In his State of the Union address, President Obama publicly embraced an “all of the above” position on expanding our domestic energy supply. Republicans promoted that same policy just a couple of years. Clearly, they don’t mean the same thing, so we ask Virginia Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen what the biggest differences are. Allen discusses the type of job growth, economic gain and federal tax revenue that would be available if his state were permitted to drill for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean. He also explains why America’s rampant deficit spending is contributing to the soaring price of oil and gasoline.
Archives for February 29, 2012
Presidential Candidate Report Card
As the Republican field advances through the primary season, voters are evaluating the candidates on a number of issues. However, conservative stances on spending and taxes loom even larger than they did in previous years. With every candidate posturing as the real fiscal conservative, the National Taxpayers Union combed through the congressional voting records of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. NTU Executive Vice President Peter Sepp explains which one does the best job of talking the talk and walking the walk. He explains how each of them stack up against fellow Republicans during that same stretch. He also offers some thoughts on Mitt Romney’s record and review President Obama’s Senate voting record and his policy choices since being elected to the White House.
Three Martini Lunch 2/29/12
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review applaud Mitt Romney for being on message during his victory speech and conclude that Santorum’s efforts to win Democratic votes with a liberal argument was a flop. They also aren’t mourning the retirement of moderate Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe but they are unhappy that a safe Republican seat is almost sure to be picked up by Democrats. And they question the math of a Georgetown student who told lawmakers that contraception costs $3,000 over the course of law school.