BS Oregon representative, Ray Bucheger, did not attend last night’s Democratic Central meeting where the hot topic of the night was a proposed resolution in support of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. Presenting in favor of the resolution was Brooke Walton of the ruby slipper video, Al Solomon who happens to be on the board of Oregon Shores and Mike Graybill, formerly director of the South Slough Estuary, as well as Mo Aakre and Bob Westerman.
Jody McCaffree, Bill Bradbury, Ron Sadler and Bill McCaffree presented the other side. In the end, the committee took the prudent way out of this very divisive issue and opted to table it indefinitely. They also tabled a proposal to revoke an earlier resolution opposing LNG imports.
Mark McKelvey did not attend.
The headline “Democrats table pro Jordan Cove LNG resolution” doesn’t do justice to what is really a sensational development. Coupled with the Central Committee’s refusal to revisit its earlier, anti-LNG resolution, the tabling means that BS Oregon has thrown a pie in its own face. And that pie can be exhibit #1 in the anti-LNG crowd’s effort to demonstrate a lack of local support to FERC and the other agencies. BS Oregon must be wishing it had never gone there.
Attagirl Jody! Is that my middle digit is longer than yours Westerman?
Thanks for the news. Looks like the local democrats are in a civil war with themselves. Progressives(corporate leaning capitalists) vs. environmentally conscious liberals. Kind of reminds me of the republican civil war that pits the tea party(social conservatives) against the neo-cons.
Progressives and neo-cons are both being controlled by the fossil fuel industries. They seem to be having a hard time reigning in control of the rebels that are being contentious in their own parties.
Mark and a few others tried to slip this through to give cover for the elected progressives, who until lately have been hiding their all-out support and involvement in the plan to build Jordan Cove. The joint efforts of these progressives and the neo-cons to represent the oil companies could not be more deliberate. They are working together in a silent, but not secret alliance.