December 4, 2012

Fun and games - our Senate

From The Hill:
Senate Dems push climate change amendment
Senate Democrats are attempting to force a vote on climate change through an amendment to the defense authorization bill.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse�s (D-R.I.) amendment calls for the U.S. to �assess, plan for, and mitigate the security and strategic implications of climate change� out of concern for national security.

It is unclear whether the amendment will surface on the floor as senators work to complete the sweeping defense policy bill as soon as Tuesday.

But its submission shows that Democrats might be looking for chances to put Republicans on the record on climate change, especially in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Sandy was not a hurricane , it was a tropical storm. A very very large one and there were a confluence of events that caused her damage to be much greater than normal -- full moon, direction, etc... There have been other historical storms that were stronger and larger. Sandy is not unique. More:
The amendment would confront the GOP on the nexus of climate change and national security.

A significant number of Republicans question widely accepted scientific opinions on global warming and the extent of humans' contribution through greenhouse gas emissions.

At their convention in August, Republicans adopted a platform that criticized the White House National Security Strategy in 2010 for saying, �The danger from climate change is real, urgent, and severe.�

The platform said that such a position, �subordinates our national security interests to environmental, energy, and international health issues, and elevates �climate change� to the level of a �severe threat� equivalent to foreign aggression.��
Emphasis mine: "The amendment would confront the GOP..." It is not about doing the best for the United States and representing the Senator's constituents, it's about consolidating power, carving out turf and presenting your opposition in the worst possible light -- mud slinging. Posted by DaveH at December 4, 2012 10:22 AM
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