Senators vow to strip Obama climate power

[The Northerner]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Conservative senators vowed on Monday to strip President Barack Obama of his power to regulate greenhouse gases, in a move that would cripple US efforts on climate change if successful.

Eleven Republican senators introduced a bill that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, which scientists blame for global warming, without explicit approval by Congress.

Under Obama, the federal agency has steadily increased standards on gas emissions. The Republicans accused Obama of circumventing Congress, where a so-called "cap-and-trade" bill to mandate emission curbs died last year.

"My bill will shrink Washington's job-crushing agenda and grow America's economy," said Senator John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming and skeptic of climate change who is leading the effort.

"I will do whatever it takes to ensure that Washington doesn't impose cap-and-trade policies in any form."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110131/sc_afp/usclimatewarmingcongress

[theophilus]

1. What will (or should) happen to these individuals that are helping to cause many

deaths around the world? What would be fair?

[Angry Dragon]

11. Charge them with murder

[Thrill]

2. And we're supposed to believe Obama would actually sign it?

It would be nice if the media would report how ridiculous this is. How it doesn't have a chance in hell of passing with Obama as President

[spanone]

3. someday democrats will grasp the fact that republicans play hardball 24/7

while we're talking bipartisanship they are introducing bills to destroy any gains we've made in any field

[walldude]

4. "Job crushing agenda"...

THat's all they have. anything Obama wants to do will crush jobs. That's right folks, The Obama administration wants so badly to not be elected again they are going to make sure the unemployment rate goes up. :eyes:

[fascisthunter]

5. these so-called conservative senators are sick people

Global warming is the single most dangerous predicament mankind is faced with and these greedy sociopaths are playing chicken.

[Johonny]

6. Og want to know why rock get hot

[madamesilverspurs]

7. Have to wonder --

if Barrasso was as dishonest in his medical practice as he is in the Senate.

Scary creepy.

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[elocs]

8. If Republican Senators say they will do it, they will do it. Democrats cannot stop them.

Feckless.

[upi402]

9. Awww lets work in a bipartisan manner

and the rabid dingo's might play nice with us.

[ixion]

10. converting to a distrbuted, renewable energy grid would create thousands of jobs

and cost less than just one of our hostile occupations abroad.

[Angry Dragon]

12. Start growing hemp like the Founding Fathers

and that would create jobs, can be used for fuel, would create jobs, and it is different than MJ

[Arkana]

13. Hey guys--he'd have to sign it.

Good luck with that.

The GOP is like Don Quixote.