August 26, 2008
Someone Give Mistress Nancy An Education on Energy
A Carbon Education
August 26, 2008; Page A20
Nancy Pelosi recently diluted her opposition to offshore drilling, but we're beginning to wonder if the House Speaker even knows why she opposed increasing domestic energy supplies in the first place.
Ms. Pelosi appeared Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," where Tom Brokaw gently pointed out that the various Democratic alternative energy ambitions are "not going to happen overnight." Replied Ms. Pelosi: "You can have a transition with natural gas. That, that is cheap, abundant and clean compared to fossil fuels." Later, she again said that "I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels," and that wind, solar, biofuels and "a focus on natural gas, these are the real alternatives."
Apparently Ms. Pelosi's new script is still being reworked, but it's a telling mistake. Not only is natural gas every bit as much a "fossil fuel" as oil or coal. More to the point, these concentrated organic compounds found beneath the earth's surface must be extracted by . . . drilling. And sometimes even drilling offshore, on the Outer Continental Shelf. But more drilling is what Ms. Pelosi had refused to allow just a few days ago.
Natural gas was once the toast of the Beltway, since it burns cleaner than oil and coal, though that was before Democrats became hostile to any form of carbon energy. But lately natural gas is making a comeback, thanks in part to the high-profile advocacy of T. Boone Pickens, who has been embraced by Democrats as the latest green champion. As a follow-up, we'd like to see someone ask Ms. Pelosi if she still supports more natural gas exploration once she learns that it's made from evil carbon.
See all of today's editorials and op-eds, plus video commentary, on Opinion Journal.
UPDATE: For Gigi -- here's a pic of the Mistress Nancy undergoing her weekly plastic surgery ---
Posted by Cigar Mike at August 26, 2008 09:03 AM
Comments
I don't have time right now to research whether Pelosi owns stock in natural gas companies, but it appears she might. Anyone care to help me here?
As I pointed out in my article "Masters of Green" in Cubanology Bi-Weekly Issue #10, she has bought stock in T. Boone Pickens' wind turbine ventures. This woman is ruled by the most blantant self-interest. All she cares about is increasing her already vast fortune, and is using her position in Congress to help herself. She should be impeached for this.
Posted by: ElenaM ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.babalublog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at August 26, 2008 12:56 PM
She's as erudite on energy as she is on the Catholic Church's stand on abortion.
According to her, not even the Church knows where it really stands. Glad to see the local archbishop shooting that comment to shreds.
Actually, where she needs an education is on plastic surgery. Her eyes will soon be rolling down her cheeks if she keeps stretching.
Posted by: Gigi at August 26, 2008 04:19 PM
Would somebody please inject that woman's tongue with Botox.
Posted by: Firefly at August 26, 2008 06:44 PM
Firefly -- LOL!!!!!!
Posted by: Cigar Mike Pancier at August 26, 2008 06:47 PM
Nancy was talking about the Natural Gas that comes out of her mouth, not the stuff that comes from gas wells. Why, the Natural Gas from the House of Representatives alone could fuel our transition to the new alternative: the energy of wishful thinking.
Posted by: PTG at August 26, 2008 06:58 PM
PTG, if you could convert the bullshit from the Congress into energy, you could power the world for 200 years.
Posted by: Cigar Mike Pancier at August 26, 2008 07:10 PM
UGLY SHIT!!!!
Who's that UGLY WITCH?
Posted by: FreedomForCuba at August 26, 2008 10:09 PM
the ugly witch is the Speaker of the House, the third most powerful person in the US Govt.
Posted by: Cigar Mike Pancier at August 26, 2008 10:12 PM
Cigar Mike,
There are still eight weeks left to Halloween, please don't start so early to scare me.
LOL
Posted by: FreedomForCuba at August 26, 2008 10:13 PM
the ugly witch is the Speaker of the House, the third most powerful person in the US Govt.
Cigar Mike,
America would be in real deep shit with her at the helm.
Posted by: FreedomForCuba at August 26, 2008 10:15 PM
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