Dems Stayed Up All Night For “Climate Change” And Gave Us The Lorax

by William Teach | March 11, 2014 9:32 am

So, as we all know, Senate Democrats had a sleepover to yammer on about “climate change” Monday night, which was mostly about fundraising and exciting the base[1], since they had no legislation to offer, and Democrats control the Senate. The biggest thing to come out of the sleepover? The Lorax

(The Hill[2]) Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) borrowed from the GOP during a climate change talkathon and quoted a Dr. Seuss book on the Senate floor.

Markey was the first to cite the Dr. Seuss classic, “The Lorax,” during a more than 12-hour talkathon[3] on Monday night.

“‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not,'” Markey read before thanking the others who “care a whole awful lot.”

Blumenthal echoed Markey’s sentiments and also quoted the book, saying perhaps “our children know more” about climate change than adults because of books such as “The Lorax.”

The Lonely Conservative[4] has a longer excerpt from the sleepover

“Recently, the books of Massachusetts author and national treasure, Dr. Seuss, have been popular and read on the senate floor. I wish I had time to read the entirety of his environmental classic “The Lorax.” But since there are so many senators who want to talk about the impacts of climate change and the benefits addressing it will bring our country, I will just have to close with this short portion. Here’s what it says. “But now, says the Wunsler, now that you’re here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. it’s not.” So to my colleagues here in the Senate, and everyone watching and following tonight. Thank you for caring a whole awful lot. It’s not for us it’s for all the subsequent generations in this country and this planet that will look into this chamber for the leadership. And we are going to make things better from tonight onward. This is the moment. The science is clear. The economics is clear. And now the politics is clear. We’re gonna have a big fight about this in 2014, because future generations are going to look back and know that this Senate stood up and we had a debate on the most important issue of this planet.”

Oh, good, a debate. But no legislation?

Unsurprisingly, none of the Dems involved are willing to give up their own fossil fueled usage

https://twitter.com/WilliamTeach/status/443094962847350784

@WilliamTeach[5] No. And there's so so much we can do before taking such steps. As Mayor, we in Nwk reduced the carbon footprint of buildings

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) March 10, 2014[6]

I do give kudos to Senator Booker for responding with that and multiple tweets: few elected representatives, D or R, respond. Though most of his responses were simply talking points in 140 characters or less. And all about “hey, we all need to Do Something”.

There was also lots of whining about Republican “dark money” and Citizens United, and just plain Republicans for refusing to go along with the Democrat march to more government control of our lives.

For the most part, media sources haven’t bothered with post-sleepover articles. The most you find are tiny blurbs on back pages. Joe Romm’s Climate Progress hasn’t bothered. Nor has Grist or Treehugger, nor most of the Warmist sites I frequent. No op-eds on the aftermath. It happened and everyone has moved on, despite being a sleepy Tuesday. So the best that comes out is reading and mentioning a children’s indoctrination book.

Crossed at Pirate’s Cove[7]. Follow me on Twitter @WilliamTeach[8].

Endnotes:
  1. fundraising and exciting the base: http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2545354?slideout=1
  2. The Hill: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/200421-senate-dems-use-the-lorax-in-climate-change-talk
  3. 12-hour talkathon: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/200420-climate-change-talkathon-passes-12-hour-debate
  4. Lonely Conservative: http://lonelyconservative.com/2014/03/senator-markey-reads-from-the-lorax-during-dems-stupid-climate-change-all-nighter/
  5. @WilliamTeach: https://twitter.com/WilliamTeach?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  6. March 10, 2014: https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/status/443096243011858432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  7. Pirate’s Cove: http://www.thepiratescove.us/
  8. @WilliamTeach: http://twitter.com/WilliamTeach

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