Grist - Comment Feed for House GOP circulating anti–climate bill document created by coal lobby

Comment #1 by timmullinspoundva

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:54:37 -0700

Appalachia can't stand anymore of the progress and prosperity of the new and improved, clean, green, hybrid coal industry. http://www.wisecountyissues.com/?p=138

Comment #2 by Spence

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:16:42 -0700

And yet, people still vote for them to prevent gun-owning fetuses from being forced to gay-marry.

They've just become comically evil at this point. Eventually the entire Republican caucus will descend into monocle-wearing, goatee-sporting, cat-stroking, maniacal-cackling supervillains.

Comment #3 by Eva Moly

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:18:03 -0700

This is such an absurb thing to put anti-climate bills... I mean why be against nature, aren't we part of nature?

Comment #4 by Christopher S. Johnson

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:34:35 -0700

Go Kate, go.

Comment #5 by neosapiens

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:49:40 -0700

If the conservatives want to regain the respect of the American people, they have got to stop relying on distortions and start building up (and deserving) a reputation for speaking the truth. Every time they spout propaganda, they just dig themselves deeper into the hole.

Even if reducing GHG emissions does turn out to place heavier burdens on some communities more than others, we can't afford to delay action any longer--it just means we have to be committed to dealing fairly with the complications as they arise. Restructuring the energy sector of the economy will change the economic winners and losers, but this is good, right and normal. Businesses will adapt and individuals will change jobs--just as they always do in a dynamic economy.

Comment #6 by solargroupies

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:58:33 -0700

Sad that our so-called democracy has deteriorated into a a legalized-bribery-fueled what's in it for me decision-making process when it comes to setting new policy. You couldn't make up fiction that's as good as this.

Comment #7 by Spence

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:16:55 -0700

Make 'em squirm, Kate!

Comment #8 by Delay And Deny

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:15:54 -0700

Waxman's Beverly Hills constituents get to have their 20 bedroom mansions and 10 car garages while regular folk in three bedroom houses have to pay them.

Global Warming is a Tax.

Pure and simple...

Comment #9 by ids

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:19:58 -0700

BFD, again. Look into W-M and you'll find it was written by big coal.

Comment #10 by Tyler Durden

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:08:47 -0700

You can't just blame the Republicans, though they're certainly to blame. As Bill Maher recently put it, we have a center-right party, the Democrats, and an insane party, the Republicans. In addition to the absurdity of having only two major parties in a country with 300 million people, we don't even have two parties that have significant differences on the major issues, such as war, the environment, and overpopulation. I'm starting to feel that elections are useless.

Comment #11 by Robco1

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:10:36 -0700

Hey, don't hate the goatee! But yeah, there seems to be a "Dr. Evil" syndrome infecting the Republican party these days. How long before they come out in favor of torture . . . oh, wait . . .

Comment #12 by Robco1

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:22:03 -0700

Bill hit that one on the head, didn't he? Don't give up yet, though. That is largely how we wound up with the worst president in U.S. history; remember 2000? What we need is a strong FOUR party system on the libertarian-right and left to counter the corporatist (my word) influence of the establishment parties. In the short term I think we need to hold the Dems to account and support as many insurgent "green" primary candidates as possible, and support third-party options whenever feasible. We need to make the Dems understand that they can't coast their way into the corporate money their opponents enjoyed for the last couple of decades without consequences.