Burr to speak on energy policy


U.S. Sen. Richard Burr will speak at the N.C. Chamber Monday.

The Winston-Salem Republican will speak about President Barack Obama's energy plan and how it might fare in Congress at the group's third annual manufacturing summit.

The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheraton hotel in Greensboro. Burr will be at the event from 10 to 11 a.m.

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Re: Burr to speak on energy policy

Precious.

# Voted NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
# Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
# Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
# Voted NO on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
# Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
# Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
# Voted NO on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
# Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
# Voted NO on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
# Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
# Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
# Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
# Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
# Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Yet, No clear line of attack on Bush Bank Bailout Burr, and his run for re-election, kind of like his ATM run on Wachovia, his top contributor.

Am I a crazy person, or is it just everyone else that doesn't get a damn thing about this joke?

Graduates of Clown School become clowns, not Senators.