Thompson won't rule out Everglades drilling

[Poiuyt]

At a press availability in Tallahassee with Florida’s Republican governor Charlie Crist, Thompson was asked whether oil should be drilled in the famous ecosystem if large reserves were discovered there.

“Well, gosh. Nobody has told me that there are any major reserves in the Everglades, but maybe that’s one of the things I need to learn while I’m down here,” Thompson responded.

Crist quickly jumped in. “We’d rather not do that,” he said.

“I’m not going to start by taking this, that, or the other off the table in terms of our overall energy situation,” Thompson said. “We’ve got to do better in terms of nuclear. We’ve got to do better in terms of finding environmentally friendly ways to use coal, which we have plenty of.”

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/09/18/thompson-wont-rule-out-everglades-drilling/

[Beaverhausen]

1. He must enjoy the taste of his foot

It's in his mouth daily.

[Poiuyt]

4. He really is dumb, isn't he?

Maybe not dumb. Maybe ignorant of issues that he should be familiar with.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Going down.........

Bye, Fred.

[Scurrilous]

3. More from Florida:

Thompson skims over lobbyist on résumé Fred Thompson

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"Fred Thompson tells his life story on the campaign trail in about a half-hour and a dozen or so roles: farmworkers' son, graveyard-shift factory worker, teenage dad, prosecutor, Watergate Republican counsel, accidental actor, U.S. senator.

Invariably missing: lobbyist.

For more than 20 years before and after he was a senator, the Republican presidential candidate has lobbied or consulted for a range of clients, some of whom were controversial: two Libyan airline-bombing suspects, an abortion rights group, toppled Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide, an insurance firm, a chemical company and some members of the savings and loan industry.

Asked why he omits public mention of his long and lucrative career, Thompson chuckled Tuesday: "Nobody asked me the question." Pressed for an answer as he walked out of a meeting with Gov. Charlie Crist, Thompson declined to comment, saying, "Good to see you."

While parlaying Washington connections into cash is common on Capitol Hill, the voluble actor's silence speaks volumes about the image he projects on the campaign trail as a straight-talkin' blue-collar guy who won his Senate seat in 1994 after driving through Tennessee towns in a red pickup. His opponent's description of him then: "a Gucci-wearing, Lincoln-driving, Perrier-drinking, Grey Poupon-spreading millionaire Washington special-interest lobbyist."

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/242436.html