Posted on 06/25/2013 1:51:55 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) blasted President Obama's proposals to address climate change, saying new regulations on power plants would unfairly burden the coal industry.
“The regulations the President wants to force on coal are not feasible. And if it’s not feasible, it’s not reasonable,” Manchin said in a statement.
“It’s clear now that the President has declared a war on coal,” he added. “It’s simply unacceptable that one of the key elements of his climate change proposal places regulations on coal that are completely impossible to meet with existing technology."
The Democratic senator’s comments highlight the tough — and bipartisan — resistance facing the White House's new energy proposals.
Manchin’s comments echoed remarks made by a member of a White House panel of outside science advisers, who told The New York Times on Monday that the president should use Tuesday’s climate speech to launch a “war on coal.”
“Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they’re having a war on coal. On the other hand, a war on coal is exactly what’s needed,” Harvard geochemist Daniel P. Schrag told the Times.
Republicans have also seized on the remark, saying the president's energy plan — unveiled Tuesday at Georgetown University — would cause energy bills to spike and increase unemployment among the middle class.
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He can go screw himself with a cactus. He is a Harry Reid buddy and he means nothing to this regime but for a reliable rat vote.
Brain dead comes to my mind...
Manchin knew full well what Obummer was all about, he must be a convincing liar with the people of WV.
Manchin is even worse than than the cheapest of street whores.
Manchin is the biggest hypocrite in Washington DC. He claims to be pro-life, pro-2nd amendment, pro-real marriage, and now he says Comrade Obama has declared war on coal. But for some reason he refuses to leave the the democrate party.......that he has absolutely nothing in common with. What an unprincipled hypocrite of the first degree.
And what are ya gonna do about it?
Supporting Obama that’s where just like all the other deomcrats.
He is a liar just like o. He is just saying he against what o is for so he can get re-elected just like he shot a hole through the healthcare bill big effing whoop.
What a cracker as in nutty!
Joe votes for all of his dear leader’s transformation.
Manchin is the traitor. Making Obama stronger and stronger with all that “hep” on other issues.
Now O is a full-blown monster and devouring your (our) own people.
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All it would take is a couple of good mechanical engineers to prove the effectiveness; and I guarantee the cost would be remarkably lower than a coal-less economy. You're welcome.
It’s too little,too late Joe.YOU’RE TOAST.
You should thought of that before you sod your soul to him, Joe. But, don’t worry about that because you are going to have a lot of company in the next few months and years. The only problem is they do not have the intelligence to know that their demise ia all of their choosing.
Yep.
Gun control is one BIG example. Eat it, Manchin!
This guy ran as a “conservative” or “moderate” Democrat and has done nothing but tow the company line since he’s been in the Senate.
He’s a liar and I doubt cares nothing at all about his fellow West Virginians.
Gun control is one BIG example. Eat it, Manchin!
I thought the guy who ran against him in that first special election did a good job & almost beat this fraud.....what happened to him ?
manchin is such a complete moron. I hope all the unemployed coal industry people in W VA who voted for this fool and for nobama enjoy being laid off.
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What is he going to do about it?
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