[DCWhispers]. With the time ticking on the final years of his presidency, Barack Obama is said to be moving aggressively toward sweeping Executive Authority measures enacted out of a sincere belief by the president that he was chosen to save the planet from the ravages of human progress.This week he flies to Alaska to renew his quest to declare climate change the greatest threat to humankind and position himself as the only American president to date to address the issue with the seriousness Barack Obama believes it deserves.
"He is more convinced than ever that he is the one to make it happen regarding new climate change laws. He doesn't want to hear anything about it being politically tough or other versions of science that disagree with what he's doing. It's all-in for the president and he intends to diminish our carbon-based economy as much as possible before he leaves office. He's daring anyone to challenge him on this. This is another legacy moment, like the Iran deal, Cuba, etc. He is determined to see himself go down as one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history and nothing or no-one is going to prevent that from happening. It's also a big part of his post-White House plans. He wants to position himself as the international leader on the subject, something that will go beyond the laws of the United States. He favors the concept of a global authority -- big time."
This week President Obama travels to Alaska to announce his intent to further expand efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce America's carbon emissions. The president will stage a number of "victim forums" showcasing Alaskans negatively impacted by climate change. These events will be the backdrop for the president's demand for an international climate change treaty. The Alaskan trip bookends the president's most recent remarks commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in which he again referenced climate change. (Despite the actual science indicating climate change, be it real or imagined, had nothing to do with the hurricane or the local and state government incompetence that was actually to blame for much of the resulting loss of life.)
Readers would do well to recall it was Barack Obama who, during his 20o8 election night speech said HIS victory would be remembered for the following:
"...this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."
It appears the president is intent on seeing that astonishing claim become reality -- at least in his own mind.