When I saw this quote on Maddow last night, I nearly lost my shpadoinkle:
Obama's decision "continues to defy the will of the American people," Boehner said in a statement, pointing to the president's decision to open Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico waters, while leaving Pacific and many Alaskan waters largely closed to exploration.
"It's long past time for this Administration to stop delaying American energy production off all our shores and start listening to the American people who want an “all of the above” strategy to produce more American energy and create more jobs," the House GOP leader added. "Republicans are listening to the American people and have proposed a better solution – the American Energy Act – which will lower gas prices, increase American energy production, promote new clean and renewable sources of energy, and encourage greater efficiency and conservation."
I'm baffled. Isn't the president doing "all of the above" and including oil drilling as part of that? It seems like Boehner just rolled out a generic response to the president's plan -- a response that was pre-scripted before even hearing the plan. Sort of like that Dana Carvey sketch in which Brokaw pre-records the obituary for Gerald Ford.