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Boehner: Dems in bed with treehuggers

Finally, a Republican with the stones to call it like it is.  From Politico:

The war of words over skyrocketing gas prices intensified Tuesday on Capitol Hill, as House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) accused Democrats of “worshiping at the altar of radical environmentalism” in their drive to block access to domestic oil drilling.

In a sign of just how politically charged the issue has become, Democrats immediately fired back, directing Boehner to a “use it or lose it” energy bill set to be taken up on the House floor this week, that would require oil and gas companies to drill on the millions of acres of leases they already hold.  (Oh, you mean the less-than-3% of the available acres the feds will let them explore? – Ed.)

House Republicans continued their drive to get their energy proposals released from committees on Tuesday, as Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) said he would file a discharge petition to release a bill that would repeal a federal ban on acquiring alternative fuels for government vehicles.

“Republicans want to put everything on the table,” said Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), the bill’s sponsor. “The Democrats somehow believe that you can either beg your way, sue your way, tax your way or castigate your way into lower energy prices.” …

Alas, I don’t see Americans waking up to that reality anytime soon.  They still labor under the misconception that Dems know a thing or two about economics, and that’s just pure lunacy.

June 26, 2008 - Posted by crushliberalism | economic ignorance, environuts, oil