We suppose it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. From Politico:
Momentum is building in Congress to wield the United States’ vast natural gas resources to break Vladimir Putin’s energy stranglehold over Ukraine — although some lawmakers acknowledged their efforts would have no immediate impact on the crisis in Crimea.
Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) introduced bills Wednesday to make it easier to export natural gas to countries including Ukraine, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee is working on its own legislation. Meanwhile, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is seeking new momentum for a bill he introduced last year that would give Ukraine, Japan and NATO members the same preferential access to U.S. gas as countries that have free-trade agreements with the United States…
…The legislation builds on days of pleas from lawmakers in both parties, including House Speaker John Boehner, for the Obama administration to unleash energy exports as a wedge against Russia, which supplies 30 percent of Europe’s natural gas using pipelines that largely run through Ukraine.
Sen. Mark Udall's bill will be followed up today by a similar measure from…guess who? Reports The Hill:
Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) will introduce a bill on natural gas exports Thursday, a congressional source told The Hill.
Gardner, who recently announced his campaign against Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), will introduce details Thursday.
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Fracktivists are going to LOVE this, Mark! 🙂
Both bills/politicians are kneejerk and pointless.
http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2014/03/06/john-boehners-misleading-argument-on-natural-gas-and-ukraine/
Udall should show himself to be the wiser of the two and more in touch w/the realities of exporting LNG to a gas-rich continent with current plans to expand distribution.
I understand, just like Udall was involved in the latest Obamcare delays, he is also being called on for his advice about the Ukraine. I think he was at this meeting:
What "latest Obamcare delays"? It's all working now. Does that mean you'll give credit to Udall for fixing the system (singlehandedly I believe – he's one hell of a programmer)?
I was referring to the new two year delay on requiring policies to be ACA-compliant which came out this week. When the administration walked back that part of the law they gave a shout out to certain endangered Dems, including Udall. I guess they only became aware of the problem because of the insight offered by these spineless, Obama-ennabling wonders.
I don't see the Obamaphone anywhere
They are cell phones. They guys wear it on their belt. The gals keep it in their purses. I think they had to check them outside before they were allowed in. They have built in cameras and we wouldn't want anyone to take pictures of these guys in action.
No, we couldn't have any photos of " these guys in action ". If they could've at least caught Bin Laden I would give them a little cred, but no, just a bunch of goobers.
HS, you would probably enjoy this one too:
Makes you kind of pine for W, Cheney, and Wolfowitz, dosent it ? Now THAT was a savvy crew.
Not that the Cheney/Bush administration handled the Georgia crisis more effectively:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/02/world/europe/russia-to-pay-not-so-simple.html?_r=0
While the bills are well intentioned, the actual effects will be small – we don't have the capacity needed to export that much natural gas, and won't for several years.
I give the extra political overreach award to Gardner for introducing a separate bill because he didn't take the lead enough to make the first round of (new) bills on the subject.
Hey, Ukraine has always been here in Colorado Pols.
Ha ha the president uses a TelePromtor! Ha Ha
Palin making fun of Obama using a Telepromtor by reading her speech form a Telepromptor
Poor Yertle the Minority Leader, so desperate to stay a little longer on the pubblic dole in DC…
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/kentucky-senate-race-poll-103234.html
Meanwhile Speaker Boehner's Congress has an approval rating of 5%. Yes as in slight more than 0%. I grew up in KY, its not Obama turf but they hate Yertle more. And Obama is a full 33% more popular than Speaker Boehner's congress.
Nice! Buffie Mcfayden, take note!
Its not that new, from last year actually. Latest I could find. But while Obama's approval is at 38% in latest poll, which is very low, Congress' is in the low single digits and still trending down. Obama polls a bit better in CO http://www.gallup.com/poll/125066/State-States.aspx
The president always polls better than Congress.
not by 33 points
CT, if you read the link. Obama polls worse in Colorado than the national average. Don't let the facts get in the way of your story.
I hear Lamborn is really vulnerable too.
It sure looks like the Dems are going to take over the house.
Lamborn is safe as safe can be. We all know that here at Pols. Now go fuck yourself Andrew.
So is Tipton. This poll is just noise.
whoops…last two meant for the open thread…
Of the Rs: Coffman is the most vulnerable and Lamborn the least. Tipton is favored, but not as safe as he ought to be. He is reoutinely disliked in the 3rd, among Rs, I's and D's. He has at least one primary opponent–that will suck up some of that Texas oil money that he has been stashing away as he works agains the wishes of his own constituents and local governments–and will have a D and I challenger on the Genral election ballot. If Tisha does a good job, Tipton could be going back to the store his daddy bought him in Cortz, or through the revolving door to some low-level seat-warming position at an oil and gas lobbyist shop.