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1. #1
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:14 pm, GJCorby said:

   If they ram this down our throats then may-be industry should just refuse to abide by it.

2. #2
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:15 pm, stillontheroad said:

   Like a lot of people have said, the dirty Socialist Democrats are using the Gulf Crisis to push through every piece of crap legislation they can possibly push. The end result is, the Dirty Socialist democrats know full well they are toast in NOV but now the new Congress is saddled with the crap from the old Congress and guess how that blame game will be played out by the Lame Stream Media, their toadies and Democrat lackies.

3. #3
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:18 pm, d1carter said:

   The lame duck Congress coming after November is going to be a real test for our country. Marxism or liberty…I’ll take liberty.

4. #4
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:27 pm, txvet2 said:

   “Bad stuff in the air” Oooooo. I wonder if he means carbon dioxide? I sometimes wonder if these people even have the slightest clue about what would happen if they were somehow successful in removing CO2 from the air – not that it’s possible, of course.

5. #5
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:32 pm, frostrt said:

   Why don’t they just go home to their mansions that probably use about 50X the juice that I use in my apartment?

6. #6
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:35 pm, Hangfire said:

   If this bill becomes law, we will no longer be a sovereign nation.

   We will no longer have to export our jobs overseas. There won’t be any jobs.

7. #7
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:35 pm, Cameron said:

   declining to provide further details.

   Probably because he knows that keeping us peons away from the details is the only hope they have for passing this without too much resistance.

8. #8
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:45 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   These guys must have invested all of their money on what seemed like a sure bet before the Copenhagen conference. How else to explain why these elected criminals won’t give up on global warming despite it having been proven as being based on fraudulent science?

   It’s not about conviction, it’s about salvaging a very bad investment.

9. #9
   On July 13th, 2010 at 5:47 pm, graysonret said:

   The best bill to present to the House and Senate, would be a bill shutting down Congress until January. Confidence would go up, jobs would be created and the economy improve.

10. #10
    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:12 pm, coffee said:

    How is this nonsense even still on anybody’s agenda? Nevermind, I just remembered; they don’t grasp the concept of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

11. #11
    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:33 pm, tarpon said:

    History is your friend, research the Enabling Act of 1933. we are in the process of doing the same thing, only piecemeal.

    The Constitution is not a suicide pact.

12. #12
    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:39 pm, American Elephant said:

    Democrat leadership doesn’t give a damn about the environment. They care about crippling the most powerful industry in America because it overwhelmingly supports Republicans. They want to force dollars away from that republican supporting industry and into the pockets of companies that will support them. Even to the extent that they are happy to see America rely MORE on foreign oil — foreign oil companies cant contribute to Republicans. It was the same thing with their attacks on the tobacco industry, and will be the same case when they move on to cripple other industries once they have finished crippling “Big Oii.” It has nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with bringing industry under fascist Democrat control.

13. #13
    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:43 pm, Laree said:

    I wonder how Bart Stupak will vote? I don’t really wonder.

    Democrat Jason Allen is being funded by SEIU and ACORN to replace Bart Stupak in Michigan’s 1st District….you know Bart Stupak (Bart Stupak: Hey let’s use BP Escrow fund to pay for health care.) Dr Dan needs donations too – his opponent is squirreling away Union donations.

    Hey Michigan’s 1st District, I’ve Got A Remedy For What’s Been Ailing You. Get Your Prescription Filled Here.

14. #14
    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:45 pm, Wethal said:

    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:12 pm, coffee said:
    How is this nonsense even still on anybody’s agenda?

    They desperately need the money from the carbon tax. Like they need the VAT tax, too. They know they’re hitting the debt ceiling, so they need sneak, indirect taxes that are passed through to the consumer.

    People are going to be made enough when the Bush tax cuts expire next year.

15. #15
    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:57 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    If they ram this down our throats then may-be industry should just refuse to abide by it.

    That’s the answer. Let the gov’t fine them, then refuse to pay. Make the gov’t take them to court. You lose? Big deal. Never pay. Never!

    If enough utility companies did this, the dems would be in meltdown mode.

    Pun intended.

16. #16
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:10 pm, tmitsss said:

    They are going to try to sell CO2 as pollution.

    Everybody ought to send their Senator a Diet Coke. Those little bubbles in a Diet Coke are CO2.
    I sent Lindsey Graham a Diet Coke already.

    Here is a copy of my Letter to Sen. Graham
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/33377873/Dear-Senator-Graham-Diet-Coke-Redacted

17. #17
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:28 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    What does he mean by pollution? “It means there’s bad stuff in the air,” Reid responded, declining to provide further details.

    Which means, the malodorous sputum eminating from your own bloody gob is included, I trust?

18. #18
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:35 pm, Papa Louie said:

    What does he mean by pollution? “It means there’s bad stuff in the air,” Reid responded

    On behalf of plant life everywhere, I would say that the idea that life giving CO2 is a pollutant is as insulting a concept as has ever been expressed by a bigoted human. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you…

19. #19
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:35 pm, Wethal said:

    What does he mean by pollution? “It means there’s bad stuff in the air,” Reid responded, declining to provide further details.

    He might want to check on how animal flatulence contributes to CO2 levels.

    Really.

20. #20
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:39 pm, cicerokid said:

    Say goodbye to the coal industry.

21. #21
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:45 pm, J.J. Sefton said:

    Maybe I’m being stupid (okay, don’t laugh), but what if they passed legislation and no one obeyed it?

    Can you say “mass civil disobedience.” Now those nut-jobs who refused to pay income taxes don’t look so nutty after all.

22. #22
    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:48 pm, Bob69 said:

    please tell me what it take to overturn legislation such as this. …and other obnoxious bills that steal from us in one way or another….Please tell me that Obamacare can be eliminated in its entirety.. please.

23. #23
    On July 13th, 2010 at 8:02 pm, letget said:

    All these d’s and rinos that do not get re-elected in Nov. will be like a wild animal in a cage. They will do whatever to get out, or in this case, will crater our Republic with as much crud they have wanted for years. I doubt there will be enough sane people left in dc to stop this or what the want to do. My heart aches so bad for my country. I never thought I would see a once great nation get in the hands of such gosh horrible people! The only thing that is keeping me going is my faith, the Good Guy will come out on top. God, please bless America.
    L

24. #24
    On July 13th, 2010 at 8:37 pm, corkie said:

    When pressed to specify whether the Senate would seek a “cap on utility carbon emissions,” Reid responded, “Those words are not in my vocabulary….we’re going to work on pollution.”

    What idiot came up with that answer? Of course those words are in his vocabulary.

    And CO2 isn’t pollution.

25. #25
    On July 13th, 2010 at 9:34 pm, 24Klady said:

    In the end, it simply is not going to matter. Once we’re bankrupt, and even those with a sheckle left in their pocket cannot buy a job – who’s going to fund these bloody bills. The Fed workers are working off the same tax dollars traded back and forth yet there is no real growth in manufacturing…that testy little thing that keeps the cogs oiled and new dollars flooding into D.C..

    If this is not a John Galt moment I don’t know what is? Imploding from the top and the bottom. Somewhere in the middle is the big one.

26. #26
    On July 13th, 2010 at 10:38 pm, Ron said:

    We’re nearing a point where there may have to be some widespread civil disobedience in this country to prevent unjust laws or bureaucratic regulations from stripping us of our constitutional rights and freedoms.

27. #27
    On July 13th, 2010 at 11:45 pm, jrgdds said:

    On July 13th, 2010 at 7:45 pm, J.J. Sefton said:

    …what if they passed legislation and no one obeyed it?

    They would push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and try to grant amnesty to millions of law breakers?

28. #28
    On July 14th, 2010 at 2:22 am, Bachbone said:

    The last time Sen. Reid mentioned “bad stuff in the air” he was referring to the “stinky visitors” waiting in line to tour the Capitol. Let’s hope Sharron Angle sees to it that Reid doesn’t have to worry about “Capitol visitor stench” any longer after November’s election.

29. #29
    On July 14th, 2010 at 7:15 am, tiredofit08 said:

    On July 13th, 2010 at 6:57 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    If they ram this down our throats then may-be industry should just refuse to abide by it.

    That’s the answer. Let the gov’t fine them, then refuse to pay. Make the gov’t take them to court. You lose? Big deal. Never pay. Never!

    If enough utility companies did this, the dems would be in meltdown mode.

    Pun intended.

    gee were sorry Senator/Congressman, we have no idea what is causing that outage in your neighborhood…we’re on it but have to have a study and hold hearings on it before we can determine a cause and or course of action…/sarc..

30. #30
    On July 14th, 2010 at 7:16 am, tiredofit08 said:

    ooops were= we’re…haven’t got the 1st cup of coffee down yet…lol..

31. #31
    On July 14th, 2010 at 8:07 am, John Deaux said:

    What does he mean by pollution? “It means there’s bad stuff in the air,” Reid responded, declining to provide further details.

    Well, it is summer and the height of tourist season.

    Just sayin.

32. #32
    On July 14th, 2010 at 8:18 am, stillontheroad said:

    Does this mean that anyone that has a mulch pile in the back yard is a polluter? Whoaaaaa that will send the environuts into a spinup.

33. #33
    On July 14th, 2010 at 8:31 am, englishqueen01 said:

    Should be fun trying to live through a Wisconsin winter when I can’t afford to pay the tripled electric/gas bills, or the $6/gal. gas.

    Revolution time, anyone?

34. #34
    On July 14th, 2010 at 8:45 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday he had assembled a “rough draft” of an energy bill

    I don’t believe that any of the elected Democrats in Washington actually write legislation. If they don’t have time to read bills, they certainly don’t have time for the more time-consuming task of writing bills. (Think about it… which takes longer… reading a book, or writing a book?)

    The bills are written by unelected groups like the Apollo alliance, and then the bills are merely “tweaked” with “sweeteners” to buy the votes of a few key fence-sitters (a la the “Louisiana Purchase” and the “Cornhusker Kickback”).

    If they push this crap through, look forward to gasoline costing between $7 and $10 a gallon.

35. #35
    On July 14th, 2010 at 8:55 am, jamesgreenidge said:

    Is there a listing of stalwart pols against this thing and those who are wavering?

    James Greenidge
    Queens NY

36. #36
    On July 14th, 2010 at 9:10 am, rike101 said:

    At least Reid can count on Scott Brown’s vote…..

37. #37
    On July 14th, 2010 at 9:35 am, englishqueen01 said:

    If they push this crap through, look forward to gasoline costing between $7 and $10 a gallon.

    Yep. Then expect the subsidies for folks like me who can’t afford to get to our $9/hour jobs (the only one I could find in this economy).

    The goal of the Obama administration is to do to the whole of America what liberals have done to the black community: complete and total poverty and reliance on the government. The destruction of the family and decent employment so that we are all equal in our misery.

38. #38
    On July 14th, 2010 at 9:43 am, no2pcbs1 said:

    the only bad stuff in the air is the nasty smell that reid emits, he is decomposing before our eyes.

39. #39
    On July 14th, 2010 at 10:21 am, cheapseat said:

    It’s amazing how these democrats have become communists before our very eyes now that they have a filibuster proof congress. TRUE COLORS! A brief rundown to compare Chavez to Obama. Both came into power through rigged elections. Both tried to eliminate the competition and the press which backed any opposition. Chavez has his red shirt thugs, Obama his black panthers. Chavez nationalized the banks, ditto Obama. Chavez nationalized the oil industry, Obama is trying to nationalize the entire energy industry. Chavez violated the constitution to make himself el heffe for life, Obama does the same thing daily. Chavez has destroyed a once thriving economy, ditto Obama. The difference is Chavez took years to accomplish what Obama has done in 18 months.

40. #40
    On July 14th, 2010 at 10:25 am, Rorschach said:

    Let’s not forget how China plans on manufacturing these carbon credits that they will be selling us.
    http://redinktexas.blogspot.com/2010/07/chinas-new-carbon-offsets.html

    can you say blood money?

    Just wait until “Planned Parenthood” decides to get into the act….

41. #41
    On July 14th, 2010 at 10:31 am, thejim said:

    Obambi & Company will do whatever they can to destroy this country, and they are doing a fine job of it with the aid of EVERY Democrat and the media. No Democrat should be elected to any office, at any level of government.

42. #42
    On July 14th, 2010 at 10:58 am, cheapseat said:

    OT Michelle, I just read a story of another pair of poor undocumented workers in texas raping a 14 year old at a 4th of JULY party, and want to ask if You or the staff has heard anything about the guy who killed all those in New Mexico the other day. That news story was SQUASHED big time, which leads me to believe it is another illegal immigrant killing Americans which the administration and dems don’t want to tell us about. The agenda doesn’t allow the truth when it isn’t a sob story about some poor lettuce picker trying to support his family in guadalajuara.

43. #43
    On July 14th, 2010 at 10:59 am, Mister P said:

    We just got hit with a 14% rate hike in our electric bills for financially unviable windmills we don’t need and don’t want.

44. #44
    On July 14th, 2010 at 11:29 am, Rorschach said:

    Mister P, You might want to read this:
    http://www.juandemariana.org/pdf/090327-employment-public-aid-renewable.pdf

    Cheapseat, you might get infuriated reading this:
    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7107548.html

45. #45
    On July 14th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    It’s amazing how these democrats have become communists before our very eyes now that they have a filibuster proof congress.

    Not so much dems becoming commies as the other way around – the commies took over leadership of the party. The radical students of the ’60s are now prominent in the party. I’m sure there are more than a few RINOs who are closet commies too.

46. #46
    On July 14th, 2010 at 1:08 pm, prendad said:

    Let no bad legislation go un-rammed. Reid will not rest until he has sabotaged every part of our society that President Obama has instructed him to do. “Ramming Speed”!
    (cue uncontolled, hysterical babbling and giggling).

47. #47
    On July 14th, 2010 at 3:36 pm, tbear44 said:

    Enjoy your last few months in office Dingy Harry–and DLTDHYWTGLSY. I will be celebrating your defeat in November.

48. #48
    On August 9th, 2010 at 1:29 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    In 1999, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, then president of AAAS wrote here:

    Urgent and unprecedented environmental and social changes challenge scientists to define a new social contract…a commitment on the part of all scientists to devote their energies and talents to the most pressing problems of the day, in proportion to their importance, in exchange for public funding.

    (emphasis mine)

    This woman is now the head of NOAA.