Oil Spill Silences Once-Raucous 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Camp: The Republican battle cry ..

[JohnWxy]

"Drill, baby, drill" is now, "Hush, baby, hush."



The Republican battle cry that crystallized the growing popularity of offshore drilling has dropped from view since the Deepwater Horizon rig sank last week and the well it drilled started shooting crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

As Democratic opponents of the oil industry stepped up their attacks and demands for a sharp turn away from drilling, Republican leaders in Congress have slipped out of rapid-response mode and are generally holding their tongues.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has issued at least 11 broadsides at Democrats since the rig sank in 5,000 feet of water. Most dealt with financial regulatory reform. None addressed the rig explosion or spill. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has focused on jobs and health care in the nearly 20 statements he has issued in the past week without a word about the spill or loss of life, though at his on-camera news conference this week, reporters did not ask him about it.

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http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/04/30/30greenwire-oil-spill-silences-once-raucous-drill-baby-dri-28151.html

[Chipper Chat]

1. The RNC may try to sweep their past support under the rug

but 'Thank God for YouTube' Drill Baby Drill Y'all.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o0iJDA7_lY

[JohnWxy]

2. a gem!

[IndianaGreen]

3. Where is Sarah?

We should dump the Gulf oil on top of her Wasilla home.