But the shale proposal went down to defeat with Allard and 13 other Republican members in favor and 15 Democrats opposed. Once again, Democrats were on the wrong side, opting to keep oil in the ground and punish you with higher prices as a result.
This makes me incredibly angry. Frankly, this is a borderline criminal and treasonous vote, not a mere difference of opinion.
I hope the brainless heads of the GOP (i.e., the stupid party) have the sense to trumpet this unceasingly through ever means possible. This vote, by itself, should show the perils of giving Democrats power. They are unfit to govern.
My God, how can they be so irresponsible?
Note that the 15 who voted to give the oil sheiks more of our money include alleged “moderate” Democrats Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Tim Johnson of South Dakota.
There is no such thing as a “moderate” Democrat.
Who are the fifteen Dems? The only way to change is to go after them politically. Grass roots efforts in those states, i.e. email/letters/phone calls and recall threats. I would think even the Dem base would be interested because they’re getting slammed financially as well.
Is the Environment Whacko lobby that powerful? Do they really have the funds to bribe our government officals like this?