Decision 2008 has Gov. Mike Easley spouting the party line on offshore drilling:
“People need to understand this policy does not help working families at all,” Easley said. “Any drilling would be 10 years away….We would never be able to affect the price.”
He also said that looking for more oil takes the focus looking for renewable energy like wind and other alternatives to conserve.
“The people are being sold a bill of good here. This policy will not lower the price of gasoline,” Easley said. He added that oil drilling could threaten the state’s tourism economy, particularly if there were an accident that soiled the beeches or fisheries.
Boring. Mark Binker also wonders if such talk will help himself with the Obama campaign. Fat chance, and that’s not just me talking, as Binker has Public Policy Polling numbers.
And is it me, or is it bad form for U.S. Senate candidate Kay Hagan to diss offshore drilling while pumping precious fuel by the gallon?
