Where Would Jesus Drill? - 2008-08-14
Our thanks to Think Progress for this story:
The
other day, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann told us that we don't need Nancy
Pelosi to save the planet. Jesus has it covered. Here's what she said:
"[Pelosi]
is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she
has said that she’s just trying to save the planet. … We all know that
someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet — we
didn’t need Nancy Pelosi to do that."
It gets better.
Yesterday
on CNN, Rep. Bachmann gushed about how the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge is "the most perfect place on the planet to drill."
What else did Rep. Bachmann's have to say?
- The Arctic Refuge is the perfect place to drill because "it is permanently frozen in darkness three months of the year under ice and snow for nine months of the year."
Yes. Aside from the frozen darkness and ice and snow, it does sound perfect!
- "[T]his area was specifically set aside for drilling by President Jimmy Carter for drilling."
Except that . . . . . . it wasn't.
President
Carter said the law he signed actually blocked "any oil company
drilling until Congress votes otherwise. . . The simple fact is,
drilling is inherently incompatible with wilderness."
- Bachmann also called past and current drilling on Alaska's North Slope a "31-year demonstration project of responsible drilling."
Except that . . . . . . it's not.
There's
a long trail of oil spills and accidents on the North Slope, including
BP's 200,000 gallon spill that went undetected for five days just two
years ago.
Of
course, Rep. Bachmann might believe that her Lord wants us to bulldoze
new roads into, erect drilling rigs and platforms on, and pump the oil
out of His creation so we can drive around in our cars and warm up His
planet. But does she really believe He'd approve of her fast-and-loose
approach to the truth?
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