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820-427-152: Remember these numbers

September 7, 2008 by Jack and Jill P...

From DailyKos:

820-427-152
by StrangeAnimals [Subscribe]
Sat Sep 06, 2008 at 11:07:15 PM PDT

What the heck are these numbers? If you’ve not yet seen them, get to know them well. They are the numbers of laws and bills Barack Obama has sponsored or authored in his twelve years as a legislator - eight in the Illinois Senate, and now in his fourth in the U.S. Senate.

In eight years in Illinois, State Senator Obama sponsored 820 bills that became law. The Illinois Times, in a cover story, labeled Obama as “Head Of The Class” for his legislative abundance.

And in just four years as a U.S. Senator, Obama has sponsored 427 bills, and authored 152 bills. For a detailed list, follow the link.

So when you hear or read someone, such as former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska Sarah Palin stating that Obama has not authored “a single major law or even a reform”, send them this list:

Scratching the Surface of our Energy Dilemma

Submitted by Blue Virginia on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 11:31

Just within the last several days recent press releases and news out of the energy industry, paint a vivid picture of the problems facing the energy industry and policymaking.  

US Midwest floods may raises coal, electricity prices: Barclays

Houston (Platts)--20Jun2008 Flooding in the Midwest has halted coal deliveries to utilities, possibly leading to an increase in off-peak power prices in the Midwest Independent System Operator, the PJM Interconnection, and Southeast US markets

Biofuel needed to prevent greater oil price rises, say producers

Q: So how's that congressional plan to create renewable energy and jobs coming along? A: Errr....not so well...

Submitted by MOMocrats on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 17:04

This month, an important bill came up for vote in the Senate: the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008. It had already passed the House on May 21 (click here to see how everyone voted), and was now seeking what seemed to be a clear path to pass the Senate. After all, this bill offered benefits to all Americans, benefits so clear that only...well, only a politician working with goals other than his constituents' best interests would vote against it, right?

themiddleclass.org has an excellent summary and discussion of this bill and its benefits. In short, this bill:

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