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Michelle Malkin: Pelosi And The Big Wind Boone-doggle
“Which brings us to Madame Speaker’s 2007 financial disclosure form. Schedule III lists “Assets and ‘Unearned Income’” of between $100,001-$250,000 from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. — Public Common Stock. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) is a natural gas provider founded by T. Boone Pickens. Yep, that T. Boone Pickens — former oilman turned wind-power evangelist whose ads touting a national wind campaign are now as ubiquitous as Viagra promos.” Read more…
This one is too easy, so let’s make it interactive…
We recently suggested that a certain billionaire’s motives might not be all philanthropic and pure, and that there might soon be clues how all the “philanthropy” might get cashed in, specifically regarding the taxpayers/ratepayers having to shell out bongo bucks to help the billionaire “NOT” make any more money (remember, he said he has enough already) on a certain energy type that some experts believe is nothing more than a carnival con job. Keep reading, you are getting warm…
We recently suggested a certain legislative leader might not have the “equipment” necessary to punish a band of rogue business leaders who, using big bucks and dirty tricks, tried and failed to politically terminate a member of his leadership team. Bear with me I know you’ve got it now…
We also suggested that leader might have been compromised because a certain company, seeking to create a virtual monopoly by creating a government-assisted domestic market for its product, will buy him off with campaign cash. Humor me, we will get the answer together…
Finally, after careful consideration, which politician seems to be siding with the governor’s ultra-liberal secretary of energy, and which public official sounds more like a fiscal conservative, wary of corporate welfare-seeking energy companies. BINGO…
Related:
Jim’s Journal: (Sen. Inhofe) T. Boone Pickens Comes Home to Oklahoma to Talk About Energy Plan
4 Comments
1. Reality replies at 13th August 2008, 5:48 am :
“Certain billionaire” is 80 years old and, well, a billionaire. If anyone thinks that T. Boone Pickens is proposing his plan out of any other motivation than the legacy he’ll leave behind, then you’re a paranoiac.
If anyone thinks it is somehow “liberal” for Oklahoma to aggressively take advantage of two of its most abundant resources — wind and natural gas — then you probably don’t live in this state.
And if anyone thinks it is somehow the Speaker’s job to step in the middle of yet another one of Randy Terrill’s pissing matches (who seems to get himself in a lot of pissing matches, and indeed seems to thrive on pissing matches as a way of life) then you understand nothing about the role of the Speaker (or you’re just doing the bidding of Randy Terrill … again).
2. Bob James replies at 13th August 2008, 6:23 am :
Arps would like to much more to Terrill than his bidding. With all the homoerotic stuff he likes putting up about Roth, and how much he loves on Terrill, I think we have found ourselves a LOVE CONNECTION!
3. Reality replies at 13th August 2008, 9:11 am :
What makes this post even funnier is that Terrill himself two years ago authored legislation (holding hands with liberal Norman State Rep. Bill Nations, no less) to subsidize the residential renewable energy industry (like solar installers and like residential wind turbine manufacturer Bergey based in Norman) with major tax incentives for homeowners. Nothing wrong with that. In fact, it’s common sense, and the very sort of thing Oklahoma ought to be doing (again, because sunshine and wind are two things you can count on in Oklahoma). I think that Bergey is actually a Republican, and the major solar vendor based in Edmond is a conservative Christian for sure. But in the OKPNS/Terrill/Mike Reynolds universe, it’s suddenly “liberal” or whatever other phrase the OKRA crowd would like to throw at it to be in favor of renewable energy. I guess under that twisted logic that includes Terrill’s own legislation too…..
4. Butchey Weinstein replies at 13th August 2008, 9:35 pm :
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You guys and your subsidies. Yawn….next……..
What would you do if government broke it’s butt-wiping hand? You guys would be in a world of hurt for sure.
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