Thread: Democrats Adjourn Congress, Republicans Stay and Work
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Old 08-05-2008
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Re: Democrats Adjourn Congress, Republicans Stay and Work
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Originally Posted by Marcus1124 View Post
By the way, how come all the focus in the press is on the influence of "big oil", and none on the influence of the "green lobby"? What we have here undeniably is an entrenched political party which depends heavily on a particular special interest for both financing and political support who are refusing to even vote on a topic that is overwhelmingly supported by the American people. Where are the cries from all the liberal hypocrites who decry such influence when it gets in the way of what THEY want?
While some of us are perfectly comfortable with trashing the planet, most people actually want clean air and water, and for the polar ice caps to keep the water off Manhattan and Florida.

So it's a more broad than "special" interest.
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