Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Political calculations influenced Obama’s stance on offshore drilling | The Upshot Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News
Leahy and Eilperin also report that Capitol Hill politicking helped shape the administration's priorities on drilling policy. At the time, passing a climate-change bill was a main Obama objective and the White House believed that the expansion of drilling would provide the basis for a "grand bargain" that would help them pick up Republican support for the climate bill. In the words of Leahy and Eilperin, "a climate-change bill was the holy grail" for Obama.
Schwarzenegger endorses candidate in Senate race... in Florida | 89.3 KPCC
The two governors have similar views on climate issues and even raised campaign funds for each other.

Rubio's campaign quickly responded to the tweet endorsement, saying "when it comes to inflicting 'Collateral Damage' on the economy, Charlie Crist and Arnold Schwarzenegger are definitely 'Twins.'"

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