Governor (arnie) won't back Pombo's drilling bill

Governor won't back Pombo's drilling bill

Hank Shaw
Capitol Bureau Chief
Published Tuesday, Jun 27, 2006

SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has dismissed Tracy Rep. Richard Pombo's request for support on his bill that would open the coasts of some states to oil and gas drilling.

Although Pombo and Schwarzenegger are both Republicans, Schwarzenegger - who is locked in a re-election campaign against Democratic state Treasurer Phil Angelides - has long opposed lifting the federal moratorium on offshore drilling.

"Just last month, the House of Representatives voted once again to extend this moratorium, a process that has worked in the past and is working today to protect our coast. I see no reason to jettison this longstanding and workable approach," the governor wrote Pombo in a letter released Tuesday.

Pombo spokesman Brian Kennedy said the response was frustrating, if not unexpected. He said if Schwarzenegger had read Pombo's June 20 letter closely, he'd realize the legislation would help California because congressional support for the ban is rapidly waning.

Pombo's bill would give states authority over drilling for 100 miles offshore, insulating them from the whims of Congress.

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I like it when people think. And Arnie is thinking on this one.

Would someone volunteer to drill Pombo? I'm sure if we don't get oil, we will probably be able to market some slime.

Arnold is absolutely rancid and on others he isn't as bas as some repukes. That being said, I would still like to see him have his ass handed to him.