Possible Elkhart renewable fuels plant discussed – reported by WNDU.
Although we’re far from convinced that ditching our own oil industry in favor of pie-in-the-sky “green jobs” is the way to go, perhaps this will be good thing for Elkhart.
ISMA spokesperson doubts bill will pass before August recess
The Hill reports Congressman John Boehner, in justifying his one-man attempt at a filibuster of the House Climate Bill, referred to it as a “pile of s–t”, while also decrying the middle-of-the-night addition of 300 some pages to the bill which left members little to no time to read it. We’re with Boehner. This is a bad bill, and the proof is the underhanded way in which it was pushed through. How can Pelosi et al in the House Leadership, plus Rahm Emanuel possibly feel good about ramrodding a bill, which, if members were allowed to truly study it, would never pass? Their contempt for fellow house members and for the American citizen knows know bounds, apparently.
How can this be? Our suspicion is that one of two political gambits are at work here. One: Donnelly could be holding off his vote until he can vote with the obvious winning side. This way, he has political cover. Two: Donnelly might be holding off so that he can vote “NO” (pleasing constituents) but only after being sure that it will pass anyway. This way, he has political cover. Neither of these possibilities is particularly confidence inspiring. Shouldn’t he vote by weighing what’s right for the country and what his constituency is telling him? Or is it possible Donnelly is truly not sure whether the bill is a good thing (it’s not) or a horrible job and economy killing monster (which it is)? It is this possibility that should worry us the most.
As Taranto in the Wall Street Journal comments:
The broader problem here is that our tax laws (and laws in general) have become so complex, unwieldy and foolish, it is folly to expect the government, especiallythis government, with its utter lack of competence, to manage anything trickier than a two-car funeral. And we say this with the utmost respect for two-car funeral directors. We’ve gotten into enough arguments with pro-”reform” friends who earnestly can’t understand why, when the government “competes” with private industry, the fight is anything but fair. The “public option” idea that is part of Obama/Kennedy’s health care package is simply the first step that will eventually wipe out all other options. On Meet the Press this morning, apparently Biden said “everyone guessed wrong” on the impact of the stimulus. Joe, you’re a damn idiot. Health care reform is being rushed through Congress for the same reason the so-called stimulus was. The left doesn’t really want to give us time to analyze the horrifying details. While there is need for some reform of health care, the problem is consistently exaggerated and is certainly not a emergency worth ramming down our throats in as little as 60 days. Especially when the details are not public, and (possibly) not likely to become so. Remember the stimulus package? The government reneged on its promise to give the public a ridiculously minimal five days to review it, because the deceptiveness and “porkiness” would reveal our representatives’ utter hypocrisy in passing it. As it was, as soon as Congress voted, the president went on a weekend vacation without signing the legislation, despite the “emergency” he had been touting just hours before. Given that 18% of our economy hangs in the balance, not to mention our very lifestyles, wouldn’t it be wise to give the plan a little more scrutiny? The Wall Street Journal covers this in more detail this morning. | ||
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We contacted Joe Donnelly’s office in Washington earlier today to give him our opinion on the Waxman-Markey Cap & Trade bill. We asked the staffer who answered the phone how Donnelly was leaning and she told me he was undecided.
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