I encourage the rejection of the Copenhagen Treaty. Its premise is flawed. It places burdens on the United States while allowing other industrial countries, like China and India, to remain unrestricted. Even if enacted, the science is inconclusive whether this would cease climate change. ...more

December 18, 2009

Regarding "Cap-and-trade savings" by Chad Kister, Letters, Dec. 11: Global warming fantasies aside, the true big picture of cap and trade legislation is economic collapse, not savings. The production, distribution and marketing of raw materials and finished goods, the transportation of people and their ability to provide services, and the real national security issue - the mobility of our armed forces - are all totally dependent on hydrocarbon energy. There are not any energy substitutes available now for transportation. ...more

December 17, 2009

Republican National Committee members have proposed a resolution that some call a "purity test" for GOP candidates and officeholders. ...more

December 12, 2009

Republican National Committee members have proposed a resolution some call a "purity test" for GOP candidates and officeholders. ...more

December 11, 2009

While many Republicans are predicting an increase in energy costs if we pass the cap and trade legislation, they are missing the big picture. The legislation will save exponentially more money than it will cost, as was seen with the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. ...more

December 11, 2009

If members of the U.S. House were allowed to vote on a new trade pact with Colombia, the measure would almost certainly pass. ...more

May 13, 2008