incredibly insulting

Shimkus: Capping CO2 a greater ‘assault on democracy’ than 9/11.

Yesterday, Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) described President Obama's energy plan as "the largest assault on democracy and freedom in this country that I've ever experienced." Speaking at a hearing on the Waxman-Markey Clean Energy and Security Act -- which caps global warming pollution to build a clean energy economy -- Shimkus said that he feared this legislation more than the Clinton impeachment trials, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:

I think this is the largest assault on democracy and freedom in this country that I've ever experienced. I've lived through some tough times in Congress -- impeachment, two wars, terrorist attacks. I fear this more than all of the above activities that have happened.
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Earlier this year, Shimkus argued that carbon dioxide is just "plant food" and that God will prevent global warming.

(Think Progress)
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What a grotesque, insulting statement! Saying that helping the planet and our future is worse than the unjust wars that bush started and the terrorist attacks that bush allowed to happen is just sickening.