Eric Cantor For VP (another reason)

Now that its pretty apparent that Bobby Jindal won't be John McCain's running-mate, my current 1A and 1B are Rep. Eric Cantor and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.  I'm teetering back and forth and both would be absolutely outstanding.  But I think Eric Cantor would be a tremendous choice, and his recent post on RedState makes clear why Cantor would be a great running-mate:

We all know that high gas prices are hurting American families and are the single biggest obstacle to economic growth today. Gas at $4 dollars a gallon is strangling our economy. We feel it at every turn, be it at the pump or when we shop for groceries. As we face a real energy crisis we need to find real solutions.

This week, we saw President Bush lift the ban on deep water energy exploration. This was the right move and has put us one step closer to being able to expand America's energy resources and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Now Congress must act!

That is why I am proposing a three- pronged plan to reduce the cost of gas and wean our dependence on foreign oil:

1. Exploration—We must remove our dependence on Middle East oil and become energy independent and self-sufficient. It is time we allow for exploration of oil and natural gas off our coasts, as well as in ANWR and of our domestic oil shale.
2. Conservation—We must enact tax credits to improve energy efficiency and encourage families and businesses to employ cutting edge technology
3. Innovation—We must to find clean, efficient, and affordable ways to develop alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, nuclear and coal in order to power us into the 21st century.

Republicans have a plan to secure America’s energy future.

Comments

[AHR]

Join a grassroots movement for Cantor:

www.ericcantorforvp.com

[Ted]

Eric Cantor, a very good man with a prominent future in the GOP nationally; but right now, clearly all GOP roads lead to Palin who it seems WILL BE McCain's pick.

In that regard, I wish McCain would name Palin already so the fun could begin!

[Media Lizzy]

Oddly enough, Eric Cantor is my pick too. And he is the subject of the AOL Hot Seat poll today! http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/07/22/hot-seat-who-will-mccain-pick/