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Padgett’s not so keen on this “Manhattan Project”
Posted By katie allison granju
Mike Padgett says Lamar Alexander hasn’t proved himself on clean energy, which makes his new call for some sort of “Manhattan Project” rather suspect:
“In five years as a United States senator, he has done nothing that would prevent the pain we’re feeling now at the pump,” Padgett said after Senator Alexander announced that he would propose a “Manhattan Project-style” effort to break U.S. energy dependence on foreign producers.
“This is nothing more than an election-year re-invention for Senator Alexander.
“When Democrats put a strong energy bill on the table last year, he made a lot of noise about how he was for its 35 mpg requirement, then he stepped right in line with the White House and threatened to stop the bill in its tracks if it ended tax breaks to Big Oil.
“And if he is really a champion of clean energy, why has he led the charge against wind energy? Meanwhile, he is a big fan of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
“Tennessee voters are too smart to be fooled by this pandering. I ask them to stand with me, and when it comes time to vote on energy legislation, I will stand with them, not the oil industry.”
Apr 30th, 2008
