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by: Matt Stoller

Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 10:43

Ryan Grim reports.

The Senate, on its ninth try, finally passed legislation last night to extend a package of renewable energy tax credits. To get it done, Senate Democrats had to remove revenue-raising provisions to mollify GOP senators.
Today, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the package wasn't good enough. The reasoning is the same as it always has been -- that the credits aren't offset by spending reductions elsewhere or a revenue increase -- but as Congress debates a $700 billion unpaid-for bailout, that case becomes hard to make
"While we applaud the Senate for acting yesterday and taking a step toward being fiscally responsible, their bill still falls short of the pay-as-you-go principle that House Democrats have insisted on. The House has already passed responsible legislation this year to extend expiring energy incentives and business tax credits," said Hoyer.

The Senate Democrats are being irresponsible. The Blue Dogs are being both dishonest and irresponsible. This bill would help move a few dollars to put up some windmills and solar panels. Maybe if they assured Congress that the electricity would only go to thieving wealthy pricks Congress would pass it.

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My bull$h*t sensor's overloaded right now (0.00 / 0)

Maybe if they assured Congress that the electricity would only go to thieving wealthy pricks Congress would pass it.

LOL - I'd like to see someone propose this bill:

Title - "For the provision of electricity to thieving wealthy pricks".

For the purposes of this bill, "thieving wealthy pricks" refers to (fill in your definition here).

Is it just me, or is everyone else getting overloaded right now? Too much Shock/$h*t, too fast? Between financial "meltdown", debate debacle, Palin-mania (and wow, the supermarket tabloids are really taking it to her), I'm saturated.

It's like you walk into a room and say "Ewww, what died in here?", and your congresscritters reply, "What? We've been in here for 20 years, we don't smell anything anymore."

War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; McCain/Palin 2008

by: cheesehead @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 10:23:42 AM CDT

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electricity would only go to thieving wealthy pricks (0.00 / 0)

through a chair .. an electric chair. Non fatal low voltage, just enough for a slap in the face

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.c...

And Steny can blow his fiscal responsibility out his solar panel.

by: T Maysle @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 10:34:44 AM CDT

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Your Tone, Matt (0.00 / 0)

Matt,

I love the way you have amped up your anger in recent days. It gives voice to the seething anger I feel every time I am drawn from my work back to OpenLeft and other sites, only to find further evidence of Democratic collusion, day after day, in the shift eviseraton of all that this country used to stand for, at home and abroad.

by: ArthurKC @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 10:39:52 AM CDT

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