What stupid shit did Senator for Life, Tom Carper, say today? Well, while campaigning for “dead woman walking” Mary Landrieu, a fake Republican about to lose to a real Republican, Carper said that he still expects his show of bipartisanship to be “reciprocated” by grateful Republicans. Also, the Keystone Pipeline is still the root cause of all DC dysfunction (in-case you were wondering).
Carper stumps for Landrieu in Louisiana
Matthew Albright, The News Journal 2:06 p.m. EST December 1, 2014Sen. Tom Carper was in Louisiana on Monday trying to build support for embattled Democratic colleague Sen. Mary Landrieu as she faces a tough run-off election.
Carper visited schools in New Orleans that were ravaged by hurricanes and rebuilt using federal money, according to a news release from Landrieu’s office. He highlighted Landrieu’s “record in fighting for the area, which includes delivering $1.8 billion in education funding to rebuild schools destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,” the release said.
Carper’s visit comes after his controversial vote for legislation authorizing construction on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries along the Gulf Coast.
Local environmentalists blasted that vote, arguing tar sands are some of the dirtiest fuels on earth and constructing the pipeline would further worsen global climate change. Those critics said Carper, who has a long record supporting environmental and anti-pollution laws, voted to help Landrieu find support in Louisiana, where the oil industry is a major economic driver.
Carper said he had voted for the pipeline because debate over the proposal was blocking any other attempts at “green” legislation and said he hoped his compromise would be reciprocated sometime later by Republicans.