Blunt Stands Up for 'Embarrassing' Forsee Letter

Just in case you were wondering about the importance of Gary Forsee's letter to Republican efforts to undermine federal energy legislation, this should clear it up for you:

Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today [December 8] backed University of Missouri President Gary D. Forsee’s contention that the "proposed cap and trade model will significantly increase the energy expenditures for all four of our campuses" in a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (Calif.).

Never mind that Forsee isn't actually contesting Waxman's analysis of his bill -- Forsee is actually expressing relief that he was wrong. 

And never mind that the chairman of the MU Environmental Affairs and Sustainability Committee said their misunderstanding of the facts about the bill is a "little embarrassing" and "We've been wrangling with an issue we didn’t quite understand. We need to really get our facts straight and get the details of the bill fully under control before making any statement about opposing or supporting the legislation." 

Never mind all that -- Blunt is 'backing' Forsee in the dispute.

Blunt was joined in his criticism of Waxman (and of Forsee for acknowledging he was wrong?) by Texas Representative Joe Barton, one of the few candidates who have received more oil and gas money than Blunt this year. 

Read Blunt's full press release here.