Michelle Malkin » Only 13 GOP Senators voted against the Lieberman-Warner green boondoggle

Only 13 GOP Senators voted against the Lieberman-Warner green boondoggle

By Michelle Malkin • June 2, 2008 08:38 PM

Keeping you up to date: I told you this morning about the Lieberman-Warner “climate change” boondoggle. At 6:25pm Eastern tonight, the Senate voted on the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036 ). It passed 74-14, with 12 not voting.

Thirteen GOP senators plus Democrat Sen. Robert Byrd (yes, Robert Byrd) opposed the massive eco-pork bill that would perpetuate the carbon offset/cap-and-trade fraud.

And here are the no-shows:

Debate resumes on the Senate floor tomorrow.

Keep an eye on McCain.

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Greg Mueller sends some choice quotes from the debate earlier today:

Senator Sessions: “It will make american businesses less competitive in the world, and it will surely damage our economy. It will also be, as everyone who looks at it will admit, a secret, sneaky tax. It’s a tax of about $7 trillion on the American people.”

Senator Inhofe: “We as Republicans believe any legislation that attempts to address climate change must protect American families and must protect U.S. workers and has to maintain global fairness. Finally, offer clean energy solutions…I find it most difficult to vote to proceed to the largest tax increase in the history of America. The mechanics of this bill, the impacts, the costs have never been fully debated and they deserve to be.”

Senator Bond: “We should pursue cutting carbon emissions. but we can’t slash family budgets, knock farmers and workers out of jobs and out of productive revenue. At a time when Americans are suffering record pain at the pump, high energy costs, mortgage costs, a soft economy, I am very very concerned about raising energy prices on our families and workers.”

Senator Boxer: “The fact of the matter, we wouldn’t lock our child in a hot car, you know, in front of a supermarket. We cannot consign the next generation to a hot planet.”

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Read Chris Horner at Planet Gore to see the green slush fund in action. (See also here.)

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#101

On June 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 am, sonofdy said:

BTW we also produce poop. Our poop will also be regulated. That is how wide the scope of this bill is. If this bill passes, I plan to buy alot of worhtless land to plant trees on. You will all be paying me to sit on my ass and watch trees grow.
#102

On June 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 am, hawkeye54 said:

On June 3rd, 2008 at 11:11 am, sonofdy said:
Wait for it, the fart tax is coming. Methane is a HUGE “greenhouse” gas and we have HUGE herds of farm anaimals. Don’t believe me? Look it up. It will come under argocultural emmissions.

I believe I read that Finland is close to implementing such a “greenhouse” tax on its farm animals for methane emmissions.
Wouldn’t surprise me to see a similar tax proposed in some state here before long.

One group is already calling for a meat based tax and of course a push to convert us all to becaome vegans.

Not surprisingly, I also just read of some eco-scientist proposing we substitute insects for less “environmentally sustainable” meat producing animals in our diets.
#103

On June 3rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm, fulldroolcup said:

Seeing Boxer’s sour puss on TV I am reminded of Limbaugh’s spoof “explanation” for it:

“She got her THONG on!”
#104

On June 3rd, 2008 at 3:33 pm, mom2jack said:

And here are the no-shows:

For pete’s sake. If HRC, Glowbama and McShame can’t be bothered to vote, I guess I won’t bother to vote in the Presidential race this fall, either. I will simply vote AGAINST any incumbent in Congress. Hello?! Anyone home? Do you realize you have a LOWER approval rating than BOOOOOOSH? And this is still a great idea?
#105

On June 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm, longbow said:

“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.”

Sound familiar and applicable to today? Maybe it’s time for another revolution…
#106

On June 4th, 2008 at 10:58 am, misterbee241 said:

Unfortunately, one of my senators, Warner is a sponsor, and my other senator is a socialist democrat.
#107

On June 4th, 2008 at 11:05 am, misterbee241 said:

My first exposure to the environmental movement was back in the 60’s. The goal then was to clean up the rivers and do something about air pollution. That was a noble cause because the water and air back then were truly filthy. At least that was what the liberal media was telling us. But like all crusades, the save-the-environment movement has become a runaway freight train. Now the enviro-nuts along with their cohorts in the US government have assumed the right to tell free born Americans how they should live, even to outlawing certain types of light bulbs. Well, contrary to what Obama says, I WILL drive my SUV, I WILL eat what I want, and I WILL keep my house comfortable. And as a free born American I will defend my rights with a gun if I have to.
#108

On June 4th, 2008 at 11:21 am, misterbee241 said:

On June 3rd, 2008 at 3:30 am, love2rumba said:

The irony of John Warner is that he was elected in 1978 as a conservative from Virginia. He has moved left over the last 10 years to the point that he is John McCain’s twin on issues.

I guess this John hung around Elizabeth Taylor too long…..

You said it all. As a Virginian, I’m sorry Warner is not running next time. I was looking forward to voting against him. He’s another reason I’m for term limits.