$5.6 TRILLION Dolar Tax Increase collaspes in the Senate

From a very despondent AP ...

Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a global warming bill that would have required major reductions in greenhouse gases, pushing debate over the world's biggest environmental concern to next year for a new Congress and president.

Democratic leaders fell a dozen votes short of getting the 60 needed to end a Republican filibuster on the measure and bring the bill up for a vote, prompting Majority Leader Harry Reid to pull the legislation from consideration.

The Senate debate focused on bitter disagreement over the expected economic costs of putting a price on carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas that comes from burning fossil fuels. Opponents said it would lead to higher energy costs.

The 48-36 vote fell short of a majority, but Democrats produced letters from six senators — including both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain — saying they would have voted for the measure had they been there.

"It's just the beginning for us," proclaimed Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., a chief sponsor of the bill, noting that 54 senators had expressed support of the legislation, although that's still short of what would be needed to overcome concerted GOP opposition.

"It's clear a majority of Congress wants to act," Boxer said at a news conference.

Which is why they only got 48 votes to pass this monstrous tax increase, because as you can clearly tell, 48 out of 100 is not even a simple majority -- Sen Boxer needs to lighten up on the botox, it's effecting her judgement, as if she ever had any to begin with.

You Comrade Obama supporters, you might want to consider what the Comrade wants to do, before you elect him. Before the chant becomes, hey hey, ho ho, where did my job go.

Even John McCain ran for cover.