That's it for Big Auto's Bitch on Energy:
The 137-122 vote displaces the veteran Michigan Democrat, who has been either chairman or ranking member of the committee overseeing energy and environmental legislation since 1981. Dingell's southeast Michigan district is largely dependent on the automotive industry, and Dingell has made a point of opposing potentially costly regulations for automakers over the years.
It'll be interesting to see how Waxman will fuck this country up in all new and interesting ways.