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	<title>Comments on: Despite Claims Of Being A &#8216;Leader&#8217; On The Issue, McCain Plans To Skip Vote On Landmark Climate Change Bill</title>
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		<title>By: Shinning Light</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4986260</link>
		<dc:creator>Shinning Light</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 04:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From #36
&lt;blockquote&gt;Is it just me, or is there a lot of McCain saying that so and so is an extremely important vote - and then missing the vote ?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It&#039;s called being a coward.

How many times in the last 7 yrs have we heard the Repigs demanding an &quot;up or down vote&quot;?   When they get the chance - they find an escape hatch.</description>
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<blockquote><p>Is it just me, or is there a lot of McCain saying that so and so is an extremely important vote &#8211; and then missing the vote ?</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s called being a coward.</p>
<p>How many times in the last 7 yrs have we heard the Repigs demanding an &#8220;up or down vote&#8221;?   When they get the chance &#8211; they find an escape hatch.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4986260', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Max-1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4986042</link>
		<dc:creator>Max-1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 01:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>.

So this makes how many votes that Johnny McVote-Skipper has missed?

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<p>So this makes how many votes that Johnny McVote-Skipper has missed?</p>
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		<title>By: ninique</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985718</link>
		<dc:creator>ninique</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Zimzone Says:

&lt;i&gt;Let’s see now…
McCan’t voted, 2007, 100% with Bush’s agenda.

McCan’t doesn’t want to be ‘associated’ with Bush.

McCan’t held two fundraisers in 2 days with Bush.

Both fundraisers with Bush had to be changed to anonymous sites.

McCan’t can’t go back to D.C. to vote on an issue he ’supports’.

McCan’t go make it to D.C., but wants to go back to Iraq.

McCan’t wants Obama to go with him to Iraq.

Obama is in D.C., voting on important issues.

McCan’t is the ’soldier’ candidate.

McCan’t didn’t support an upgraded G.I. Bill.

Obama didn’t serve in the military.

Obama made it back to D.C. to vote on the G.I. Bill.

Who’s bullshitting who here, people?

John Sidney McCan’t III - Change Republicans DESERVE.&lt;/i&gt;

wow, now what we need to do is pass this along to everyone as they prepare to go in the voting booths!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zimzone Says:</p>
<p><i>Let’s see now…<br />
McCan’t voted, 2007, 100% with Bush’s agenda.</p>
<p>McCan’t doesn’t want to be ‘associated’ with Bush.</p>
<p>McCan’t held two fundraisers in 2 days with Bush.</p>
<p>Both fundraisers with Bush had to be changed to anonymous sites.</p>
<p>McCan’t can’t go back to D.C. to vote on an issue he ’supports’.</p>
<p>McCan’t go make it to D.C., but wants to go back to Iraq.</p>
<p>McCan’t wants Obama to go with him to Iraq.</p>
<p>Obama is in D.C., voting on important issues.</p>
<p>McCan’t is the ’soldier’ candidate.</p>
<p>McCan’t didn’t support an upgraded G.I. Bill.</p>
<p>Obama didn’t serve in the military.</p>
<p>Obama made it back to D.C. to vote on the G.I. Bill.</p>
<p>Who’s bullshitting who here, people?</p>
<p>John Sidney McCan’t III &#8211; Change Republicans DESERVE.</i></p>
<p>wow, now what we need to do is pass this along to everyone as they prepare to go in the voting booths!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985718', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ninique</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985706</link>
		<dc:creator>ninique</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>what a perfect little hypocrite he is.  I don&#039;t know, guys, looks like he&#039;s got what it takes to be the next chimpy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>what a perfect little hypocrite he is.  I don&#8217;t know, guys, looks like he&#8217;s got what it takes to be the next chimpy.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985706', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pete</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985676</link>
		<dc:creator>pete</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Calling himself a &quot;Leader on the issue&quot; he continues to cite his ignorance in making important 180 degree policy shifts...&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Calling himself a &#8220;Leader on the issue&#8221; he continues to cite his ignorance in making important 180 degree policy shifts&#8230;</em><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985676', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dbadass</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985652</link>
		<dc:creator>dbadass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Whatever happened to all those global warming is a liberal hoax posters. I sort of miss them</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whatever happened to all those global warming is a liberal hoax posters. I sort of miss them<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985652', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: impeachcheneythenbush</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985632</link>
		<dc:creator>impeachcheneythenbush</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So now he won’t support this bill because it doesn’t offer enough aid to the nuclear industry? Gee…$154 billion isn’t enough? 

WASHINGTON, DC – The leaders of six national environmental and public interest groups warned today that the impending Lieberman-Warner climate change bill could contain at least $544 billion in taxpayer subsidies for nuclear energy. This would represent the biggest federal handout in history for the nuclear industry, already the most heavily subsidized energy sector over the past 50 years.

The Lieberman-Warner bill is expected to be on the Senate floor in early June. According to an analysis conducted by Friends of the Earth, the bill contains close to half a trillion dollars that can be accessed by the nuclear energy industry under a vaguely entitled category for “zero and low carbon energy technologies.” Nuclear is the only energy industry that could fall under this category that does not have a specific carve elsewhere; funding for renewable energy is identified separately in the bill.

“Although the word ‘nuclear’ has been carefully omitted from the bill, it is clear that this is a covert attempt to bolster a failing nuclear power industry in the name of addressing climate change,” said Brent Blackwelder, president of Friends of the Earth. “It’s time to focus on real global warming solutions like solar, wind and energy efficiency, not to further fatten the moribund nuclear calf.” 

http://action.foe.org/ pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=371

You can also check out his score on this website.

http://www.presidentialprofiles2008.org/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So now he won’t support this bill because it doesn’t offer enough aid to the nuclear industry? Gee…$154 billion isn’t enough? </p>
<p>WASHINGTON, DC – The leaders of six national environmental and public interest groups warned today that the impending Lieberman-Warner climate change bill could contain at least $544 billion in taxpayer subsidies for nuclear energy. This would represent the biggest federal handout in history for the nuclear industry, already the most heavily subsidized energy sector over the past 50 years.</p>
<p>The Lieberman-Warner bill is expected to be on the Senate floor in early June. According to an analysis conducted by Friends of the Earth, the bill contains close to half a trillion dollars that can be accessed by the nuclear energy industry under a vaguely entitled category for “zero and low carbon energy technologies.” Nuclear is the only energy industry that could fall under this category that does not have a specific carve elsewhere; funding for renewable energy is identified separately in the bill.</p>
<p>“Although the word ‘nuclear’ has been carefully omitted from the bill, it is clear that this is a covert attempt to bolster a failing nuclear power industry in the name of addressing climate change,” said Brent Blackwelder, president of Friends of the Earth. “It’s time to focus on real global warming solutions like solar, wind and energy efficiency, not to further fatten the moribund nuclear calf.” </p>
<p><a href="http://action.foe.org/" rel="nofollow">http://action.foe.org/</a> pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=371</p>
<p>You can also check out his score on this website.</p>
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		<title>By: MapleStreet</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985620</link>
		<dc:creator>MapleStreet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is it just me, or is there a lot of McCain saying that so and so is an extremely important vote  - and then missing the vote ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is it just me, or is there a lot of McCain saying that so and so is an extremely important vote  &#8211; and then missing the vote ?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985620', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: had enough</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985606</link>
		<dc:creator>had enough</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Despite Claims Of Being A ‘Leader’ On The Issue, McCain Plans To Skip Vote On Landmark Climate Change Bill»&lt;/em&gt;
This way he can impress, the only ones that really matter to him, his base.
Who is McCain trying to fool?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Despite Claims Of Being A ‘Leader’ On The Issue, McCain Plans To Skip Vote On Landmark Climate Change Bill»</em><br />
This way he can impress, the only ones that really matter to him, his base.<br />
Who is McCain trying to fool?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985606', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Paul W</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985470</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul W</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;On his campaign website, McCain (R-AZ) calls himself “a leader on the issue of global warming,” which he says is “an issue we can no longer afford to ignore.&lt;/em&gt;

McCain isn&#039;t a leader of anything.  He&#039;s nothing more than a Bush follower.

http://progressiveworldreview.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>On his campaign website, McCain (R-AZ) calls himself “a leader on the issue of global warming,” which he says is “an issue we can no longer afford to ignore.</em></p>
<p>McCain isn&#8217;t a leader of anything.  He&#8217;s nothing more than a Bush follower.</p>
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		<title>By: upside99</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985450</link>
		<dc:creator>upside99</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Folks, cut Johnny Boy some slack here!  I just heard he has switched to the &quot;Green&quot; version of Depends. Doing his part for the environment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Folks, cut Johnny Boy some slack here!  I just heard he has switched to the &#8220;Green&#8221; version of Depends. Doing his part for the environment.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985450', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: pete</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985442</link>
		<dc:creator>pete</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Which is more astounding? 

The contempt he holds for his job by missing votes because he&#039;s campaigning against himself?

or

His valiant efforts to contradict EVERY statement he&#039;s EVER made about EVERYTHING?

Either way, it sure displays a total lack of integrity. And that&#039;s before one considers all the &quot;questionable&quot; relationships with his &quot;Legion of Lobbyists&quot;(TM). I can&#039;t wait to see the general election ads. I sure hope the Dems are smart enough to bombard the sheeple with his own words deeds.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Which is more astounding? </p>
<p>The contempt he holds for his job by missing votes because he&#8217;s campaigning against himself?</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>His valiant efforts to contradict EVERY statement he&#8217;s EVER made about EVERYTHING?</p>
<p>Either way, it sure displays a total lack of integrity. And that&#8217;s before one considers all the &#8220;questionable&#8221; relationships with his &#8220;Legion of Lobbyists&#8221;(TM). I can&#8217;t wait to see the general election ads. I sure hope the Dems are smart enough to bombard the sheeple with his own words deeds.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985442', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985426</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not sure we want to encourage a yes vote for this bill.  If it is the bill I think it is, it is nothing more than a giant gift to the nuclear industry.  One has to be suspicious of any &quot;environmental&quot; bill that is introduced by Lieberman (I) and Warner (R).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not sure we want to encourage a yes vote for this bill.  If it is the bill I think it is, it is nothing more than a giant gift to the nuclear industry.  One has to be suspicious of any &#8220;environmental&#8221; bill that is introduced by Lieberman (I) and Warner (R).<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985426', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: impeachcheneythenbush</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985420</link>
		<dc:creator>impeachcheneythenbush</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The comment I made #25 at 3:46 pm is &quot;awaiting moderation.&quot;  First time this has happened to me (no bad language either).  Can you all see it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The comment I made #25 at 3:46 pm is &#8220;awaiting moderation.&#8221;  First time this has happened to me (no bad language either).  Can you all see it?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985420', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Exit Stage Left</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985398</link>
		<dc:creator>Exit Stage Left</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 20:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;miatch Says: 
in fact, now that I think of it, a great environmental bill would allow Congresspeople to vote from home. Why shouldn’t they be able to vote by text message???&lt;/em&gt;

McFlintstone might hafta resort to a smoke signal or pony express or something.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>miatch Says:<br />
in fact, now that I think of it, a great environmental bill would allow Congresspeople to vote from home. Why shouldn’t they be able to vote by text message???</em></p>
<p>McFlintstone might hafta resort to a smoke signal or pony express or something.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985398', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Shayne</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985388</link>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;MOHR Says:

I love this. Clinton and Obama make it back for key votes while being engaged in a very serious, knock down, drag out primary battle. Yet, we have McCain so busy while running as the presumptive nominee of his party with absolutely no opposition on his side of the aisle. The DNC needs to start running some ads on this now.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Be fair, if he moves too fast he could break a hip.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>MOHR Says:</p>
<p>I love this. Clinton and Obama make it back for key votes while being engaged in a very serious, knock down, drag out primary battle. Yet, we have McCain so busy while running as the presumptive nominee of his party with absolutely no opposition on his side of the aisle. The DNC needs to start running some ads on this now.</p></blockquote>
<p>Be fair, if he moves too fast he could break a hip.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985388', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985384</link>
		<dc:creator>Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>J. Sidney McCoot, The Last, and his Sidewinder Express. Pee you, what a phony little stinker you are. If you gets more than 20% in the November Presidential Election, I will be amazed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>J. Sidney McCoot, The Last, and his Sidewinder Express. Pee you, what a phony little stinker you are. If you gets more than 20% in the November Presidential Election, I will be amazed.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985384', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Winski</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985378</link>
		<dc:creator>Winski</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WHEN is someone in the MSM (LOL...) just going to come straight out and call him a LIAR????

This old man can&#039;t remember from day-to-day what he is much less what he THINKS he stands for....What crap....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHEN is someone in the MSM (LOL&#8230;) just going to come straight out and call him a LIAR????</p>
<p>This old man can&#8217;t remember from day-to-day what he is much less what he THINKS he stands for&#8230;.What crap&#8230;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985378', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: impeachcheneythenbush</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985374</link>
		<dc:creator>impeachcheneythenbush</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So now he won&#039;t support this bill because it doesn&#039;t offer &lt;strong&gt;enough aid&lt;/strong&gt; to the nuclear industry?  Gee...$154 billion isn&#039;t enough?  

&lt;em&gt;WASHINGTON, DC – The leaders of six national environmental and public interest groups warned today that the impending Lieberman-Warner climate change bill could contain at least $544 billion in taxpayer subsidies for nuclear energy. This would represent the biggest federal handout in history for the nuclear industry, already the most heavily subsidized energy sector over the past 50 years.

The Lieberman-Warner bill is expected to be on the Senate floor in early June. According to an analysis conducted by Friends of the Earth, the bill contains close to half a trillion dollars that can be accessed by the nuclear energy industry under a vaguely entitled category for “zero and low carbon energy technologies.” &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nuclear is the only energy industry that could fall under this category that does not have a specific carve elsewhere; funding for renewable energy is identified separately in the bill.&lt;/em&gt;

“Although the word ‘nuclear’ has been carefully omitted from the bill, it is clear that this is a covert attempt to bolster a failing nuclear power industry in the name of addressing climate change,” said Brent Blackwelder, president of Friends of the Earth. “It’s time to focus on real global warming solutions like solar, wind and energy efficiency, not to further fatten the moribund nuclear calf.” 

http://action.foe.org/pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=371

Take a look at what the lifetime scorecard is for all three candidates: McCain: 26%, Clinton 90%, Obama 96%

http://www.presidentialprofiles2008.org/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So now he won&#8217;t support this bill because it doesn&#8217;t offer <strong>enough aid</strong> to the nuclear industry?  Gee&#8230;$154 billion isn&#8217;t enough?  </p>
<p><em>WASHINGTON, DC – The leaders of six national environmental and public interest groups warned today that the impending Lieberman-Warner climate change bill could contain at least $544 billion in taxpayer subsidies for nuclear energy. This would represent the biggest federal handout in history for the nuclear industry, already the most heavily subsidized energy sector over the past 50 years.</p>
<p>The Lieberman-Warner bill is expected to be on the Senate floor in early June. According to an analysis conducted by Friends of the Earth, the bill contains close to half a trillion dollars that can be accessed by the nuclear energy industry under a vaguely entitled category for “zero and low carbon energy technologies.” </em><em>Nuclear is the only energy industry that could fall under this category that does not have a specific carve elsewhere; funding for renewable energy is identified separately in the bill.</em></p>
<p>“Although the word ‘nuclear’ has been carefully omitted from the bill, it is clear that this is a covert attempt to bolster a failing nuclear power industry in the name of addressing climate change,” said Brent Blackwelder, president of Friends of the Earth. “It’s time to focus on real global warming solutions like solar, wind and energy efficiency, not to further fatten the moribund nuclear calf.” </p>
<p><a href="http://action.foe.org/pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=371" rel="nofollow">http://action.foe.org/pressRelease.jsp?press_release_KEY=371</a></p>
<p>Take a look at what the lifetime scorecard is for all three candidates: McCain: 26%, Clinton 90%, Obama 96%</p>
<p><a href="http://www.presidentialprofiles2008.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.presidentialprofiles2008.org/</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985374', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zimzone</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/29/mccain-skip-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-4985370</link>
		<dc:creator>Zimzone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s see now...
McCan&#039;t voted, 2007, 100% with Bush&#039;s agenda.

McCan&#039;t doesn&#039;t want to be &#039;associated&#039; with Bush.

McCan&#039;t held two fundraisers in 2 days with Bush.

Both fundraisers with Bush had to be changed to anonymous sites.

McCan&#039;t can&#039;t go back to D.C. to vote on an issue he &#039;supports&#039;.

McCan&#039;t go make it to D.C., but wants to go back to Iraq.

McCan&#039;t wants Obama to go with him to Iraq.

Obama is in D.C., voting on important issues.

McCan&#039;t is the &#039;soldier&#039; candidate.

McCan&#039;t didn&#039;t support an upgraded G.I. Bill.

Obama didn&#039;t serve in the military.

Obama made it back to D.C. to vote on the G.I. Bill.

&lt;em&gt;Who&#039;s bullshitting who here, people?&lt;/em&gt;

John Sidney McCan&#039;t III - Change Republicans DESERVE.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s see now&#8230;<br />
McCan&#8217;t voted, 2007, 100% with Bush&#8217;s agenda.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t doesn&#8217;t want to be &#8216;associated&#8217; with Bush.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t held two fundraisers in 2 days with Bush.</p>
<p>Both fundraisers with Bush had to be changed to anonymous sites.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t can&#8217;t go back to D.C. to vote on an issue he &#8217;supports&#8217;.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t go make it to D.C., but wants to go back to Iraq.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t wants Obama to go with him to Iraq.</p>
<p>Obama is in D.C., voting on important issues.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t is the &#8217;soldier&#8217; candidate.</p>
<p>McCan&#8217;t didn&#8217;t support an upgraded G.I. Bill.</p>
<p>Obama didn&#8217;t serve in the military.</p>
<p>Obama made it back to D.C. to vote on the G.I. Bill.</p>
<p><em>Who&#8217;s bullshitting who here, people?</em></p>
<p>John Sidney McCan&#8217;t III &#8211; Change Republicans DESERVE.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4985370', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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