Republican Senators have been in a filibuster frenzy. Last week they filibustered the immigration bill. Earlier this week, they filibustered the no confidence vote on Gonzales. Then yesterday, the GOP Senators filibustered energy reform in order to protect the power companies:
Senate Democrats, facing their first significant battle over a wide-ranging bill intended to reduce oil consumption, found themselves blocked by Republicans on Thursday and postponed all significant votes until next week.
Republicans vowed to filibuster over a Democratic proposal that would force electric utility companies to generate a big share of their power from renewable fuels, and Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes needed to close off debate.
Hey, it's not like we need to do something about energy. The GOPers would rather play politics then work on an issue of national importance. The GOP energy strategy is "hey, we can always go to war for oil." And, don't forget, the Republicans have never put the national good ahead of the profits of their benefactors.
