'Future Hope' Column
By Ted Glick
In the end, the fossil fuel extremist Bernard McNamee squeaked
through by the narrowest of margins—50 to 49 on a totally party-line
vote, on both sides. 49 Democrats voted against him; 50 Republicans
voted for him.
Susan Collins, supposedly someone who is concerned about the “serious consequences” of the climate crisis,
could have prevented McNamee’s confirmation by the Senate to be a
commissioner of the gas-industry-rubber-stamping agency, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. But she didn’t. Very shameful.
Just for this and the Kavanaugh votes, Collins really should be shown
the Senate exit door come 2020.
McNamee has to be pretty bad, a beyond-the-pale fossil fueler, for
even coal-loving Joe Manchin to change his committee vote of a week
before and join his 48 fellow Democrats to do the right thing. Manchin
said that the reason he did so was because he hadn’t seen the infamous McNamee video
before the committee vote. Some people think it was because he’s very
interested in being named Democratic leader of the Senate Energy and
Natural Resources (ENR) Committee. Conspiracy theorists wonder if he
coordinated with Susan Collins in advance to be sure she wasn’t going to
vote her beliefs and cause his “change of heart” to be responsible for
McNamee’s defeat.
So how significant is the ascension of McNamee to FERC leadership?
It could become very significant if Trump names him the new FERC
chair. Mafioso Don can do that legally, without triggering a Mueller
investigation or any other legal action. But given the 49 Senate votes,
it sure seems unlikely that even Trump would be stupid enough to do
this. Talk about revolting!
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Source: tedglick.com
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