Posted on 03/13/2011 5:16:30 PM PDT by Libloather
Democrats Cry Foul Over GOP's Attempts to Tie Fuel Prices to EPA
By ELANA SCHOR AND SARAH ABRUZZESE of Greenwire
Published: March 11, 2011
House Republicans' move to join the two most politically volatile threads in the Washington, D.C., energy debate -- gas prices and U.S. EPA rules -- sparked Democratic charges of deception yesterday and silence so far from the Obama administration.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) amplified the GOP gambit as he laid out a new project, dubbed the American Energy Initiative, calling for more domestic fossil-fuel production, new nuclear power plants and an end to EPA's authority over greenhouse gases. While the Republican message had percolated all week, Boehner's decision to spotlight the anti-EPA bill now sailing through the House Energy and Commerce Committee gave the gas-price charge a far broader platform.
The administration's offshore oil-production policies and regulation of greenhouse gases, Boehner said yesterday, represent a systematic hit to economic growth. "If the White House has its way -- and the EPA imposes a backdoor national energy tax -- gas prices will only go higher," the Ohioan told reporters.
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But then again, if RATS ain't bitchin', you're not doing it right.
The Commie ‘RATS have been throwing a lot of tantrums lately. Must be Post Election Syndrome.
Eliminate the EPA and then see if prices go down.
All they have to do is look at California which follows the same path as the EPA and see how much higher their prices are. Not rocket science.
The EPA is responsible for a very significant portion of the price of fuel, and energy in general. Look at how many billions of dollars utilities have had to spend on coal-fired plants to meet EPA regulations. Ditto refineries, fuel blends, cars, and essentially anything else that uses or deals with energy.
The EPA is a major cost.
The concept of "Cause and Effect" is most certainly rocket science to Democrats.
And trying to explain the concept to them is like peeing all over your own feet.
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Nazis Angry Americans Try to Tie WW2 to Germans!
Just leave it as:
“Democrats cry” AGAIN... Over (fill in the blank)
Blah, blah, blah...
The truth is always a “foul” to a Democrat...
The low sulfur diesel sure is not cheaper than what it replaced. EPA did it.
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