Today, Senator Robert "Sheets" Byrd (D-KKK/WV) cancelled a markup in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Why? He even told us. To avoid a vote on energy:
“Given the uncertainty in how the oil and gas drilling issue is currently playing out on the Senate floor, I have decided to postpone the July 24th appropriations markups at this time,” Byrd said in a statement.
Earlier, Boehner noted "clear majorities" in both houses, but that the Dems were afraid of them. From The Hill:
Boehner stressed that there are “clear majorities” in both chambers of Congress to support greater energy exploration, but blamed Democratic leadership for preventing votes on such issues.
“The only thing standing in the way of what we want are Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama,” Boehner said.
I am going to coin a new word: Scaredy-crats
What is a markup?
Pi Over Three July 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 p.m. CDT (link)
What exactly are they not voting on?
Have you added to the population of the McCain 2008 minicity yet today?
I drive a car powered by hydrogen - C8H18 to be exact.
And they said Bush was slow to respond.
Pi Over Three July 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 p.m. CDT (link)
So let me get this straight, they are going to delay sending aid to NO - something they have condemned Bush to hell over - in order to prevent the possibility of passing of any bills that might allow for any kind of domestic drilling. You know, the kind of things that bring real aid, in the form of real jobs and development, and that is not tax-payer funded, to LA.
Have you added to the population of the McCain 2008 minicity yet today?
I drive a car powered by hydrogen - C8H18 to be exact.