And that old saw certainly applies to the Obama Energy Tax.

If there were any doubt about Mike Pence’s claim — that Waxman-Markey’s cap-and-trade rationing is a declaration of economic war against the majority of American states by economic problem children in the Northeast and on the West Coast — take a look at this map (click on it for a more detailed PDF).

Doubtless, Congressman Waxman’s Beverly Hills constituents will be thrilled. As for Massachusetts, home of Congressman Markey, you can see that some legislators can’t break the habit of pushing policies that harm their own.