Today's TRMS
Doesn't McCain just have the most wicked sense of humor?! And yes we mean wicked, not in the Bostonian way, but in the "of the West" kind of way. Especially now that he has publicly tried to persuade his wife to compete in a topless beauty pageant at a biker rally in South Dakota. Now, what would Nancy Reagan do...?
On today's show Rachel will be talking to Greg Sargent from Talking Point Memo about the thousands of dollars Hess Corporation-- an oil company-- funneled into McCain's campaign just around the time of his pro-offshore drilling announcement.
And then Paul Rieckhoff from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America joins us to talk about the $300 million granted to study post-traumatic stress disorder
Except that increasing the
Except that increasing the supply would not lower the price. Oil companies already have supply they're not using. The off shore drilling they're asking for is a tiny, tiny amount compared to what the world uses. Drilling wouldn't have any significant affect on supply.
So no, drilling would not help the economy. But they've got people believing it will, which means they're stearing the issue in a direction that's unproductive but will get votes.
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By Jason M. BryantAugust 5, 2008 - 5:13pm