Brian Moran stands up for higher gas prices…

…by standing against all offshore drilling in Virginia.
In the race to become the next governor, Brian Moran, a Democrat, broke ranks Tuesday with other candidates by vowing to fight all efforts to allow oil and natural gas drilling off the Virginia coast.
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The two other Democratic contenders, state Sen. Creigh Deeds and Terry McAuliffe, have more [...]

Stop Nick’s Tricks, Send Pete Olson to Congress!

The people at Pete Olson’s campaign have created a great site tracking the positions on Nick Lampson’s campaign page and comparing it to his record in Congress.  What they’ve found is that when Lampson say he support’s something, it’s a highly nuanced claim indeed.
For example, while he told a constituent this summer that he had [...]

Jason Chaffetz and Sarah Palin on ANWR

This summer, before the world met Sarah Palin, Jason Chaffetz met her to talk about energy independence and ANWR.  Here is a video of the trip.

You can donate to Jason Chaffetz’ campaign here.

American Energy Security is a National Priority (by Pete Olson)

Pete Olson’s campaign manager passed along this post by his candidate and asked that I share it:

American Energy Security is a National Priority (Texas GOP Candidate Pete Olson)
August 26th, 2008

Another election year conversion from Nick Lampson – this time, he’s changing his tune on energy. True to [...]

Chris Hackett releases first TV ads

An article on the ads can be found here.  The ads focus not only on Chris Hackett’s background, but his positions on energy and earmarks as well.  Here they are.
The first one is called “New Direction”:

The second is called “Plan”:

Good job, Chris!  You can donate to Chris [...]

Even with jetlag that makes no sense…

John Gard released his first campaign ad today, which focuses on Rep. Steve Kagen’s votes against oil independence:
Republican John Gard released on Monday his first television ad of the campaign for Wisconsin’s 8th congressional district and it’s all about gas. In the ad, Gard takes voters on a “trip” from Northeast Wisconsin to Saudi Arabia [...]

McClintock radio ads begin

The race for California’s 4th District is starting to heat up as State Sen. Tom McClintock rolls out his first radio ads.  Here is the text, in case you’re not in the area:

“Liberals like Nancy Pelosi and Charlie Brown want to continue supporting federal laws that prevents us from tapping America’s vast oil resources. That’s [...]

Sen. Landrieu’s Misplaced Priorities

Sen. Mary Landrieu, one of the most endangered Senate Democrats in the 2008 election cycle, is getting a lot of heat for voting down an amendment that would have opened up shale oil drilling in the Western United States.  As if that wasn’t bad enough, take a look at her defense of the vote:
Landrieu, who campaigns [...]

Andy Harris’ energy plan ad

Andy Harris is capitalizing on Democratic obstructionism on energy in his latest ad:

It’s an energy plan so simple that even Paris Hilton can understand it.  But, of course, that doesn’t mean Congressional Democrats will.  They’re just, well, special that way.
However, I’m going to be intellectually honest and say that I don’t [...]

Chris Hackett at RedState

The Down the Ticket-sponsored candidate for Pennsylvania’s 10th District, Chris Hackett, stopped by RedState today to take his message to the blogosphere.  A sampling:
I remember sitting in line with my dad in the 1970s to get gas and the politicians promised us they would solve this problem. It’s been thirty years and they still have [...]

Is corn the key to winning the Missouri GOP primary?

Sarah Steelman is counting on Missouri’s recent legislation backing ethanol mandates to gain an advantage on Rep. Kenny Hulshof in Tuesdays GOP gubernatorial primary:

In recent weeks, Steelman has played up one key difference between the candidates. Blunt and the Republican-led Missouri Legislature pushed through a requirement that nearly every gallon of gasoline contain 10 percent [...]

Long story short: Wisconsin edition

The energy positions of Wisconsin’s 8th District’s congressional candidates, short form…
John Gard: Increase domestic oil production, including in ANWR.
Rep. Steve Kagen: Demonize oil companies.
Which one sounds like leadership to you?
You can donate to John Gard’s campaign here.

Rep. Dick Zimmer slams Lautenberg’s misplaced priorities

The Democrat-led Congress adjourned for summer vacation without doing anything to help families feeling the pinch form high gas prices.  In response, Rep. Dick Zimmer released this statement:
“I find it astounding that Senator Lautenberg has the audacity to take his summer vacation without taking any significant action to address out-of-control gas prices,” Zimmer said.  “The [...]

Joe Kenney releases energy plan

State Sen. Joe Kenney released his 5-point energy plan for New Hampshire today.  I’ll make you check out the link to see the entire plan (it’s short, don’t worry), but here is my favorite part of his plan:
A fourth point, that he deemed essential to making sure residents make it through the winter months, was [...]

Hoogendyk Battles Michigan’s One-State Recession

Senatorial candidate Jack Hoogendyk is promoting a bill in the Michigan House of Representatives that would provide Michiganders with much-needed tax relief:
Supporters of a new bill that would offer a tax exemption to businesses that help improve vehicle fuel efficiency say it could attract new entrepreneurs to the state.
The bill, introduced in the Michigan House [...]