ON LAND, BABY, ON LAND
Who said it: Sarah Palin
Money quote: "Extreme Greenies:see now why we push'drill,baby,drill'of known reserves&promising finds in safe onshore places like ANWR? Now do you get it?"
The argument: Whenever there's an opportunity to attack Barack Obama's administration, Sarah Palin is eager to push the message. The former Alaska governor's always-amusing Twitter feed has been filled up recently with suggestions and accusations about the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. Unsurprisingly, she has consistently reiterated her old "drill, baby, drill" talking points.
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But in the wake of the Gulf fiasco, Palin has conveniently forgotten her constant advocacy for offshore drilling and instead focused on the need to drill on land. Palin also put it directly to President Obama, tweeting (punctuation original): "'I never say drill,baby,drill' Ahh, that's much of the problem,Mr.President;Drill ANWR&unlock land for safe onshore devlpmnt/energy security."
Palin published a Facebook note on Wednesday expounding on her argument, writing "Radical environmentalists: you are damaging the planet with your efforts to lock up safer drilling areas. There's nothing clean and green about your misguided, nonsensical radicalism, and Americans are on to you as we question your true motives."
Opponents of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge say it would not only ruin what has been called "America's Serengeti" -- home to numerous animal species, including polar and grizzly bears, a large number of caribou, and many different birds and fish -- but would provide little relief for the American public. A 2004 study by the U.S. Energy Information Administration said that drilling in ANWR would lower gas prices a meager 3.5 cents a gallon by 2027.
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