GOP plans to begin using "Pelosi-Reid-Obama" in the same way that Democrats use "Bush-McCain"

Barack Obama returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to speak with House Democrats, and Republicans will try to spoil the party by linking the Democrats’ presidential nominee to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and their reluctance to allow votes on offshore oil drilling. Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) will greet Obama’s arrival with a news conference in which they’ll assert that Reid (D-Nev.) and Pelosi (D-Calif.) are holding up votes on offshore drilling in order to protect Obama.

They’ll also begin to use “Pelosi-Reid-Obama” in the all-in-the-same-breath way that Democrats now use “Bush-McCain” — to make the parties’ popular candidates indistinguishable from their less beloved incumbents.

Pelosi has told Politico that she’s standing in the way on a drilling vote because she’s determined to use the speaker’s gavel to “save the planet.” Reid said Monday that he would allow votes on amendments to a long-stalled energy package, including one on drilling, and Republican leaders were skeptically considering the offer Monday evening.

The attack on Obama and the Democratic leadership comes as some of the more partisan members of the House GOP — concerned that their party’s seemingly successful energy message isn’t enough to prevent electoral disaster in November — agitate for more aggressive attacks on the Democrats.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12130.html

...among the rabid freep crowd, I'm sure the move will inspire some spirited high fives. But in the real world? Maybe not so much.

:patriot:

Only something like 30% can even name the Speaker of the House, and even less the Senate Majority Leader.

But everyone knows the Chimperor--and how bad he is.

This doesn't work unless the offenders are President, Republicans--and your guy is currently squatting in the White House.

Good luck with that one.

Let them talk but I would also remind them that there are 68 million acres of ready to drill land available NOW.

Why isn't McFlamingLiar and his bedmates Big Oil drill, drill, drilling on it?

Use it or loose it! If they choose to release their leases then and ONLY then will there be forward motion on the offshore drilling meme.

What is so freaking hard about that PELOSI, et al?? HUH?

need to avoid falling for the bait.

the only place I see her widely criticized is here on DU. Although she's made many on the left unhappy, she's helped the Democrats' chances at winning big this year, at least she hasn't hurt them.