Meet The "Let Rapists Choose Their Baby's Mother" Gang! MI-07, MI-08, MI-09

Did my part to keep Rocky out of DC today. (4.00 / 3)

I delivered lawn signs for Gary Peters.  I did it last week and I'll be doing the rest of the week.

As for Walberg, we was one of the League of Conservation Voters Dirty Dozen back in 2008.  In fact, he was the headliner of the League of Conservation Voters Dirty Dozen in 2008.

Congressman Tim Walberg Named Last Member of the 2008 Dirty Dozen

"Tim Walberg has distinguished himself as one of the most anti-environment members of the 2006 Congressional class," said Duggan.  "He has consistently voted against clean, renewable energy and is an adamant supporter of the failed Bush/Cheney energy policies that serve only to increase profits for ExxonMobil and the other big oil companies.  The citizens of Michigan's 7th District need a leader who represents them and not the interests of Big Oil."

Rep. Walberg opposed every major clean energy reform in Congress last year. He voted against repealing subsidies to Big Oil, against increasing the use of renewable electricity and against efforts to help American drivers go further on a gallon of gas.  Walberg has opposed extending tax incentives to clean energy which would lead to thousands of new jobs in Michigan.

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"While Tim Walberg has spent the last two years defending Big Oil's record profits in Washington, Mark Schauer has been working with businesses to help them invest in renewable energy technology and create jobs right here in the 7th district," said Schauer Campaign Manager B.J. Neidhardt. "Sen. Schauer has championed renewable energy throughout his career, and he will be a strong advocate for the environment as a member of Congress."

Rep. Tim Walberg's LCV Score is a dismal 5%.*  In 2007, he voted against conservation and clean energy and conservation on 19 of 20 key votes.  In 2008, he voted against every major piece of clean energy and energy efficiency legislation.  He also voted against the No Child Left Inside Act, designed to help educate children about the natural environment.

The profile at the link doesn't say explicitly that he denies climate science, but his actions are completely consistent with his doing so.

On the other hand, Schauer is a green jobs person.

Finally, I'm retweeting the Lance Enderle diaries on Daily Kos so that they get more exposure (and the money bomb gets more money tomorrow).

Greetings from Detroit, Ground Zero of the post-industrial future!

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by: Neon Vincent @ Mon Oct 04, 2010 at 03:03:01 AM UTC

Awesome all around, thanks! (4.00 / 2)

I've been focusing on MI-08 for obvious reasons, but Peters & Schauer need our help as well, of course.

I'm pissed at both of them for supporting extending the ultra-rich Bush tax cuts, but issues like this take precedence.

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by: Brainwrap @ Tue Oct 05, 2010 at 01:29:35 AM UTC

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If the tax cuts aren't extended this year, they will be retroactively extended in 2011 (0.00 / 0)

Only if that happens, God only knows how many amendments the newly-empowered Republicans will put on it to advance their agenda.

How many poison pills would it take to force an Obama veto?

How many lose-lose positions would Democrats in both the House and Senate have to pick from?

Tax cut extansions for the middle class BUT the consumer protection bureau gets scrapped?

Tax cut extensions for the middle class BUT all the pending portions of "Obamacare" are repealed?

Tax cut extensions for the middle class BUT ... you get the idea.

And if anyone thinks that Senate Democrats would stand firm and threaten a filibuster...since it's a tax bill, Republicans could use reconciliation just like they did in 2001 and 2003 -- and line up Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson to make sure it gets the 51 votes.

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by: helzapoppn @ Tue Oct 05, 2010 at 16:47:40 PM UTC

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