Posted on 11/19/2014 2:29:54 PM PST by PROCON
So the Senate Democrats just defeated the $8 billion Keystone XL pipeline by 1 vote. Sitting duck Mary Landrieu — the soon-to-be former senator from Louisiana — begged her Democratic colleagues to vote for the energy-and-job-creating project but, no, the Fauxcahontas Elizabeth Warren “Green” wing of the party chose leftist sanctimoniousness over practicality.
Here’s the thing about energy: we need as much of it as we can get as cheaply as possible. Are you worried about “the environment,” “peak oil,” etc.? Then you should be an aivd supporter of fracking, the Keystone pipeline, and any other means of extracting fossil fuels from the bounty of the Earth. Why? Because what the United States needs is cheap, abundant energy, period (as the president might say). The reason is that if you want to help the downtrodden, save the environment, preserve the wetlands, and make the world safe for unbearable gasbags like Elizabeth Warren, then you need money. And to get money you need energy, lots and lots of energy. Let’s say you are interested in developing viable alternatives to carbon-based fuels: how would you do it? By basic research and an accumulation of engineering experiments.
What is the indispensable prerequisite for undertaking those tasks wholeheartedly? Money, wealth, prosperity. Without those golden keys, there is no research to speak of and little in the way of experimentation. The liberal (i.e., the wacko) wing of the Democratic Party doesn’t seem to understand that.
Or maybe it does understand it but chooses to ignore it. After all, a lack of resources does not hamper Elizabeth Warren’s movements. It merely hurts the people she pretends to serve. Air Force records show that Barack Obama charged the taxpayers $1,539,402.10 for his Labor Day travels for “fundraising, personal business, and politicking.”
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So, FReepers, is impeachment going to happen?
Won’t matter after tomorrow. This is no constitution. Only Obama.
This => There
Promise ? ?
I would say that it’s more of a murder-suicide.
Too bad it’s not a suicide-murder.
The Dem’s are bringing themselves down along with the country. All Hail Obamarica!
Impeach. Convict. Remove = Biden/Reid.
The Demos are trying to punish the US Citizen who is looking for work since they lost...like the typical cry babies that they are....they vote down the Key Stone pipeline....That is the great thing about the Internet...we see it online and not have to rely on the corrupt media machine to cut up and serve their daily plate of propaganda to the public. ..
I hope the GOP does the right thing and reverses everything the Demo-rats have done over the last 6+ yrs. ...
They need to remove the entire tumor that is the Obama infection! ....That includes Joey Biden...and the others that escaped over the yrs. ...
Too bad Dr. Kevorkian has passed away. He could have been a great help. Hopefully they find someone else that may be of “assistance”.
Are you kidding? With McConjob and Cry-baby Boehner in charge?
People should add this up-he announces Friday about his amnesty and on Friday possibly, grand jury announcing the Ferguson decision. Obama knows that decision and knows when it’s coming. Impeachment is the answer. What happens when the next president comes along and is even worse than Obama. Millions should storm the Washington mall and shut this government down. Something needs to happen to preserve our constitution.
I don’t understand. It got 59 votes. Send it to the President and force him to VETO it.
Cheer them on.
Surely the thousands of conservatives protesting in front of the White House will prevent him from doing this???
OH...
WAIT...
Between this and Ferguson, the media meme for the next several months will be “those racist, hating REPUBLICANS!!!!”. The sheep will be told, “Only those CRAZY PEOPLE care about this! You aren’t CRAZY, are you?” just like they did with Obamacare.
Do not doubt this, we already have so many previous examples.
How are the dems committing suicide when we’re going to grant legal status to 20 million new voters?
Under Senate cloture rules, it takes 3/5 of the Senate to pass.
Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate may limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours, but only by vote of three-fifths of the full Senate, normally 60 votes.
59% is a defeat - democrats lose the 2014 mid-terms, Obama spins it as a win saying those who didn’t vote gave him a mandate.
Actually, it would equal Biden/???, since Biden would get to appoint whoever he wanted as VP.
Some ideas are too simple for arrogant, pinheads like liberals in the Democrat party to comprehend. They need experts to explain it or to obfuscate programs, designed to power grab while spending us into oblivion - experts like Jonathon Gruber, and Julius Caesar wannabe’s like Barrack Obama. Add in Gruber’s too stupid Democrat voters and ‘voila!’ There you have it.
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