GOP ‘Pledge To America’ Is An Oath To Big Oil .... written by former Exxon lobbyist

[RedEarth]

Our guest blogger is Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow and Director of Climate Strategy, Center for American Progress Action Fund.

House Republicans just released “A Pledge to America,” its agenda for the 112th Congress if they take charge. The Republicans claim that their document — written by former Exxon lobbyist Brian Wild — is “one in which the people have the most say and the best ideas trump the most entrenched interests.” When it comes to energy policy, the GOP leaders actually ignore public opinion, ignore science, and instead promote the same old ideas flogged by big oil lobbyists and other energy interests. The entire Republican energy policy is a single sentence:

We will fight to increase access to domestic energy sources and oppose attempts to impose a national “cap and trade” energy tax.

“Increase access to domestic energy sources” is code for “drill, baby, drill.” This language is straight out of big oil’s playbook, used for years by the oil industry’s lobbying groups:

http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/09/23/gop-pledge-oil/