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 Stories About: energy AND politics AND George Bush AND John McCain
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'A massive, fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy'
I think Friedman is upset with Bush |
David Roberts |
22 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Mustache kicks ass today. He says it's 'hard for [him] to find the words to express what a massive, fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy' Bush is backing, but he manages fairly well. Extra kudos for highlighting the absurd refusal of Republicans to renew the PTC and ITC. One ommission: he doesn't mention that John McCain is out on the campaign trail pushing the drilling uber alles policy as we speak. |
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| Topics: energy, George Bush, John McCain, politics (all these topics) |
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Mildly different
Are McCain's environmental views really so far from Bush's? |
David Roberts |
17 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller says, "On the environment ... Mr. McCain has strikingly different views from Mr. Bush." Is that true? Bush wants unstinting federal support and pork for the nuclear industry. He supports "clean coal." He is against raising CAFE standards on automobiles or boosting efficiency and performance standards on other individual economic sectors. He supports removing the moratorium on offshore drilling. He believes in ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, George Bush, John McCain, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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