Reid Pushes to Move Energy Bill in July

By Alexander Bolton, The Hill

6.4.10

“Reid asked the chairmen to recommend legislation to deal with the Gulf oil spill before July 4 so that leaders can include those ideas in the comprehensive energy package.

““I think it is extremely important that you each examine what could be included in a comprehensive energy bill that would address the unfolding disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,” Reid wrote in the letter.”

This is why I hate Harry Reid: he needs to grow a pair. First he wanted to go for immigration reform because it was politically expedient. Climate change moved to number two with the spill. Bad strategic move since immigration reform can get done next term while a progressive climate change bill cannot and Lindsay Graham took it as a snub. The Democrats wanted to fake right by offering offshore drilling while actually moving left on the bill. Deepwater Horizon took that off the table, while now that things are spiraling out of control in the Gulf and Arizona’s immigration law is old news, Harry changed his mind again to react to populist rage. This is no way to run a legislative body.