Senator Evan Bayh: Friend of Obstructionist Republicans

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Monday December 15, 2008 · 6:54 AM PST

2008/12/15 · 06:54

The 110th congress saw the most obstruction in history, literally. The Republican minority in the Senate forced cloture votes well over 100 times, shattering the previous high mark of 61. Now that Democrats are likely within reach of 60 votes on major progressive priorities like establishing a universal health care system and capping CO2 emissions, Senator Bayh is determined to sabotage his party.

Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) is trying to mobilize moderate Democratic Senators to form a group based loosely on the House Blue Dog Coalition.

"I think we have a wonderful opportunity to break the gridlock that has existed in Washington for too long," Bayh said in an interview. "We need to do that in practical ways that will solve problems. The place that will be most important in striking that right balance will be in theSenate."

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Monday November 10, 2008 · 11:57 AM PST

2008/11/10 · 11:57

First the banks were bailed out. Then it was the insurance companies. The auto industry will be next.

When will the those who really need it get their bailout?

There will be another economic stimulus package in the next few months. President-elect Obama made it clear at his first press conference last week: "If it does not get done in a lame-duck session, it will be the first thing I do as president of the United States." A glance at headlines from the past few days drives the seriousness of the situation home:

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Friday November 07, 2008 · 12:10 PM PST

2008/11/07 · 12:10

Originally posted at The Seminal.

Despite what the Wall Street Journal would have you believe, the election on Tuesday did not indicate opposition to action on global warming and clean energy. In fact, we are now seeing more and more evidence that the opposite is true.

A poll was just released with some extremely encouraging data on voters' opinions on global warming and clean energy. It was commissioned by The National Wildlife Federation and conducted by Zogby.

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Monday October 20, 2008 · 7:13 AM PDT

2008/10/20 · 07:13

Originally posted at The Seminal.

At maximum production, after more than ten years, we'll see 200,000 barrels per day (corrected, h/t A. Siegel) coming from new offshore rigs. OPEC is currently producing 33.2 million barrels per day, over 40% of global production.

OPEC is poised to reduce oil production by as much as two million barrels per day at an emergency meeting in Vienna on Friday.

"There will be a reduction in production at the next extraordinary meeting of OPEC, and it will have to be a substantial one to get the balance right between supply and demand," current OPEC chief Chakib Khelil said. "If it has to be 1.5 million barrels per day, or two million barrels per day, that's what it will be."

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Thursday October 02, 2008 · 7:26 AM PDT

2008/10/02 · 07:26

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Disclaimer: If you are going to play this drinking game (which I don't recommend), choose a few of the options below. And do not, under any circumstances, try this in public.

Another Disclaimer: You may notice that there are more elements dedicated to Palin than Biden. I don't care. Face it, Palin is way easier than Biden to make fun of.

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 9:05 AM PDT

2008/09/26 · 09:05

Originally posted at The Seminal.

Every time John McCain mentions his POW experience, praise his courage and drink a kamikaze. This one is only for the heavy drinkers.

Every time Obama says change everyone has to switch seats and drink the other person's drink of choice.

Every time John McCain tries to associate Barack Obama with an unsavory character, take a sip of your dirty martini.

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 10:49 AM PDT

2008/09/23 · 10:49

Dear American:

I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.

I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 11:32 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 11:32

I have been participating in a dialogue with Tom Wilkinson of GM for the past several days. Here is my response to Tom's most recent comment, from Friday evening.

Tom wrote:

First, I don’t think it is entirely fair to imply that Bob Lutz went on the Colbert show to mock established science. He went on the show to promote the Chevy Volt. Which is the product of established science. Steven brought up global warming. It made for good shtik.

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General Motors Defends Global Warming Denier Bob Lutz

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 1:05 PM PDT

2008/09/19 · 13:05

Originally posted at The Seminal.

I wrote yesterday about the fact that a top executive at General Motors doesn't accept the role humans play in global warming. To be clear, man made global warming is established science. Anyone who says otherwise cannot be taken seriously.

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General Motors Exec. Doesn't Recognize Global Warming

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Thursday September 18, 2008 · 12:24 PM PDT

2008/09/18 · 12:24

Originally posted at The Seminal.

The Green Miles has the scoop:

General Motors Vice Chairman of Global Product Development Bob Lutz was just on The Colbert Report blaming global warming on sunspots and dissing his own Chevrolet Volt as a weak, unattractive car.

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Action: House to Vote on No Child Left Inside Act Next Week

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Friday September 05, 2008 · 8:50 AM PDT

2008/09/05 · 08:50

That's right, we're expecting a vote as early as Tuesday September 9th. This is a huge leap forward for the environmental education movement. Not familiar with the No Child Left Inside Act? You can learn much more here. You can also see what the media has been saying about the bill lately here.

While we expect this bill to pass, it is important to get as many "Aye" votes as possible when this hits the floor next week. That is where you come in. With all of the political press focusing exclusively on the Presidential election, it is hard to break through the clutter. That is why we need YOU to make a big deal of this. We need YOU to push your Representative to vote the right way on the No Child Left Inside Act.

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I will if I have a chance

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Jim Webb on FISA and the Blogosphere

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Monday July 14, 2008 · 6:25 AM PDT

2008/07/14 · 06:25

The following exchange took place on the eve of the FISA vote, July 8th, between myself and Virginia Senator James Webb. You can listen to this exchange at The Seminal.

All emphasis is mine.

Josh Nelson: You mentioned the role the blogosphere played in your Senate campaign. I was wondering if you could elaborate on that a little bit. And also tell us what type of role you would like to see them play in legislative fights in the future.

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