Congress “Not So Green” On Climate Change
Well, lookee here. We have a Democrat mutiny in the making.
Nancy Pelosi is damaged goods, constituents are hopping mad, and efforts to curb “climate change” are being given a cold shoulder by some prominents in The House.
More and more Democrats are ready to vote against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s climate change bill, according to a congressional committee chairman who opposes his leader.
The House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) said Wednesday that he’s at an impasse with the lead sponsor of a climate change bill strongly backed by Pelosi (D-Calif.), and that his list of Democratic members who would join him in voting against the measure is growing rather than shrinking.
“We’re stuck,” Peterson said regarding a clash he’s had with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) over a number of issues in the bill. “And there’s a lot of issues that haven’t even come up yet.”
This would probably be a done deal, but when voters voice their opinions, they are louder than any Speaker or committee chair. This could be dead in the water, and the president will not be pleased because these kinds of mutinies have a way of repeating.
June 11th, 2009 at 11:42 am
I am in Collin Peterson’s district and he is more conservative than a lot of the Repubs in office right now.
June 11th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I say Mutiny!!!! and hang the blagards from the yardarm!! ARRRGH!!
June 11th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Not to worry, environmentalists to the rescue.
“Report blames petroleum industry for 25% of toxic pollutants”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/environmentuscanadamexicoenergypollution
Members of “Big Green” may be greedy and corrupt; but, they are not stupid. This game is not over, yet.
Round two… fight!