McCain To Filibuster; McCaskill, Feinstein, Collins Oppose House Clunkers Bill

[masuki bance]

Forgive the Fox link

McCain to filibuster “Cash for Clunkers” bill; Trouble for Reid with Dems, too

When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, tries to take up the House-passed "Cash for Clunkers" bill next week, he will hit a series of bipartisan road blocks.

Fox has learned that Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, will oppose any move to take up the House bill. Around here, we call that a filibuster.

McCain told Fox earlier today, "I not only wouldn't vote for the extra two billion, I was opposed to the initial billion. "

McCain, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee who ran as a deficit hawk, said, "Within a few weeks we will see that this process was abused by speculators and people who took advantage of what is basically a huge government subsidy of corporations that they already own. "I can't imagine that any taxpayer of America would have thought that the TARP, the financial recovery money, would be used now to subsidize the sale of automobiles in America."

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Together with Collins, Feinstein released the following ominous statement last night, "We will not support any bill that does not meet these goals. We will insist than any extension of the program requires that the minimum fuel economy improvement for newly purchased vehicles be at least two miles per gallon higher than it is under the enacted Clunkers program. It is also important to include lower-income consumers who are disadvantaged under the current program. So, we would also include a voucher for the purchase of fuel efficient used vehicles."

Indeed, Feinstein and Collins relented under pressure to pass a clunkers bill earlier this year after receiving what Feinstein's spokesman calls "absolute assurances" from Reid that any extension would be based on the Feinstein-Collins-Schumer bill.

But that's not the end of Reid's woes. Now this in a Twitter posting from Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO, who was very wary of the government bailouts that passed earlier this year, though she supported them. McCaskill, an active tweeter, today said, "We simply cannot afford any more taxpayr $ to extend cash for clunkers. Idea was to prime the pump, not subsidize auto purchases forever."

McCaskill echoed McCain, who said, "It's really an incredible process that we've gone through where recovery money that is supposed to be used in order to keep people in their homes and help the economy recovery. We're now again bailing out the automobile corporations, two of which we own. It's remarkable."

http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/07/31/mccain-to-filibuster-cash-for-clunkers-bill-trouble-for-reid/

[jefferson_dem]

1. "Forgive the Fox link"

Ha. Right-o.

[Mass]

2. If it helps selling cars with a better mileage, it is a good bill.

[grantcart]

3. if it creates jobs NOW its a good bill

[question everything]

4. Look how quickly McCaskill will change tune once she hears from

hundred of dealers in her state.

She really is a twit. One of the worst senator who is there really to promote... McCaskill.

[Thrill]

9. She is one of the biggest phonies in the Senate. Watch when its time to vote on bills

Shes usually one of the last ones to vote. As she sits and counts the tally. And then votes whichever way looks like the best way to go politically. I know she is from a conservative state. But she is just too phony for me. I'm surprised no one in the media or political opponents don't call her on it.

[quiller4]

5. Both McCain and McCaskill have denied this report. n/t

[firedupdem]

6. not surprised....it's a fox link

:eyes:

[masuki bance]

10. Got one of them linky things? nt

[donheld]

7. McCain is afraid someone will trade him in. He, after all, is the biggest clunker of them all.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

8. The Republicans have so many new fresh idiots on the lot, it's hard not to at least think about it.

[Phx_Dem]

14. LMAO!!

[saltpoint]

11. Wheel see how these folks ultimately vote.

[HughMoran]

12. Hide thread

I can't forgive anybody here promoting Faux News. I heard this story hours ago and I would die before turning on or using Faux as a source.

[Phx_Dem]

13. The only people this spells trouble for is McCain, McCaskell and Feinstein, not Reid.

That asshole Feinstein needs to be kicked out of the Democratic party. I despise that horrid woman.

The news about the enormous success of the Cash for Clunkers program has dominated the local news. In Arizona there have been several stories in the daily newspaper touting its effectiveness and huge impact it's had on the local and national auto industry as well as consumers who were able to get new cars. I counted about 10 huge car ads promoting the Clunkers program in thise morning's paper, so good luck to those three idiots when they go home to face their constituents if they block it!