Posted on 10/01/2009 7:55:42 AM PDT by SmithL
WASHINGTON � Sen. Barbara Boxer left little doubt she was having a particularly good time Wednesday. Wearing sunglasses, California's junior Democratic senator made her way to a stage on the east lawn of the Capitol, then stood in front of a huge U.S. flag and waved to a throng of supporters as U2's "It's a Beautiful Day" roared through the loudspeakers.
"What a great day!" enthused the senator. "This is like giving birth again!"
Boxer was celebrating her alliance with Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry to introduce a long-awaited bill that, if approved, could land her in the history books.
The legislation � the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act � would force the United States to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020, setting more ambitious targets than a bill that passed the House over summer. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by 80 percent from 2005 levels.
Sponsoring a bill is the easy part. The hard part is next, as Boxer tries to fend off many Republicans and some Democrats who oppose the legislation, saying it would be too costly, particularly in tough times.
Opponents are ready for battle, saying Boxer and Kerry are out to impose a new national tax on energy.
"The national energy tax was a terrible idea when it passed the House, and it is an even worse idea now," said House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.
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By the way, what’s it like to have two decent people for senators? Most of us have never had that experience.
All the mammals on earth emit CO2 constantly when they breathe. What ths country does to reduce CO2 won’t ammount to 2cents on a world basis. It’s a blatent con job on the public, and a criminal endevor.
For years, she wins and wins out here with all the nutters on the left, socialist pacifists, Babs is the Queen. I am not sure if anyone here but Arnold would have a chance against her. It is inane that voters keep sending this incompetent nut to the Senate term after term. Even DiFi is saner than Babs.
I’m partial to Dennis Miller myself. I call him the Anti-Franken.
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