The Oil Soaked Tennessee Congresswoman
http://www.democrats.org/page/community/post/stephencrockett/CJNd
I recently saw Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn on C-SPAN trying to sell America on the political agenda of the oil industry.
Her performance was a disgrace. She showed a bunch of charts on oil policy that were pure works of fiction. They had numbers on fuel prices resulting from policy positions that were pure imagination with zero basis in fact.
She claims that price-gouging has no impact on the current outrageous prices at the pump. Please! Blackburn expects us to believe this oil industry talking point.
The current price spiral is not solely based on supply and demand. It is largely based on market power and manipulation.
She claims not building refineries is a major cause when the oil industry has intentionally been closing profitable refineries to restrict supply and drive up prices.
Blackburn did not mention alternative energy policies which are long overdue and which have been blocked by the oil industry for decades.
We do not need more oil-soaked members of Congress. I hope her District will send her into retirement in November.
I am sure she can find a cushy position with Exxon/Mobil.
Sincerely,
Stephen Crockett
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:01 am
Blackburn is not alone among Republicans carrying water for the oil barons. Foxx of North Carolina and Wilson of South Carolina are two more who quickly come to mind.