A few moments ago we told you about this hilarious video of Sen. Dianne Feinstein lecturing a bunch of kids on the feasibility of passing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal legislation. ICYMI, here it is again:

This is how @SenFeinstein reacted to children asking her to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution — with smugness + disrespect. This is a fight for our generation's survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress. pic.twitter.com/0zAkaxruMI — Sunrise Movement ? (@sunrisemvmt) February 22, 2019

What’s interesting is the NYT basically confirms what Sen. Feinstein was trying to get across to those smirking kids if they bothered to listen: It’s expensive and even if passed, its goals can’t be accomplished within the necessary timeframe:

Green New Deal is technologically possible, experts say. But it will cost trillions of dollars, require expansive new taxes and federal programs, and could not be accomplished within the 10-year timeframe that supporters say is necessary. https://t.co/afWa9gOK45 — NYT Climate (@nytclimate) February 21, 2019

Libs are dragging the NYT for its honesty, however:

Many of the people responding to this tweet are interpreting it as saying that the story claims climate action is too expensive, or somehow not worth the attempt. That is not what the story says, though it does say the political challenges are daunting. Thanks for reading. — NYT Climate (@nytclimate) February 22, 2019

Click the link, they say:

We can always do a better job of distilling our stories down to tweets, but reading the stories themselves is still a very good idea. https://t.co/gNXaFK6zcg pic.twitter.com/JKG4A33neI — NYT Climate (@nytclimate) February 22, 2019

Don’t tell that to those kids in San Francisco though:

So again, thanks for reading. The story shows a difficult path ahead for sweeping action on climate change, as it always has been. But the story is anything but a call for inaction. https://t.co/gNXaFK6zcg pic.twitter.com/wfIE0JKJpN — NYT Climate (@nytclimate) February 22, 2019

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