Comments on: Climate Pollution Cash Shaping Fate Of Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Legislation http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jim Welke http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153273 Jim Welke Fri, 15 May 2009 21:15:02 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153273 It's astonishing that politicians would be so transparently -- brazenly -- venal. Is reelection so important, these guys would sell their own country down the river? Yup, apparently. <a href="http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com</a> It’s astonishing that politicians would be so transparently — brazenly — venal.

Is reelection so important, these guys would sell their own country down the river? Yup, apparently.

http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jay Alt http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153252 Jay Alt Thu, 14 May 2009 15:35:49 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153252 The font of the chart names is too small to read. The lists of Yeah, Maybe and Nay could be reorganized and ranked according to increasing contribution, within each category. Combining that info with color differences on the chart would permit readers to figure out who was who. The font of the chart names is too small to read.
The lists of Yeah, Maybe and Nay could be reorganized and ranked according to increasing contribution, within each category. Combining that info with color differences on the chart would permit readers to figure out who was who.

]]> By: charlesst.pierre http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153245 charlesst.pierre Thu, 14 May 2009 04:23:05 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153245 Only by developing alternative energy sources will we have a <em>chance</em> at a reasonably prosperous posterity. By increasing society's real capital inflationary tendencies can be countered. Obstructionist policies will aggravate inflation, as well as leaving us poorer. These people are literally screwing with our future, for narrow ends. You should be frightened. Only by developing alternative energy sources will we have a chance at a reasonably prosperous posterity.
By increasing society’s real capital inflationary tendencies can be countered. Obstructionist policies will aggravate inflation, as well as leaving us poorer.

These people are literally screwing with our future, for narrow ends. You should be frightened.

]]> By: Mickey http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153232 Mickey Tue, 12 May 2009 23:12:20 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153232 Economic Stimulus. H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, passed 385-35 on January 29, 2008 (Roll Call 25). It would provide about $150 billion in economic stimulus, including $101.1 billion in direct payments of rebate checks (typically $600) to most taxpayers in 2008 and temporary tax breaks for businesses. Creating money out of thin air and then spending the newly created money cannot improve the economy, at least not in the long term. (If it could, why not create even more money for rebates and make every American a millionaire?) The stimulus has no offset and thus increases the federal deficit by the amount of the stimulus because the government must borrow the rebate money. A realistic long-term stimulus can only be achieved by lowering taxes through less government and by reducing regulatory burdens. Marsha Blackburn voted FOR this bill.(Source: The New American – July 21, 2008) Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman. She is no conservative. See her unconstitutional votes at : http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=614 Mickey Economic Stimulus. H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, passed 385-35 on January 29, 2008 (Roll Call 25). It would provide about $150 billion in economic stimulus, including $101.1 billion in direct payments of rebate checks (typically $600) to most taxpayers in 2008 and temporary tax breaks for businesses. Creating money out of thin air and then spending the newly created money cannot improve the economy, at least not in the long term. (If it could, why not create even more money for rebates and make every American a millionaire?) The stimulus has no offset and thus increases the federal deficit by the amount of the stimulus because the government must borrow the rebate money. A realistic long-term stimulus can only be achieved by lowering taxes through less government and by reducing regulatory burdens. Marsha Blackburn voted FOR this bill.(Source: The New American – July 21, 2008)

Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
She is no conservative.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=614
Mickey

]]> By: Paul Muller http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153228 Paul Muller Tue, 12 May 2009 20:12:21 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153228 Notice all the no's are Republican. What a surprise. Notice all the no’s are Republican. What a surprise.

]]> By: Alejandro http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153221 Alejandro Tue, 12 May 2009 16:48:08 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153221 What do you think of this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzBRiAyn8o Barton is engaging in pure stupidity at the end, but what about the claims that Enron guys were instrumental in devising the cap and trade policies that Al Gore is promoting? What do you think of this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNzBRiAyn8o

Barton is engaging in pure stupidity at the end, but what about the claims that Enron guys were instrumental in devising the cap and trade policies that Al Gore is promoting?

]]> By: rmwarnick http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/12/dirty-energy-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-153220 rmwarnick Tue, 12 May 2009 16:00:51 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=9966#comment-153220 The battle takes shape-- the Party of No vesus the Party of Maybe. The battle takes shape– the Party of No vesus the Party of Maybe.

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