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Nihil

(13,508 posts)
37. Yeah yeah yeah ...
Sat Feb 18, 2012, 09:13 PM
Feb 2012

The actual fact is as reported upthread:
>> 237-197 with 21 Democrats joining the GOP majority


> He made me believe that there will be other opportunities to bring up
> this legislation. there is a lot of support on both sides for the wind industry

Pardon me for my scepticism.

The whores in Congress and the Senate give no support for the things
that don't bribe them enough ...

There's always going to be a certain price before a prostitute will suck
the client's dick and the fossil fuel industry can guarantee that the price
will remain too high for the newcomers to match ...


Follow the money alfredo Feb 2012 #1
...and yet we still subsidize Big Oil....are you fucking KIDDING me with this shit...??? truebrit71 Feb 2012 #2
I feel the same way, burned up. xtraxritical Feb 2012 #4
allow me to add my outrage, too, as BigOil once again wins the day wordpix Feb 2012 #26
Ditto! sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #14
The major players are heavily invested in oil raouldukelives Feb 2012 #19
Way to create jobs!!!! AlbertCat Feb 2012 #3
i predict this is not the last we hear about this. mopinko Feb 2012 #5
In Hawaii CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #13
It won't make much a difference for this year Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #6
There are plenty of coal fired generating plants that should be closed. tnlurker Feb 2012 #11
Yep. We DESPERATELY NEED THE POWER, TO SHUT DOWN POLLUTING PLANTS saras Feb 2012 #12
I suppose the Kochs will convert the Wind Farms Beavker Feb 2012 #7
Bingo! Another talking point for Obama to use against any GOP opponent. nt nanabugg Feb 2012 #8
more illinois tea party kock brothers bullshit madrchsod Feb 2012 #9
useful idiots mopinko Feb 2012 #15
I would like to see subsidies for all energy reduced if not ended. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #10
Best idea on this thread. former9thward Feb 2012 #16
Me to!! And the taxes used to pay the subsidies returned to those of us that pay taxes. n/t Johnson20 Feb 2012 #21
LOL, what planet you from? harun Feb 2012 #24
while we're at it, let the polluting industries pay to clean up their messes 100% wordpix Feb 2012 #28
Exactly Neue Regel Feb 2012 #38
Care to stick a cross post to teh e/e? XemaSab Feb 2012 #17
Will do jpak Feb 2012 #18
vote: 237-197 with 21 Democrats joining the GOP majority, Navigant expects 37,000 jobs lost stockholmer Feb 2012 #20
Rangel---he's still there? wordpix Feb 2012 #27
Mustn't hurt oil or give people green jobs. nt valerief Feb 2012 #22
Yay for Fossil Fuels, Nukes and Global Warming fascisthunter Feb 2012 #23
I've been saying for years that wind and solar won't happen GliderGuider Feb 2012 #25
Repubilcons have repeatedly pulled the plug on wind and solar since 1980 jpak Feb 2012 #29
Sure. Reality bites. Dems can be/have been purchased by the Power Elite too, though. GliderGuider Feb 2012 #30
Wind is cheaper than imported coal in India, PV is cheaper than diesel-generated power there too. jpak Feb 2012 #36
stupid, short sighted, venal, sociopathic annabanana Feb 2012 #31
The worst thing about this, even worse than the loss of generating capacity, Flatulo Feb 2012 #32
I am angry. Real angry. glinda Feb 2012 #33
I talked to a staffer on the hill greenman3610 Feb 2012 #34
Yeah yeah yeah ... Nihil Feb 2012 #37
What do you think it will take to break that pattern? GliderGuider Feb 2012 #39
I think you are right. (n/t) Nihil Feb 2012 #40
Fucking A. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #35
Well folks, we need to stop complaining and do we can to help elect a different nanabugg Feb 2012 #41
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