[reaganaut1]

How legislation gets framed in the public mind is important. Republicans should call this an energy tax -- it will raise electricity and gasoline prices -- and tie it around the necks of the Dems.

[reaganaut1]

global warming ping

[SERKIT]

Three inconvenient documents: A letter to Sen Durbin, Senate Leader

[misterrob]

When those states that rely on coal and oil see their revenues drop and costs increase there will be hell to pay for politicians. It won’t even matter that someone voted against a bad bill. What matters is the team you played for.

[Steely Tom]

How legislation gets framed in the public mind is important. Republicans should call this an energy tax -- it will raise electricity and gasoline prices -- and tie it around the necks of the Dems.

Excellent advice.

[La Lydia]

This energy tax vote is going to be used to beat the Dems’ opponents about the head and shoulders come next year, when they all have to run for re-election.

[Repeal 16-17]

Republicans obviously saw the parallels between the 1993 vote and the one Friday. As the gavel came down on their failed push to derail the bill, Republicans chanted “B.T.U., B.T.U.” and seemed almost in a celebratory mood.

Please let history be repeating itself.

[freedumb2003]

>>Republicans should call this an energy tax — it will raise electricity and gasoline prices — and tie it around the necks of the Dems.<<

Simple and straightforward message (the only one modern Americans can understand).

This should be BANGED HOME every chance. Even when (I pray) the Senate kills it, every real Republican (not the 8 that we will — WILL — eliminate), should hit this every chance. “YOUR democratic party voted on a bill that will increase your gasoline, electricity and ALL OTHER costs. YOU will pay it. And the poor will pay much more since they can’t afford it as much. YOU have been betrayed.”

[dr_who]

Republicans can waver and tiptoe around the “Energy Revolution” bullshit that the AP is currently touting for their boy Obama, but that’s a losing strategy. This is a full-scale attack on the private sector and the US economy, and the GOP needs to drive that point home or just give up and go home.

[Sequoyah101]

They were not and are not scared enough.

We need to make them even more fearful of US.

At the rate things are going, if I don’t emigrate elsewhere first, I’ll have time on my hands to work against these sorry bastards.

[dr_who]

This is one of several basic issues that separates Republicans from Whigs.

[savedbygrace]

I’d suggest a small tweak. Call it an energy tax that energy companies will pass on to consumers in the form of higher prices.

[dawn53]

Still, the vote represents a significant risk. As on the economic stimulus and potentially on a health care bill, Republican votes were scarce, creating a clear contrast between the two parties.

And this from the NYTimes. When the Times calls something a "significant risk" to the democrats then you know the Dems have overreached.

[Jagdgewehr]

How legislation gets framed in the public mind is important.

Very true. The public has the attention span of about a nanosecond in duration. Unless the Hussein/Democrat policies of poverty, tyranny and destruction begin to affect the public and they make the connection with Hussein and the Democrats, count on his popularity staying in the favorable column.

[Paladin2]

"“On the floor, it felt like we won,” said Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma"

Where can I get some of what this guy is using?

[goodnesswins]

Call it the EXHALE TAX....as another freeper here said....

[Nervous Tick]

Republicans should call this an energy tax -- it will raise electricity and gasoline prices -- and tie it around the necks of the Dems.

Ah, Republicans. The Stupid Party. Republicans blew it months, if not years, ago on climate change. They could have positively PWN3D the 'Rats over the economic pain this will cause the people, had they held on to common sense and genuine scientific inquiry instead of caving.

But they have blown their credibility, big time. Didn't John McCain come out in agreement with the climate change forces during his pitiful little campaign? And let's not forget about THIS idiotic boner that Newt pulled...

"It's American to disagree. It's also American to come together in the face of a challenge. And few challenges are as urgent as global climate change".

Gee, thanks, Newt! You ignorant monkey.

[hinckley buzzard]

Republicans should call this an energy tax -- it will raise electricity and gasoline prices

Exactly. They need to focus on the truth and ignore the flim-flam about the atmosphere and the global warming bullcrap. Meantime let's hope that the Senate has enough members with the sense to torpedo this rotting hulk of a slaver.

[AU72]

Based on Boehner’s reading, anybody running against this should have a field day.

[Fredgoblu]

Stupid question...and I'll post it here and elsewhere instead of starting a vanity thread...

What prevents other countries from bidding up the price of a carbon credit, to the point that we cannot afford our own energy, and our industries cannot compete with imported manufactured goods?

What if China simultaneously dumps all of their treasury notes and trades them for American carbon credits? What then?

[rfp1234]

Republicans chanted “B.T.U., B.T.U.”

That ssounds catchy. Today, Conservatives need to chant “I.O.U., I.O.U.” at Tea Party rallies.