The brave intellectual congressthingee John "Dingle" Dingell bravely and intelligently battles GLOBAL TOOTHFAIRYING.

The noted Democrass Heat Nazi demands more of your money to combat the tooth fairy, who is EVERYWHERE. In fact, Comrade Dingell has met the tooth fairy and now knows HE IS US.

The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Plan uses taxes to fight climate change

Dealing with global warming will be painful, says one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. To back up his claim he is proposing a recipe many people won't like - a 50-cent gasoline tax, a carbon tax and scaling back tax breaks for some home owners.

"I'm trying to have everybody understand that this is going to cost and that it's going to have a measure of pain that you're not going to like," Rep. John Dingell, who is marking his 52nd year in Congress, said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press.

Dingell will offer a "discussion draft" outlining his tax proposals on Thursday, the same day that President Bush holds a two-day conference to discuss voluntary efforts to combat climate change.

But Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that will craft climate legislation, is making it clear that he believes tackling global warming will require a lot more if it is to be taken seriously.

"This is going to cause pain," he said, adding that he wants to make certain "the pain is shared in a way that is fair, proper, acceptable and accomplishes the basic purpose" of...

I will not keep you in suspenders, kiddies. Dingell's purpose is to enslave us all and thereby gain his first erection in decades.