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Upton's time is at hand

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 08:39:36 AM EST
Tags: Fred Upton, Lightbulb, Incandescent bulb, Energy chair, Energy, Congress, Republicans (all tags)

Fred Upton's team used RightMichigan.com to remind us what a great conservative he is. No problem. In fact I think its important the folks on the right side of the spectrum feel they can post at will. We don't have to agree with him, and frankly should treat him with the respect he deserves. Sometimes it requires we chastise for his impudent posturing in the climate debate. He is/was wrong, and we best let him know it.

As a congressman, is he better than a possible Democrat alternative? I would say.. yeah, but...

but.. as a congressman, and member of Energy and Commerce, he operated as rogue and unpredictable as any of the left when seeking power and dominion over our very lives.

And what has more strings attached to our daily bread than energy? What is it that affects more jobs in manufacturing, and commerce from Michigan than the ability to procure cheap electricity, and fuel. What is it that has more effect on Michigan agriculture than oil, gas, and natural gas.

Maybe the sun. But right now things are still pretty dark.

Today Fred Upton will likely be given the Energy and Commerce chair.

Today, Michiganders can contact those who run the show and let their feelings be known.

Today.. YOU can make a difference.

Suggested Talking Points
Please be polite but firm when speaking to staff. You are calling the Republican leadership, who hopefully are our side in this matter.
You might consider saying:

As a fellow supporter of limited government, I'm calling to make sure you know Fred Upton is not with us on energy and environmental policy and should be opposed for Energy and Commerce chair.

His voting record shows how out of step he is with those who just gave the Republicans a second chance in the majority. His big government views on energy and the environment are more in line with the Democrats who just got voted out than the new Republicans who just got voted in.

Fred Upton has voted repeatedly for tax increases and was 1 of just 3 Republicans to vote against extending tax relief in 2005

Fred Upton voted again and again against efforts to cut even the most offensive of pork barrel earmarks, from opposing cutting a $500,000 California swimming pool to a $100,000 "wine initiative"

Fred Upton repeatedly voted against even the smallest attempts to rein in spending--including multiple votes against just a 1% reduction in spending

Fred Upton regularly sided with Nancy Pelosi to override President Bush's vetoes of bloated Democratic spending bills

Fred Upton voted for increases in government-controlled health care

Fred Upton voted repeatedly for onerous increases in federal regulations

Fred Upton voted for one bailout after another, including the Wall Street bailout (twice), the auto bailout, and the notorious "cash for clunkers" scheme

Fred Upton voted against limiting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's powers at the height of the housing bubble

Fred Upton voted against Republican efforts to limit farm subsidies, Amtrak subsidies, sugar subsidies...and the list goes on and on and on.

Consider letting your voice be heard today. Rewarding bad behavior is not a good idea. There are others who might guide energy policy much more wisely.

And a reminder.. This is a respectful disagreement.

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Upton's time is at hand | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 hidden)

No matter (none / 0) (#1)
by LookingforReagan on Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 10:36:52 AM EST

How you cut it. Fred Upton is not a Conservative. He is a RINO and that is the unvarnished fact. A short perusal of his record proves that Msr. Upton is no practioner of Conservative values. I used to be a voter in the Michigan 7th Congressional District until redistricting shoved our village into the 6th. Not a happy occurrance. I have had much contact with Msr. Upton's office over that time. I am not impressed with his performance or his lack of Conservative values.
I have contacted Speaker-to-be Boehner's office to express my concern about this Chairmanship and as of yet haven't heard a word back from them. Going on the evidence of Congresscritter Uptons lengthy record I find him totally unqualified to Chair a committee for any reason. There are reason's the Mr. Upton has been relagated to seemingly unimportant committees over the last many years. Leadership obviously knew that he couldn't be trusted with the big issues and energy is about the biggest. As we see now, Dear Leader's Gulf drilling prohibition has driven the price of a barrel of oil to over $90 as of this morning. This is by design. The oil leak was allowed to continue for months with the administration interferring wherever possible to stymie progress. They wanted the event to be as big and damaging as possible to give them a mega crisis that they didn't intend to waste. Now Dear Leader has his skyrocketing energy prices without the benefit of Cap and Tax legislation.
One thing that most folks don't realize when they talk about by products of oil is that more then fuel is produced from the commodity. Crude oil gives us not only lubricants, gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene (jet fuel), heating oil and other distillants from it comes plastics and fertilizer that makes our farmers and growers the best and most productive in the world.Food prices will go up as the price of oil rises. The price of the electronic marvels we have all come to love in our daily lives because of plastics will also increase in price. Michigan at one time had one of the most vibrant plastic injection molding industries in the nation. The southwest corner of Michigan was the silicon valley of plastics molders that served the auto, consumer products, medical and many other industries to numerous to mention. I know these things from experience. I have been involved with the molding business for 36 years. Much is at stake for Michigan. And putting that future in the hands of a man with questionable political leanings is not something that I realish nor am happy about. Let not senority be the determaning factor but common sense and commitment to Conservative values. Fred Upton fails on that score and many others. If I was to be the decider in this appoinment to Fred Upton I wouldn't say no, I would say HELL NO.

I called . . . (none / 0) (#2)
by Kevin Rex Heine on Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 05:03:33 PM EST

. . . the offices of Speaker-elect Boehner, Majority Leader-elect Cantor, Majority Whip-elect McCarthy, and Congressman Rogers (Michigan does have representation on the GOP Steering Committee). I was told that the vote hasn't been taken yet (so far as the staffers are aware), and that they have been receiving many, many calls from people nationwide on this issue in opposition to Congressman Upton. I was informed by Rogers' office that many of those oppositon calls are coming from throughout Michigan, and that all of the voices speaking up in opposition to Upton are being noticed.

Upton got it (none / 0) (#3)
by mccarthy on Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 06:43:05 PM EST

And thank God! It is good for Michigan and Fred will be a solid conservative leader for the committee. Wait and see

drop the bs by jenkuz, 12/07/2010 07:35:29 PM EST (none / 0)
OK.. so he got it. by JGillman, 12/07/2010 11:25:51 PM EST (none / 0)

how by Ed Burley, 12/08/2010 04:53:28 PM EST (none / 0)

Loyalty.. by JGillman, 12/08/2010 07:17:57 PM EST (none / 0)

That's the truth, but... by Corinthian Scales, 12/08/2010 09:59:31 PM EST (none / 0)

It would appear by LookingforReagan, 12/09/2010 11:23:08 AM EST (none / 0)

Thx Jason! (none / 0) (#6)
by maidintheus on Wed Dec 08, 2010 at 10:11:17 AM EST

Your efforts are appreciated and your advice timely and solid. You're a gentleman and a great American.

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