Now's the time for an energy plan
By
Editorial
The East Oregonian
June 23, 2010
How about a bold plan from our President and creation of a bi-partisan steering committee of senators and congressman to turn this tragedy into something positive. The oil industry should join in too. Most all of us would vote for that kind of political action.
First Joe Barton, a Republican congressman from Texas, put his foot in his
mouth. He called President Obama's call for British Petroleum (BP) to pay for
the gulf oil spill cleanup a "$20 billion shakedown."
Oops. The
Democrats pounced. A video went up on the Internet. And his GOP brethren ran for
cover. By day's end, Barton was issuing an apology.
