Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Senior Republicans distance themselves from 'drill, baby, drill' - The Hill's E2-Wire


Two senior Republicans on Tuesday distanced themselves from the controversial "drill, baby, drill" phrase first used by Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and repeated prominently by 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Speaking in the wake of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that might have as many political repercussions as environmental ones, GOP Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona and Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas both said Senate Republicans never endorsed the phrase. And Kyl specifically avoided referring to Steele by name.

Senior Republicans distance themselves from 'drill, baby, drill' - The Hill's E2-Wire

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