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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Bush Uses Hurricane to Cheerlead Offshore Drilling
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 Morning Joe, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman (D) called Bush’s statement “the worst pivot ever,” questioning “how you go from hurricane to offshore drilling.” Scarborough agreed. “Just stop!” he said. Watch it:
Posted by Metavirus at 9/02/2008 04:14:00 PM
Tags: Bush , Distractions , Election 2008 , General Election , John McCain , Offshore Drilling
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