Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sen. Rockefeller Throws Coal Mining Jobs Under the Progressive Bus

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) epitomizes the progressive elite in Washington, D.C. who threatens our liberty and undermines our Republic.
Tragically for West Virginia, Rockefeller’s liberal underpinning was the driving force behind his vote against Senator James Inhofe’s (R-OK) resolution to block the EPA’s Utility MACT rule.
With his rich progressive history and elite background it’s not surprising that Rockefeller abandoned his coal dependent state during its greatest time of need.
As a part of the progressive ruling class, Rockefeller knows what’s good for us and he will challenge anything that dares to confront his world view. It’s his beliefs that matter, not the welfare of the people of West Virginia that elected him.
Even free speech can pose a problem for Rockefeller. Over the past few years, Rockefeller lamented the existence of the Internet, had an urge to ban cable TV news outlets and criticized Tea Party activists.
At a confirmation hearing for Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in 2009, Rockefeller expressed deep concern about cyber terrorism threats to our national security by saying, “It really almost makes you ask the question would it have been better if we had never invented the Internet and had to use paper and pencil or whatever and that’s a stupid thing to say but its it has genuine consequence…”

Read more: http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/senator-rockefeller-throws-coal-mining-jobs-under-the-progressive-bus/

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