True North

It isn't often that a candidate gets endorsed by two separate political parties but, according to this post, that's exactly what happened. As interesting as the Independence Party's endorsement is, that isn't what caught my attention in the post. This is what caught my attention:

As voters reject Michele Bachmann's do-nothing, extremist agenda, the momentum behind El Tinklenberg's candidacy continues to transcend partisan politics. A growing cross-partisan coalition in the 6th District is calling for change and a return to common-sense government.

El Tinklenberg is the last person that should be yapping about do-nothing, extremist agenda. After all, he's the guy who ignored an engineering company's recommendations to replace the gusset plates on the I-35 Bridge.

That's the picture of 'dangerous do-nothingism'.

Let's remember, too, that this is the guy that promised to vote for impeaching President Bush before articles of impeachment had even been debated in the House Judiciary Committee. That's what it looks like when a candidate panders to MoveOn.org's extremists.

MoveOn.org's extremists aren't the only extremists that Tinklenberg panders to, either:

The evidence is in and speaks overwhelmingly; global climate change is real. It's the biggest long-term challenge our nation and world face. Those who continue to deny its reality gamble with our children's and grandchildren's futures. We need to reduce America's dependence on the coal and petroleum products that are the primary causes of global warming. Alternatives can be made available in bio-derived, nuclear, solar, and wind energy.

Yesterday, at the Listening Week Wrap-up, Michele Bachmann said that she supports an 'all of the above' approach to energy independence. She spoke about wanting to extend tax credits for developing alternative fuels but that the Democratic leadership hasn't acted on that yet. She's also advocated for drilling on the OCS, in ANWR and in the Mountain West. She also advocated for building nuclear power plants.

By comparison, El Tinklenberg has talked only about renewables thus far. Based on that information, it's accurate to say that El Tinklenberg supports a 'most of the above' energy plan. The reason why he doesn't favor drilling is because he must pander to the environmentalists for campaign contributions.

If citizens asked him to pledge to support an 'all of the above' approach to energy independence, he wouldn't support it until after giving a wink and a nod to his environmentalist allies.

That isn't leadership. That's spinelessness. that isn't people on main street think. That's how people on K Street think, which is only natural since Tinklenberg's a lobbyist.

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