thinkprogress.org - 9/2/2008
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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, ...
Harry Reid: Offshore Drilling is "Snake Oil and Quackery"
weeklystandard.com 8/28/2008 — During his remarks, Harry Reid called offshore drilling "snake oil and quackery" and said that "Doc McCain’s magic offshore oil elixir won’t work." I'm almost positive he veered from his prepared remarks and said "kindly, old Doc McCain", but I'm ...
More memory lapses at the McCain campaign
americablog.com 9/2/2008 — The McCain campaign viciously attacked Obama today because Biden criticized McCain about offshore drilling, and he criticized McCain for having repeatedly questioned Obama's patriotism. The thrust of the McCain campaign attack? How dare Biden talk ...
New McCain And RNC Ad Attacks Obama On Economy —
TPM Election Central
Sighting: A McCain ad that doesn't call Obama a "celeb"!
The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee go up with a joint new economic spot in battleground states that ties Obama to Congressional Dems and hits both for opposing offshore drilling. Here's the version running in ...
"Recovery" —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
New spot running in OH, brought to you by John McCain and the Republican National Committee. Bashes Barack Obama for opposing offshore drilling.
Narrator: "Runaway gas prices have stalled Ohio's economy. Incredibly, Barack Obama and out-of-touch congressional leaders still oppose offshore ...
Republicans' New Energy Plan —
Booman Tribune
Same as the old plan: President Bush said yesterday that the relatively little damage suffered by oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico because of Hurricane Gustav should prod Congress to open more coastal areas to offshore oil drilling, sounding a political note in the wake of the storm. Bush, who ...
Drilling for stupidity —
The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings "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 ...
Biden Attacks, Despite the Storm —
The Page by Mark Halperin
While the Democratic veep candidate says early Monday it’s not a day for national politics, he ends up going after McCain for his views on offshore drilling — and questioning his foreign policy judgment.
Tells a group of family, friends outside his Scranton childhood home: ...
Email From The Base —
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
A reader writes: I was an enthusiastic supporter of Obama in the primaries, but my ardor
had cooled after he wrapped up the nomination, in no small part because
I thought he was caving a little too readily on issues that mattered --
offshore drilling, FISA, etc. This speech reminded me ...
McCain's response —
Ben Smith's Blog
From spokesman Brian Rogers, the truce of McCain's television ad apparently over:
"Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the meager record of Barack Obama. When the temple comes down, the fireworks end, and the words are over, the facts remain: Senator Obama still has no record of bipartisanship, still opposes offshore drilling, still ...
Harry Reid: Offshore Drilling is "snake oil" and "quackery" —
The Corner on National Review Online
Quite a convention speech from the majority leader. [H/t John McCormack at the Standard.] I love how the Democrats keep selectively citing their new favorite oil man, T. Boone Pickens. Reid takes pains to note that 'T. Boone Pickens said it right: 'We can't drill our way out of this crisis.'' But that is because the problem -- diminishing supplies and heightening demand -- is bigger than ...
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