Politics is nasty, which is unfortunate because the politicians have so much power to harm so many. I do not know if the environment (no you Enviro-Statists, I am not talking about that environment) has always been this way, but it is clear that the defined duties of various elected positions are not very high on the priority list used to evaluate candidates. It is also clear that the taste of power is intoxicating and in the wrong hands (those of most politicians) can be dangerous.

They cannot get enough! There is nothing they won’t do to grow their power, tighten their grips on the lives of the electorate, and feed their massive egos! Private citizens are pawns to be used and if necessary, destroyed for political gain. Political vermin from both parties, but primarily the one represented by the oh so appropriate jackass, view themselves above all and urinate on the little people.

The grip tightens as their benevolent programs, vote purchasing wealth redistribution, and “for the good of (fill in the blank)” regulations shift reliance from the individual to the government. The bastards (male or female) seize control in a fashion that was once creeping but in the age of Obama, is more like a runaway freight train.

Illinois is apparently about to push a hard-charging RINO for the U.S. Senate… any chance the climate change (formerly called global warming, before it became apparent that cooling seems to be occurring) bill will still be there waiting for him? We, as citizens, could not get that lucky. No, the bill for which RINO jerk Mark Kirk voted will likely be gone before he has a chance to support it once again. Representative Kirk will miss the fun of helping to further harm American industry as John Kerry (D(u)-M(b)ass)and his pals intend.

Gigolo John and Babbs (call me senator, not ma’am) Boxer have job killing business to which they must attend when their commitees get their hands on the already bad bill. “Big Brother” Barry doesn’t want countries like China to have to compete with American companies on a level playing field so John and Babbs are “reporting for duty!” From CQPolitics, “Senate Finance Likely to Alter Tariff in Climate Change Bill“:

In an article regarding congressmen who might be on the fence as to how to vote on the dangerous and stupid Cap and Trade Away Prosperity Act of 2009 or HR 2454, Lisa Lerer puts Mark Kirk in the following class:

The schemers: Reps. Charlie Melancon and Mark Kirk

Both Melancon and Kirk are eyeing statewide office, and their political ambitions are certainly influencing their votes on the bill. Melancon has all but officially declared his challenge to Republican Sen. David Vitter (R-La.). And in Illinois, Republicans are pressuring Kirk to run for Obama’s old Senate seat in 2010.

Melancon voted against the bill, which is close to a nonstarter in oil-rich Louisiana, when it was before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. With the GOP already ready running radio ads against him, he’s expected to oppose the bill again this week.

Kirk remains on the fence, saying he has concerns about the lack of funding for nuclear energy and coal interests in his state.

“We don’t want to de-industrialize Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin,” Kirk said after a meeting with Pelosi and Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the sponsors of the legislation.

Opposing the bill could hurt him, however, in Chicago and other more liberal corners of the state. So voting for the bill, note political observers, could indicate some serious senatorial ambitious.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24177.html#ixzz0JSsUyCM4&C

Be warned! While ACORN Broadcasting Company prepares to do a prime time hard sell of Obamacare and while American citizens seem to be inundated with government action after government action, Nancy “I left my brain in San Francisco” Pelosi is going to schedule a vote on HR 2454. This threat is titled the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009″ in typical Dem misrepresentation-in-bill-naming fashion. The title has a positive ring to it, so as long as no one notices and no one thinks, the Dems can have their way. While American citizens are concerned about what Barack Obama is going to roll out next, what his administration will nationalize next, or what will be rationed next, the Enviro-statist prepares his assault on the nation.

Mark Levin, on pages 121-122 of Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, describes the mentality of the Enviro-statist:

If nature has “intrinsic value” then nature exists for its own sake. Consequently, man is not to be preferred over any aspect of his natural surroundings. He is no better than any other organism and much worse than most because of his destructive existence. And so it is that the Enviro-statist abandons reason for a faith that preaches human regression and self-loathing. And he does so by claiming the moral high ground – saving man from himself and nature from man. Most individuals who are sympathetic to environmental causes are unwitting marks, responsive to the Enviro-statist’s manipulation of science, imagery, and language. Over time, they self-surrender liberty for authority, abundance for scarcity, and optimism for pessimism. “Save the planet!” is the rallying cry that justifies nearly any intrusion by government into the life of the individual. The individual, after all, is expendable.