Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Cognitive Dissonance In NC's Republican Congressional Delegation?First, an honorable sentiment from Sen. Elizabeth Dole's website stating her opposition to offshore drilling off the coast of North Carolina...
"I’ll be fighting to ensure that no steps are taken toward drilling off of North Carolina’s coast. Offshore drilling not only would be harmful to our environment, it would be detrimental to an industry that is extremely important to North Carolina’s coastal economy – tourism."Next, a snippet from today's News & Observer regarding the desire of some Republicans to allow offshore drilling...
Four North Carolina members of Congress are co-sponsoring legislation to allow natural gas exploration off the state's coast.Now, it's safe to say they're just making noise so they'll look like they give a shit about people being squeezed at the pump.
Reps. Virginia Foxx, Patrick McHenry, Sue Myrick and Charles Taylor, all Republicans, signed onto the bill seeking to lift the federal ban on offshore drilling.
"I think that it is not right for us to ignore natural resources that we have that could reduce energy prices," Foxx said.
The real question is whether or not Sen. Dole will show some guts and shoot their plan down. After all, none of these 4 Representatives has to answer to voters on North Carolina's coast.
Liddy does...
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