(Chris Shays' twin-SUV driveway.)
A desperate GOP is waging the mother of all election year charades.
Okay, I'm a little taken aback by Congressman Shays' appearance at the GOP's "Don't Go" stunt on Wednesday. You know, the sit-in the House Republicans are currently staging at the nation's Capitol, to demand that Speaker Pelosi cancel the August recess, so Congress can vote on emergency energy give-aways. (that will do nothing in the short-term.)
Being that Chris is such an up-the-middle kind of guy, (yeah, right), I was suprised to see him protesting with so many rabid partisans, engaging in the basest kind of political theater. Attacking Pelosi's book tour? Pretty low class. Calling her Marie Antoinette? Egads. Suggesting Democrats are anti-energy, when Republicans controlled and wrote our energy policy from 1994-2006? Despicable.
Yet there was Chris Shays, smack-dab in the middle of it. Well actually standing front-and-center, backing up his buddy, the ultra-partisan Newt Gingrich, with the GOP's premier young attack dog, Adam Putnam, (R-FL), handling the introductions!
Watch the video. It is ground-shattering. Mr. Environmental suddenly saying, "All of the Above!" to Big Energy's lame-duck agenda, and arguing that we should drill for gas off the New England coast!?
More later. I need a break. Just understand, this week was huge. And I wonder if Shays' latest flip-flop isn't being fueled by a need for campaign cash....
1 comment:
Doesn't Shays lease his SUV to his campaign during campaign season?
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