Comments on: McCotter: Stop Pelosi Now!

By: California Conservative » Leader Boehner Speaks Out On the AEA

California Conservative » Leader Boehner Speaks Out On the AEA — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:30:52 +0000

[...] Thad McCotter also weighed in on Ms. Pelosi’s obstinance: Demand Maximum American Energy – Now! Leaving by example, Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi jetted off on her summer vacation under the assumption energy squeezed Americans would throng to buy her book, Know Your Power. But Americans weren’t buying it – literally. Economically maimed by the pain at the pump, citizens demanded vacationing Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats’ “Don’t Care” Congress get back to work and pass an “all of the above” energy bill to lower gas prices. Unmoved by these working families’ sufferings, Speaker Pelosi conjured up another so-called “energy” proposal – one that is already acclaimed by none other than the anti-energy zealots at the Sierra Club. Yes, this is the same Sierra Club that pronounced: “We’re better off without cheap gas.” Unfortunately, the Sierra Club’s collective “we” included us. Not surprisingly, then, the Speaker’s latest lethargy proposal apes other energy schemes she’s brought to the House floor without amendment and under a super-majority vote requirement. Desperate to guarantee these bills’ defeats and blame Republicans, the Speaker orchestrated the nauseating spectacle of “Don’t Care” Democrats, who a few months ago wouldn’t vote to drill a tooth, now hugging derricks instead of trees. This time, though, with a month of vacation under her Beltway, Pelosi’s ploy has a new wrinkle. In the media she is floating specious reasons why Republicans will vote against her radical cornucopia of energy insecurity. What she still fails to grasp, as with all her energy scams, is that the public will not be misled. Americans understand House Republicans’ bi-partisan “all of the above” energy plan provides maximum American energy and, so doing, ensures lower gas prices and energy security. So let us save the Speaker’s breath, which she can use to inflate Senator Obama’s tires. House Republicans will vote to stop Pelosi’s ploy, because her latest anti-energy proposal will not include “all of the above”: [...]

By: Let Freedom Ring » Blog Archive » Leader Boehner Speaks Out On the AEA

Let Freedom Ring » Blog Archive » Leader Boehner Speaks Out On the AEA — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:56:16 +0000

By: TimothyJ

TimothyJ — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:10:13 +0000

I mostly read that John stossel piece linked above. It is a bunch of hooey. It will cost us more in money and security if we drill now? What a joke. El Stupido T B Pickett has one thing right. We have got to stop sending trillions of dollars overseas to regimes that hate our freedom and want to put us under their thumb.

By: Lunkinator

Lunkinator — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:21:21 +0000

“Know your abuse of Power”…outstanding.

By: Beagle

Beagle — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:55:48 +0000

I like the “all-of-the-above” energy plan. The latest debate with my enviro-friend (green political lobbyist) involved my position being “pro-energy” just to make it clear I understand her position, which is the typical luddite green argument against everything which produces power. They pay lip service to windmills or solar panels until it comes time to place them somewhere, and then oppose them like any other source.

By: KrisinNE

KrisinNE — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:13:11 +0000

It’s the middle of August and last night it here in southern MA it was 45 degrees and tonight isn’t looking much warmer with it at just about 55 degrees right now. It’s the coolest, wettest summer I can remember and it’s going to really hurt money wise this fall if it continues to be cold. …

jmarcure on August 20, 2008 at 9:47 PM

I live in southeast CT and it was 50 when I left my house at 6:45 this morning. August. Dog days never came. With home heating oil over $5.00/gallon where I am, I’m very concerned about heating my house this winter. Thermostat at 60, extra blankets, etc… and using the wood stove more often is where we are at and I know we aren’t alone.

And we have Pelosi and company to thank for it. A pox on all of them. Way to go Mr. McCotter!

By: fossten

fossten — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:56:10 +0000

“Don’t Care” Congress – that’s a winner!

By: Captain Scarlet

Captain Scarlet — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:23:02 +0000

McCotter/Miller* 2012!

*Dennis

By: Squiggy

Squiggy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:15:53 +0000

What she still fails to grasp, as with all her energy scams, is that the public will not be misled.

Ed, you’re a lot more optimistic than I am. This public has allowed itself to be “misled” again and again (for free stuff from those evil richies).

By: Aylios

Aylios — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:55:14 +0000

Leaving by example

A tongue-in-cheek chef d’oevre Ed. Loved every paragraph!

By: RushBaby

RushBaby — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:03:42 +0000

Mike D. on August 20, 2008 at 8:55 PM

I hope you think about what you typed. And feel small.

By: Pope Linus

Pope Linus — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:07:37 +0000

Go McCotter!

Is it just me, or does McCotter look a little like the creepy dude from Phantasm?

By: allrsn

allrsn — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:49:44 +0000

Two thumbs up ^^.

By: Midas

Midas — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:37:38 +0000

God bless McCotter – keep up the fight!

By: cjs1943

cjs1943 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:01:56 +0000

I like this guy, McCotter. What state and district does he represent? Those are some bright and lucky people who voted him in.

By: onlineanalyst

onlineanalyst — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:24:53 +0000

Windbag Pelosi is in the pocket of windmill tilters and BIG AIR!

And, blankminde, you are correct that Republicans are for responsible conservation. The reps working hard in Congress right now need to get that message out, as well.

By: darwin-t

darwin-t — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:12:44 +0000

Thaddeus for VP!!!!

Here’s what our reps to do: Stop the renewal of the offshore drilling ban. THEN look into the other stuff.

It’s kind of like close the border and THEN look into other stuff on the illegal alien front.

By: DngrMse

DngrMse — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:04:05 +0000

I stopped reading after the second iteration of “don’t care” democrats. The republicans had something good going on here, I hate to see them turning it into a “sound bite”, (and a “cheesy one” at that). Considering their “swing and miss” approach to politics these last “few years”, I’m “not surprised”.

By: MB007

MB007 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:54:18 +0000

Finally! Something ballsy! Rep. McCotter, can you find 400 other people just like you to run for Congress across the country?

By: blankminde

blankminde — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:50:04 +0000

Our problem isn’t that we’re wrong about energy (as Republicans). Our problem is that we have let Democrats convince everyone that we plan to savage the planet in the process of acquiring resources. Hell, conservation is practically in our moniker so why does everyone think we are completely unconcerned about wildlife and the natural beauty of America? Do we need to make it more clear that we value energy policies that aren’t unnecessarily harmful to the environment? (which is basically everything on the table as far as I’m concerned)

I’m not being rhetorical folks, these are real questions. What can we do to make it clear that our energy ideas are not without conscience?

By: nukemhill

nukemhill — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:49:50 +0000

Sweet.

By: jmarcure

jmarcure — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:47:27 +0000

Nancy Pelosi is getting the full shock of realism. The working class is sick of these political games at the expense of their pocket books.

Rovin on August 20, 2008 at 8:40 PM

The last thing the environmentalists and democrats need is real cold before the election and up here in the northeast it doesn’t look good. It’s the middle of August and last night it here in southern MA it was 45 degrees and tonight isn’t looking much warmer with it at just about 55 degrees right now. It’s the coolest, wettest summer I can remember and it’s going to really hurt money wise this fall if it continues to be cold. I generally shutdown the furnace about April and this year I had it running until June. Heck I didn’t open my pool until mid July and now in mid August I have shut it down because the water is just to cold for comfort. A pool doesn’t stay warm with daytime in the upper 70s and nights in the mid 50s.

By: onlineanalyst

onlineanalyst — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:44:12 +0000

Thank you Rep. McCotter. You have a great message and a terrific sense of humor.

American energy for American people! Republicans are fighting for your economic and national security!

By: winemkr

winemkr — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:43:51 +0000

Well put, it appears the public is climbing out of their cocoons and opening their eyes to the web that is threatening to engulf them via the democratically controlled congress.

I agree with one of the other posters, it is time for a new contract WITH America, and earmarks should also be built into that contract along with term limits.

By: Topsecretk9

Topsecretk9 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:29:09 +0000

I’ve said for a while now, McCotter is the coolest member of congress.