Political Quotes

“over the weekend, countries meeting in Paris signed a broad new climate agreement. President Obama called the agreement a success. He said it was a ``strong agreement.'' Despite the fanfare, let's keep some things in perspective. There are important parts of this agreement that can do a great deal of damage to American jobs and the American economy. That should be and is a big concern to the American people. Parts of the agreement can do damage to our jobs and our economy. At the same time, important parts are not binding on other countries. The American people are right to wonder if the White House has signed yet another terrible deal just to try to shore up the President's legacy. Earlier this year, President Obama was so anxious, so desperate to get a deal with Iran over its nuclear program that the President signed a terrible deal. Since then, the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran has ``seriously undermined'' the agency's ability to verify what Iran has done. Here we are again. It is another bad deal, and other countries that signed it are already ignoring it. India is the world's third largest emitter of carbon. The agreement was on Saturday. This agreement tied plans to meet their emissions targets to getting U.S. taxpayer dollars. Then on Monday--just yesterday--India said it has plans to double its coal output by 2020. Is that what President Obama calls, in his mind, a success?…”