repugs using financial crisis for partisian political means

Bachmann And Barton Exploit The Financial Crisis To Push For More Oil Drilling

While the White House and Congress are haggling over how to best bail out Wall Street’s ailing financial markets, at least two conservative House members are using this moment of crisis to push their pet issue. On her blog yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announced that she was joining Rep. Joe Barton’s (R-TX) call for the bailout package to be accompanied by legislation that would “open up” the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve and Outer Continental Shelf to new oil drilling.

(Think Progress)
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What a sick way to try to take advantage of a serious problem.