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House GOP says drill here, drill now, compromise ... later

Posted on August 20, 2008

By Joseph RommPart 1 argued argued that the Democrats would be smart to compromise on offshore drilling. Part 2 began an analysis of the bipartisan compromise proposed by the Gang of 10 senators, suggesting that deal isn't so bad. I am interrupting this series to point out that the House GOP is so nervous that the Dems might kill their pathetic political ploy by forcing a vote on a reasonable compromise that they are willing to delay indefinitely any deal that includes drilling, as CQ Politics just reported: House Republicans said Monday they would refuse to consider any energy bill tha...

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