Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Tiahrt defends coal polution

As Rep. Todd Tiahrt starts up his Senate campaign, he has already proven a ridiculous idiot of a candidate. His latest gaff is to blast Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for opposing the new coal burning plant that Kansas doesn’t need.
Tiahrt has stuck to the ridiculous conservative ranting that there is no global warming. Scientific evidence is overwhelming. But Tiahrt is determined to play the conservative doubt card and push for making Kansas one of the dirtiest states in the nation.

From The Wichita Eagle:
“Tiahrt blasts Sebelius over coal-plant veto, offers to debate
BY DION LEFLER
The Wichita Eagle
The day after Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill to authorize two western Kansas coal plants, Rep. Todd Tiahrt criticized her and said he doesn't think that it's settled science that carbon emissions cause global warming.
"I'd be glad to have that debate with her or anybody else," Tiahrt, R-Goddard, said in a speech Tuesday to the Wichita Independent Business Association.”

For the rest click here.

Did Tiahrt say he would debate the issue? Surely he isn’t serious. Not only has he refused to debate his opponents in his re-election campaigns for the US House, he can’t possibly win a debate over the coal issue. It’s a no brainer – and Tiahrt has no brains when it comes to debating. There is no logical reason that Kansas should pollute its own air for the sake of selling electric power to other states.
More than likely, Tiahrt is betting no one will try such a ridiculous debate.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

In Kansas- pro-life wing nut will try to fill Tiahrt’s representative seat

In a part of Kansas that has continued to re-elect the most right-wing and corrupt politician in Kansas, Todd Tiahrt, it is no surprise that this pro-military, pro-religious right Kook would try for this job.
Republican National Committeeman Mike Pompeo is the crackpot who will step up to the plate and try and take Tiahrt’s place. That shouldn’t be hard. There are the churches who vote for Tiahrt out of blind loyalty while he sells all his votes to the highest bidder. All Pompeo has to do is find a wealthy backer he can keep happy and the bribes (campaign contributions) keep rolling in. He has Tiahrt to learn that from.

For The Wichita Eagle story click here.