Enviros dig Nelson

The League of Conservation Voters released its 2007 scorecard today, and Bill Nelson was one of three senators to get a 100% rating on votes deemed key to the LCV. Mel Martinez got 13%.

Here are the scores of Florida members of Congress: Jeff Miller, (R)   10; Allen Boyd (D)  65; Corrine Brown (D) 85; Ander Crenshaw (R) 5; Ginny Brown-Waite (R)   20; Cliff Stearns (R)   15; John Mica (R)  5; Ric Keller (R) 15; Gus Bilirakis (R) 15; CW Bill Young, B. (R)  35; Kathy Castor (D)  95; Adam Putnam (R)  5; Vern Buchanan (R) 25; Connie Mack (R)   5; Dave Weldon, D. (R)  5; Tim Mahoney (D) 75; Kendrick Meek, K. (D) 85; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) 30; Robert Wexler (D)  85;  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) 90; Lincoln Diaz-Balart, (R)  20; Ron Klein (D) 75; Alcee Hastings, (D)  90; Tom Feeney (R)  5; Mario Diaz-Balart,(R)  15. 

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What does the (R) next to all the lowest numbers mean? I thought PIG started with a "P"!

Congrats DEMs for caring, and not selling out to the heartless corporate interests.

The Diaz Balart brothers are a bunch of duds.

Congrats to the GOP Delegation for not caving to the radical environmentalists.

Yeah, congrats to the Rs for making us more dependent on foreign oil, making it harder to make polluters pay, and thanks for loosening all those pesky rules that protect our food and drug supply.

Thanks!!!

[A Great War is Coming, Y'all]

liberal progressive policies caused WWI and WWII---yeah--democrats caused war to change society to their liking and get a load of this. The people will be led to another Great War. Beware and Bewarned.
When Churchill was dropped from the UK school curriculum last July, one had to wonder if patriotism itself was next. Now it's official.

The Institute of Education, a leading educational body, has warned teachers not to instill pride in students when speaking of great moments in British History:

"To love what is corrupt is itself corrupting, not least because it inclines us to ignore, forget, forgive or excuse the corruption. And there's the rub for patriotism."

The recommendations singled out specific moments in history that students should now feel "ambiguous" about:

1750-1830 The Industrial Revolution: exploitation of the poor versus great wealth creation and growth

1807 Abolition of the slave trade. Britons were both practitioners of the trade and responsible for abolition

1947 Indian independence and Partition. How well did Britain manage its withdrawal from the sub-continent?

2003 Iraq war: was it liberation or occupation?

This shouldn't come as a surprise. The UK schools' leftist agenda has been in full steam over the last year:

Last month, "Mum and Dad" become forbidden in British schools because it assumes a child's parents are different genders, and The Three Little Pigs was banned to not offend to Muslims.
Last July, Winston Churchill was dropped from the UK school curriculum.
Last April, teachings about the Holocaust were dropped as to not offend Muslims.
Last March, schools began teaching 4-years olds about homosexuality through books like "King and King," (which is about a prince that rejects three female princesses before falling in love with a prince).
An Inconvenient Truth is regularly shown in 3400 UK schools, instilling paranoia in 7-11 year olds (thanks to a recent ruling, though, teachers are at least required to warn that it may be biased. The High Court judge highlighted nine errors in the film).
Here in the US, the leftist agenda is also sinking its teeth into our schools at an equally disturbing pace. Leading the charge is California:

San Francisco is debating an anti-war textbook, which features corporate American celebrating the spoils of war and Ronald Regan hugging Osama Bin Laden. Pete Hammer of the San Francisco Unified School District, who approved the book, says "The topic is one that a lot of teachers would have an interest in bringing into the classroom."
A current bill gaining momentum by California lawmaker Joe Simitian (D - Palo Alto) would require California schools to include climate change as part of the science curriculum.
Last October, "Mom and Dad" were banned from schools, along with "Husband and Wife." In the same bill, public schools were ordered to allow boys to use the girls' restroom or locker room, and vice versa, if they choose.
Last June the state passed a homosexual education bill SB 777, which:
"...requires textbooks and other instructional resources to cast a positive light on homosexual ‘marriages,' cross-dressing, sex-change operations and every other facet of homosexual and bisexual lifestyles."
More hatred of Israel, as seen by anti-Israel speakers and the atmosphere that appears on the UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and San Francisco State campuses.

While there is not a specific mandate here in the US to "ban" patriotism - or any specific heroes that defined it -- with more of the left's agenda taking up course time, one must wonder what will be slighted to make room.

A 2003 poll from California's Santa Monica High School said that 1/3 of students were not proud to American and 40 percent said America itself was "unjust". One can only imagine what the numbers would look like today in the name of "progress." Of course, you can't blame young, impressionable students for not being proud to be an American if that is what they are taught. The way the left commonly twists the meaning of the word, not being proud to American could be coined by a teacher (see Ward Churchill) as "patriotic."

In typical Doublespeak fashion, the left has been adamant about manipulating patriotism's definition for years. The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines patriotism simply as "love for or devotion to one's country." In 2001 Senator John Kerry redefined patriotism to mean "not drilling in the Arctic refuge." In 2006, Kerry redefined it again to mean "wartime dissent." Air America has defined it as "pointing out the flaws in your country." Entire Web blogs are dedicated to this trickery, such as US Patriots United which issued it's "10 commandments of patriotism." A few entries:

(someone who),

"respects the diversity and culture of all nations, recognizing that our continued success lay not in spite of other nations but in alliance with them in a uniform approach toward promoting the global general welfare."

"ensures that the basic rights of those we hold dear to access quality healthcare and education is steadfastly supported, uncompromisingly and without discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, or orientation."

"offers foreign humanitarian aid unconditionally without tying it to religious dogma"

"exercises the right to openly challenge (the president) and hold accountable at all times, even and most particularly in times of war"

Multiculturalism? Socialized Healthcare? Government- administered education? Wartime dissent? If the left had their way, being a patriot would be officially redefined to mean...being a liberal democrat.

At Nathan High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a project was started in 2005 to hang a picture of George Washington in every classroom. John Pribram, chairman of Project George Washington and a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart said:

"I'm grateful (for the success of the project). After Sept. 11, we were united at that point. Flags in front of every house. Patriotism was rekindled. George Washington does the same thing."

One can only speculate at the heated debate that would occur in California over whether George Washington -- military hero and devout Christian -- deserves the classroom wall. Unfortunately, with Churchill being pulled from the walls in Great Britain, there is now a precedent for more patriotic disillusionment from California's schools.

Perhaps Leo Lacayo, San Francisco Republican Party media surrogate, put it best with his response to San Francisco's anti-war book: "We're not teaching them -- we're basically washing their brains with liberal mish-mash."

Why are republicans generally too short sighted to act on behalf of the best interest of our environment. They are simply going to be left out as the rest of the thinking world takes action to against the extreme threat global warming poses our planet, and our state (say hello hurricane season 2008). Moreover, in Florida our Environment is our business, literally. If we want tourist revenue we best invest in preservation.

8:31 shorter version: the sky is falling, the sky is falling!

Hello all of you who contend that Republicans are not environmentally minded, including 7:53. What do you drive?---a gas guzzling SUV or a super-stud sports car?
I am a Republican, and I drive an import with better mileage than anything American car manufacturers produce.
Let's face it, liberals embrace the idea that there is global warming, but continue to support those who tout the theory. Those they support travel in private planes and contributing more per capita pollution than the average man who travels in mass market airplanes.
You have truly stopped thinking for yourself and how your level of creature comfort impacts others. You appear to "talk the talk", but not "walk the walk".
How many of you on this thread live within 2 miles of the capitol and drive to work every day?
7:57---as an aside from my diatribe, even your pseudo signature is so long that I cannot refer to it. You may ave made some good points (or not), but your post was so long that I chose (still freedom of choice) not to read it.

[Chris W]

10:37 - I drive a Saturn stick shift when I have to drive; otherwise I ride a bike where I need to go, and I like it better. The only air pollution is (a) CO2 from exhaling and (b) the occasional air biscuit.

Don't generalize.

As a Republican, I've been pretty frustrated with Martinez as he seems to lean to the left a little. I must admit, I'm proud to see that the wackos gave him a 13%! Maybe I'll give him another chance. If these nuts hate him, he can't be all bad.

12:28 I think it's safe to say that most Americans burn more fuel than we should. However, our GOP dominated government has been so far unwilling to force big oil and automakers to offer easily available alternatives. I also think it's safe to say that the vast majority of lawmakers enabling them to ignore the environmental issues are on the Right side of the divide. You would be hard pressed to find any DEMs that would espouse the radically ignorant position of 12:33, for example.

so 12:28 thinks that the simple act of breathing is "pollution" - that my friends is the underlying thought of a true enviro wacko and where these folks want to take us - anything and everything mankind and womankind does hurts the earth in their mind - that's why many of these folks are in the zero population growth movement - thanks for the little peek behind the curtains there

[Karl]

We will look back in a decade or so and shake our heads in disbelief that it took us so long to understand that the greatest source of new income to our country came from moving past imported oil.

Efficiency followed by renewalable energy can free us from the embrace
of mideastern countries.

[Boca Grande]

Republicans were environmentalists before Liberals understood what the term meant. They remain environmentalists today. Unfortunately, the movement has been hijacked by those who want government to control everything (for our own good). Scrtach a Liberal. Underneath you will find a dictator every time.

Boca, those early environmentalist were RINOs by todays standards and you know it. Too bad you've gone so far astray in the intervening 100 years. Liberals don't want gov't to control everything - just take it back from your corporate, environment raping buddies, that's all.

[QuietRockland]

I think most on this blog are missing the point. It's not about republicans or democrats, it's about this list of Senators and congressman voted on environmental issues. Voters in Florida need to look at each individual’s record on the environment and campaign contributions to make a decision of who these people really work for; the voters (who need to breathe the air and drink the water) or the Businesses that pay to keep them in office. Look at John Mica's score above, then look at his dismal voting record with respect to the environment as well as the campaign money and your will see something that stinks worse than a toxic dump.
Don't let this left vs right nonsense distract you from the real issue - we all need to breathe clean air!