Natives Getting Restless
July 31, 2008
9:55 AM CST
Looks like the pinch of expensive oil may be getting voters to apply the electric cattle prod (sadly, not literally) to the collective behind of Congress:
Quite a few Democrats are rebelling against their leadership and joining with Republicans to push for more domestic oil drilling. They’ve gotten an earful from voters who demand real solutions.
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The Democratic leadership in Congress has been trying to distract from that truth and use high gas prices to please the green special interests (and, of course, cripple the Bush presidency). When asked last week why she would not allow a House vote on drilling, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi answered: “What the president would like to do is to have validation for his failed policy.”
But it’s not “what the president would like to do” that’s becoming a big problem for Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders. It’s what the American people are increasingly demanding be done. And rank-and-file Democratic senators and congressmen are beginning to feel the heat.
Sadly, once again, it’s not the heat of actual branding irons the Congressweasels are feeling.
But it will do.
Drill. Drill now. Drill everywhere we can.
