Posted on 06/16/2010 12:25:15 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
The Politico‘s Mike Allen puts this in his morning newsletter:
EXCLUSIVE: Phil Schiliro, the White House congressional liaison, has told the Senate to aim to take up an energy bill the week of July 12, after the July 4 break (and after the scheduled final passage of Wall Street reform). Kagan confirmation will follow, ahead of the summer break, scheduled to begin Aug. 9. The plan is to conference the new Senate bill with the already-passed House bill IN A LAME-DUCK SESSION AFTER THE ELECTION, so House members don’t have to take another tough vote ahead of midterms.
Every Republican challenger ought to be demanding that their Democrat incumbent opponent pledge in writing that they will not pass an energy bill in a lame-duck session if they are defeated. When the people make their opinion clear, fundamental concepts of accountability and responsibility require that the opinion not be ignored.
Lame-duck sessions are not designed to be shortcuts to ignore the will of the people and erase any sense of legislative culpability.
Is there anyone in America who doesn’t recognize the war being waged against US?
Obama’s strategy is to pass every crooked, economy-destroying bill on his agenda while he still has the votes, veto any efforts of the Republicans to repeal them after January, 2011 when they regain the majority, then blame the Republicans for the ensuing disasters in order to position himself for re-election in 2012.
Remember ALL of the US House is up in 2012 and these US Senators are up: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?Class=1
Not that I know of. The LSM continues to carry their water ...
Ummm, should be ‘Lame Duck’ faces........
If Republicans do win this November and Obama and the dems go through with this, they are essentially flipping the bird to the American voter. If they do it, republicans would be well within their right to hold up every Obama nominee and attach a repeal to every bill that goes to presidents desk and essentially shut down the government until Obama caves or the next election roles around.
looks like we might all be spending Christmas camped out on Capitol Hill with our guns...
Sounds like a battle plan to me.
More cognitive dissonance:
Embracing the lame-duck strategy suggests that the White House, as well as the Rats in Congress, realize that the agenda they are pushing is vehemently opposed by the American people.
Instead of rethinking their agenda, they scheme ways to try to hide it from the American people and to minimize the political fallout to them, personally.
No, they said a few weeks ago that they were NOT going to pass a budget or even propose one because they cannot take the heat right before midterms for the spending they want to do.
Of course they are, and I have been saying for a long time to watch out for McCain and others like him, if they lose the primary, to heap revenge on the people. Of course in the McCain version it works either way, because it won't affect his career one whit.
You forget we really don't have a solid 41 votes. Brown is hobnobbing with Obama today, and we alway have a couple ladies that can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. And you can add about 10 more to that if push came to shove.
...nobody goes in or out from Nov. 2 till Jan. 20....
If we get congress back we must Impeach right away to get rid of this wicked thing.
I don’t even know if they passed one last year, or if they are still working with “continuing resolutions.”
The oil companies are on board for this also...
Tue Jun 15 2010 19:09:43 ET
BP America President and Chairman Lamar McKay: ?BP supports an
economy-wide price for carbon based on fair and equitable application
across all sectors and believes that market based solutions, like a cap
and trade or linked-fee, are the best solutions to manage GHG
emissions.? (Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy
and Environment, U.S. House Of Representatives, Hearing, 6/15/10)
Shell President Marvin E. Odum: ?That is why Shell supports legislating
a solution to energy and climate issues as a means to create a secure
U.S. energy future, reduce dependence on foreign oil and decrease
greenhouse gas emissions. This requires setting a price for carbon, and
we recommend cap and trade.? (Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, U.S. House Of Representatives,
Hearing, 6/15/10)
ConocoPhillips CEO James J. Mulva: ?Another key element of a
comprehensive energy policy should be federal action to address global
climate change. As you are aware, ConocoPhillips supports passage of a
comprehensive federal law establishing a clear and transparent price for
carbon.? (Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment, U.S. House Of Representatives, Hearing, 6/15/10)
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