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Helter-Skelton: Key Lawmaker Reverses On Climate Action
IBD's Capital Hill ^
| 3/1/2010
| Sean Higgins
Posted on 03/01/2010 3:50:03 PM PST by Slyscribe
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., has signed on to legislation that would block the EPA from implementing its proposed greenhouse gas regulations. Thats a pretty clear sign that House Democrats are feeling the heat on climate change.
Skelton, 78, has been in Congress for 33 years and is chairman of the powerful House Armed Services Committee. But in 2010 he may face a tough re-election fight.
Last June, Skelton voted with his party leadership to implement a cap-and-trade bill. The bill passed the House 219-212.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: capandtrade; climate; epa; globalwarminghoax; skelton
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:50:03 PM PST
by
Slyscribe
To: Slyscribe
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:52:13 PM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: Slyscribe
I always wonder if they do this kind of thing, for the votes or if they do it out of conviction and concern for the country. At this point, I don’t care why he’s doing, I just thank God that he is.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:53:30 PM PST
by
MsLady
(If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
To: Slyscribe
Good news. Sounds as if he’s smarter than a stupid RINO or two that I could name.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:55:19 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Slyscribe
Skelton, 78, has been in Congress for 33 years ...
That brings up a question ... can these old fossils draw their pension while still in congress? Are we paying wages and pensions both?
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:55:23 PM PST
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
To: MsLady
I always wonder if they do this kind of thing, for the votes or if they do it out of conviction and concern for the country.
Call me cynical but I think it's for the votes, I mean, c'mon. The guy's a politician.
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posted on
03/01/2010 3:59:28 PM PST
by
Signalman
To: MsLady
“I always wonder if they do this kind of thing, for the votes or if they do it out of conviction and concern for the country.”
The only thing congresspeeple do out of ‘conviction’ is to keep from being convicted.
To: chooseascreennamepat
I think you are both right. To bad, we need people that will go into congress, stay a term or two, maybe three and leave. Unfortunately we get this people who make a carrier out of it, it inevitably becomes all about them.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:18:59 PM PST
by
MsLady
(If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Actually, the Congressman does look like a relative of Red Skelton. Uncanny.
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posted on
03/01/2010 4:31:09 PM PST
by
cookcounty
(Let us not speak of the honor of men. Rather, let us bind them with the Constitution. --Jefferson)
To: WOBBLY BOB
You can be sure that if he were still around Red Skelton would NOT be an Obama-bot.
To: Slyscribe; Fractal Trader; tubebender; marvlus; Genesis defender; markomalley; Carlucci; ...
Action against EPA abuse of power by private enterprises:
Action against EPA abuse of power by state/federal government:
Action in support of EPA abuse of power:
Beam me to Planet Gore !
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posted on
03/01/2010 5:51:28 PM PST
by
steelyourfaith
(Warmists as "traffic light" apocalyptics: "Greens too yellow to admit they're really Reds."-Monckton)
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