SENATE DEMS: LET THEM EAT CAKE

Senate Democrat Campaign Chairman Dismisses High Gas Prices Saying The “Issue Has Peaked” And Americans Are Satisfied That Congress Is “Trying” POLITICO: “Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicted Monday that “the drilling issue has peaked,” convinced that voters will not punish Democrats this November for the high price of gas.” (“Schumer: ‘The drilling issue has peaked,’” Politico, 08/25/08) “It has just been out there and as people think it through ... they just want to make sure [Congress] is trying everything,” Schumer said during a roundtable discussion with Politico reporters and editors. (“Schumer: ‘The drilling issue has peaked,’” Politico, 08/25/08) FLASHBACK Schumer Suggests Congress Will Not Act This Session To Address High Gas Prices WASHINGTON POST: “Schumer suggested…Congress will not move on a large energy plan until after the election. If Obama is elected and Democrats gain larger majorities in Congress, Schumer said, ‘You will get, for the first time, a real energy policy.’” (“Oil May Become GOP's 2008 Issue,” The Washington Post, 07/27/08)

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