Fox News and others are reporting that the energy “Gang of 10″ which includes Senator John Thune have formulated an energy proposal to lower gas prices.
While I’m not totally happy with their plan, this group of Democrats and Republicans seem to have a slightly better understanding of the problem of high gas prices than Democrat Senator Ken Salazar last week.
From Human Events:
McConnell was asking for unanimous consent, so the bill could pass immediately. Try as he might, Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Co) objected no matter how high McConnell raised the ante.
$4 a gallon? Salazar objected. $7.50 a gallon? Again, Salazar objected. Finally, McConnell offers a trigger for offshore drilling permission at $10 a gallon gasoline prices. And guess what? Salazar objected.
The Democrats would rather have us under the burden of $10 a gallon gasoline than give permission for offshore oil drilling.
To read more, and to see a video of McConnell and Salazar, go to Dakota Voice.