The gun control bill in the Senate today passed it’s first hurdle and now they’ll start debating it. I don’t know how many Senators will actually bother reading it, or how much debate will take place, but that’s where we…
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Oh Look – It’s The Cliff Alleviation at the Last Minute Act
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced a piece of legislation that could have come straight out of an Ayn Rand novel. It’s the Cliff Alleviation at the Last Minute (CALM) Act. Seriously, I’m not making this up. “This is not a great…
Three House Democrats Join GOP to Block EPA’s Job Killing Regulations – Update – Senate Dem Sponsors Similar Legislation!
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Three House Democrats have joined Republicans in an attempt to block the EPA’s job killing greenhouse gas regulations. Rep. Nick Rahall (WV), Rep. Collin Peterson (MN), and Rep. Dan Boren (OK) are sponsoring a Republican bill barring the EPA from controlling industrial greenhouse gases. I’ll bet this isn’t what President Obama has in mind when he calls for bipartisanship.
Dem Senator Begs Administration to ‘Stop Demonizing Coal!’
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) submitted a bill to check the power of the EPA, and begs them to stop demonizing coal. Giving any agency such absolute power will have a chilling effect on investment and job creation far beyond West…
Desperate Dem Manchin Shoots Hole in Cap and Trade Bill in Latest Ad
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Joe Manchin is the wildly popular Democratic governor of West Virginia. He’s so popular he’s trailing in the polls to his Republican opponent, John Raese for the open US Senate seat. To say he’s running away from President Obama and…