Re: [blind-democracy] Meet the Democratic Senators Who Voted to Confirm Rick Perry as Energy Secretary

When all of the hens know that putting a Fox in charge of the Hen
House will destroy them all, and then just enough Hens vote with all
of the Foxes, allowing them to appoint a Fox to be in charge, there
can only be a couple of reasons why this occurred. Either these Hens
have been so propagandized that they believe that the Foxes really do
have the best interests of the Hens at heart, or several Hens have
sold out to the Foxes, in an effort to protect themselves above the
rest of the Hens.
Anyone who fails to understand that the goal of Rick Perry is to
dismantle the EPA, is either so stupid or so corrupted that they do
not deserve to hold Public Office. And shame on the people who put
them into office.
As if any further proof of Perry's intent is needed, remember, this is
the man who could not even remember the name of the agency which he is
now charged with "directing". Shades of 1984!

Carl Jarvis


Sent on 3/4/17,

Rick Perry. (photo: Reuters)
> Rick Perry. (photo: Reuters)
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> Meet the Democratic Senators Who Voted to Confirm Rick Perry as Energy
> Secretary
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> By Jordain Carney, The Hill
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> 04 March 17
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> The corruption is not limited to the Republican side of the isle. These are
> the Democratic Senators who joined all Republicans present to confirm
> former
> governor Rick Perry as Energy Secretary. Some very "liberal" names here.
> Mark Warner (Va.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Tom Udall
> (N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), Claire
> McCaskill (Mo.), Jon Tester (Mont.), Ben Cardin (Md.) and Joe Donnelly
> (Ind.).
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> The Senate voted Thursday to forward with Rick Perry's nomination to be
> Energy secretary.
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> Senators voted 62-37 to get his nomination over an initial procedural
> hurdle, setting up a final vote for Perry as early as Friday if senators
> fail to reach a deal to speed up his nomination.
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> Democratic Sens. Mark Warner (Va.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp
> (N.D.), Tom Udall (N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Debbie Stabenow
> (Mich.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Jon Tester (Mont.), Ben Cardin (Md.) and
> Joe Donnelly (Ind.), and Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine), voted with
> all
> present Republicans to back Perry.
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> GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.) was not present.
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> Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) predicted ahead of the vote that
> Perry would get bipartisan support, adding that once the former Texas
> governor is confirmed, he can "begin leading on smarter policies at the
> Energy Department."
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> Perry wasn't included on a list of top targets from Democrats.
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> The Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 17-6 to approve
> Perry's nomination in late January, sending it to the full Senate.
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> Perry pledged to abolish the Energy Department when he was running for
> president in 2011 - notably forgetting the department's name during a
> debate
> while listing the agencies he wanted to cut.
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> He was forced to walk back that pledge during is confirmation hearing,
> instead saying he would focus on updating the country's nuclear arsenal and
> research activities.
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> "I am committed to modernizing our nuclear stockpile, promoting and
> developing American energy in all forms, advancing the department's
> critical
> science and technology mission and carefully disposing of nuclear waste,"
> Perry said during his hearing.
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> Democrats also raised concerns about Perry's position on climate change.
> The
> former governor says he believes in it, but doesn't know how much influence
> humans have had.
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> Trump praised Perry last year as a potential 2018 challenger to Sen. Ted
> Cruz (R-Texas). Democrats have publicly fretted about whether Perry would
> be
> able to stand up to or influence the president.
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> Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said during the confirmation hearing that she
> worried about Perry's ability to influence the White House and Trump's
> inner
> circle of advisers.
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> "The governor's responses for the record left me wondering whether he would
> stand up to fight the White House's approach to these programs," she
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