This is one of the greatest threats to freedom that is quickly becoming a reality.  The Cap and Trade System is nothing more than a high level tax that will only affect lower and middle class people that will price them out of the energy market while those who can afford to pay unbelievably high rates will have the ability to fulfill their energy needs.  Global Warming is a liberal's dream come true, the ulitmate means to institute the largest and most controlling goverment agency and control system the likes of which has never been seen.  Even more recently we've seen Harry Reid go out and say that "oil and coal makes us sick" and they have no concern of the effects that this insane effort is not only destorying people's means to take care of them selves, they are quite literally wasing tax dollars and starving people to death with their ridiculous subisidies of ethanol, which is also causing oil prices to skyrocket while not allowing nuclear energy and domestic exploration, the only proven methods that we have to sustain, all to the detriment of the average American.  Yes, many republicans have also signed on this madness, which means that a "bipartisan" effort is colliding to severely hurt us.  Meanwhile it's a not co-incidence that Al Gore's personal wealth has skyrocketed since he invested his money in his favorite alternative energy markets, while using his movie as propaganda and pork barrell money from his Congressional allies to line his pocketbook.  Obama is one of the biggest ethanol proponents out there and it is the worst alternative to fixing the energy solutions.  This is one area, fighting the cap and trade system and advocating proven technologies while R&D is allowed to run its course, if not we're staring at only the tip of the iceburg here.

Klatpon-
Point well received, I'll be more careful in the future.  I'm in front of a computer all day myself, I should know better. haha.