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Superbill
by West Virginia Rebel

Next step: an energy stimulus:

Congress will take up at least three major energy measures this year: a bill to upgrade the national electric grid; a bill to mandate that all utilities nationwide get a certain percentage of their electricity from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, etc.; and the cap-and-trade bill for carbon emissions. But it turns out that some House Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, want to fold all of these provisions into one big behemoth of a bill. And a few Senate Democrats fear disaster—far better, they say, to divide and conquer with multiple smaller bills. Elana Schor has the gritty rundown. Bonus audacity points go to Barbara Boxer, who wants to shove everything through the reconciliation process, so that Republicans can’t filibuster it.

This is essentially the same approach Bush and the Republicans took with Wall Street and Iraq-throw money at it and hope it’ll go away. Obama may want to play well with others, but clearly his party leadership hasn’t gotten the message. The “One bill fits all” approach is what allows pet pork projects to get passed without much scrutiny. And the refusal to allow debate-including from those in their own ranks, like Evan Bayh-doesn’t help, either.

Posted by West Virginia Rebel on 03/11/09 at 03:19 PM (Discuss this in the forums)

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Posted by HARLEY on 03/11/09 at 04:55 PM from United States

nothing for nuclear?

Posted by on 03/11/09 at 06:03 PM from Germany

Christ, they might as well call it “Directive 10-289” and get it over with.

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