http://www.globalwarming.org/2011/07/17/aep%e2%80%99s-decision-to-drop-ccs-project-demonstrates-imprudence-of-ex-rep-boucher%e2%80%99s-cap-and-trade-%e2%80%9cdeal%e2%80%9d/ Climate Change News & Analysis Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.globalwarming.org/2011/07/17/aep%e2%80%99s-decision-to-drop-ccs-project-demonstrates-imprudence-of-ex-rep-boucher%e2%80%99s-cap-and-trade-%e2%80%9cdeal%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-61406 Daniel Hobbs Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:56:54 +0000 http://www.globalwarming.org/?p=9983#comment-61406 I was a staffer of the former Congressman. Little known to the voters who chose to shun a dedicated and proven 28 year veteran statesman in favor of a carpetbagger who ran the nastiest campaign the district has ever seen, is the fact that the CEO's of every major coal company in the region personally asked Rick to be part of those negotiations. They knew, like anyone with half a brain did, that this bill was going to pass the House regardless of his vote. He worked tirelessly to get many concessions in that legislation because he knew it would pass, and did not squander the opportunity to limit its damages to the coal industry in his district. He, as he did time and time again for 28 years, put common sense governance ahead of partisan political gamesmanship. For this, and his endorsement of a black man for President, he was defeated by the ignorant and racist 52 percent of the district, many of whom crawled out of their delapidated trailers to cast their misinformed vote. Their trailers which have running water and internet access because of Rick Boucher. I was a staffer of the former Congressman. Little known to the voters who chose to shun a dedicated and proven 28 year veteran statesman in favor of a carpetbagger who ran the nastiest campaign the district has ever seen, is the fact that the CEO’s of every major coal company in the region personally asked Rick to be part of those negotiations. They knew, like anyone with half a brain did, that this bill was going to pass the House regardless of his vote. He worked tirelessly to get many concessions in that legislation because he knew it would pass, and did not squander the opportunity to limit its damages to the coal industry in his district. He, as he did time and time again for 28 years, put common sense governance ahead of partisan political gamesmanship. For this, and his endorsement of a black man for President, he was defeated by the ignorant and racist 52 percent of the district, many of whom crawled out of their delapidated trailers to cast their misinformed vote. Their trailers which have running water and internet access because of Rick Boucher.

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