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To: Road Walker who wrote (480777)	5/14/2009 2:20:54 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1575652

It obviously wasn't about WMD. The Saudis are very close to the Bush family. Our troop there were a real destabilizing problem for them and an inspiration for AQ to overthrow the Saudi Royal Family. Bush wanted to get our troops out of SA but keep a strong presence in the region. Iraq was the obvious choice. They thought it would be easy, no big deal, and another jewel in Bush's crown. Remember, Bush was golden back then. But they were way off. And now Bush is a joke. He's like a gambler who pushed his luck a little too far. But i really think that's what it was about. SD

To: Road Walker who wrote (480777)	5/14/2009 7:23:04 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575652

The party of NO is trying to stop energy reform. GOP plans climate bill stall in committee By LISA LERER \| 5/14/09 4:35 AM EDT Republicans know they can’t stop Henry Waxman’s ambitious climate change bill from clearing the Energy and Commerce Committee, but they’re promising to make the ride as bumpy as possible. They plan to nitpick the Waxman bill into legislative oblivion by introducing more than 100 amendments during the committee debate. Some of those, they hope, will lure Democrats worried about the impact of energy proposals on hometown industries. “This is not going to be one of gentlemanly, pro forma markups,” said Texas Rep. Joe Barton, the top Republican on the committee. “We’re prepared for it to take weeks or months.” Waxman has spent weeks convincing Southern and Midwestern Democrats to support his legislation, trying to cut deals that enable them to vote for the legislation while still satisfying constituents back home. On Tuesday, he predicted that legislation would pass the 59-member committee by the Memorial Day recess even without any Republican votes. But Barton says his game plan is ready to go. He walked into a Tuesday night meeting of Democrats with fighting words, announcing that “we are ready when you are.” “I don’t have to pass a bill,” said Barton. “But I believe I’ve got a better chance of preventing a bad bill from getting passed than he has the chance of passing the bill he wants to pass.” On Thursday, Republicans will announce their own alternative legislation — a bill that they expect will be swiftly voted down by the committee in next week’s markup. After that, they say, will come the dozens of amendments. “We’ll give the swing Democrats lots of opportunity to make positive changes to the bill, and we’ll see whether they’ll comply or not,” said Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the ranking member of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee. “We’ve got a lot of constructive amendments to fix the obvious flaws.” Republicans say they’ll give Democrats a chance to vote for increasing energy production and domestic drilling and will introduce proposals on nuclear power — tempting to some Southerners who wanted to see it included in the bill. “We’re trying to appeal to everybody that’s from the energy states,” said Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas). “We’re trying to get them to vote pro-energy rather than what the leadership tells them to vote.” 1 \| 2 \| Next Page >> politico.com