Sunday, October 09, 2005
Shame, Shame, Shame!
The Republican Culture of Corruption continues, this time with the "No oil-man left behind act" that narrowly passed last week thanks to Repugs subverting the political process and holding open the vote for 40 minutes while they extorted the votes necessary for passage.
"It took that long for the indicted leader of the House of Representatives to twist the arms necessary to get a vote against the American people, against the consumer, against the taxpayer and against the environment - in favor of the energy companies," said the minority leader, Representative Nancy Pelosi.
In response to Republicans forcing through a vote and failing to play by House rules, the Democrats chanted, "Shame! Shame! Shame!"
The Republicans should be ashamed of a bill that offers no help to consumers who are facing high gas prices but instead gives more corporate welfare to oil companies (Bush cronies and big campaign contributors).
In face of all the incompetence of the administration (from Iraq to Katrina), all of the criminal indictments and fraud charges leveled against Republican leaders, all of their anti-consumer and anti-environment policies, and the treasonous act of outing a CIA operative, too bad we can't line up all Republican voters and chant "Shame, Shame, Shame."
In Raucous House Vote, G.O.P. Oil Refinery Bill Squeaks By - New York Times
"It took that long for the indicted leader of the House of Representatives to twist the arms necessary to get a vote against the American people, against the consumer, against the taxpayer and against the environment - in favor of the energy companies," said the minority leader, Representative Nancy Pelosi.
In response to Republicans forcing through a vote and failing to play by House rules, the Democrats chanted, "Shame! Shame! Shame!"
The Republicans should be ashamed of a bill that offers no help to consumers who are facing high gas prices but instead gives more corporate welfare to oil companies (Bush cronies and big campaign contributors).
In face of all the incompetence of the administration (from Iraq to Katrina), all of the criminal indictments and fraud charges leveled against Republican leaders, all of their anti-consumer and anti-environment policies, and the treasonous act of outing a CIA operative, too bad we can't line up all Republican voters and chant "Shame, Shame, Shame."
In Raucous House Vote, G.O.P. Oil Refinery Bill Squeaks By - New York Times
