You know where Karl Rove spent the day after the all-important mid-term election? Here in the state of Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh to be exact -- gnawing on steak and potatoes and running a political victory lap with the fracking polluters who can now befowl our state's water supply with impugnity for the next couple of years, aided in no small part by the $38 million in mostly secret donations from large corporations that was donated to Rove's American Crossroads outfit that ran attack ads smearing congressional candidates who support sensible environmental laws. In celebrating Tueaday's GOP win with the Marcellus Shale frackers, Rove showed himself a man who not only knows where his cow flesh is seared but where his bread is buttered.
Here's what Rove told them:
Great choice of words -- "climate is gone." Especially since 2010 is currently tied for the warmest year on record -- nothing to see here. Ironically, the attack ads that Rove funded before America voted made no mention of issues like global warming or hydraulic fracking, as they were too busy telling whoppers about incumbent Democrats gutting Medicare. It is only now, after the votes are counted, that Rove can safely boast what this election was really about. By the way, do you know what else contributes to global warming? Steak and potatoes. Not that fracking Karl Rove would care.
Sadly enough, Federal laws don't matter in climate. It's going to take place on the state level, but not till after the corporations mess things up pretty bad. It will happen eventually, because America will get to the point where any solution is better than doing nothing. I can't remember a legitimate Republican policy that's done anything since the war legislation and the Patriot Act. They're an inept party because they refuse to operate in the modern smaller world.— HandNik- Yes, lets turn away business and jobs for speculative, lying scientists who themselves are looking for more grant and federal money for research. Put people back to work and stop killing jobs with your drivel.— mm4844
- Bored. Liked it better when blog tried to defend failed Progressive policies. Topics like these are silly for one reason -- a land owner could easily keep the gas drills out by simply not entering into the lease/drill agreement and accepting that big check. Oooops...looks like capitalism still works after all...— ProgressiveFailures
- Try again, failure.
First, companies can drill under your land if your neighbor has leased their land (called "mandatory" or "compulsory" inclusion) - so simply not entering into a lease agreement does not equal protection from drilling under your land.
Runoff from a neighbor's land can easily affect your land even if you have no lease agreement.
Your well can be contaminated even if you have no lease agreement if toxic chemicals get into the water table.
Next time, maybe you should post on topics that you know something about?— Talking point sleuth - TalkingPointSleuth is dead on, and even left out a lot. Don't forget Emminent Domain laws and that Gas companies are lobbying to be able to drill without leases. mm4844, do some homework before expressing totally uninformed opinions. Do you think you and yours are going to see any of that gas money? I have house over Marcellus Shale and have seen the initial devastation.— prenestino
Will - Are you a vegan?— phluphya19147
So what good does it do us by leaving it underground for 10,000 years?— tiger
Got a typo up there....Tueaday's— Morty Seinfeld
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With the GOP wins for Governor, plus the House, pundits say the redistricting will keep the Republicans in the House majority for at least 10 years. If you libs would have focused on the issues at hand, and not trying to put you liberal utopia in place, things would be different. Chew on that.— jmc- Swifty sounds just like a wife beater: I wouldn't have to hurt you if you didn't make me!
- How popular is repealing health care reform? Not very, at least if you stick to facts and not the histrionics of the Tea Baggers. http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/8114.pdf— The Fundamentals of the Economy are Fine
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- Does it have to contaminate our drinking water before we do something about it? Every living thing needs clean air and water, regardless of political persuasion. Without environmental laws capitalists do not have to pay for the pollution they create, we the taxpayers do.— landscape
Now that the acrimonious midterm elections are over, I will reach out to my "enemies" on the left, and extend an olive branch. I believe that we have some common ground around which we can unite, as American patriots, and move forward together. I believe that we can all celebrate with great joy and pride in the political evisceration of Nancy Pelosi. Really, all Americans are better off today with Ms. Pelosi banished from her leadership position. Can I get a witness?— Mr. Smith
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