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Big Oil will not go quietly. Big Oil will take us with it.

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Dirty hippie conscience compels me to add that, so far as I know, Rep. Chris Sciencehater didn't actually utter that sentence. (Hard to imagine he'd disagree with it, though... unless some other hated federal agency is going to take over some of the EPA's duties.)

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"Tragedy of the commons": When some other asshole exploits and ruins the commons before you can get your own hands on it.

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They never read the manual - they just turned all the knobs to "11".

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Ergo Proxy?

No, wait: the Fal'Cie?

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Same approach Dumbya took with his agency appointments: scores of fundie nutters, straight out of Liberty "University".

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Do we have to use votes for the digging up part? Because there's a lot you can do with a good sharp shovel.

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He certainly caused chaos in Colorado Springs.

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Sure, he's leaving a mark...but can he write his name in the snow?

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Especially poor brown people.

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"The free market will do a better job of enforcing clean water standards."

I have no idea how to get these insane whackjobs back in the asylum, instead of running it.

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It's not the blinding stupidity that amazes me. It's not the corrosive theology either. It's the ability of people like this to fill their mouths with corporate cock and still be able to speak.

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<i>Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) will be one of the GOP’s leading actors when it comes to the Environmental Protection Agency </i>

He's not a real legislator, but he plays one in Washington.

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Coming from any one of us, that would be hilarious. Coming from this fuckwit, it's terrifying.

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it's a combination of a big mouth, tiny CEO cock and the ability to relax one's throat muscles

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