Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill

TalkingSides.com ^ | 07/22/10 | CaroleL

[CaroleL]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats are giving up on plans to pass an energy bill that caps emissions of carbon dioxide, saying Republicans refuse to support the measure...

[stefanbatory]

Why do they need Republican support? they have sizable majorities in both Houses and a toady in the White Hut...

[La Lydia]

I do not believe they will give it up that easily. They will bring it back as something else, or they will attach it to another bill to try to pass it. But if this is true, kudos to Republicans for managing to stifle it.

[livius]

There was a good article in the Journal this morning about how they are going to “abandon” this, pass the theoretically “smaller” one which has some GOP support, and then issue regs or pass supplementary bills that will essentially impose the original bill.

They’ve done that before, folks.

[Mobties]

Probably due to racism, too.

[I am Richard Brandon]

I will only believe that when the new House is sworn in.

[Sacajaweau]

Elections are coming. We need all 3; the House, Senate and White House.

I'd like to see Jindal run.....partnering with ????

If Obama runs again, he better run with Hillary cuz he's losing a lot of folks her were following her.

Would she take it?? You bet!!!

[oyez]

Just wait til after the November election.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[tatsinfla]

ya, everytime we heard that on the healthcare bill a few days later it was alive again.....just wait...we will be choking on this one soon enough also....never trust a rat....

[Texas Fossil]

Like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football.

Count on the lying Dems to move the ball at the last second. Republicans should know better, but they never seem to “get-it”.

[savedbygrace]

They’ll bring it back up during the lame duck session.

[Army Air Corps]

"saying Republicans refuse to support the measure pull the trigger on the gun aimed at the head of the ailing economy..."

Fixed it.

[Cheetahcat]

Harry is a Rat Faced LIAR!! They will try an end run and any GOP that are on board with this will pay the price of their JOB.

[The Great RJ]

Democrat incumbents are running scared for good reason and another unpopular, job killing and mega spending bill would cause even more erosion of their already slipping support.

[Nateman]

Ditto!

[equalitybeforethelaw]

This is only an election ruse. Post November they will pass whatever their lame duck asses please and leave it to Mr. Skittles to defend and implement. Count on it.

[Drill Thrawl]

Every time these lying scumbags tell us a bill is dead, it ends up getting passed in the dead of night a few days later.

Tar, feather, pitchforks, torches....

[ladyvet]

BS! We all thought health care was dead too. FUBO...and Congress!

[iceskater]

When does ‘consent of the governed’ kick in?????