Posted on 04/23/2004 2:07:29 PM PDT by RWR8189
| "I am committed to preserving Florida's natural beauty … There is no ambiguity in my position on drilling off the coast of Florida." - President Bush, 4/23/04 |
Kerry Supports Offshore Drilling In Florida
Kerry Says He Favors Drilling Off The Coast Of Florida. "But Kerry said he would be in favor of drilling off the coast of Florida. 'I support oil drilling in the right places,' Kerry said. 'There is a capacity to protect what we have today - the protections for the coast of Florida - and still be able to drill in those locations where they're already permitting, already had the environmental impact study, they've already had the leases.'" (Dwayne Robinson, "Kerry Courts Florida with Conservation," The Independent Florida Alligator, 4/21/04)
Kerry's Handlers Rush To Contradict Him
"Kerry spokesman Mark Kornblau said the Massachusetts senator 'has consistently opposed drilling off the Florida coast. He opposes it today and will oppose it as President.'" (Brent Kallestad, "Gov. Bush and Kerry Squabble Over Offshore Drilling," The Associated Press, 4/22/04)
Florida Environmentalists Oppose Offshore Drilling
"'There are some environmental issues in Florida where you cannot waffle or equivocate,' said former Audubon Society President Clay Henderson, who was in the front row for Kerry's speech. 'There were some people who left the event wondering why the Everglades was never mentioned and confused on Kerry's statement on offshore oil drilling.'" (Craig Crawford, "Kerry Hits Bumps in Move to Middle of the Road," The Congressional Quarterly, 4/22/04)
Opposition to Offshore Drilling In Florida Crosses Party Lines
"The environment is a potent issue in Florida, where the sensitive coastline and the threat of development aggravates those on the left and the right of the ideological spectrum. More than 700,000 Florida voters are members of environmental organizations." (Craig Crawford, "Kerry Hits Bumps in Move to Middle of the Road," The Congressional Quarterly, 4/22/04)
What is Kare-bear doing?
'I support, I oppose'
'I'm sure...wait, who knows?'
I do not know how he got the most liberal voting record in the senate. He seems like such a political opportunist.
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