Continuing on the subject of what Dems should plan in terms of global warming legislation over the next two years, here's some insight on what conservatives are planning:
At the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday, right-wing activist and anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist urged conservatives not to work to accomplish anything in the current Congress.
"Get married, develop a hobby, learn to belly dance, learn to golf -- you know, we got two years free, but we gotta spend time and effort playing defense here," Norquist said. "Our job is to say 'no, no, no, no' for two years."
Norquist predicted, "People are gonna go, 'oh maybe this bill isn't as bad as it looks.'" But he warned, "Don't eat it, don't swallow it, don't touch it. Nothing good passes this Congress."
Anyone want to lay odds on the chances of tough climate change legislation emerging from that environment?
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randino Posted 11:14 pm
02 Mar 2007
What we need is an analysis (David?)of just what makes conservatives click, on this issue. I haven't been able to figure it out.
Finally, I don't know anyone who really expects much in the next 2 years. We will be living with zombies and the undead until then. 1-20-09 keep the dream alive.
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caniscandida Posted 12:42 am
03 Mar 2007
As painful as it is to imagine, I would gladly watch Grover do an evening of belly-dance performance, if that were the price to pay to keep the GOP out of any positions of influence for the next thirty years.
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Steven T Posted 1:45 am
03 Mar 2007
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Delay And Deny Posted 1:56 am
04 Mar 2007
Let me be clear: I am a Naturogenic Global Heater...however, I still think reducing pollution is a good thing. But are the Libs doing that? I don't see any groundbreaking legislation that would reduce any type of pollution.
HOWEVER, I do see the Bush administration putting tons of money into true alternative energy research such as fusion (ITER) and the hydrogen economy. Oh, and before you start downshouting about "all the energy it takes to make hydrogen" there's a lot of work being done on wind to hydrogen and solar to hydrogen.
I don't see anyone who could not applaud the Bush support for hydrogen especially when coupled to wind and solar generation. It can not only act as a battery for our electricity generation but run our cars.
What else do we need???
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