Know the enemy - Bill Bolling

by: teacherken

Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 09:46:55 AM EDT

While McDonnell/Bolling does support developing Virginia's off shore energy resources; we are also for green energy projects, such as wind, solar and biofuels.  We also support reasonable conservation programs, as long as they are based on sound science and not political science.

(there's more below the fold)

Let's recap.  Our opponents oppose nuclear, they oppose clean coal, they oppose off shore and their position on wind is precarious.  That really leaves them with just solar, biofuels and conservation.  We all know that solar and biofuels are not yet cost effective and conservation alone cannot solve our energy problem.  So in the final analysis they have no realistic energy plan at all.

And in the category of "digs,"  he says of his Democratic opponents,

I seriously doubt that they would support many wind projects when the opposition starts complaining about the visual impact of turbines and their impact on avian wildlife.

His conclusion makes clear one line of attack the Republicans intend to use:  

...if you want to help America achieve a greater degree of energy security and you want to help Virginia achieve a greater degree of economic security you vote for McDonnell/Bolling.  If you want to continue a policy that promotes dependence on foreign sources of energy and let's someone else become the nation's leader in energy you vote for our opponents.

Holsworth takes comments at his blog.  You might want to go over and offer some. At a minimum, Democratic campaigns for statewide office should take notice, since Bolling has been kind enough to telegraph this line of attack.