"What a difference three years makes: In 2005, I led the charge against a massive global warming cap-and-trade bill. It was a lonely battle with few GOP members willing to join me on the Senate floor to publicly oppose it.
"Fast forward to June 2008: Not only was I joined by dozens of GOP Senators, but nearly 30% of the Democratic Senators rebelled against their leadership and opposed the Boxer Climate Tax Bill. In the end, Senator Boxer only had at most 35 Democratic Senators willing to vote for final passage on the largest tax bill in U.S. history. The Boxer Climate Tax Bill was so thoroughly disowned by Democratic Leadership that proponents of climate taxes will now be forced to start from scratch next year.
"Republicans were prepared to debate the bill and were ready to offer amendments. But the Democrats did not want to debate, much less vote, on our amendments that were aimed at protecting American families and workers from the devastating economic impacts of this bill. When faced with the inconvenient truth of the bill’s impact on skyrocketing gas prices, it was Democratic Senators who wanted to see this bill die a quick death...
Read more here: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=27000
Dems Running on Empty, in HumanEvents.com, by Sen. James Inhofe (more by this author)
Posted 06/16/2008 ET
The most pious Right Reverend Bishop's little theatre provides an interesting diversion of public attention away from sexual scandal and the Gracious Anglican Communion, doesn't it
Not only are those who question the accepted doctrine akin to Nazis, fascists and holocaust deniers they are now also kidnappers, pederasts and incestuous abusers, according to the Bishop of Stafford
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7430684.stm