ABC Touts Tom Friedman to Lobby for Taxes on Oil and Carbon
Good Morning America on Thursday again brought on Tom Friedman
to lobby for taxes on carbon and oil. Talking to host George
Stephanopoulos, the New York Times columnist urged Barack Obama
to "use" the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and push "a bill
through the Senate."  Friedman discussed America getting off oil
and argued, "Well, ultimately, it's going to require a price on
carbon that will stimulate innovation in clean power
technologies." He delicately mentioned forcing changes on
businesses and taxpayers and touted that other countries "are
putting in place, basically, these kind of carbon rules and
taxes that give a very clear signal to business, where to
invest."  Other than the occasional right-leaning point made by
Bill O'Reilly, GMA's hosts don't often bring on conservative
guests to promote lower taxes and less government regulation.
Yet, Friedman is a favorite of the ABC program.  The columnist
appeared on the September 8, 2008 GMA to make a