House approves offshore drilling

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080917/ap_on_go_co/offshore_drilling;_ylt=Ahqwikgn1wKx87o6AqX2kEdh24cA

Read that article, and you might agree with me that whole move by the Democratic Majority was brilliant.

I mean its such a dickheaded political power play, and it works because if the GOP have been hammering about drilling, then if Bush vetoes (which looks likely) then the Dems can run ads of basically "Hey, we wanted offshore drilling too, but the Republicans tried to stop us!"

Yeah you can argue their measure was useless, but that's the point...the point is the direct political implications to the public, who'll read this possible headline in the future: Bush/GOP veto Off-Shore Drilling

Imagine McCain having to dance and tried to explain on that incident. The GOP may or may not have a good reason for trying to stop the bill, but that is irrelevant. The point is the short stick and the glance impression that most people will get from reading briefly that whole story.