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1. #1
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:13 pm, right_on said:

   Waxman has a nose for these things…

2. #2
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:16 pm, Southpaw said:

   Introducing “Cash for Clunkers.”

   Sounds like campaign donations for Democratic Congressional candidates.

3. #3
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:19 pm, Hangfire said:

   “Wax on, wax off…….”

4. #4
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:20 pm, txvet2 said:

   Hard to believe Henry Nostrilitis represents all of those “beautiful people”. He’s a personal blight on any neighborhood in his district.

5. #5
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:21 pm, tarpon said:

   They are going to get their taxes, even if it’s a hoax. They will not be denied their taxes.

   Meanwhile, back on planet earth, where if the current solar trends continue, it will soon be so cold, the snow piled so deep, the ice getting so thick, that Al Gore will be the only one left on the planet that does not know Al Gore is a kook.

   Just today the National Geographic had an article on that very subject, the sun running the earth’s climate — Gee who knew?. You want the truth — join it at — http://wattsupwiththat.com/

6. #6
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:23 pm, Ragspierre said:

   OT, BUT…

   The campaign to nationalize health-care is beginning in earnest.

   “Doctors For Obama” has changed its name…

   “Doctors For America”.

   About 11,000 doctors pretending to be the voice for about 800,000 American physicians.

   We NEED to stop the trajectory here…

7. #7
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:25 pm, Ragspierre said:

   As bad as a pure democracy IS…

   we aren’t even getting that from these fascists.

8. #8
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:35 pm, hawkeye54 said:

   Introducing “Cash for Clunkers.”
   

   Why even mess with cash. TEH ONE could just make availabe from OBAMAMOTOR Corp. one SMART car for each gas guzzler turned in.

   He can keep the cash for his perpetual personal campaign fund coffers.

9. #9
   On May 5th, 2009 at 7:43 pm, bjc said:

   *Waxman doesn’t even need any help from the GOP; They would be wise to stay away from this as they did the stimulus bill; Let them own it, then the GOP can come out and grab them by the short hairs with the fact that it will raise energy costs approx. $1500/yr for a family, all based on the biggest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind; CO2 is not a pollutant!

10. #10
    On May 5th, 2009 at 7:46 pm, d1carter said:

    Dick Dastardly strikes again…

11. #11
    On May 5th, 2009 at 7:49 pm, fred5676 said:

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Key lawmakers agreed Tuesday on a follow-up strategy for dealing with the intractable earthquake problem, famous in Rep. Waxman’s home state of California. Using the proven tactics of skipping the nuisance of subcommittees and committees, Waxman is taking his S. 666 bill directly to a floor vote in the full Senate, where the bill should pass easily, at least when Sen. Franken rightfully takes his seat. S. 666, otherwise known as “Stop Continental Drift Now”, will accomplish it’s goal of almost entirely eliminating the annoyance of earthquakes by using periodic small nuclear explosions along prominent faults in the state. First up – the San Andreas fault. Stanford University will get a 24-hour warning to evacuate all of its students for a 3-day period, which should be sufficient to avoid most of the radioactive fallout.”

12. #12
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:17 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    He’s so cute! Don’t you just want to hug him to death?

13. #13
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:26 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    This is where a being the THE party in a one-party system gets tricky. They trying to ram a very unpopular bill down the taxpayers/voters throats and have to take full ownership of it. I expect this bill will fail, even if it takes a veto to kill it. Probably won’t make it out of the Senate.

14. #14
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:28 pm, prendad said:

    YEAH! Who needs to fart around with all of this procedural party-pooping nonsense. Congress needs to stop being dull boys and girls. Who needs to read these looooong booooooring bills. Let’s just do what Nancy Pelosi and President Soros want us to do. Then, we collect our paychecks, and go on another fact-finding junket to Tahiti or maybe Bermuda or something. Boy are we intelligent, just ask us.

15. #15
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:37 pm, Truesoldier said:

    go on another fact-finding junket to Tahiti or maybe Bermuda or something.

    If only Congress would go on a trip to the bermuda triangle and get lost for awhile we could manage to put a stop to this money and power grab going on.

16. #16
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:40 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Speaking of enviormental plans it appears that enviormentalists are not too happy either:

    A key part of President Obama’s energy plan — replacing fossil fuels with green alternatives — is facing increasing opposition from an unlikely source: environmentalists.

    Some environmentalists, who have successfully fought a wind farm on the border of Oregon and Washington, are trying to block a massive solar plant in the Mojave desert. And now an Oregon county is considering a ban on wind power in the foothills of the blue mountains.

    For decades, environmental groups have talked about “big oil,” painting the petroleum industry as greedy and destructive. Now similar language is being applied to renewables. Instead of eco-friendly green power, increasingly it’s “big wind” and “big solar.”

17. #17
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:40 pm, rightisright said:

    My hatred for wacko lefties is growing daily…un-American, elitist bastards.

    Looks like my anger got the best of me…GOOD.

18. #18
    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:47 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Al Gore will be the only one left on the planet that does not know Al Gore is a kook.

    Oh he’s no kook, he’s a very, very good salesman…

19. #19
    On May 5th, 2009 at 9:05 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Hmmm, legislation by liberal thuggery. Any surprise here? I say let them do this stuff because they will fall flat on their faces and implode eventually.

20. #20
    On May 5th, 2009 at 9:52 pm, dpt said:

    Well if these eco-taxes are going to be a fact of life, then I hope they expand to coverage to include:

    1. $5 tax on every movie ticket sold
    2. $5 to $20 tax on every concert ticket sold (depending on size of venue)
    3. $5 to $20 tax on every sporting event ticket sold (depend on venue size)

    All of these non-essential events attract thousands and thousands, adding to fuel consumption and garbage, so such taxes would be an opportunity for Hollywood and entertainers to put their mmoney where their mouth is.

21. #21
    On May 5th, 2009 at 9:55 pm, Micheleeroo said:

    Well gee–I just heard about a survey in which people were given 20 issues and told to rank their importance. GLOBAL WARMING WAS RANKED 20th—dead last, as a concern for the survey participants. Take that clue and drop this crazy stuff, dems!

22. #22
    On May 5th, 2009 at 10:22 pm, Wellsy said:

    This really is turning out to be the most ethical and transparent Congress in history, ain’t it, San Fran Nan?

23. #23
    On May 5th, 2009 at 10:34 pm, prendad said:

    On May 5th, 2009 at 8:37 pm, Truesoldier said:
    If only Congress would go on a trip to the bermuda triangle and get lost for awhile we could manage to put a stop to this money and power grab going on.

    I hereby volunteer to pilot that aircraft. I promise to bring them back as soon as everyone in the executive, legislative, and judicial branch of our government takes a new loyalty oath to abide by the Constitution of the United States of America. Any violation and arrangements will be made so that the next trip is one-way.

24. #24
    On May 5th, 2009 at 10:40 pm, jbh45 said:

    Off subject: Waxman needs to seriously trim his nose hairs.

25. #25
    On May 5th, 2009 at 10:51 pm, SHoward said:

    Come now, you know the democraps are so smart that they know eco-taxes are only right to do. Why, the left is so smart that when they believe something needs to be done, it is incumbent on them to do it whether we want it or not!

    See? They know what’s best for us, and they’re not going to let some piddelly thing like the law or the Constitution stand in their way.

    Rules of order? Rational debate? None of that in this ethical congress!

26. #26
    On May 5th, 2009 at 11:07 pm, prendad said:

    Well I just heard that the Global Warming/Climate Change debate has finally been settled. Prince Charles himself has declared that climate change is the single most terrible, dasturdly, and plain downright rude thing threatening the existence of mankind. And he has invented an animated frog to represent the rain forests of the earth. Finally, a brilliant? member of the Royal Family has provided the answer we have all been waiting for. It’s all over folks! Let the debates end as we turn our ears to Froggy, the animated frog as he croaks what we will need to pay in eco-taxes to save our earth.

27. #27
    On May 5th, 2009 at 11:35 pm, regularguy said:

    Well, given the average global temperature has warmed over just a scant 14,000 years or so, I’d say this constitutes a de facto emergency where constitutional debate should be suspended out-right. We need cap and trade NOW to stop this horror over the past several thousand years!

28. #28
    On May 6th, 2009 at 12:57 am, BobonStatenIsland said:

    Algore is a kook….and a very good salesman.
    The only climate I want changed is the climate in congress.
    The Tea Party happened within months of Obama taking office. Watch what happens in a year. The middle of the road republicans will be ousted through primaries while the Libs will just be sent packing (Tarred and feathered most likely). Then we can overturn all these bills and take back the country. I think they have more than enough rope at this point to hang themselves. Almost all the damage they do can be fixed. Not easily, but fixed. This is the pain we have to go through to wake up the masses. Even some of the Democrat citizens are getting fed up with their Fed Representatives. The Republicans are on a “Listening Tour”….well listen up! Get truly conservative or you are toast! The middle of the road is where you get run over.

29. #29
    On May 6th, 2009 at 3:28 am, Papa Louie said:

    But it is proving difficult to craft a law that can attract enough Democratic support and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said there is “not a consensus” on the issue.

    What? No consensus? But all the experts, including Al Gore, say there is a consensus. If “the debate is over”, that means we know all there is to know about climate change and thus we must also know exactly what to do about it. How could there not be consensus among Democrats on this issue?

    Maybe they’re just confused like me. I’m not as smart as Al Gore, but it seems to me that if you change your term from “global warming” to “climate change” it means there really isn’t a concensus. It means you’re not really sure whether it’s going to warm or cool. You just know the climate’s going to “change.” But we kind of need to know which one is going to happen before we can take steps to prevent it. Don’t we?

30. #30
    On May 6th, 2009 at 8:30 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    To be expected as Henry Waxman makes no pretense to the rule of law, Constitutional Law or republican values. He is a fascist/statist to the core. Henry Waxman is exactly the man they need to fund Williams Ayres camps, Speech and Thought Police and just about every nightmare the Left so loves. Eco Taxes are but one more means of control and one more nail in the coffin of free people.

    I do fear the day of free elections in my once beloved country is but a memory. That makes me an extremist to the Fascist/Progressives on the list so I saved you the effort being the nice guy I am.

    Rule .308

31. #31
    On May 6th, 2009 at 8:52 am, McCloud9 said:

    On May 5th, 2009 at 10:40 pm, jbh45 said:
    Off subject: Waxman needs to seriously trim his nose hairs.

    NAHHHHHH… He is going to Transplant them onto his Dome…Becoming the NEW Spokesperson for Hair Club for Men.
    (or he could braid them) lol

32. #32
    On May 6th, 2009 at 9:09 am, no2pcbs1 said:

    the nose that roared was on the short end of what he thought was a done deal. when you are losing just stop all debate, simply a cowards way out.

33. #33
    On May 6th, 2009 at 10:38 am, RedDog said:

    States declaring sovereignty: Way to go Oklahoma. Give it to ‘em:

    http://www.newsok.com/house-bypasses-governors-veto-to-claim-oklahomas-sovereignty/article/3366762

    Key said HCR 1028, which, if passed, would be sent to Democratic President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress, would not jeopardize federal funds but would tell Congress to “get back into their proper constitutional role.” The resolution states the federal government should “cease and desist” mandates that are beyond the scope of its powers.

    Key said many federal laws violate the 10th Amendment, which says powers not delegated to the U.S. government “are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” The Constitution lists about 20 duties required of the U.S.

34. #34
    On May 6th, 2009 at 11:56 am, Freddy said:

    There are actually 2 distinct items here.

    The ‘cap’ component is the actual tax side of this legislature and will stifle US manufacturing. It will also be used as a means to prohibit new US competition to those existing businesses that are ‘buying’ their ‘cap space’.

    The ‘trade’ component is the more manipulative part that is designed to send money to ‘special’ individuals. This part will provide billions to corrupt politically connected companies and will be managed in a fraudulent manner from day one. From the outset, there is a major question as to what even substantiates a ‘tradeable’ unit. As well as who decides what the ultimate supply of the tradeable resources can be. Most fascinating are the people that want to pretend that plants like trees somehow are relevant. While plants do store carbon, they do not store it forever, they just rent it until they die and rot or burn! Unless they are buried for many millions of years under large rocks.

    Look for the congressional supporters that vote the trade component in to ALL PROFIT, in major ways, from it!