WOW.
What a bad day for the drill, drill, drill crowd.
COLLAPSE #1 FOR THE REPUBLICAN DRILL, DRILL, DRILL PLAN
The party of John McCain and Exxon released the perfect status-quo, oil-company-designed Energy Plan today.
While despoiling the steps of the Capitol Republicans revealed their laughable Big Oil Giveaway today.
AND THE REPUBLICANS WERE MET WITH A LARGE COUNTER - PROTEST.
UPDATE: NEW HEADLINES
Embarassing turnout for Republicans at House GOP drilling event
Protesters Overrun GOP Event
In the Politico:
What they stumbled into was a crowd of about 130 protesters from a wide variety of environmental groups who threatened to shout down the pro-drilling message touted by the GOP. The protest was organized by the League of Conservation Voters, the National Resources Defense Council and other groups.
Police had to cordon off the 70 or so lawmakers, who stood on the west front steps of the Capitol under threatening skies, from the protesters, who held a series of anti-drilling placards. To no one's surprise, included in the protest group were people in eagle and polar bear suits _ undoubtedly stifling in Washington's summer heat.
COLLAPSE #2 FOR THE REPUBLICAN DRILL, DRILL, DRILL PLAN
McCain was going to try to steal the thunder from the Obama diplomatic steamroller overseas by helicoptering to an oil pad in the Gulf of Mexico.
To highlight his DRILL, DRILL, DRILL plan. But, ha, ha, there is an oil spill to ruin the photo-op as reported in the BREAKING DIARY.
Read it in the National Journal.
McCain's camp canceled the journey to NOLA due to weather. But note that there was likely another reason for the late-breaking change: an oil spill) along the coast that caused a 12-mile slick. Not exactly the best photo-op situation.
When they produced a laughable Energy Plan, what did they expect other than humorous results?