Pelosi Stops Dingell's attempt to harm global warming initiatives

[AnnInLa]

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Rep. Dingell (D-MI) tried to gut global warming efforts and CAFE standards last month
by John Aravosis (DC) · 7/09/2007 11:05:00 AM ET
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And Pelosi, to her great credit, stood up to him. And she's right. It would have been all out war had Dingell tried to pass this crap. This happened last month, reportedly:

Dingell (D-Mich.) appeared in the speaker's conference room to walk through a bill that would override California's attempts to combat global warming by raising fuel efficiency standards, strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases and promote a controversial effort to turn coal into liquid fuel.

This time, Pelosi was in no mood to mollify Dingell. The bill he was sponsoring, she said, was unacceptable. The environmental costs would be too severe, the political costs for the Democratic caucus too high, she said.

http://www.americablog.com/2007/07/rep-dingell-d-mi-tried-to-gut-global.html


(Our Dem Speaker of the House is not a one-issue politician. Just sayin')

[Virginia Dare]

1. Crickets on this thread, figures....n/t

[AnnInLa]

2. Well, I'll do a shameless kick then

[PVnRT]

3. But, she hasn't impeached Bush yet!

She's no better than Newt Gingrich! Off with her head!

[Bryan Buchan]

4. Don't Dangle your Dingle Hillary!

[NavyDavy]

5. go girl!!!

[nini]

6. oh that bitch!!!!

oh wait a minute.. she did something right. let's see how she'll get attacked anyway.

[ronnykmarshall]

8. Well you KNOW she's only doing this ...

because of the whole Cindy Sheehan candidacy.

I'm just sayin!

[nini]

18. Have I ever told you you're extremely bitchen!

:loveya:

[bigtree]

7. kick

:kick:

[Larkspur]

9. It's amazing what a dip in approval ratings can do for the spine of our Dem leaders

but good for Nancy Pelosi on stopping Dingell's anti-environment policies.

[Robbien]

10. First Pelosi told Dingell she wouldn't interfer with his Energy committee

I was pissed.

Then Dingell spent our taxpayer money hiring lobbyists to lobby in California against the environment. Pelosi kept her promise and didn't interfer.

About time she finally stopped being a doormat.

So yes I give her props now because I fear if she doesn't get some kind of positive feedback she'll go back to accommodating Dingell.

[jwirr]

11. So what is with Dingel?

[Vincardog]

12. D-MI tells it all. The rust belt got that way catering to BIG AUTO

[roguevalley]

13. this is a big relief. now, she needs to tackle bigger, dumber fish.

[Freddie Stubbs]

14. His district is in Michigan

A lot of Michigan voters are employed by the auto industry.

[Nikki Stone1]

15. Ah....

The auto industry that kept building monster vehicles

[BlooInBloo]

16. She's useless!

:rofl:

[YankeyMCC]

17. Good for her nt