Peter Roskam has been conducting more of those taxpayer-funded dinnertime robo-calls, this time to roll out his new plan to address the threat of catastrophic global climate change. You can expect to see a lot of Roskam around the district during the labor day recess, talking up his plan. RSR has a sneak preview for you. The 8 part Roskam plan is staggeringly simple:
- Ignore it. Pretend global climate change does not present any threat.
- Burn more fossil fuels faster. Try not to be outpaced by China and India.
- Cut taxes on big business.
- Say no to anything President Obama or any Democrat in Congress proposes.
- Get reelected.
- Continue blind obedience to masters at U.S. Chamber and National Association of Manufacturers.
- Cut taxes on big business.
- Call Nancy Pelosi a threat to national security.
Jumping creepers, Peter, why didn’t we think of this.
Seriously Peter, saying no to anything anybody propses to address the problem of global climate change is not a plan. If we listen to you, we’re all screwed. You who would put the narrow interests of your corporate campaign contributors ahead of saving the planet – for your children.
Cap & trade may not be perfect and it isn’t going to solve all of our problems, but it is a start, a step in the right direction. It may very well be expensive for us all. But nobody said saving the planet was going to be cheap. Its just something we have to do.
If you don’t want to do cap & trade, then you tell us how you’re going to save the planet, not just how you are going to save your donors on their taxes. Put up or shut up.
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- Peter Roskam Sides with Polluters Over Planet – On the Wrong Side of History
- Roskam Votes to Obstruct Progress on Energy Efficiency, Global Warming
- Illinois Review Promotes Junk Science on Global Warming
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Gives Peter Roskam Award for Voting Against Constituents Interests
- Roskam Again Supports Big Oil Interests Over Those of Constituents
