"Move on! Nothing to see here! Go back to watching 'American Idol'!"
Posted on 06/23/2009 9:20:24 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
This past February, in a stunning disregard of their fiduciary responsibilities to the American People, the Congress voted on a stimulus bill that they hadn't read. This one bill that singlehandedly increased the national debt by 160%. The bill was over 800 pages, and the members of the House received the bill at 11 pm the night before they were to vote on it. The vote couldn't be delayed because Nancy Pelosi was going on vacation to Italy.
Nancy Pelosi is about to do it again, she has scheduled a vote on the 800+ page bill and while there is a little more time than the February incident it is clear by the bill's support that many in Congress have not read the bill. Because if they had, they could not support it.
If they read the Waxman bill these Democrats would realize that not only will the legislation do nothing to help the environment, it will hurt the US Economy. Just take a look at the map above (click on it to see it larger). The states in green will do better under the plan, the ones in red, including Waxman's sometimes home state of Florida, will have to pay much more in energy costs. What the map doesn't reflect is the fact that manufacturing and production costs for all goods made in those states will become more expensive because of the increased energy costs, that greater expense will be passed to the consumer, causing inflationary pressure above and beyond all of that extra money the fed has been printing.
There is good news though, the vote will be close, if you call Congress today, there is still time to kill Cap-and-Trade, before it kills us:
(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...
"Move on! Nothing to see here! Go back to watching 'American Idol'!"
One of the ugliest human beings to ever walk the face of the Earth, both on the inside and out.
My 5 year old daughter just saw that pic of Waxman and ask if he was going to get “unugly”.
Yes he is.
—If they read the Waxman bill these Democrats would realize that not only will the legislation do nothing to help the environment, it will hurt the US Economy.—
And then they will vote for it anyway.
what follows is my missive to my congress critter, lee terry NE...
The Waxman Markey Bill, set for a Friday Vote is lunacy.
Since mz Pelosi thinks it can be passed THIS WEEK; may a suggest a was to cripple or kill it? ...Get a number of your Republican colleges to publicly, Very Publicly, state that You and
they would be willing to support this Bill, as a valid experiment, with only 2 SIMPLE Amendments. Amendments based on the concept of “Leading by Example”.
#1.ALL Elected members of the Federal Government, current and Retired shall live under ALL the mandatory reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions in this Bill. Failure to do so, will be fined/punished at the maximum rates for any others covered by This Bill. Cases/charges filed against those of the Elected Class SHALL always move to the front of the Docket in the appropriate Court.
#2. The District of Columbia SHALL achieve it’s Goals BEFORE any other locality is investigated or fined. “Locality” shall include A State, City, Town, County, S.I.D or any other government entity.
Offer Pelosi and the rest of the Privilege-chasing Elitist Left the chance to “Lead by Example”; they will FOLD!
I know, you have only Days to do it. But THIS is Important.
Public Servant shall be PUBLIC MASTER.
Do as I say, not as I Do.
Obey, without Question....That isn’t my America!
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