Schwarzenegger Withdraws Support For CA Offshore Drilling | Talking Points Memo

In the wake of the potentially devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) announced today that he no longer supports a plan to expand drilling off the coast of California.At a press conference today, Schwarzenegger said the startling images of the spill caused him to rethink his position: “You turn on the television and see this enormous disaster, you say to yourself, ‘Why would we want to take on that kind of risk?’


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