Trump's Abundance Bill

Trump has jumped on Ezra Klien's abundance agenda, proposing legislation that would gut environmental protections in order to fast-track the building of housing. Apparently the thing holding back construction of more houses is the inability of developers to fill in wetlands or wipe out threatened species. So while the Pres is busy right now destroying another country he might find time at some point to get some de-regulation going. At the same time "Many of the consequences of global warming — such as more intense storms, warming oceans and melting glaciers — are arriving faster and more powerfully than many scientists had expected." This little blurb can be found at the bottom of page six in the NYTimes because all the headlines are about oil supplies being cut off in the Straight of Hormuz. From the same article: " new research found that the rate of global warming has nearly doubled over the last decade. " Doubled! Wow! That could prove troubling but all our attention is focused on securing reliable supplies of the stuff causing the warming! Remember 1.5 to stay alive? Well, you might need a new chant. How about 2.0 Here We Go! Ask a politician of any party what their plan is and you will get this answer: we are looking at common sense solutions that keep our economy strong and allow us to remain competitive in a global (China) market. Translation: drill, pump, burn. Meanwhile, you might want to let your membership in Antifa expire because the Feds want to lock you up as a terrorist. You could find yourself in Guantanamo just because you like wearng black outfits. And black boots. Actually, the FBI is investigating anybody who is anti-capitalist so if you don't see a blog post for a couple of months... Last point: I have always believed that the best Trump doppelganger is Rodney Dangerfield and this latest episode, where Trump, sitting next to the Prime Minister of Japan, says: "“We didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise,” he said. “Who knows better about surprise than Japan, OK? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK? Right?" That got some laughs, the kind Dangerfield would get in Caddyshack playing a rich guy throwing his weight around.