FDR’s many early-term legislative victories are the exception among modern Presidents, but have become the standard of comparison. Biden has neither of these.Įarly-term Legislative Victories. Without exception, Presidents judged in retrospect to have been “transformative,” have worked in very favorable political conditions. They won election by very large majorities and enjoyed strong ideological support from majority coalitions in Congress. Biden faces the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis, climate change, and a national upheaval over institutionalized racism. For Nixon it was the environment and Vietnam. For FDR, Reagan, and Obama, it was the economy. This gives them focus and clarity of purpose. Some Presidents take office at a moment of clear crisis. We recall that several administrations blundered after the 100-day mark.Ĭrises and Disasters. The Biden Administration has-so far-avoided similar stumbles. The Administration seemed to be incompetent. Clinton had two nominees withdraw because of failure to pay social security tax for household employees. Carter proposed eliminating 19 water projects-an economy move that backfired by alienating Congressional Democrats. Kennedy permitted the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion. Many presidents have blundered within 100 days of taking office. “Will Trump go down in history as the man who pulled the plug on a livable climate?” he writes, with the subtitle, “The fate of humanity is in the hands of a denier who pledged to kill domestic and global climate action and all clean energy research.”” (MR article by Rob Bradley above)Īpparently Romm still has both reflective and reactive moments.Now that we have reached the end of Biden first 100 days, it’s time to ask “what’s the point of the 100 day watch?” What meaningful conclusions can we draw about a Presidency after 100 days? “Rome is not burning, but Joe Romm at Climate Progress is. The Holocaust is not an analogue to global warming, which is an utterly different kind of catastrophe, and, obviously, one whose worst impacts are yet to come. Since I lost many relatives in the Holocaust, I understand all too well the unique nature of that catastrophe. In “Climate Science Disinformers are Nothing like Holocaust Deniers,” climate activist Joe Romm wrote: Good news indeed! Energy cuts are easy cuts compared to the hard budget choices that lie ahead in the transition from statism and stagnation to a vibrant, coordinated, expanding entrepreneurial economy. Any future regulation will go through a simple test: is this regulation good for the American worker? If it doesn’t pass this test, the rule will not be approved.Īlso importantly, Trump (as Romm noted) has announced a plan to cut $100 billion in climate related federal funding over eight years, which would require “zeroing out all federal clean energy R&D, efforts to help countries around the globe deal with climate and the entire government’s climate science effort.”.We will also eliminate duplication, provide regulatory certainty, and trust local officials and local residents. Any regulation that is outdated, unnecessary, bad for workers, or contrary to the national interest will be scrapped.We’re going to cancel the Paris Climate Agreement and stop all payments of U.S.These technologies create millions of jobs with a smaller footprint than ever before. We’re going to revoke policies that impose unwarranted restrictions on new drilling technologies.We’re going to lift moratoriums on energy production in federal areas.I’m going to ask Trans Canada to renew its permit application of the Keystone Pipeline.
We’re going to save the coal industry and other industries threatened by Hillary Clinton’s extremist agenda.We’re going to rescind all the job-destroying Obama executive actions including the Climate Action Plan and the Water of the U.S.The Australian journalist Graham Readfearn notes that while you can’t find Trump’s original “ 100 day action plan” for energy and climate on the campaign website anymore, “it was archived by Wayback Machine”. “ Will Trump go down in history as the man who pulled the plug on a livable climate?” he writes, with the subtitle, “The fate of humanity is in the hands of a denier who pledged to kill domestic and global climate action and all clean energy research. Rome is not burning, but Joe Romm at Climate Progress is. “Good news indeed! Energy cuts are easy cuts compared to the hard budget choices that lie ahead in the transition from statism and stagnation to a vibrant, coordinated, expanding entrepreneurial economy.” President-Elect Trump’s Climate/Energy Policy: 100-Day Action Plan a Good Start By Robert Bradley Jr.
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