Sen. Chuck Grassely, Iowa, Sen. Rob Portman (OH), Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), Rep. Fred Upton, Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)

Wimp & Sellout Watch — No. 1

By Steve Milloy
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

While we have high hopes that the newly empowered Republican Members of Congress will make every effort to fight the socialization of America, we are also aware that the GOP has an ignominious history of wimping- and/or selling-out, especially on environmental issues. Wimp & Sellout Watch is GreenHellBlog’s http://greenhellblog.com/ effort to spotlight the GOP’s weak links because:

In the 112th Congress, it should take more courage for GOP-ers to retreat than to advance.

Today’s potential wimps and sellouts to watch:

Sen. Chuck Grassely (IA). Climatewire reported today that, “Germany’s Siemens AG and MidAmerican Energy Co. are expanding their wind energy partnership in Iowa, rolling out plans to add to the state’s wind capacity in 2011.â€