| Jamie Dupree |
Cap And Trade Post Mortem
Democrats are certainly taking home an almost unexpected win to a July 4th break, as they muscled a global warming bill through the House on a 219-212 vote.
Many people are focusing on the eight Republicans who voted for the bill, but what about on the other side? There were 44 Democrats who bucked their leadership and voted no.
They were:
Bright (AL), Davis (AL), Griffith (AL), Berry (AR), Ross (AR), Kirkpatrick (AZ), Mitchell (AZ), Costa (CA), Stark (CA), Salazar (CO), Barrow (GA), Marshall (GA), Minnick (ID), Costello (IL), Foster (IL), Donnelly (IN), Ellsworth (IN), Visclosky (IN), Melancon (LA), Childers (MS), Taylor (MS), Kissell (NC), McIntyre (NC), Pomeroy (ND), Arcuri (NY), Massa (NY), Kucinich (OH), Wilson (OH), Boren (OK), DeFazio (OR), Altmire (PA), Carney (PA), Dahlkemper (PA), Holden (PA), Shuster (PA), Herseth Sandlin (SD), Tanner (TN), Edwards (TX), Ortiz (TX), Rodriguez (TX), Matheson (UT), Nye (VA), Mollohan (WV) and Rahall (WV).
What do I see in that group? Southern Democrats from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi against the bill.
Energy state lawmakers from Texas, West Virginia and Oklahoma voting no.
More liberal lawmakers also voting no, worried the bill was watered down too much.
On the GOP side, there were eight Republicans who voted for the bill, and as I observed in another post, they gave Democrats the winning margin.
They were Bono Mack (CA), Castle (DE), Kirk (IL), Lance (NJ), LoBiondo (NJ), McHugh (NY), Reichert (WA) and Smith (NJ.)
Democrats still have a very tough road ahead of them, as a Senate filibuster seems likely.
But you cannot count out this bill. The Dems showed they could wheel and deal their way to victory in the House by promising all kinds of stuff for their members to win a vote here and there.
"Now it's up to the Senate to take the next step," said President Obama last night.
"I'm confident that in the coming weeks and months the Senate will demonstrate the same commitment to addressing what is a tremendous challenge and an extraordinary opportunity," the President added.
So we'll see what happens. Stay tuned.
What others are saying
- Cap and TradeWhile on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president.”
The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.”
And that’s only the beginning.
The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong.
For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known as man-made global warming. While on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president.”
The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.”
And that’s only the beginning of this tawdry tale, Mr. Barnes.
The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong.
For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known as man-made global warming. - Cap and Trade fraudPresident helped fund profiteers of carbon tax program he is now seeking to implement. While on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president.â€
The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.â€
And that’s only the beginning.
The “privately-owned†Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong.
For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known as man-made global warming. - good job on listening to your constituantsTanner did well by heeding the voice of west TN. great job!!! You will be getting my vote! Thank You!!!!!
- Lies, manipulation, intimidation and bribesSubjected to Obama's lies, manipulation, intimidation and bribes, the House passed Obama’s jobs killing, economy killing bill! Under Obama, corruption and coercion have reached levels previously seen only in Marxist dictatorships like those of Cuba or Venezuela.
Obama’s Cap and trade is another giant step towards Marxism — and the corruption, poverty, enslavement, destruction and despair that Marxism entails.
Obama is working much faster than Hugo Chavez at destroying the economy and imposing Marxism. No wonder the Russians are gloating:
From Pravda: “…the American descent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people…†http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/107459-american_capitalism-0
We are NOT hapless sheeple! We must do whatever is necessary to defend ourselves and our children from the Marxist dictatorship that’s being set up in Washington. - Read the bill before a vote.Is it the case that the vast majority if not all of the House had not read the actual bill when they cast their vote? Indeed, did the text to the final House bill even exist when they cast their vote? If so, every "aye" Congressman is a desperate tool and this country is in dire hands.
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The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.”
And that’s only the beginning of this tawdry tale, Mr. Barnes.
The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong.
For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known as man-made global warming. While on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president.”
The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.”
And that’s only the beginning.
The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong.
For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known as man-made global warming.