More Senatorial applause

Whenever you praise a politician for a laudable action, there's always a chance that you'll be faced with disappointment the next time they hit the news. It was with considerable satisfaction, then, that I awoke to the news that Senator Maria Cantwell is taking a lead roll in the attempt to filibuster the ill-conceived energy bill passed by the House.

It's a long-shot filibuster, especially with Minority Leader Tom Daschle leading the ranks of mid-western Democrats who are backing the bill, primarily because it's salted with ethanol subsidies that are very important to their agricultural constituents. Still, it's always good news when your elected representatives are on the right side of an issue, and even better when they're out front on it, as Maria was on unemployment extension, and as she is on the engergy bill.
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