Pursuing Ideology with the Government Purse

The problem with a new "New Deal" is that the old "New Deal" was an abject failure. From Reason.tv:

via Samizdata, Climate Change is another "priority" the new US Administration intends to spend billions on but why when dealing with its effects would be far cheaper than spending ridiculous multiples on barely moving the scale? A highly worthwhile video also from Reason.tv: