The news that Michael Jackson died is so big that last night I had a dream Barack Obama was assassinated – in the dream, the Michael Jackson’s death was still the top story.

In reality, Michael Jackson’s death wouldn’t be bigger than that news story.  But it is big enough to draw attention away from what’s being called the largest tax on Americans in history.

It’s been called both cap-and-trade and cap-and-tax, and what it does is essentially “caps” energy usage and levies a tax when that energy has hit the cap.  Needless to say, it already sounds like a disaster.

Obama ran for President on the premise that 95% of Americans wouldn’t see taxes go up, but his being President avoids a veto for what basically amounts to a tax on every single American.  It’s a direct blow to American industry and energy – and anyone who likes consuming energy.

All of this, according to the administrator of the World Climate Report, only to lower the global temperature by .05 degrees Celsius.

By the year 2050.

And there you have it, the environmental philosophy of the left.  Cripple the economy for the sake of minimal environmental change.

They’ve gone after cars; cars make up a minority of pollution.

They’ve gone after toilets for water usage; toilets don’t use as much water as irrigation.

Now, they’re going after everything – all of the energy.

And trying to do it while you’re distracted.