Thank you Madame Speaker and I thank the gentleman from Virginia. I support the gentleman’s amendment. We know Madame Speaker that this national energy tax will cost the American people two trillion dollars. We know this will result in the loss of 2.5 million jobs every year for the American people. We know that. We know this will result in a reduced standard of living for Americans. We know that. What is the point, and what’s the benefit? Baht buhw—what’s worse than this is that now because of this underlying bill, the Federal Government will virtually have control over every aspect of lives for the American people. It is time to stand up and say, “We get to choose. We choose liberty, or we choose tyranny.” It’s one of the two. The underlying bill represents the tyranny and intervention of the Federal Government. Mr. Forbes’ amendment represents liberty for the American people. What will we choose today? Will we choose liberty, or will we choose tyranny? I choose Mr. Forbes’ amendment … mumble mumble yield mumble…

Michelle Bachmann

The problem with the Republicans as I see it is that their methods were too successful. They built a support base composed of the ignorant and the gullible, and over time some of those same people rose in the ranks to become leaders of the party. So you end up with a party with Michelle Bachmann, John Boehner, and Sarah Palin as your most visible outspoken members – people lacking in reason and discernment.