James Inhofe

Tamminen: Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York? (Commentary)

cnbc.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


Democrats Barbara Boxer (CA) and John Kerry (MA) moved away from discussing the environmental impacts of climate change -- and the reason, therefore, ...

The Constitution Doesn't Change With the Circumstances

Doug Kendall | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Doug Kendall

Just four years ago, Senate Republicans were loudly condemning the use of filibusters to block judicial nominees. As early as next week, those words will be put to the test.

Cautious Optimism for Copenhagen Deal as Barcelona Climate Talks End

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


Brendan DeMelle

The mood was markedly improved on the final day of the Barcelona climate talks, as delegates, observers and non-governmental organizations all brushed off the pessimism.

Jeff Muskus

Inhofe Shows Up To Climate Hearing, Refuses To Discuss GOP Position, Walks Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Just like the day before, only one Republican showed up for the Senate's climate change hearing Wednesday morning -- but not to debate. Republicans ...

Jeff Muskus

GOP Boycotts Senate Climate Change Hearing (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Barbara Boxer is out in front on climate change in the Senate. As a result, she spent much of Tuesday sitting by herself. From the beginning, it was ...

Inhofe and Republicans are Right: Analysis of Climate Bills is Flawed

A. Siegel | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Republicans are absolutely right and absolutely wrong when it comes to EPA analysis of climate legislation. They are right that the analysis has flaws, but they are wrong about what should be done about it.

Jim Inhofe Abandoned By Fellow Republicans In Anti-Earth Crusade

Washington Post | Dana Milbank | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


It must be very lonely being the last flat-earther. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, committed climate-change denier, found himself in just such a posi...

Walking Down the Avenue

Carl Pope | Posted 10.24.2009 | Green


Carl Pope

While we should applaud the Administration for doing what the law and common sense require to protect the polar bear, we mustn't lose sight of the larger remaining challenges.

Senator Inhofe to Lead Anti-Science Delegation to International Climate Talks

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

Obstructing domestic legislation is one thing, but taking the anti-science freakshow on the road is something else entirely. Sadly, this is apparently what Senator Inhofe intends to do.

Inhofe A Birther? Says Suing Would Take Years, "Damage Is Already Done"

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


This morning, at the "Freedom Summit" that kicked off three days of small government Tea Party protests, I broke from a conversation I'd been having w...

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.21.2009 | Home


Arianna Huffington

The GOP's desperate attempts to demonize President Obama reached new heights this week. Leading the charge was Sen. James Inhofe who, at a town hall meeting, claimed Obama is "obsessed with turning terrorists loose in America." That doozy was topped by the conservative firestorm over the president's upcoming speech to America's school kids, in which he plans to urge kids to work hard. Heaven forbid. (The administration's ill-conceived suggestion that kids write a letter "to themselves about what they can do to help the president" gave the crazies all the opening they needed). The last sitting president to address students across the nation was George H.W. Bush. During that speech, he issued a challenge to "revolutionize American education" and conduct "a crusade for excellence." Can you imagine what Glenn Beck would do with "revolutionize" and "crusade" coming out of Obama's mouth?

Inhofe: I'll Vote Against Reform Without Reading Bill

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) admitted this week that he would vote against health care reform without reading the bill, or knowing what was in it. At ...

Support Our Troops: Combat Climate Change

Charles London | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


Charles London

Displaced, vulnerable populations are a breeding ground for extremism and contribute to the instability and failure of states. Now, U.S generals say climate change acts as a "threat multiplier."

"C Street" and the Military

Chris Rodda | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


Chris Rodda

These soldier's appearances on religious programs in uniform isn't just a violation of military regulations, it's a good example of the multiple connections between fundamentalist groups.

Green News Report - July 28, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

U.S.-China summit begins today in D.C.; Arctic ice photos finally declassified... PLUS: Chicken feathers! For both biodiesel and Republican Senators..

'The Wacko Wing'

The Progress Report | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


The Progress Report

Birthers claim that the birth certificate posted by the Obama campaign was "a false, fake birth certificate," but its authenticity has been independently confirmed.

Inhofe: Birthers "Have A Point," "I Don't Discourage It"

Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


In a story in Monday's Politico, conservative Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) indicates that he believes the argument of the "birther" activists -- that P...

Scientific Inquiry Concludes: Inhofe List "Not credible"

A. Siegel | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Senator James Inhofe misused the power of his chairmanship to expend taxpayer resources on distorting, misleading, and outright deceiving when it comes to scientific issues, most notably in relation to questions of Global Warming.

Summer Reading: Manmade Disaster II

Seth Bauer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


Seth Bauer

Climate change skeptics were on my mind this week as I read, The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan's book on the Dust Bowl. Now Sen. James Inhofe is helping to write the sequel.

Sahil Kapur

Inhofe: Nothing Could Make Me Vote For Climate Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics


Senate Democrats are hoping to complete the task that their colleagues in the House began two weeks ago -- passing the most ambitious climate bill eve...

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.04.2009 | Home


Arianna Huffington

The GOP's Runnin' Off the Rails tour continued this week with Sarah Palin announcing she will resign, Mark Sanford admitting he "crossed lines" with multiple women (while providing an instant new slang term for sex: "crossing the ultimate line"), James Inhofe welcoming Al Franken to the Senate by saying, "We are going to get the clown from Minnesota," and John Boehner spending an hour on the House floor reading aloud portions of the landmark climate-change bill he labeled "a piece of shit." Also this week, U.S. troops in Iraq were finally cause for celebration, fireworks, and dancing in the streets of Baghdad. It turns out it was not our arrival in Iraq that was greeted with flowers and sweets but our departure. It's an agonizing lesson learned six years, $1 trillion, and 4,321 U.S. deaths too late.

Sen. Inhofe: EPA Should Be Investigated For "Cooking" Climate Change Science

The Hill | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deliberately withheld facts from a report on global warming in order to bolster the Obama administration's c...

Sen. Inhofe: I Decided To Oppose Sotomayor "Eleven Years Ago"

Think Progress | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


In a surprisingly candid statement, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) admitted that his vote to oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was a "foregone co...

Will the Fight Over Gay Marriage Be the End of Right vs. Left Thinking?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Not that long ago, gay marriage was a dependable wedge issue Republicans could use to keep its base in line. But now that wedge is clearly splintering.

Jason Linkins

Jim Inhofe Cites Free Colonoscopy As GITMO Benefit (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


Via Jake Tapper, here's a video of James Mountain "Jim" Inhofe, best known as the Senate's preeminent climate change crackpot, talking about how great...