Posted on 06/08/2011 4:49:16 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
A top Senate Republican said on Tuesday he would fight President Barack Obama's choice for commerce secretary, former energy executive John Bryson, whom he called an "environmental extremist."
"The president has appointed someone who is going to make it harder and more expensive for the private sector to create jobs," said Senator John Barrasso, a member of the Senate Republican leadership.
"Instead of appointing an economic leader, he has appointed an environmental extremist," Barrasso said.
He cited Bryson's support for climate change legislation that failed to clear the Senate and his role in the founding of the National Resource Defense Council, a leading environmental group.
Obama tapped Bryson, a former chief executive of California energy company Edison International, to replace Gary Locke, whom he nominated to become U.S. ambassador to China.
In a White House ceremony last week, Obama said Bryson's business and energy background would help the administration meet its goal of doubling exports over five years.
"In the years ahead, a key to achieving our export goal will be promoting clean energy in the United States," Obama said. "That's how we'll reduce our dependence on foreign oil and that's how we'll encourage new businesses and jobs to take root on our shores."
A group of 44 Senate Republicans, including their leader Mitch McConnell, have already vowed not to approve Bryson or any other trade nominees until Obama sends long-delayed free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress for votes.
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Only in the fevered minds of liberal kooks. Every shred of real-world evidence over the past 30 years refutes this. It's the same with Keynesian economics and socialism. Empirical evidence over a century show these are losing propositions, yet the leftists continue to push them. How can an entire class of people deny simple reality is beyond me.
Every dime spent by the commerce department would produce twice as much if it was spent by the marketing department of the company it was taken from.
Kill the department now.
Oh yuck.
Hey, this is no way to begin the day...
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