HANNITY'S DRILLING BS ISN'T WORKING VERY WELL

(h/t Think Progress)


On his radio show, for weeks Hannity has been pushing Screwy Newt Gingrich's "plan" for dealing with high gasoline prices. The good news is that a majority of the American people aren't buying that BS.

Americans Don't Believe Bush, Industry Claims on Gas Prices, Poll Shows
Thu Jul 24, 2:31 PM ET
WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Despite a well-funded campaign to convince lawmakers to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and the offshore waters of the Outer Continental Shelf to drilling, and to allow new oil shale projects in the Rocky Mountain West, a majority (54%) of Americans do not see more drilling as a solution to high gas prices. Instead, the public overwhelmingly believes (76% to 19%) that policymakers should focus on investing in new energy technologies including renewable fuels and more efficient vehicles rather than expanding exploration and drilling for more oil. These findings were reported in a national poll conducted over the past week by Belden Russonello and Stewart, and released today.

A significant majority of Americans (63%) said that the Presidents proposal to open up public lands to oil and gas drilling is more likely to enrich oil companies than to lower gas prices for American consumers.