Earlier this week I told you about a Senate vote to rein in the EPA and stop the regulations that will all but kill the coal industry. Today the measure was defeated by the Democrats. They had a little help from five Republicans.
All of which pales in comparison to the actions of several Republican Senators who crossed over and voted with the Democrats to kill off coal in the US — to stifle growth, to further burden those already struggling with the loss of equity in their homes, to ensure that the economy remains moribund, all for the cheap grace of pretending to support a cleaner environment.
Because not only did these GOP Senators — Lamar Alexander, Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and Kelly Ayotte — cross over to help the Democrats defeat the Inhofe bill, the fact that they crossed over allowed several Democrat Senators up for re-election to themselves cross over and pretend to be conservative and pro-growth without costing their Party the vote. (Read More)
It was about 96° with high humidity here in Central New York today. What will days like this be like when the rolling brownouts and blackouts begin? And what about the Americans whose livelihood depends on coal? I guess they’re just collateral damage.
Update: Linked by Daily Pundit – thanks!

The Power Auction for Ohio was held last week. Every year in the 3rd week of June the generating companies sell next years demand at auction. The price this year was 12 times the price it went for last year. They are closing 6 power stations this year because of Obamas EPA regs. Our electric bill usually runs at about $400 per month in the winter . It will jump to $4800 after the 1st of the year We have bought kerosene lamps and a wood stove and are cutting trees down right away to dry . That sure will help with the carbon footprint . Stupid politicians are killing our country . Or rather stupid people that vote stupid politicians into office. I read where we are now exporting more coal so the 3rd world can burn it without any emission controls such as we have and it will result in even more pollution that before Obama killed coal and the American Dream.
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l am shocked! Shocked!! l tell you that the Senate ‘Club’ is involved in interparty trading of horse to cover each others ass. The homestooges need never know. The ” honor & integrity” of the lnstitution must be protected!
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Better make sure you know the person your voting for in Nov. because Democrats aren’t all stupid enough to run as Democrats. They’ll switch sides to get voted in. The media will help them hide so do your homework on anyone running in elections from now on or after we throw out the scum in there now we’ll be right back in this mess again in a few elections.
God please help us get rid of them and
Please Dear Lord, Bless America Again!
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The corruption in the fed is astounding and it isn’t getting better but worse,
We the PEOPLE need to unite and get busy researching candidates and their policies checking how they vote and how the votes didn’t do anyone any good but themselves. The career poiticians are in it for all he perks. They get plenty of them as we know. And we are going to pounce on their self-raises, the amount of their attendence in Congress, their pensions for a one-term service and what their Constitutional attention to it has been.
If these public servanrs are only representing theit personal private intentions then they are not representing the PEOPLE. Do they pay more attention to Mr Soetoro’s plan to “change” the USA into a Marxist Socialism without any representation??? Semms they are into the “One World” communist plot of the United Nations headed by a Chinese communist to tax the USA, remove all firearms, take our property and land and whatever else they can do to remove our freedoms and liberties,
Who are the traitors??? One of them is Hilary Clinton who is now in league with the ACLU to remove “God” from everything we hold precious. The Clintons are the old hippies reborn as Communist comrads. Anti American and do not have the values we the PEOPLE prefer …FREEDOM, FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. The only nation that has existed in history as able to govern themselves via the Constitution and become the leading Republic to exist for over 200 years until intruding, illegal, Marxist fraudulent, leaders became the norm and do not honor their Oaths of office or honor the Constitutional law of the USA and it’s PEOPLE.
Before you vote this year be sure to KNOW and INVESTIGATE the candidates and what they stand for and always think “Are you better off now than before 2007″
God bless America and it’s patriotic PEOPLE
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You’re right, and Scott Brown is one of the biggest offenders. He’s a RINO if there ever was one.
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Scott Brown is certainly a RINO. His constitutional voting record for a supposed conservative is abysmal and usually what is seen in Democratic representatives and senators. You need to vote for someone else that IS a conservative. Being from Ohio, I am fully aware that Sherod Brown is more than a casual socialist, but good news is that there is a strong Republican candidate running against him in November. Rob Portman is not as strong a conservative as I would like to see, but his 70% rating is above average. Sherod Brown’s voting record is at 10%. The rating were based on voting records on Constitutional issues.
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Here in Kentucky even the Democrats aren’t stupid enough to mess with King Coal. But if these EPA regulations go into effect in January, your power bill *will* be hundreds of dollars higher per month, plus your tax bill will be thousands of dollars more when Obamee raises taxes by refusing to sign any extensions.
If you vote for Obamee, you and your family deserve what’s coming to you if he’s elected. And as far as your neighbors, when you decide to take the rest of us to hell with you? Let’s just say anyone with an Obamee bumper sticker come March or so is going to develop a number of expensive and chronic automotive issues.
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The only one with any excuse is Brown. The others are a putrid disgrace. Kelly is the most disappointing. I thought we could expect more from her. PU!
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This is what happens when you have liberal progressive Republicrat RINO’s in power in the US Congress, let alone in the White House. This is alos why we the Reagan Tea Party Conservatives are doing all we can to defeat them in the last election, in this election, and in every election for infinity.
Ronald Reagan stated in his 1977 Speech at CPAC, quote-
Our candidates must be willing to communicate with every level of society, because the principles we espouse are universal and cut across traditional lines. In every Congressional district there should be a search made for young men and women who share these principles and they should be brought into positions of leadership in the local Republican Party groups. We can find attractive, articulate candidates if we look, and when we find them, we will begin to change the sorry state of affairs that has led to a Democratic-controlled Congress for more than 40 years. I need not remind you that you can have the soundest principles in the world, but if you don’t have candidates who can communicate those principles, candidates who are articulate as well as principled, you are going to lose election after election. I refuse to believe that the good Lord divided this world into Republicans who defend basic values and Democrats who win elections. We have to find tough, bright young men and women who are sick and tired of cliches and the pomposity and the mind-numbing economic idiocy of the liberals in Washington.
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Well it seems that that the choice we made to give NH Sen. Kelly Ayotte a chance to govern for the people of America she chose to side with the anti-American big government liberals, EPA regulators and the highest priced energy crowd. I am NOT willing to give her another chance to vote against America when it comes to exploring, producing and refining American energy from America. Unless she changes her views and starts to vote for America and limit the power of the government I will have no choice but to vote against her.
I will be watching her closely now on how she votes on energy legislation, and on how she votes on the size and scope of the government.
Regards,
P.
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I detest these arrogant, autocratic sobs in the Senate who are almost constantly selling the American people down the river. The founding fathers are turning over in their graves over the arrogance of these fools. Remember the spirit of 76.
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