In their January 14 debate, all the Dems said the USMCA was marginally better than NAFTA (that alone gives me pause, if these characters praise it in any way), but Bernie (maybe others too, I forget) said he would not sign it because it doesn't mention climate change.  So it's the whole cake or none, eh, Bernie?

Just for fun, I looked up how much carbon each country on Earth releases annually.  Turns out Canada and Mexico combined released just 3% of the world's total in 2017.  Can Bernie be that stupid?  (Of course he can, though he probably knows that those countries are a minuscule part of the "problem.")  But this isn't about Canada or Mexico.  Rather, it's about putting another arrow in the Dems' quiver to fire against the U.S. 

The U.S. emitted 13.77% of the world's carbon in 2017, up only 0.4% since 1990.  Mexico emitted nearly 75% more carbon in 2017 than it did in 1990, and Canada's emissions increased 35% in that same time period.

Meanwhile, China was responsible for 29% of the world's carbon in 2017, an increase of 354% from its 1990 level.  That's over 3.5 times!

The most dangerous gases by far this week were those coming out of the pie holes of the six perfumed princes and princesses on stage.

Henry Percy is the nom de guerre of a writer in Arizona. He may be reached at saler.50d[at]gmail.com.