Love the e-mail I just got from johnkerry.com:
Subject: while we were just meeting - barton calls it a shakedown
Hello Luftmensch,
I just walked out of a meeting of the Democratic caucus in the Senate about comprehensive energy and climate legislation, and our Leader, Harry Reid, was more determined than ever to push ahead and make this the year we break our dependence on oil. He wants to make July the month we declare our energy independence.
But while we were meeting, here's what else was happening:
Texas Rep. Joe Barton - at a hearing covered nation-wide on live television - was saying that Congress and President Obama should appologize for securing $20 billion dollars in a trust fund to help the people of the Gulf. He called it a "shakedown." A shakedown!
Oh, and at the same time, a big conservative think-tank was holding a catered lunch on Capitol Hill to twist and distort the science and convince people nothing needs to be done because climate change is just some progressive conspiracy.
This is what we're up against. This is the status quo that President Obama said is indefensible.
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John Kerry
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Love that:
He called it a "shakedown." A shakedown!
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