Evan Bayh votes against a national renewable electricity standard that even Republicans supported.
Evan Bayh votes against a national renewable electricity standard that even Republicans supported.
This morning, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) “was the only Democrat to oppose a renewable-energy requirement” that even some Republicans supported. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee “voted down an amendment offered by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions that would have removed the renewable electricity standard from the energy package the panel is currently debating” by a vote of 9 to 13. Even though the Energy Information Administration has found that a much stronger standard would only affect electricity prices in Indiana by 6 percent in 2026, Bayh argued Indiana would be hit hard:
Bayh said Indiana would be among the states that would bear a disproportionate share of the cost of meeting the requirement. He said a fairer system would be offering tax credits for producing power from renewable sources.
The standard of 15 percent renewable energy or efficiency gains by 2021 is significantly weaker than President Obama’s preferred standard of 25 percent by 2025. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) joined 11 Democrats in support of the standard, and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) did not vote.
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Good ole Evan Bayh…. that guy again, huh.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:42 pmEvan Almighty! Wait til Blue Dogs and Repugnican’ts get together on health care deform.
They pushed guns in National Parks through.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:45 pmWhich of Evan’s corporate supporters did this vote benefit?
May 21st, 2009 at 2:46 pmCaption:
And to think I even considered this assclown for VP.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:47 pmJeebus — the way Bayh votes, you’d think he was from some conservative midwestern state or something…
Oh, wait…
May 21st, 2009 at 2:48 pmFirms that lobbied on this bill:
https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/billsum.php?id=103749&lname=H.R.890
May 21st, 2009 at 2:49 pmBayh argued that Indiana would be hit hard – for what 6% in 2026 with cola’s and rise in salaries commensurate with the times? Bayh “was also the only Democrat to oppose a renewable-energy requirement” – so why doesn’t he just join the GnoPers since he always appears to agree with them? It’s always about money for him – the money that he WON’T have in his pockets from his lobbyist friends. These blue dogs need to go!
May 21st, 2009 at 2:49 pm.
Fitting picture there T.P.
… A picture of Irony.
“Judgement to Lead”?
Buh-Bayh Evan.
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May 21st, 2009 at 2:52 pmOf Bayh’s top 20 donors, two registered to lobby on this bill. They include:
Peabody Energy–$38,000 in PAC donations
US Steel–$33,000 in donations
Number 1 on Evan’s list is Goldman Sachs. The Carlyle Group is #15 and AIG #19
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00003762
May 21st, 2009 at 2:58 pmi’ll say it again….the reason this country is in the crapper isn’t JUST because of Repuglicans.
wake the eff up!!!!
May 21st, 2009 at 2:59 pmEvan Bayh is certainly transparent — transparently easy to pay off, that is.
May 21st, 2009 at 2:59 pmBayh and Nelson need to quit the Democratic Party and become the Republicans they really are. Then they will be defeated in their next election and we can have real Democrats in their place.
I can’t believe that President Obama ever considered Bayh for the VP slot.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:01 pmThe Borgen Project has good info on the estimated cost of ending global poverty:
$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:16 pm$550 billion: U.S. Defense budget.
rastaman Says:
i’ll say it again….the reason this country is in the crapper isn’t JUST because of Repuglicans.
wake the eff up!!!!
Who is saying that?
May 21st, 2009 at 3:18 pmWell this man is one of the new blue dog Democrats. As someone else wrote, I too wonder about who his biggest contributors are.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:20 pmBayhs biggest supporter Goldman Sachs $123,750
May 21st, 2009 at 3:26 pm
@ 15:
1 Goldman Sachs $123,750
May 21st, 2009 at 3:28 pm2 Eli Lilly & Co $65,722
3 Latham & Watkins $50,300
4 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe $47,816
5 Next Generation $46,750
6 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $44,500
7 Baker & Daniels $43,850
8 Qwest Communications $43,691
9 US Steel $38,000
10 Cummins Inc $37,100
11 Winston & Strawn $35,500
12 Simon Property Group $34,400
13 Peabody Energy $33,800
14 Oaktree Capital Management $33,400
15 Carlyle Group $32,750
16 Sidney Fetner Assoc $28,600
17 Capital Group Companies $28,450
18 Richman Group $27,300
19 American International Group $26,700
20 Hogan & Hartson $26,600
So Bayh says he is concerned about costs to Indiana but, it seems to me, has no problem with oil [non-renewable energy] speculators driving up costs for everyone.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:30 pmAnd not surprising Peabody energy is one of the worlds largest coal trading companies
May 21st, 2009 at 3:33 pmXisithrus Says:
So Bayh says he is concerned about costs to Indiana but, it seems to me, has no problem with oil [non-renewable energy] speculators driving up costs for everyone.
Curious, isn’t it?
May 21st, 2009 at 3:33 pmIndeed. Evan ‘non-renewable’ Bayh and whats more curious is that Indiana grows alot of corn.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:37 pmXisithrus, funny I just finished a piece on gas prices. Your Goldman Sachs observation adds much to “the factors” determining oil/gasoline prices.
http://stateofthedivision.blogspot.com/2009/05/gasoline-pattern-returns-demand-falls.html
May 21st, 2009 at 4:24 pmXisithrus Says:
And not surprising Peabody energy is one of the worlds largest coal trading companies.
Boy, that brings back memories of John Prine, ‘Mr. Peabody’s Coal Train? Great song.
Remember this line from another of his tunes?…
May 21st, 2009 at 4:39 pm‘Throw out your TV
Eat a lot of peaches
Try & find Jesus
On your own’
Evan represents the interests of Indiana as he is supposed to.
May 21st, 2009 at 5:04 pmBayh is the worst kind of politican. He goes which ever way the wind blo….. his owners tell him to go. He is plastic to the extreme. He was wetting his pants hoping Hillary Clinton would select him for her running mate. What a loser the guys is. Can’t stand to see him on TV. Way too boring.
May 21st, 2009 at 6:14 pmThe reality of free energy goes mainstream. On April 19, 2009 CBS’ 60 Minutes broadcasted a segment on Cold Fusion. Not only do they speak optimistically, they also state the Pentagon verified the free energy claims! The MUST SEE CBS video and article are linked below:
Cold Fusion Is Hot Again
60 Minutes: Once Considered Junk Science, Cold Fusion Gets A Second Look By Researchers
Why was this technology suppressed for 20 years? Why does Obama still suppress the technology? See here for answers:
The 9/11 Truth Movement, Free Energy Suppression, and the Global Elite’s Agenda
May 21st, 2009 at 9:21 pmIf you want to know whose pocket a Blue Dog is in, just watch their votes. Every vote is like a report on campaign donations with these guys.
I’m not even sure that they’re casting the votes themselves. There may be a part of the Senate gallery where lobbyists go to operate the Blue Dog merionettes that they buy.
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:43 am