Smokin' 'em outta their caves
by digby
It looks as though the Democrats are getting clever. The ads make themselves:
Senate Democrats are pressing amendments to legislation that would approve the Keystone XL pipeline, arguing their proposals would "actually make it an American jobs bill."
"We have some suggestions on how to make the bill better and actually make it an American jobs bill. If Republicans oppose us they will be making it crystal clear to Americans that they are on the side of narrow special interests rather than on the side of America's middle class," said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate.
"If Republicans vote against these amendments none of them can say it's an American jobs bill," Schumer added.
Schumer along with Democratic Sens. Ed Markey (Mass.) and Al Franken (Minn.) urged Republicans to vote for the amendments that will be considered on Tuesday afternoon.
Markey's measure would ban the export of all oil shipped through the Canada-to-Texas pipeline, while Franken's would require that American steel be used to build the pipeline.
The Republicans voted against both of them.
Yes, it was a stunt. But that's the kind of stunt a smart minority does. As I said, the ads make themselves.
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