Democrats for domestic drilling: Hoyer

[babylonsister]

:banghead::banghead:


Democrats for domestic drilling: Hoyer
Posted July 9, 2008 2:58 PM
The Swamp

by Matthew Hay Brown


After weeks of Republican criticism of Democratic opposition to expanding drilling in Alaska and beyond, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today unveiled a new mantra for his party.

"Democrats are for greater domestic production," the Maryland Democrat told the Capitol press corps this morning, and repeated: "Democrats are for greater domestic production. Democrats are not against drilling."

Of course, Hoyer was talking about exploiting the 88 million acres on which oil companies already hold federal leases - not the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve or the areas off the East, West and Gulf coasts that Republicans (and growing numbers of Americans generally) want to explore.

"Just to give you an idea of what that means," Hoyer said, "eighty-eight million acres is Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and most of Maryland is now available. ...

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http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/hoyer_democrats_for_domestic_d.html

[spanone]

1. i think they're all republicans...some just call themselves democrats

[bluestateguy]

2. The oil companies are welcome to drill where they already have leases

nt

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

3. Yeah. What you said.

They follow the rules, keep things clean and drill where they have leases. Nothing complicated about that.

Unless, of course, drilling, at all, is the last thing on their minds.

[babylonsister]

5. Duh. I read this fast and was thinking he was giving the GOP

the nod to have at it; my error.

[Dr.Phool]

4. They should drill Hoyer's head for scruples.