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A Republican minority in the Senate today used procedural tricks to kill the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 -- a measure that had overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives on May 21 by a vote of 263 to 160.

The law, among things, would have extended tax incentives crucial to existing green energy businesses, and secured 100,000 jobs now at risk. Sierra Club's Carl Pope called it

.....kicking the economy while it's down.

Ouch. John McCain should take note. Fellow Senate Republicans are undermining the credibility of his campaign speeches promising economic revitalization. Time for him to take a stand with some straight talk to his party's saboteurs?