Yesterday, I included this video in my daily roundup. Think Progress had caught Republicans attending a morning fundraiser with the oil and gas industry on the very same day that the House would take testimony from executives about the Deepwater Horizon gusher polluting the Gulf of Mexico. It's Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, the first interview, that I want to examine here:
The problem here is that Pete's not even within shooting distance of reality... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]
INTERVIEWER: Nice to meet you Congressman Sessions... Do you think on the morning that the House is going to talk to a lot of these BP and oil executives, it's good that your caucus is meeting with the oil and gas industry for a fundraiser?
SESSIONS: You know, what I think is really good is that Barack Obama wants oil prices to skyrocket, consumers to pay five dollar gasoline, and to continue his drive to make sure we lose ten million American jobs.
The problem here is that Pete's not even within shooting distance of reality... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]
