Big Oil Thad

I thought Roger Wicker's voting record was the worst until I looked at Thad Cochran's. Talk about two peas in a pod. These two guys would not know a sound energy policy if it reached up and slapped them in the face. Cochran like brother Wicker has repeatedly voted in the interests of the GOP's best friend, Big Oil. Thad's senate voting record displays a man who believes progress is achieved by the increase in the bottom line of Big Oil's collective balance sheet. But he gets a lot of really cool pork barrel projects tagged on to bills so I should shut my mouth...

June 2007 - Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

Don't the oil and gas companies make enough money without taxpayer funded subsidies?

June 2005 - Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%)

Reducing demand is a terrible idea. No seriously, this is the kind of legislation we are going to have to face. There are solutions to our problems, while not always pleasant they tend to be beneficial in the long run.

July 2003 - Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy

The Energy Policy written by Darth Cheney and all of the executives from the oil and energy companies. This golden oldie brought you classics like the Enron scandal.

March 2002 - Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months

CAFE standards are the standards requiring automobile manufacturers to keep an average fuel efficiency for their entire fleet. These standards have been crucial in raising the efficiency of our cars and trucks.

May 2007 - Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning

Global warming what is that?

June 2003 - Voted NO on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010

Who needs alternative fuels when Big Oil is still here? Just ask Roger Wicker, he will tell you.

I could keep this going for days. Thanks Thad for standing up for Big Oil, I am sure they love you. Maybe they will put you and Roger in the Big Oil Hall of Fame one day.