They Voted Against the IRA, Then Wanted Its Clean-Energy Benefits Protected
Republicans could stamp a red X on the Inflation Reduction Act in Washington, then discover a sudden green check when wind turbines, solar panels, and investment showed up with a local ZIP code. The policy was supposedly reckless when Democrats owned the label; now its clean-energy benefits become worth protecting when constituents can point at them and say, “That project is down the road.” Principle apparently needs a constituent address.
Here is the kitchen-table audit: if the energy credits are truly a national disaster, why do they become precious the moment they help a district or state? That is not a policy reversal so much as a costume change, with renewable outrage draped over a flag pin. The politicians did not change the policy. They changed the audience—and the audience came with jobs. The red X was for Washington. The green check arrived by ZIP code.