Boxer Slams Down Inhofe’s Global Warming Filibuster: ‚Äö√Ñ√≤You Don’t Make The Rules Anymore’
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) has said Al Gore is “full of crap” and compared people who believe in global warming to “the Third Reich.” During today’s Senate hearing, Inhofe used a considerable amount of time to attack Gore’s use of carbon offsets and try to convince him to sign a sham “energy ethics pledge.” (Find the real facts on Gore’s energy usage HERE and HERE.) Inhofe asked Gore for his reaction, but then quickly cut him off saying Gore had taken up too much time. When Gore tried to go on, Inhofe repeatedly interrupted, adding, “I don’t want to be rude, but from now on, I’m going to ask you to respond‚Äö√Ѭ∂in writing.” Inhofe said Gore could respond verbally only if it was a “very brief response.” Committee chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) finally intervened. “Would you agree to let the Vice President answer your questions?” Inhofe said Gore could respond when he was done talking, but Boxer wouldn’t have it: “No, that isn’t the rule. You’re not making the rules. You used to when you did this. Elections have consequences. So I make the rules.”
When I saw the video of Barbara Boxer verbally bitch-slapping former DUMB@$$ AWARD wiener Sen. James Inhofe (D-OK), I wanted to stand up and cheer at the top of my lungs. Finally, a Democrat with the balls to tell a Republican blowhard to sit on it and spin. Inhofe, who was at the time heavily invested in roping former Vice President Al Gore into a “gotcha” moment, seemed to forgotten that he’s no longer in charge.
Instead of respectfully asking Gore questions while respectfully expressing his disagreement (which is certainly his right), he was determined to pin Gore in a rhetorical corner and therefore nullify his argument. It was a pitiful display of crass political gamesmanship, but typical of Inhofe, who could only really be charitably described as an idiot.
If you’ve seen the Drudge Report this morning, you’ve no doubt seen this headline:
Cue the Republican hit ads in 4…3…2…1….
Gore, to his credit, allowed Inhofe to ramble on, fully aware that Inhofe was making an ass out of himself. Boxer, though, finally had enough, and when Inhofe attempted to change the rules of the debate to suit his purpose, she put him in his place. Truly, it was a thing of beauty…and it was about damn time.
I may just save the video on my desktop and replay now and again when I need to remind myself that there’s a least one Democrat in the Senate with a functional set of cojones.
You go, girl!