Friday, August 1, 2008

$10 gallon gas doesn't change Senates mind

$10 Gas Doesn't Change Dem Senator's Mind on Oil Drilling

"There was a rather extraordinary confrontation on the Senate floor Thursday involving offshore oil drilling that got very little press coverage.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) tried to get Democrats to vote on a measure that would open up such drilling if the price of gasoline reached a certain level.
Although the "bidding" eventually reached $10 a gallon, Colorado's Ken Salazar continually objected. ...." News Busters