Posted on 11/30/2010 5:21:08 AM PST by U of IL Conservative
ACT NOW!!
Today, the U.S. House GOP Steering Committee is hearing from the candidates, for Chairman of the [very-powerful] House Energy & Commerce Committee.
The frontrunner for this spot is the previously-discussed moderate/liberal Fred Upton (R-MI).
The selection of Upton, who is opposed by both economic conservatives and by pro-life groups, will be a betrayal of the TEA Party & grassroots conservative activists, who made the difference, in allowing the GOP to take back the U.S. House.
The Hon. John Shimkus, as recently discussed here, is the Midwestern conservative, pro-TeaParty Congressman, who is also running for this position. He is the best choice, for conservatives to unite behind, in opposition to Fred Upton.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION today (candidate presentations are this afternoon; then the final vote is next week):
Call GOP Leader John Boehner's office this morning (before the presentations), at: 1-202-225-4000
Tell him that our party base, which has helped restore a GOP majority to the U.S. House, will feel betrayed, if someone like Fred Upton is allowed to Chair this powerful Committee
...and that you instead support JOHN SHIMKUS for CHAIRMAN of the U.S. House ENERGY & COMMERCE Committee!!
Freedom Works has a web page set-up, for this cause.
http://action.freedomworks.org/3729/oppose-rep-upton
They want people to contact the Steering Committee members, to oppose Fred Upton; You can also ask those Congress members to to support John Shimkus!
Also: Please sign the petition at the DownWithUpton.com website. Thanks!!
Please don't delay - The Steering Committee is hearing from the candidates today, and will soon be voting!! Call those Steering Committee members this morning, before the candidate presentations (so they hopefully won't commit, to backing Upton). This is a VERY-POWERFUL Committee, and we need a conservative Christian like Congressman Shimkus in charge!
He’s my Rep and has good track record.
I’m for anyone who desires to kill Crap-and-Charade, does not believe in the Religion of Glow-Bull Warming, doesn’t use the term “Climate Change” (unless speaking out on its fallacy) and who will give me back MY DAMNED INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB!!!!
Upton is wa ... ay old news for such a position. It would be stupid as heck to make him chair.
UN Global Warming summit begins with prayer to ‘Mayan moon goddess’...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/post-carbon/2010/11/cancun_talks_start_with_a_call.html
60+ killed by cold snap across Europe
http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/at-least-60-killed-by-cold-snap-across-europe-2010-12-03-1.324411
WIKILEAKS cables reveal how US manipulated climate accord...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-us-manipulated-climate-accord
“Embassy dispatches show America used spying, threats and promises of aid to get support for Copenhagen accord” ... The US diplomatic cables reveal how the US seeks dirt on nations opposed to its approach to tackling global warming; how financial and other aid is used by countries to gain political backing; how distrust, broken promises and creative accounting dog negotiations; and how the US mounted a secret global diplomatic offensive to overwhelm opposition to the controversial “Copenhagen accord”, the unofficial document that emerged from the ruins of the Copenhagen climate change summit in 2009.” [snip]
Upton can take one of those squigglies and stick it where the sun don’t shine!
Cold Blast: Midwest to Florida...
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/cold-blast-snow_2010-12-03
Big Upcoming Snowstorm for the East?
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/42578/big-upcoming-snowstorm-for-the.asp
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