Inhofe: Reid Punt on Spill Bill Exposes Empty Political Exercise

"That Majority Leader Reid scrapped plans to consider oil spill legislation this week is not surprising; it merely exposes what we already knew: this was an empty political exercise from the beginning," Sen. Inhofe said. "Meanwhile, as the Majority Leader dithers about how to exploit an environmental tragedy, thousands of workers in the Gulf are suffering because of President Obama's offshore energy moratorium. The Republican alternative, of course, would do away with this job-killing nightmare. Yet now, everyone from fishermen to manufacturers to waiters to rig workers is left wondering whether they'll get their jobs back. The message those folks got today from Sen. Reid? Keep wondering."

Letters: Al Gore - OregonLive.com

She's a hero
Referring to Al Gore as "cleared" in the Molly Hagerty sexual assault case is ludicrous. Gore was not brought to trial and therefore hasn't been cleared of anything, only not prosecuted.

I praise Hagerty for her bravery. Her willingness to come forward and make this public has most likely saved others from the same type of abuse. Hooray for Hagerty and shame on Gore.

JEAN M. DALRYMPLE-FEIGION
Aloha