Needless to say, people like Newt Gingrich, who says that cap-and-trade would "punish the American people," aren't thinking that way.

不必说，像纽特·金里奇(Newt Gingrich)这样的人——他说，“总量管制和交易”制度将“惩罚美国民众”——并不是这么想的。

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The president says the aim is not to punish banks but to protect the larger economy and the American people.

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If subordinates create enemies lists, use the IRS to punish political opponents, or lie to the American people with false talking points, the President must ultimately be held responsible because he sets the moral tone.

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