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September 23, 2011

Senate Rejects Disaster Relief Bill
— Ace

The House passed a bill, cutting "green energy" boondoggles in order to pay for more disaster relief.

Given the current debt crisis and the current Solyndra scandal, is there any reason to back more green energy spending apart from purest ideology and wanting to seem "tough" for the base?

No, there is not.

And yet the media cheers this -- or, at least, does not accuse the Democrats of the refusal-to-compromise-for-the-good-of-America attitude that was so awful just two months ago.

Posted by: Ace at 11:49 AM | Comments (65)
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1 Vacation canceled, Boehner. Go back to work.

Posted by: Jordan at September 23, 2011 11:51 AM (4z6KA)

2 Projected spin: Republicans gutted a bill for their special interests, and it would be irresponsible to pass a bill that cut much needed funding for jobs at this time.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at September 23, 2011 11:51 AM (vNpDB)

3 In other news: Huge, hot ball rises in the East.

Posted by: joncelli at September 23, 2011 11:52 AM (RD7QR)

4 Just in case anyone has forgotten, Osama Obama is a stuttering clusterf*** of a miserable failure.

Harry Reid is a crook and should be perp-walked out of the Senate, and Bitch McConnell is a eunuch. I wouldn't piss on the other Senators if my bladder was full and their pants were on fire.

Posted by: MrScribbler at September 23, 2011 11:52 AM (YjjrR)

5 I wouldn't piss on the other Senators if my bladder was full and their pants were on fire. Posted by: MrScribbler at September 23, 2011 03:52 PM (YjjrR) Ah come on,if you really really really had to piss.....?

Posted by: nevergiveup at September 23, 2011 11:54 AM (aYQHH)

6 It's Friday. shhhhh
- MSM

Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at September 23, 2011 11:54 AM (OhYCU)

7 Note: Claire McCaskill is in favor of green boondoggles.

Posted by: Dave at September 23, 2011 11:55 AM (Xm1aB)

8 Huge, hot ball rises in the East.

BULLSHIT!

Posted by: Al Gore, Divinity School Dropout at September 23, 2011 11:56 AM (tqwMN)

9 O/T: DOW is up 20 points. Recovery here we come! So can we get ahead on the spin this time and blame the Democrats or are we just gonna sit there and take it as usual?

Posted by: Joffen at September 23, 2011 11:56 AM (EPcuy)

10 Water is wet. Dog bites man. fire causes burns.

Posted by: Osama bin Truck Monkey, TEArrorist Son of a Bitch at September 23, 2011 11:56 AM (jucos)

11
Here's my version of a Disaster Relief bill:

Barack Obama shall forthwith resign.

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 11:56 AM (sqkOB)

12 @1 Nah, Boehner's already done what he can do. Let Harry Reid and the dems eat this shit sandwich.

Posted by: Dave at September 23, 2011 11:57 AM (Xm1aB)

13 Somewhat OT Perry and Newt are coming up on Hannity's radio program this hour. As I said in the Tubby Riefenstahl post - Hannity is turning into something of a - dare I say it - douche. I think he's trying to prevent people from abandoning any potential nominee. But he doesn't do anyone any good by not weeding out the non-hackers who don't pack the gear to be a conservative.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 23, 2011 11:58 AM (UlUS4)

14 Reject this bill now!!

Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at September 23, 2011 11:58 AM (OhYCU)

15 Yeah! Let the Dems defend their "Green" boondoggles!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 23, 2011 11:59 AM (f9c2L)

16 Eh, the bill was just going to help red state rethuglikkans. They can all FOAD.

Posted by: Obama at September 23, 2011 11:59 AM (frrvB)

17 Zero's Legislative Plan:
I shall not compromise!
I shall blame my opponents for not compromising!
Rinse Lather Repeat!

Posted by: Barky Zero at September 23, 2011 11:59 AM (i3+c5)

18 Hostage takers!!!!!!

Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at September 23, 2011 11:59 AM (OhYCU)

19 Nah, Boehner's already done what he can do.

Except he needs to get in front of the microphones and tell exactly what the Dems did, and why the R's do not want American taxpayers to support Solyndra type boondoggles anymore.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 23, 2011 11:59 AM (ycuSb)

As I said in the Tubby Riefenstahl post - Hannity is turning into something of a - dare I say it - douche.

The hell you say! I am shocked! Shocked! Now, if you'll excuse me, I must collect my winnings.

Posted by: alexthechick at September 23, 2011 12:00 PM (VtjlW)

21 Again, this will be blamed on Republicans. We passed a bill, the bill passed is reasonable, the democrats block the bill and we're the obstructionists.

Posted by: Ben at September 23, 2011 12:00 PM (wuv1c)

22 I...I...I..I...I...I...I'm a warrior for..for.for..for the middle class.

Posted by: SCOAMF at September 23, 2011 12:00 PM (/Mla1)

23 If the Republicans can't win what should be an easy PR war, what with Solyndra, then we are truly boned.

Posted by: Dave at September 23, 2011 12:00 PM (Xm1aB)

24
Representative Jordan, the idiot from Dunceville, will sit down.

Sit down, now,

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 12:01 PM (sqkOB)

25 Boehner should say that Harry Reid spit (spat?) on him and said "You're mother is a dirty, dirty whore" as he walked down the hall.

Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at September 23, 2011 12:01 PM (OhYCU)

26 Reject this bill much

Posted by: Al Sharpton at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (V92KK)

27 Yeah, Jordan the chef can sit down now. Besides, he's cooking up some tasty Vienna Sausages.

Posted by: Dave at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (Xm1aB)

And yet the media cheers this

I think they are cheering for the end of the republic, myself.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (ItDg4)

29 Good to see the Senate continuing to be a complete waste of time and resources thanks to the wonderful leadership of Mr. Reid.

Posted by: Arcadehero at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (mmHDH)

30
it's raining sheets right now

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (sqkOB)

31 Steyn today raised an interesting point, that Oblamer has declared a new federal disaster every two days. So, now we know why the libs have been very insistent on disaster spending, it's a stealth increase in federal spending (then again, without a budget, all increases have been stealthy) that has a nice sounding cover name, oh what about the (if I knew how to cross things out, I mean I do know how to do so in HTML, but I have no idea what pixuy usess) children, it's now the disasterssseW1@12@1112 Obama is scary good at maxing out executive power to bypass congress, the courts, and the people. Now we know why the smugs have been blathering on about disaster money. They're so interconnected, like they all get the same newsletter about what to talk about.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (QxSug)

32 23 Dave, The elephant in the room is the newsies not reporting this fairly, the way to beat that and get the word out is word of mouth. Fan the flames on the scandal.

Posted by: sven10077 at September 23, 2011 12:02 PM (AEIYh)

Republicans pass Big Oil-backed bill killing alternative energy. Courageous Senate Democrats reject...

Posted by: SocietyIs2Blame at September 23, 2011 12:03 PM (yK8YH)

Given the current debt crisis and the current Solyndra scandal, is there any reason to back more green energy spending apart from purest ideology and wanting to seem "tough" for the base?

Yes, actually. You have to see these things through.

Posted by: Jeff Peters at September 23, 2011 12:03 PM (F5OMl)

35 Dow down 750 for the week. My plan is coming together.

Posted by: Barry OdipO at September 23, 2011 12:03 PM (jiVmv)

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 23, 2011 03:58 PM (UlUS4)

Shawn Hannity, Steve Douchey, Ted Baxter oReally, Shep Smith, Whorealdo, Fox is turning into the parade of clowns, nitwits and numbskulls.

Fox Biness is marginally better with Stossel, the judges, and others. Greta is OK but Fox is slipping.

I don't tune in in the morning to see a Sesame street special or listen to Whorealdo the uber lib but thats what I got

Posted by: concealed Kerry or submit at September 23, 2011 12:04 PM (vXqv3)

37 @32 Agreed. However, I think the public finally gets the message in spite of the MSM obfuscation, at least more so these days. I mean, even with the MSM, look at Obama's numbers.

Posted by: Dave at September 23, 2011 12:04 PM (Xm1aB)

38 The House and Senate are both adjourned for the weekend. In the meantime, every Republican needs to grab a micropone and talk about how the Democrats are willing to shutdown the government to protect their pet projects.

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at September 23, 2011 12:04 PM (o2lIv)

39 Anyone else listening to Hannity right now?

Posted by: Joffen at September 23, 2011 12:04 PM (EPcuy)

40 The rest of America gets to vote for disaster relief, too. Unfortunately, it still over a year away.

Posted by: Roy at September 23, 2011 12:05 PM (VndSC)

41 We take a fifth off the top.

Posted by: Solyndra Execs at September 23, 2011 12:05 PM (jiVmv)

If...If...If...If...If...blowing money on green boondoggles is...is...is...is...class warfare, then I...I...I... am a warrior of the ignorant peons. I mean middle class.

Posted by: SCOAMF Headroom at September 23, 2011 12:05 PM (/Mla1)

Oh, you think Solyndra was fun? This, from Laobserved...

The U.S. government's $535 million bet on solar-energy darling Solyndra, Inc. was big. But LA Observed has learned that the feds have bet an even bigger pile of taxpayer chips on another green energy project in California - that would be BrightSource Energy, Inc.'s Ivanpah solar power farm in the Mojave Desert. That bet: $1.6 billion.

This from a liberal website. But even he can't cover up how bad this is about to be.

You guys will love it. The article link is on the top left side.

Posted by: HH at September 23, 2011 12:05 PM (HFnqj)

44
keep in mind that this comes just days after Obama made a big speech on how we all need to make sacrifices

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 12:06 PM (sqkOB)

45
Fairness and sacrifice.

That's all Obama wants.

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 12:07 PM (sqkOB)

46 Senate agrees to cloture vote on Monday at 5:30 pm on a sub. amdt to fund the gov't and give the House the FEMA number. Offsets stripped.

Reid says the Senate thinks the bill needs a weekend of "somber reflection." And he adds they won't accept offets in the Senate.

ChadPergram

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at September 23, 2011 12:07 PM (o2lIv)

47 The Perry Romney difference is becoming small, but I think that a Perry administration will not try to grab my guns as fast as I know a Romney administration will!
As for other details, Obaromneycare is a done deal (too many palms have already been greased), Social Security will not be changed in any way until it actually goes bankrupt (too many beneficiaries that might be scared by the truth), illegals will continue to flood this country (Dems need voters and rich RINO businessmen need poolboys and landscapers that work off the books) and AGW will destroy our energy industry (too easy to responsibly funnel public money to AGW R & D cronies).

Posted by: Barky Zero at September 23, 2011 12:07 PM (i3+c5)

48 Perry on Hannity right now

Posted by: Ugknown at September 23, 2011 12:08 PM (YUwuZ)

49
wow Silver took a beating this week

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 12:08 PM (sqkOB)

50 Hey Harry, there will be plenty of time for "somber reflection" after the Nov. 2012 election.

Posted by: Dave at September 23, 2011 12:09 PM (Xm1aB)

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at September 23, 2011 12:11 PM (o2lIv)

52 Well, he's not backing down from his comments.

Posted by: Joffen at September 23, 2011 12:11 PM (EPcuy)

53 It's almost as if Reid learned nothing from Nov. 2010. Well, he'll enjoy being minority leader in 2013...somberly reflect on that bitch.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 23, 2011 12:12 PM (QxSug)

54 John Boehner should demand of Harry Reid to "PASS THIS FUCKING BILL!".

Posted by: Breaker19 at September 23, 2011 12:16 PM (WCm02)

55 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at September 23, 2011 12:19 PM (fyOgS)

56 wow Silver took a beating this week

Posted by: Speaker Soothsayer at September 23, 2011 04:08 PM (sqkOB)

Gee that safe haven precious metals theory doesn't seem so sound anymore!

Posted by: Auric Goldfinger at September 23, 2011 12:21 PM (i3+c5)

57 Alternate Headline: Democrats shut down government

Posted by: toby928™ at September 23, 2011 12:22 PM (GTbGH)

58 Well, he'll enjoy being minority leader in 2013...somberly reflect on that bitch.

Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe.

Posted by: Lipless McConnell at September 23, 2011 12:23 PM (GTbGH)

59 PASS THIS BILL

Posted by: Obama 2012 at September 23, 2011 12:24 PM (e8kgV)

Given the current debt crisis and the current Solyndra scandal, is there any reason to back more green energy spending apart from purest ideology and wanting to seem "tough" for the base?

No, there is not.

And yet the media cheers this -- or, at least, does not accuse the Democrats of the refusal-to-compromise-for-the-good-of-America attitude that was so awful just two months ago.

And there in lies the main reason why Democrats act like they do because they know that the MFM will cover/spin/lie for them no matter what.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 23, 2011 12:25 PM (1Jaio)

61 Posted by: Lady in Black at September 23, 2011 03:59 PM (ycuSb)
It would be rude and political to point out the errors and deficiencies in statements made by our Democratic friends across the aisle, even though they are traitorous America hating socialist scum that would whore out their mothers to stay in power.

Posted by: John "Tan" Boner at September 23, 2011 12:26 PM (i3+c5)

62 Posted by: Attackwatch AoSHQ monitor at September 23, 2011 04:20 PM

It appears AttackWatch has been quietly abandoned, rather like their previous snitch lines. Nothing from their Twitter account in a week, although mockery directed at it continues to flow.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 23, 2011 12:30 PM (tqwMN)

63 Just think about that, the gumint lost a half billion dollars. To get a $500 mil investment in the real world (i.e., non corrupt America before Obama), you'd probably need to convince about 50 millionaires to pledge about $10 million of their hard earned money a piece, showing the books and the technology and a clear plan. Under Obama, meh, it's just money. The invisible man is suffocating.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 23, 2011 12:32 PM (QxSug)

64 Simple fact is the lefty MSM is so far in the Democrats tank that they've constructed an underwater city complete with aquaculture farming and giant glass domes and are on their third generation of specially inbred liberal reporters who have never seen land not covered by water. So, GOP, finally spend all that sweet donor money to buy a clue and treat the MSM as hostile propaganda and not just "reporters." I know you don't want to be mean. But you have to be mean.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of Lonely Unicorns at September 23, 2011 12:33 PM (bxiXv)

65 Consistency is the hobgoblin of a wingnut mind.

Posted by: Fritz at September 23, 2011 01:00 PM (/ZZCn)

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