Pelosi discusses offshore drilling on Meet the Press
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was on Meet the Press with Tom Brokaw on Sunday. On the program, Pelosi discussed her position towards our current energy situation. Recently, we have been critical of Pelosi and many Democrats’ decision to consider increased offshore drilling, arguing that it is a missed opportunity for fundamental change in our energy policy.
However, Pelosi did try to make the more sophisticated point that we must transition off of oil, but that if increased drilling was the only way to reach a comprehensive deal, then she would be willing to leave it on the table. However, Brokaw continued to emphasize the bullet point, stating, “But the bottom line is, as speaker, you’re prepared to preside over legislation that would reactivate offshore oil drilling.”
It seems that sometimes the media misses the opportunity to do more in-depth analysis by focusing instead on the one sentence headline. Instead of delving into some of the nuance of Pelosi’s position, Brokaw wanted to boil it down to just a black or white point. However, with that said, we still think Pelosi is missing a tremendous opportunity for change stemming from high gas prices, and while she may have nuance in her position, the cause for it is probably more political positioning than political leading, and the result will be a huge missed opportunity to do the right thing for the country.
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