatever, but when they took that bailout money they accepted some changes and these are some of them.

Remember the Geo Metro? I got 45-50 miles per gallon running around town with that thing. While I'm not sure how it's emissions were, I don't get why the fuel efficiency can't be required sooner, while working on the emissions parts. Part of me believes a conspiracy,between car makers and the oil companies. The oil companies, thepoor dears, aren't making enough profit -have they reached the trillions profit yet? Poor babies going bankrupt with only billions of profit. Sorry my sarcasm is showing. But seriously. I'd love to know how I can help make a difference in getting the oil company regulated so they can't make so much obscene profit off of everyday people who are hard at work scratching out a living.

The reason many of these small fuel efficient cars you see overseas are not sold here, is that they do not meet the emmision standards of our country.

Especially the super sippy diesel's, as they do not run on low sulfar fuel.

Result,,,, 50mpg Volkswagon Diesel,,,, gone. Exhaust particle too large for the new standard.

You know what costs millions of Americans jobs in the auto industry? MAKING INEFFICIENT STYLE-BACKWARD CARS, BOEHNER.

These pencil pushing litigators and tree hugging greenines have no idea of the impact of policies such as these...

If I were running one of the Big 3 companies I'd be tempted to tell California to find someone else to supply vehicles to Californians (there may be a legitimate business case here...it's not a stretch to believe the cost-benefit analysis would indicate profits cannot be made by selling vehicles in CA due to additional costs legislated upon them by state and federal governments).

Is this the same Obama who will be giving our tax dollars to the auto industry to bail them out? Now he wants to put new restrictions on them that will increase their costs (costs that will be passed on to the consumer)? Nice double talk. Of course, Obama owes payback to the global warming zealots who helped finance his buying of the White House.

President Obama- The man who saved us from ourselves! Thank God we elected him. he is working his butt off and doing what is RIGHT not was is politically palpable. A great start, Americans must answer the challenge and use our ingenuity to take OUR country back. Mr. President put down the requirements and regulations and Americans will answer your call, MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!!

"Forcing American car companies to make more efficient cars is the only thing that can save them."

Yes they lose money on every small car but if they sell more of them that should help then turn the corner.

Is it any wonder these Democrat's have never had a real job.

Forcing American car companies to make more efficient cars is the only thing that can save them. And to get their average MPG up they will be forced to stop building the worst gas-guzzling SUV's. It is good for the environment and good for our dependence on foreign oil.
This should force those short-sighted CEO's to live in the present instead of the past, with the idea that bigger is better. Honda and Toyota saw the writing on the wall a long time ago. It is long past due for our American car manufacturer's leaders to see the light. (Why they kept their jobs despite smaller profits and weaker sales for years is a mystery.)

I am mystified how the Americans have got away with making such poorly designed and built cars for so long.

It is astounding how such large engines can be designed to produce such little power.

How is it that the nation that got to moon cannot design a car that corners properly?

I think you will find that it is much cheaper to build better cars than go off and fight for the remaining oil and you will kick yourselves that you didn't do it before.

Three cheers for Barak Obama, you lot may start to be a little more descerning in your life choices.

I liked it better when oily Bush was kissing the butts of the Saudi's and holding hands with them as the Saudi's continued their middle eastern kingdom, non-democratic government and repression of women and democratic values.
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The Wahhabi form of Islam in Saudi Arabia was left out. It's a very literal form of Islam which is prominent among the Al Qaeda, in addition to being the state religion. Unfortunately, It's been disseminated into Africa. Let's not forget that 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi and probably Wahhabi followers.

To further elaborate on the oppression of women - they're clad in burkas to render them invisible and risk stoning for anything that could be interpreted as an affront to Wahhabism.

Love it--the Republicans want to stand up for higher oil consumption and more pollution. That's their jobs program: bad cars.

Meanwhile, Obama wants to make American industry more competitive, decrease oil consumption and improve air quality by setting sensible standards--a win-win-win.

Is there any question which party is looking to the future?

The final nail in the coffin of the car industry. That's okay. I like Hondas and Nissans.

I liked it better when oily Bush was kissing the butts of the Saudi's and holding hands with them as the Saudi's continued their middle eastern kingdom, non-democratic government and repression of women and democratic values.

I think the Bush family even went into business with them - on a massive scale. That's the kind of wholesome morality and spirit we need in America.

Wow,

And I thought that breath of fresh air was just because Obama is President and Bush is back in tx.

And BTW Ox...you do realize that we are in the state we are in becuase of de-regulation right. That is a conservative value...Not a liberal one. It takes years for laws and actrions by the government to effect everyday people as far as the economy goes. This recession started well before the election. But by your arguement, becuase the POTUS hasn't fixed it since the election where he hadn't any power at all...it's all his fault. Very narrow minded I must say again.

First global warming now this. Liberals are duping the mindless followers of the world everyday. Wake up. If it's not one thing that's going to detroy the world it's another. It's the way liberals live. They don't know how to live without a mindless cause. Look how many scientists were forced to swallow this garbage and are back pedaling now. People are so gulible. How sad.

The hoax is running out of time. If the current solar trends continue, and no one thinks they won't, it will soon be so cold, the snow piled so high, the glaciers growing so fast, the sea ice getting so think, that Al Gore will be the only one left on the planet who doesn't know Al Gore is an idiot.

Pay more in taxes to the government, so government scientist can fake the data and pretend to control the weather. The perfect scam.

Follow-up question -- How do the magic tax beans fix the climate.

"More jobs lost today. More jobs lost tommorrow. republicans dont have anything to worry about, because Democrats dont have a clue. And before you respond just ask yourself one thing in 3 months did your pay go up if not you VOTED wrong?"
Posted by The year of the ox ...

Really...what job do you have that gets a pay raise every 3 months and can I get in on that? Also...POTUS has only been on the job for 6 days. Where you do get 3 months from? This is yet another example of the short sighteness of the the Neo-Cons...thank you for your stellar example Ox.