This is an easy confirmation for President Obama.
To begin with President Obama dismissed communism as an option for the USA.
"...For the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and militias...."
He has made the Climate Crisis a part of his administration's focus. It was mentioned right up front in his Inaugural address. The words about communism are from his inaugural address as well.
He made a glancing blow at the burgeoning Billionaire Club, too.
For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. (Applause.) We believe that America’s prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work; when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship. We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else, because she is an American; she is free, and she is equal, not just in the eyes of God but also in our own. (Applause.)
But, enough of that. Why is Ms. McCarthy an easy confirmation for the challenged Senate committees?
This was from the State of the Union address, so addressing the Climate Crisis is important, for many reasons, but, primarily because it is driving the national debt and the nation cannot afford it.
...But for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Now, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15. Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods -- all are now more frequent and more intense. We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence. Or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science -- and act before it’s too late....
Just for a reality check before I finish about the ease of confirming Ms. McCarthy:
by Jackie Weidman
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that his state needs $42 billion to recover from Hurricane Sandy and to protect against future extreme weather events. Three quarters of this sum is just for damage repair and restoration of homes, businesses, and mass transit.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also announced that Sandy caused $29.5 billion in economic costs there, cautioning that the estimate will likely rise after next summer’s tourism season and real estate values take a hit....
The words are 'economic costs.' Those were just the losses of income to the people of New Jersey before the damage was added up. Superstorm Sandy demanded a grant to New Jersey in amounts exceeding $60 billion. That was one storm.
Then there is this:
Ms. McCarthy is eminently qualified to be Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency when the USA is facing huge insults from the Climate Crisis.
The Climate Crisis is due to Greenhouse Gases and their emissions resulting in high levels in the troposphere of Earth. The USA is the largest emitter of Greenhouse Gases of any other nation on Earth. If Earth is going to stop causing massive destruction day after day in the USA, the nation's emissions have to come down and come down drastically. The sooner the better because Earth is caught in a negative feedback loop. But, that isn't all of it.
Greenhouse gases are gas. They are 'the air' we breath and need on a daily basis to survive on Earth. Ms. McCarthy is an Air Quality expert that has already worked within the federal EPA. What is there not to understand about her eminent qualifications. Perhaps the wayward Congress would like to see an EPA Secretary that is specialized in banks or accounting, yes?
The only aspect of Ms. McCarthy's qualifications the Wayward Congress needs to understand is the fact they are lucky to have her ready and WILLING to serve the USA at the very time she is most needed. That's all. That is all the
Wayward Congress needs to understand. This is an easy one and they need to get on with it.
