Don't Know Much About Cap'n Trade?

"So, which one of y'all can tell me 'bout Cap'n Trade?"

We looked at each other, wondering how the heck did he miss the fact that, as veterans, we aren't policy experts on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (SB 1733).

As veterans, we are concerned about the national security threat climate disruption and peak oil represent to America.

We're concerned about climate disruption as a threat mulitplier (factor that enhances the impact of an action or event) due to the increase in impact and intensity of natural disasters occuring with rising sea levels and temperatures.

We're concerned about multiple deployments of our brothers and sisters in arms to defend what President Bush declared in his 2003 State of The Union Address as "American oil interests." This attitude wears down manpower and materiel, causing the United States to be even more vulnurable to real security threats.

We're concerned because others are concerned: National Security Agency, CIA, United Nations, even the National Association of Insurance Carriers. Each have written dire reports on climate disruption and how the country with 5% of the world's population that burns 25% of the world's fossil fuels needs to embrace a paradigm shift towards clean energy.

How to describe Cap'n Trade? He's a real American hero, sir. He's clean American power.

He's what we need, right now.