Vote Set on House Climate Bill (Waxman-Markey, this Friday)

Washington Post ^ | June 24, 2009 | Steven Mufson

[flattorney]

ABSTRACT: Democratic leaders in the House have scheduled a Friday vote on a climate change bill that would establish a complex cap-and-trade system to limit the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, a priority for President Obama. The House Rules Committee unveiled the latest version of the bill, which weighs in at 1,201 pages. It features new items such as $7.5 billion in "green bonds" for a new federal financing agency called the Clean Energy Deployment Administration, extra emission allowances for politically powerful rural electric cooperatives, greater flexibility for states that want to use free allowances for mass transit, and tweaks benefiting a range of companies, including algae-based biofuel producers and major petroleum refiners. But House Republicans have attacked what they call "cap and tax" legislation, saying it would sharply raise energy costs for American consumers and ship jobs overseas. The National Republican Congressional Committee tried to tap opposition in a fundraising letter that called cap-and-trade legislation "nothing more than a tax which starts accruing the moment you flip on your light switch."

[Cheerio]

Although I went over and signed the AmericanSolutions.com petition, I really fail to see how this gazillion dollar tax bill can be stopped. Get ready for the entire SW United States to be paved over with solar panels and windmills all paid for by your tax money. This should make all the liberal urban dwellers happier than pigs in slop.

We will also need to spend trillions to investigate how to put windmills on pea pod cars, all at our expense.

When did the Constitution becomce a SUICIDE PACT?

[Texas resident]

Yes but this garbage will put dims out of work also. If there are enough of them who got screwed by their goofball, they will see the light. This may be the “manufactured crisis” that crazy joe was talking about.

[3catsanadog]

WHERE ARE THE JOBS??

In the Clean Energy Deployment Administration. That's where all these so-called new created jobs will be - paper pushers in the Federal Government. And you'll have to be a registered Democrat to get one. Republicans need not apply.

[flattorney]

Thanks All! Nanzi and her corrupt Rats are going down. ~ fla

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Loud Mime says: bump - Calls on Wed!

Thanks! And, thanks for your great Bob Bode p.m. - Fun read. Bob has been running great this year. He hasn't bagged a "Wally" yet but neither has John Force with three times the budget. Of course, Alice always looks marrrrvvvelous. Great couple.

[cake_crumb]

"And you'll have to be a registered Democrat to get one. Republicans need not apply."

Yesterday, Hubby and I were talking about switching to Independent. We'd have to be really desperate before we'd switch to Democrat just so we could crossover vote.

[SueRae]

Good suggestions. If this thing gets in to law, every Republican running for office next year should promise to repeal it.

[Sans-Culotte]

I was listening a couple of weeks back to Hugh Hewitt. He had on a Republican senator (can’t remember which one). The senator said the bill will pass easily in the House “because Pelosi can pass anything”. He said he thought it would have a tough time in the senate. In any case, it’s gonna pass the House, so concentrate on the senate.

[Munz]

we are so screwed