House Republicans have their own targets. The conservative Republican Study Committee recently outlined $2.5 trillion in spending, tax breaks and subsidies it wants to see cut over the next decade, including billions of dollars in Energy Department research, vehicle, fuels, weatherization and energy efficiency programs.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton is planning his own examination of energy subsidies, with a particular eye on wind and solar power.
“Since I am sure that the industry will never give up its free money voluntarily, now is the time for us to slash it on our terms,” the Michigan Republican wrote in December in The Daily Caller.
But that was before we discovered the solar-powered death ray. Yes, that's right, Republicans will not be able to resist this practical application of solar power in the name of the military–industrial complex that they love so much...
Going to cut solar subsidies now, Fred? Think of the jobs being created here, from the mirror manufacturers (do we make those here anymore?) to the firefighters to the emergency room workers for anyone who gets remotely close to the focal point of this powerful piece of equipment. It would number in the tens, at least.
Sheesh. Why do the Republicans hate America?