Every frigging day it's a new low for these bastards.

[LynnTheDem]

The chairman of a Senate committee that oversees environmental issues has directed two national organizations that oppose President Bush's major clean-air initiative to turn over their financial and tax records to the Senate.

Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), who heads the Environment and Public Works Committee, asked for the documents 10 days after a representative of the two groups criticized Bush's "Clear Skies" proposal before a Senate subcommittee. Inhofe is the leading sponsor of the administration bill, which is deadlocked in his panel <...>

On Jan. 26, John Paul, an environmental regulator from Ohio, testified on behalf of both pollution control organizations. He told the Senate subcommittee that "Clear Skies" "fails on every one of our associations' core principals," was "far too lenient" on polluters and would undermine "states' abilities to protect air quality."

After the testimony, several senators sent a letter to Paul with follow-up questions; Inhofe included a request for financial statements, membership lists and tax returns for the last six years for both groups. Paul is the vice president and incoming president of the local air pollution group. Inhofe's request was first disclosed by Cox News Service on Friday.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-clear19feb19,0,5649063.story?coll=la-home-headlines

And as DKos points out, "This isn't even a partisan issue, by the way. John Paul is a Republican."

[Skittles]

1. lol, not partisan

that's right - they eat their own if they refuse to goose-step

[MSgt213]

2. Partisan or not this shows the levels these people will sink to in order

to stem all criticism. And for the democrats not to speak out because of some bull shit negotiation line is absurd.

[punpirate]

3. If Inhofe had been...

... barred for life from political office at the age of eighteen, he would have either starved to death or wound up in jail...

[CindyDale]

4. He is one of the psychos who advocate war crimes

so not really a new low for him at least.