Update: After slashing billions of dollars in new taxes on oil companies, the Senate passed the bill mandating increased fuel economy for American vehicles. The Regime had threatened to veto the bill if it contained new taxes on oil companies. Now the bill will be reconciled with a House version requiring the same level of improvement already passed.
One vote. That's all that was needed to override the Charlatan and his oil company buddies. One vote to begin reducing our nation's dependence on foreign oil by forcing the auto companies to make fuel efficient vehicles. One vote was needed to begin saving our planet by reducing our greenhouse emissions. One vote was necessary to invoke cloture under the Senate's obstructionist rules. That one vote belonged not to a Republican senator desperate to protect an extremely unpopular and beleaguered president. That vote belonged to a Democrat, Mary Landrieu, from Louisiana. Its not hard to understand why. Louisiana is owned by oil and gas companies. Pure and simple. As Dick Durban (D-Il) said, "the future failed by one vote...they [oil executives] continue to have a death grip on the Senate".
We expect more from our leaders than being media clowns and policy pawns controlled by profit bloated corporations. Call Mary Landrieu (504) 589-2427; (225) 389-0395; (318) 676-3085 and tell her you expect her to vote for the good of America and the Earth. That includes you.