Eight Cap and Tax RINOs Who Voted W/Dems To Pass Waxman-Markey “cap and trade” bill

Bono Mack (CA) (202) 225-5330
Castle (DE) (202) 225-4165
Kirk (IL) (202) 225-4385
Lance (NJ) (202) 225-5361
LoBiondo (NJ) (202) 225-6572
McHugh (NY) (202) 225-4611
Reichert (WA) (202) 225-7761
Smith (NJ) (202) 225-3765

(Phone numbers h/t commenter rightwingmom at Michelle Malkin)

These are the eight House Republicans who voted with the Democrats to send the Waxman-Markey bill to the Senate (left to right top) John MacHugh NY, Mary Bono Mack, CA., Leonard Lance NJ.,Chris Smith, NJ., Michael Castle, Del., Mark Kirk, Ill., Frank LoBiondo, NJ., Dave Reichert, WA. The bill passed 219-212 margin. Their votes were critical as 44 Democrats voted against the regulatory scam.

In the Dept of Money Talks, Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois, was in the top 20 for PAC donations from the tree hugger in 2008 according to OpenSecrets.org. League of Conservation Voters $1000.00, Ocean Champions $4,000.00, Republicans for Environmental Voters $4,000.00.

Republicans for Environmental Protection also coughed up $4000.00 for Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington.

New Jersey Representatives also received donations from the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club. Rep. LoBiondo received $1, o20.00 the LCV and $2,010.00 from the Sierra Club in "06.
Rep.Leonard Lance NJ. received $250.00 from the League of Conservation Voters for his 2010 election.
Rep. Chris Smith NJ.,also received $250.00 from the League of Conservation Voters during the 2008 election cycle.

Columnist Clive Crook FT.com:

"The cap-and-trade bill is a travesty. Its net effect on short- to medium-term carbon emissions will be small to none. This is by design: a law that really made a difference would make energy dearer, hurt consumers and force an economic restructuring that would be painful for many industries and their workers. Congress cannot contemplate those effects. So the Waxman-Markey bill, while going through the complex motions of creating a carbon abatement regime, takes care to neutralise itself.

It proposes safety valves that will ease the cap if it threatens to have a noticeable effect on energy prices. It relies heavily on offsets – theoretical carbon reductions bought from other countries or other industries – so that big US emitters will not need to try so hard. It gives emission permits away, and tells utilities to rebate the windfall to consumers, so their electricity bills do not go up. It creates a vastly complicated apparatus, a playground for special interests and rent-seekers, a minefield of unintended consequences – and the bottom line for all that is business as usual."