Comments on: Boucher Responds To Carbon Tax Critics

By: Boucher (D-VA9) Vacillates On Health Care Reform | Political News | Annuit Coeptis

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:35:08 +0000

[...] southwestern Virginia, has come under fire recently for his support of the cap-and-trade bill (see Boucher Responds To Carbon Tax Critics). The letters-to-the-editors columns in the local papers have been burning up with criticisms, [...]

By: James Shott

James Shott — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:33:34 +0000

Could be. He did say when asked about his vote not that it was a dangerous scheme that would wreck W. Va.’s coal economy, but that the bill as voted on was “too strong.”

It almost sounds like he read it, in which case that would be one Representative that did so.

By: Jay Henderson

Jay Henderson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:19:14 +0000

@James Shott - Yes, but it seemed to me that he waited until the bill was sure to pass. Otherwise, he might have realized he had an important engagement in Matewan.

By: Jay Henderson

Jay Henderson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:18:05 +0000

@James Shott - What is Boucher thinking? Probably that he's going to retire soon anyway, so might as well go out with a few billions dollars worth of earmarks.

By: James Shott

James Shott — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:12:08 +0000

By the way, did you see that Nick Rahall voted against the bill?

By: James Shott

James Shott — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:08:50 +0000

Drat! You beat me to it.

When I saw this yesterday, I about collapsed. My piece that appeared in the BDT last week got some positive support from the local folks.

What is Boucher thinking?