MSNBC: Trent Lott favoring alternative energy???

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Monday June 09, 2008 · 10:56 AM PDT

2008/06/09 · 10:56

Did hell just freeze over? I'm watching former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) speaking on MSNBC right now with Andrea Mitchell, and the first thing that came out of his mouth on energy independence sounded like one of us talking!!

He didn't say the words "Apollo-style program", but he did say we needed to invest in all types of renewable energies, including nuclear (which is something we do need to do, folks, like it or not). He admitted that Congress had only been "nibbling" around the edges in combating our addiction to oil, and that we needed to go big to really become more energy independent.

And then, you had former Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) diss Obama's idea for a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. Of course, given that it's Louisiana, I'm not sure you could find a current or former statewide elected official in that state come out in favor of a windfall profits tax on Big Oil.

Oh, then the discussion turned to evangelicals, and Lott reverted back to what we're accustomed to.

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