Democrats are hypocrites on pretty much everything, but it is on the issue of climate change where they particularly excel at their “rules for thee, but not for me” double standard.
At the end of 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that essentially forces fossil fuel companies to help pay for what Democrats feel are their contributions to so-called global warming – to the tune of $75 billion:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday signed a law that will require companies responsible for large amounts of planet-warming pollution to contribute to climate damage repair efforts.
Under the new state law, companies responsible for the bulk of emissions from 2000 to 2018 will be on the hook for some $3 billion a year over the next 25 years. The law is modeled after the federal Superfund law, which sticks the bill for pollution cleanup with the companies responsible for the pollution.
It’s a law that some of her critics point out will directly have negative impacts on the wallets of New Yorkers, because the costs will be passed directly on to them:
Not surprisingly, it didn’t take long for Hochul to be once again exposed as a massive hypocrite on the issue:
Gov. Hochul — who recently approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to pony up $75 billion for carbon emissions allegedly contributing to global warming — has taken at least 30 flights aboard private jets since 2021, state Board of Elections records show.The $415,000 tab was picked up by her campaign committee, records show.“It’s very wasteful, especially for an elected official. There is no reason why any elected official in New York should be taking a private jet. Nearly everywhere in New York or upstate has a [commercial] airport that will take you anywhere in the country. New York is one of the most well-connected places on the planet,” said a local pilot experienced in private aviation.
The NY Post also pointed to what the typical fuel consumptions were for flying private versus commercial:
A commercial flight to California on a Boeing 737-800 consumes 850 gallons of jet fuel per hour, but would accommodate 166 passengers, coming out to just over five gallons per person. A medium-sized private jet with 10 seats would burn around 320 gallons of fuel per hour — or 32 gallons per person.
Previously, Hochul was criticized for hypocrisy over her gas stove phase-out plan:
Republican lawmakers are pushing back against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to phase out gas stoves, calling her a “hypocrite” over past photos of her using gas ranges at her home in Buffalo and the governor’s mansion in Albany.
“The governor’s push to ban gas stoves appears to be as hypocritical as it is ridiculous,” Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R-Fulton) told The New York Post on Sunday. “One has to wonder how many times she’s fired up her own gas stove since declaring them environmentally unsafe in her State of the State Address.”
In any event, her private jet flight habits are something her critics are raking her over the coals in light of the new fossil fuels law:
Flashback:
Perhaps she was able to figure out how to get electric vehicles to fly.
Yeah, I’m sure that was it.
-Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter/X.-
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