Posted by
Garnet92 on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:56:46 AM
The measure passed in a largely party-line vote of 236-189 late Tuesday. It now goes to the Senate, where it will be the topic later in the week. Thirteen Democrats bucked their leadership and voted against the measure.
"How much new drilling do we get out of this bill? It's zero. Just zero," declared House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio. "It's a hoax on the American people. This is intended for one reason ... so the Democrats can say we voted on energy." And the unwashed masses who know nothing about the bill other than its title or what Nancy says about it will think that there is some “there” there. There is not.
But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the bill "represents a new direction in energy policy" and a "bold step forward that will end our dependence on foreign oil" by using billions of dollars collected in taxes on large oil companies to promote alternative fuels and energy efficiency. Absolute BULLSH*T.
Even before the House vote, the White House said President Bush was prepared to veto the measure should it reach his desk. He’d better.
This bill is absolutely worthless. I haven’t yet seen a list of which Republicans voted for it – had to have been at least sixteen who voted “Yea.”
If you haven’t yet seen the details of this piece of trash, here is a link to an AP article on MSNBC (I hate to send anyone there but that’s where I saw the article).