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Scarborough rips Bush for using Gustav to demand more offshore drilling: ‘Just stop!’
Think Progress — This morning, President Bush discussed Hurricane Gustav, using the occasion to push for more offshore drilling: BUSH: One thing that’s for certain, when Congress comes back they got to understand that we need more domestic energy, not less. And one place to find it is offshore America, lands that have been, have been, uh, taken off the book, so to speak, by congressional law. And now they need to give us a chance to find more oil and natural gas here at home. Reacting to Bush’s statement on MSNBC’s ...

Because He Did Such a Great Job with Katrina
Shakesville — President Fumblenutz on what Gustav should mean to the Congress: President Bush said Tuesday that while it’s too early to assess Hurricane Gustav’s damage to U.S. oil infrastructure off the Gulf Coast, the storm should prompt Congress to OK more domestic oil production. "One thing is for certain, when Congress comes back, they’ve got to understand that we need more domestic energy, not less," Bush said in the Roosevelt Room. "One place to find it is offshore America" lands that have been taken off the books, so to speak, by congressional law " and now they need ...

Drilling for stupidity
The Reaction — ... "One thing is for certain," President Bush said today at the White House in response to Hurricane Gustav, "when Congress comes back, they've got to understand that we need more domestic energy, not less. One place to find it is offshore America -- lands that have been taken off the books, so to speak, by congressional law -- and now they need to give us a chance to find more oil and gas here at home." ...