Kennedy Opposes Wind Farm

Senator Ted Kennedy, the liberal democrat from Massachusetts has long been an advocate for alternative energy sources. That is unless the alternative source is to be located too close to his filthy rich family's estate.

[the] project had a powerful enemy in Sen. Kennedy, who has voiced strong support for alternative energy projects – as long as they are not in his backyard.

In his book "Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy,” author Peter Schweizer first disclosed: "Senator Kennedy has introduced dozens of pieces of legislation over the years to encourage the development of solar, hydrogen, and wind as alternatives to oil and coal.”

Why, then, would Kennedy oppose the Cape Wind Project?

"The wind turbines would be built in Nantucket Sound, about six miles off the coast from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis,” Schweizer explains.

"The problem was not aesthetic; the Kennedys wouldn’t be able to actually see the turbines from their home. Instead Robert Kennedy Jr., who had been beating the drum for alternative sources of energy for more than a decade, complained that the project would be built in one of the family’s favorite sailing and yachting areas.”

Sen. Kennedy publicly called for further study of the project – but "privately, he tried to get the study canceled,” Schweizer writes.

The federal Minerals Management Service is expected to issue a final verdict on the project early next year.

Nathanael Greene, a senior policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told the Post: "This is sort of backdoor politics at its worst, for the worst possible reasons.”

Liberals cry over our dependence on foreign oil and demand alternative energy sources. They whine when gasoline and heating oil prices rise and hurt consumers while pointing out that prices would be lowered if there were more alternative energy sources. They beat their fists in frustration over global warming concepts and pollution that could be diminished if we only used alternative energy sources. Then they blame our lack of alternative energy sources on greedy and uncaring conservatives that lack a national energy program.

Who actually believes these clowns any more?

From NewsMax with a h/t to Right Wing News.