Salazar: offshore drilling a "phantom solution"
8/1/2008 - 9:53pmIn back-and-forth bickering on the Senate floor Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell attempted to force Democrats to vote on a measure opening up coastal waters for drilling when gas reached $4.50, $5 or even $7.50 a gallon, reports The Salt Lake Tribune.
"If $5-gallon gasoline isn't an emergency, I have to ask what is an emergency?" McConnell said.
"It's a phantom solution," countered Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., noting that such drilling would not affect gas prices in the short term. Watch video of McConnell bidding up the price, and Salazar's reactions.
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Salazar and oil
Salazar continues to miss the boat on off-shore oil. The formula is quite simple: The more oil we produce ourselves, the less we have to buy from the Middle East. Mr. Salazar, it is that simple. Why can't you understand it? Too difficult for you?
Every Time He Opens His Mouth!
Salazar is an embarrassment to this state. Every time he opens his mouth it is so embarrassing to hear the nonsense that he speaks. He makes all Hispanics look bad.
He need s to shut his pie hole until his term is up and we can get a real politician in there. He and Rangel are cut from the same cloth.
Jose and the pie hole who opens his mouth.
Josie. What is a "real politician"? A "pie hole" who is embarrassing or a "pie hole" who makes Hispanics look bad. Seeing as Rangel is cut form the same cloth as Salazar, do you think a pie hole looks bad or is an embarrassment to the pie hole who is an embarrassment to Hispanics that look bad like yourself for instance. I'm confused Josie.