Did the GOP Dirty 8, AKA the Cap-and-Tr8ors, Receive Green to be Green?

Just out of curiosity I began digging on the past and current donations of the 8 Benedict Arnold’s of the Republican Party who voted in favor of cap-and-trade.

As I began to investigate who donated significant amounts to each candidate’s piggy bank, I noticed there was a common trend; these 8 GOPers all had enviro-groups, unions, & alternative energy companies putting money in their coffers.

As an interesting aside, there is a PAC called the Tuesday Group PAC and for all intents and purposes, it may as well be called the RINO PAC ~ 6 out of the 8 tr8ors were funded by this PAC.

Those same 6 are also funded by the Republican “Main Street” Partnership PAC ~ another RINO group.

Recall that GE and Honeywell at one point tried to merge – Honeywell has contributed to almost all of these 8 candidates and GE to some as well.  GE is predominantly Democrat, so that should tell you something and at times GE has contributed for the 2010 campaign but did not contribute prior to that… Could the “eight” be getting a deal from both? GE and Honeywell are advocates of global warming and the cap-and-trade system.

Mary Bono Mack:

Mary Bono Mack is part of the energy and commerce committee, headed by none other than, Henry Waxman, of the Waxman-Markey notoriety.  One could surmise that she was promised something by Waxman and Pelosi and possibly wanted to make her “boss” proud.  However, I was also interested to find out who donates to her.

In 2008 the following contributed:

General Electric (enough said) ~ $4.5K

Edison International/Edison Electric Institute ~ $10.75K

PG&E Corporation ~ $3.5K

Calpine Corporation ~ $2.5K

Sempras Energy ~ $2.5K

Excel Energy, FirstEnergy Corp, Electric Power Supply Assn, American Electric Power, Constellation Energy, etc. ~ $10K

SEIU (union is for a cap-and-trade system) ~ $10K

B&D Consulting/Lobbying ~ $3.5K

Honeywell International ~ $10K

And What about 2010?

General Electric (enough said) ~ $1K

Edison International ~ $5K

B&D Consulting/Lobbying ~ $3K

Honeywell International ~ $1K

 

Mike Castle:

Mike Castle is part of the Education and Labor Committee and is backed by a lot of trade/labor unions – most of which support a cap-and-trade system.  He is also part of the Financial Services Committee, which I also question…

Contributions in 2008:

PEPCO Holdings, Inc.  ~ $2.5K

Koch Industries (supported by EPA) ~ $1K

Operating Engineers Union ~ $5K

Other AFL-CIO Unions ~ $8.5K

National Education Assn ~ $10K

SEIU ~ $6K

Financial Institutions ~ $371.9K

League of Conservation Voters & Sierra Club ~ $770

Honeywell International ~ $10K

Contributions in 2010:

The Operating Engineers Union (In ’08 wrote a memo to the senate thanking them for attempting to bring cap-and-trade back) ~ $5K

NRECA (for cap-and-tax) ~ $1K

Heavily Funded by Financial Institutions (kick-backs were put into the cap-and-trade bill for financial companies/mortgages ~ $44.5K

 

Mark Kirk:

Mark Kirk is on the Appropriations Committee and has been a long-time RINO from Illinois.

Contributions in 2008:

Exelon Corporation (put out press release congratulating the House reps for passing cap-and-trade on Friday). ~ $34.1K

Financial Institutions ~ $136.5K

National Education Assn ~ $19K

Goldman Sachs ~ $15.7K

Honeywell International ~ $5K

League of Conservation Voters ~ $1K

Ocean Champions ~ $4K

Republicans for Environmental Protection ~ $4K

Solar Energy Industries ~ $2K

Peabody Energy(Coal Mining company that thinks Waxman-Markey is cup half full legislation)!? ~ $2.5K

Edison International ~ $2K

Westinghouse Electric ~ $2K

Operating Engineers Union ~ $6K

PMA Lobbying Group (under investigation) ~ $2K

Microsoft Corp. ~ $1.5K

Contributions in 2010:

GE ~ $1K

Honeywell International ~ $1K

Operating Engineers Union ~ $10K

 

Leonard Lance:

There isn’t much information prior to Mr. Lance’s election in 2008, however, he currently sits on the Financial Services committee.

Contributions in 2010:

League of Conservation Voters ~ $250

Honeywell (believes in cap-and-trade) ~ $1K

Public Service Enterprise Group ~ $1K

National Education Association ~ $1K

Financial Institutions ~ $49.7K

 

Frank LoBiondo:

Contributions in 2008:

Public Service Enterprise Group ~ $6.5K

Honeywell International ~ $3.5K

Labor Unions ~ $235.8K

Sierra Club/League of Conservation Voters ~ $1.3K

Contributions in 2010:

Labor Unions ~ $53.2K

 

John McHugh:

Contributions in 2008:

Constellation Energy ~ $10.8K

Honeywell International ~ $10K

Operating Engineers Union ~ $10K

PMA Group ~ $10K

Electric Companies (heavily funded by them incl. Exelon, Edison, FirstEnergy, Progress Energy, etc.) ~ $34K

Environmental Services (MWH Americas) ~ $1K

Labor Unions ~ $133.5K

Contributions in 2010:

Operating Engineers Union ~ $10K

Honeywell International ~ $5K

Labor Unions ~ $11K

 

Dave Reichert:

Contributions in 2008:

It appears that Dave is an enviro-nut RINO.  He was on the Space Committee and receives a lot of funding from Microsoft.

Microsoft ~ $48.2K

National Education Assn ~ $10K

Avista (support cap-and-trade) ~ $1.3K

Puget Sound Energy ~ $7.9K

Financial Institutions ~ $121.5K

Illinois Tool Works gave to Mark Kirk which is understandable but why also to a rep. from Washington state? ~ $2K?

Contributions in 2010:

GE ~ $1K

Honeywell International ~ $3K

Operating Engineers Union ~ $5K

Labor Unions ~ $4.5K

 

Chris Smith:

Contributions in 2008:

Operating Engineers Union ~ $10K

Laborers Union ~ $10K

National Education Assn ~ $3K

SEIU ~ $5K

Other Labor Unions ~ $92K

League of Conservation Voters ~ $250

Contributions in 2010:

Operating Engineers Union ~ $10K

Other Labor Unions ~ $13K

The Washington Examiner had a brief article on some of the campaign contributions that various members of the GOP 8 were a part of, many of which are already captures here – but as a source you can go here.

I believe there is a lot more investigation that will need to be done in order to fully grasp what these 8 were promised from Waxman and Pelosi, rather than just reviewing their campaign contributions.  I also have suspicions regarding the New Jersey 3 as to where many of these green companies and technologies reside.  New Jersey has its very own clean energy initiatives/policies for its state and a long list of companies who are involved.

I hope we can get to the bottom of it and find out what it takes to sell out your party, your constituents, but worst of all; your country.

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