Top 10 Reasons for Repug Senators not showing up for the Climate Bill

[Ichingcarpenter]

As the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee prepares to begin marking up the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, the Republican members of the committee have indicated they will refuse to show up for work and boycott the meetings. These Senators are unwilling to sit down and work on this important plan for less pollution, more jobs and greater security.


10. They are hiding in the attic with balloon boy

9. They are allergic to wind

8. They had to prep for a conference denying climate science

7. They got lost hiking the Appalachian Trail

6. They were swimming, Scrooge McDuck-style, through swimming pools
filled with money from Big Oil and Coal

5. They had choir practice for the Chorus of No’s

4. Rush told them not to go

3. They had to hold up some more judicial nominees

2. They actually oppose a Clean Energy Jobs bill that would put America back in charge of its economic and energy future.

1. They had a pre-existing condition

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. Joe Barton, Louie Goomer, and Inhofe are idiots.

Barton sez CO2 is harmless cuz it's in your Coke.

:wtf:

Let's put him in a bell jar full of CO2 and see how long he lasts.

:wtf:

[NecklyTyler]

2. The Republicans are attending a PAC fundraiser given in their honor by defense contractors