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Republicans who helped pass "cap and trade" benefitted from environmental donations
Washington Examiner ^ | 06/28/09 | Kevin Mooney

Posted on 06/28/2009 10:27:22 PM PDT by US Navy Vet

House Republicans who received campaign donations from environmental groups helped make up the narrow margin of votes needed to send the Waxman-Markey “cap and trade” bill over to the U.S. Senate.

The legislation passed by a vote of just 219 to 212 on Friday with critical assistance from eight Republicans. They are: Mary Bono Mack (Calif.), Mike Castle (Del.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Leonard Lance (N.J.), Frank LoBiondo (N.J.), John McHugh (N.Y.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Chris Smith (N.J.). This support proved critical with 44 Democrats voting against the regulatory scheme.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: 111th; capandtraitors; chrissmith; donors; gop; johnmchugh; leonardlance; lobbyists; lobiondo; markkirk; marybono; mikecastle; reichert; rino; traitors; waxmanmarkey
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WOW, Just WOW!
1 posted on 06/28/2009 10:27:22 PM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

Confounded lying backstabbing traitors!


2 posted on 06/28/2009 10:28:39 PM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life or nothing at all)
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To: advance_copy

And I thought that Chris Smith was a good guy. He was always big in the Pro-Life movement. I guess that he has went to the dark side.


3 posted on 06/28/2009 10:30:23 PM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

And how much of the $$$ from these Enviro groups came from taxpayers’ tens of millions that have been funnelled through these groups for decades.


4 posted on 06/28/2009 10:30:39 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: US Navy Vet

This was small potatoes.

It wasn’t this money that turned the tide.

The juice had to be much larger than this.


5 posted on 06/28/2009 10:32:28 PM PDT by exit82 (Be vigilant--what is happening on Iran's streets may yet happen here in America.)
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To: US Navy Vet; Little Bill; IrishCatholic; Normandy; According2RecentPollsAirIsGood; ...
Rent-a-vote.

 


Beam me to Planet Gore !

6 posted on 06/28/2009 10:34:21 PM PDT by steelyourfaith ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money" - Lady Thatcher)
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To: US Navy Vet

Gosh - they sell out cheap!! They sold their soul for such a measly few bucks!!!


8 posted on 06/28/2009 10:36:24 PM PDT by LADY J
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To: US Navy Vet

Reichert voted against Terri Schiavo, also. I know someone (who is very liberal, but she is fair) but met him at work before his congressional career and knows someone who dealt with him a lot when he was on the GRK case... she said he is a complete mental lightweight.


9 posted on 06/28/2009 10:40:58 PM PDT by conservative cat (America, you have been PWNED!)
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To: LADY J; freekitty; Nachum; flat; 2ndDivisionVet

It is up to us to get them exposed and voted out and sent packing in disgrace. They’re power-hungry, ego maniacs, IMO.


10 posted on 06/28/2009 10:42:21 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: US Navy Vet

Those who are voting yes for this war on America are traitors! All of them!


11 posted on 06/28/2009 10:45:48 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (The Taxman-Malarky Bill Is War On America!)
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To: US Navy Vet

12 posted on 06/28/2009 10:49:36 PM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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They can still chnage their votes. Time to call, FAX and write these bastards.


13 posted on 06/28/2009 10:53:58 PM PDT by ZULU (God guts and guns made America great. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: US Navy Vet
These losers voted for Crap and Tread (on us) for their own gain, except Mary Bono--reading her site, she spouts enviro stuff like a true believer.

vaudine

14 posted on 06/28/2009 11:01:13 PM PDT by vaudine
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If this isn't treason, I'd like to know what is. They need to be impeached and put in prison for the rest of their lives. I'm not saying what I would really like to do to them because I'd be visited by the secret service. lol..

I don't know if those who bribed them with their donations could be prosecuted but I sure think they should go to prison right along with the ones who they bought off. That bunch of traitors in DC are corrupt beyond belief. They have taken pay to benefit themselves while selling us down the river.

15 posted on 06/28/2009 11:02:52 PM PDT by NRA2BFree (WE ARE COMING FOR YOU!!)
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Every single one of these bastard traitors needs to hear from us. We need to let them know in no uncertain terms that if they do not change their votes, they WILL be defeated in 2010 and their asses will be thrown out of the office they have ABUSED. We cannot stand for this anymore.

I know what I’ll be doing all morning tomorrow.


16 posted on 06/28/2009 11:03:30 PM PDT by FarRightFanatic (It wasn't an election. It was a socialist coup.)
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To: william clark

Written by the President who instrumented the destruction of states rights. The “Us” began with “Him”. There is no president in history that I loathe more then Lincoln.


17 posted on 06/28/2009 11:12:08 PM PDT by liberty or death
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To: US Navy Vet
Surprise surprise surprise!
-—GOMER PYLE

Loyal to donors, loyal to dems—vote’m out!!!!!!

18 posted on 06/28/2009 11:13:46 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: steelyourfaith
I agree: There was enviro money, but the 1200 pages hold many thousands secrets of pay-off money.

The democrats loaded this bill: the same power plants taxes in a republican district get subsidies in a democrat district; the same plant getting fines (paying) in a republican district are getting exceptions in a democrat district.

Those demo's who didn't agree? See how much money they were denied, see how much credits and exclusions were handed to their companies.

19 posted on 06/28/2009 11:14:18 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: exit82
The juice had to be much larger than this.

Contemplating 21st Century Juice...

Let's see what's behind door number three, Congressperson! Why it's an upgrade to a suite in the bunker of your choice! Congratulations! Next month you'll be competing for a seat in the braand neeww Parliament!!! Tell us all about it, BO!

20 posted on 06/28/2009 11:46:36 PM PDT by MurrietaMadman (Luke 23:31)
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