Ted Stevens should be in a penitentiary and Joe Lieberman should be in a sanitarium, so it’s amusing to see them have a little spat.
WASHINGTON — Alaska’s congressional delegation came out swinging against the latest version of a proposal to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, although the bill has little chance of passage.
The legislation, introduced Wednesday night by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., would designate the coastal plains region of ANWR as wilderness, effectively banning oil and gas exploration.
All three members of Alaska’s delegation condemned the bill. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young issued a joint statement vowing to defeat the proposed ban.
“We take all attacks on Alaska’s ability to develop its natural resources seriously,” said Aaron Saunders, a spokesman for Stevens. “Particularly when it’s extreme environmentalists from out of state who don’t understand our ability to contribute to American’s energy independence.”</blockquote
Joe Lieberman is not only an extreme warmonger, he’s an extreme environmentalist. Kinda funny.
