Thread: Climate Bill unrestrained raw political arm-twisting intimid

No detectable climate impact: 'If we actually faced a man-made 'climate crisis', we would all be doomed'

Climate Bill’s Passage ‘unrestrained exercise of raw political power, arm-twisting, intimidation’

By Marc Morano Friday, June 26, 2009
Climate Depot

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed global warming bill (219-212 vote) will no doubt be hailed by many as “historicâ€

this is also disgusting, buying someones vote with a promise

At its heart, the bill was a trade-off, less than the White House initially sought though it was more than Republicans said was acceptable. Some of the dealmaking had a distinct political feel. Rep. Alan Grayson, a first-term Democrat, won a pledge of support that $50 million from the proceeds of pollution permit sales in the bill would go to a proposed new hurricane research facility in his district in Orlando, Fla.