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Have they lost their mind?

13 Jun 08 | Commentary

The Renewable Energy and Job Creation of 2008 (H.R. 6049)… Lets see:

  1. Create new jobs in a weak economy. Check
  2. Reduce dependence on foreign energy sources. Check
  3. Improve the environment. Check
  4. Save the average US citizen money by providing meaningful subsides for installation of renewable energy. Check

Well, we certainly can’t have any of that around here, now can we. At least according to the US Senate Republicans who saw fit to procedurally kill the latest attempt to enact long term leveling of the playing field for the renewable energy sector.  This time, they didn’t even let the matter come up for a vote.

Sierra club director Carl Pope minces no words in his statement:

“The Senate Republican Leadership has now proved it has no interest whatsoever in even discussing the solutions to our mounting energy and economic crises. This minority of Senators determined to stop progress and protect the interests of Big Oil, Big Coal, and other special interests at all costs has used procedural tricks day after day to prevent the Senate from working on legislation that would bring skyrocketing energy prices under control, put America back to work, put the brakes on taxpayer-funded giveaways to an oil industry awash in record profits, and fight global warming by investing in a clean energy future…

“It’s truly shocking that Senators will use procedural tricks to protect taxpayer-funded giveaways to Big Oil, but then mere minutes later will refuse even to allow debate on a bill that will protect existing jobs, create tens of thousands of new jobs, and help build the clean energy future we need to end our dangerous dependence on fossil fuels once and for all.

Sums it up rather well, I think.  Meanwhile, the Senators did manage to pass this very important bit of legislation:

Honoring Detroit Red Wings: Senate agreed to S. Res. 593, honoring the Detroit Red Wings on winning the 2008 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Championship.

Phew, man. I was worried that the Detroit Red Wings might go unnoticed.

So what we have is a country with a can do attitude governed by a do nothing government.  What can we do about it?  Vote the obstructionist Republicans out of office in the next election.  Go register to vote NOW!  Before you FORGET!  Then circle Tuesday, November 4th on your calendar in red.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, lets get it done already!!!!

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