Rockin' and rollin' on The Hill
A couple of weeks ago we told you how Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, was joining forces with Al Gore by sponsoring a resolution to allow a free Live Earth concert outside the Capitol July 7. The event is part of a 24-hour global concert series to raise awareness about climate change.
Well, it’s getting weirder.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, who famously called global warming a huge hoax and sparred with Gore at a congressional hearing last week, is now saying the show must not go on. It‘s not so much the loud rock music he’s worried about, it’s the use of the nation’s dooryard for what Inhofe says is a partisan event.
That either rock concerts or global warming are partisan issues came as news to Snowe, who responded today in an article posted on The Hill website.
“(Preventing the concert) would certainly provide an unfortunate message on behalf of the U.S., that somehow we’re languishing in our desire to combat the problem,” Snowe said. “We should be a leader in this endeavor.”
Maybe it’s not too late to book Deering Oaks.
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