Boo-Freakin’-Hoo
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 22nd at 10:25 AM |
Sweet little Lindsey Graham has been left on the verge of tears over health care reform. No, not because it might pass, but because it might ruin his bi-partisan effort to impose cap and trade on Americans. The Democrats, intent on taking over 1/6th of the American economy are also intent on totally destroying another vital part of the economy — energy production. Sweet little | Read More »
Barack Obama Throws The House Democratic Conference Under the Bus
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | September 16th at 04:56 PM |
I don’t know, psychologically, what it is that compels a man like Barack Obama to systematically throw under the bus every person who helps him. But he has done it again. This will have devastating reprecussions for the House Democrats. Having pushed as hard as they could to get Cap and Trade passed in the House, the United States Senate has blocked consideration of the | Read More »
Democrats Having Trouble Getting Cap & Trade Passed Because of Democrats
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | August 14th at 10:07 AM |
Barack Obama and Harry Reid are having trouble getting cap and trade passed through the Senate. And it is not the Republicans who are the problem. Even with a filibuster proof Democrat majority, Democrats cannot get cap and trade passed. Why? Democrats are beginning to admit Barack Obama’s environmental agenda will destroy the economy. “The problem of doing both of them together is that it | Read More »
Good!
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 29th at 05:20 PM |
Marathon Pundit went to a Cap and Trade inspired tea party at Mark Kirk’s office. The email about this is timely as we’re having heated discussion among the contributors right now regarding Kirk. All things being equal, I’m happy to support Kirk for Senate because I think he can win statewide and is at least 50% better than what’s there. I don’t want to chase | Read More »
John Boehner Filibustering the Cap & Trade Bill
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 26th at 06:27 PM |
Congressman John Boehner is on the floor of the House of Representatives engaging in a rare House filibuster. Boehner, given unlimited speaking time, is reading the text of Henry Waxman’s 300 page amendment to the Cap and Trade legislation. Here’s what I need you to do: Go here right now to get your Congressman’s phone number. Call your Congressman right now. Tell him to vote | Read More »
Barney Frank wants to regulate carbon derivatives. Chris Dodd to profit again.
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 26th at 05:06 PM |
It almost makes you wonder if Barney Frank isn’t just dating that dude from Fannie Mae, but Chris Dodd too. Together, they brought us the financial crisis relating to Fannie and Freddie. Now they want to do the same to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. They’ll greatly enrich Mrs. Dodd too. Michelle Malkin notes there is placeholder language in the cap and trade bill. In other | Read More »
Cap & Trade Phone Calls. Here are your marching orders
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 26th at 10:10 AM |
Here is the list of swing Democrats on Cap and Trade. Here is the list of swing Republicans on the issue. If you don’t see your Congressman on the list, go here, put in your zip-code, and find your Congressman. You need to call right now. Tell your Congressman to vote no on the Cap & Trade legislation, H.R. 2454. It is coming to a | Read More »
Add these Republicans to the Cap & Trade Phone Calls
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 25th at 03:38 PM |
Add these Republicans to the list of people to call about Cap and Trade. Tell them to vote no on H.R. 2454. Vern Buchanan (FL-13): 202-225-5015 Joseph Cao (LA-02): 202-225-6636 Vern Ehlers (MI-03): 202-225-3831 Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11): 202-225-5034 Jim Gerlach (PA-06): 202-225-4315 Tim Johnson (IL-15): 202-225-2371 Mark Kirk (IL-10): 202-225-4835 Chris Smith (NJ-04): 202-225-3765
Target These Representatives Today for Calling
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 25th at 02:19 PM |
They are the swing votes on H.R. 2454, the Cap and Trade legislation. If you live in their district, call now. If you don’t live in their district, go here to find your Congressman and call now. Representative District Phone Number Bright AL-02 334-277-9113 Griffith AL-05 256-551-0190 Berry AR-01 870-972-4600 Ross AR-04 501-520-5892 Mitchell AZ-05 480-946-2411 Giffords AZ-08 520-881-3588 Cardoza CA-18 209-527-1914 Costa CA-20 559-495-1620 | Read More »
Get on the phone today about Cap and Trade
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 25th at 10:51 AM |
Folks, watch the video below, then go here to call your Congressman to vote against Cap and Trade. Go here now.