Pelosi: Fire BAD, Bread GOOD, Impeachment OFF TABLE, Offshore Drilling MAYBE ON TABLE

[Amerigo Vespucci]

A week after House Republicans began daily demonstrations to demand expanded oil drilling, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is showing signs she might be willing to reverse her longstanding opposition to giving oil companies more access to America's coastlines.

Pelosi told CNN's Larry King that she would consider including expanded offshore drilling in energy legislation that also would include provisions to increase investment in renewable energy and release oil from the US strategic reserve.

The San Francisco Democrat maintained that oil drilling alone would do little on its own to lower gas prices. She urged oil companies to drill on the 68 million offshore acres they already have access to and accused Republicans of perpetrating a "hoax" in their push for expanded drilling.

"They have this thing that says, 'Drill offshore in the protected areas.' Well we can do that. We can have a vote on that, but it has to be part of something that says we want to bring immediate relief to the public, and not just a hoax on them," Pelosi said on Larry King Live Monday night.

Offshore drilling "is not excluded, let me say it that way," Pelosi told the CNN host. "It depends on how that is proposed, if the safeguards are there."

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Pelosi_indicates_openness_to_offshore_drilling_0812.html

[sakabatou]

1. She needs to be clue-batted

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. How exactly do her stances on impeachment and drilling differ from those of Senator Obama?

[rudy23]

4. Very good point.

Let's remember this in January, when we're outraged that none of the Bushies will be brought to justice.

[RethugAssKicker]

6. True ! So True !

[MzNov]

3. Well well well. No pun intended.

She lasted a couple of weeks longer than I thought. My bet was that she would cave when The Boner started his antics. She usually gives in to those ever-so-charming right wing male freak shows.

I wish Mdme Speaker would not Speak at all. Just keep her pie hole shut until the House elects SOMEONE ELSE. She's repulsive beyond all expression.

[Enrique]

5. we're not off the hook yet

the votes haven't been cast, we still have to WORK to keep the moratorium in place. Contact your congressperson!