What do Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and T.Boone Pickens have in common?
Reid is the Mormon, progressive (yes, I am avoiding the "L" word) leader of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate and Pickens is a Billionaire Texas oilman and former Republican donor. According to Roll Call, Pickens and Reid have formed a formidable alliance to further the Pickens' Plan to move the country off of oil and towards natural gas and electric powered vehicles.
Could they be working for the Common Good? It certainly appears that way. Guess what else, Pickens is not, I repeat not, making any campaign contributions. The proverbial sky must be falling. The man is advocating a cause and not paying a cover charge. Stay tuned, the Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act is scheduled for a November 17 cloture vote and the Natural Gas industry and Democrats are courting each other intensely...
Update: the cloture vote was cancelled on November 17, 2010 and the bill died. The Common Good lost...
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