Quote of the Week – bonus extra

26 06 2009

Normally I do this on Sunday or Monday, but this has been an extraordinary week in many ways.

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This QOTW comes from an unexpected and surprising source. When I read it, I realized that it describes what we witnessed today on the floor of the House of Representatives.

“When the strategic interest of the nation and the world is so clear, can a few gluttons with a few bucks really drive our policy? Does this great country not have better leadership than that?”

Guess who said it? Don’t be tempted to click through right away, think about it a bit.

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300 pages added to ‘Climate Bill’ at 3:09AM – Rep John Boehner tells it like it is

26 06 2009

For those of you that missed it on CSPAN1 today, watch this and get an understanding of what just happened.

My own representative, Wally Herger had a few things to say also: Read the rest of this entry »





Climate Bill Passes in House

26 06 2009

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Final vote: 219 Yea, 212 Nay

Lets hope for defeat in the Senate. The list of votes is below.

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