Another day, another Brian Davis attack release duly posted on his blog, this time misrepresenting the provisions of the DRILL Act (do you suppose he's actually read it before the NRCC talking points were cut and pasted into the release?).
While we were napping, Walz campaign manager Chris Schmitters sent us this statement:
As usual, millionaire Dr. Brian Davis is distorting the facts. In today’s negative attack, Dr. Davis accuses Walz of voting against new oil drilling. But his facts are wrong. Tim Walz proudly co-sponsored H.R. 6515, the DRILL Act, which would increase our domestic oil supply by speeding the development of the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska, fast-tracking completion of its oil pipeline so we can bring that oil to market, stopping Alaskan oil from being sold to the Chinese and other foreign nations, and passing ‘Use It or Lose It’ which makes oil companies drill on the leases they have or give them up to another company. Republicans in Congress stopped the bill because it didn’t include enough favors for their friends and contributors at Big Oil. Once again, the Davis plan favors Big Oil and partisan politics, while Tim Walz’ plan helps middle-class families through common sense solutions." Chris Schmitter, Campaign Manager, Tim Walz for U.S. Congress
NRCC sock puppet Brian Davis distorting the truth? Could the guy who uses the Cuban-Chinese offshore drilling myth recanted by Vice PResident Cheney, overstates oil located in off-limits offshore areas by 62 billion barrels (some arithmetic) and uses long discredited studies on the number of jobs potentially created by opening ANWR be wrong again?
How dare Schmitters question our Republican overlords! For ourselves, we noticed that Rochester's own wannabe lordling has reworded his resume:
"Brian Davis trained as an engineer, receiving a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, he has several years of work experience in the electric power industry."
This is completely true, even if he doesn't say that some of those years include his summer jobs, two semesters of work-study, and eight months as an engineer at a reputable Chicago engineering firm (all over 25 years ago). No doubt Davis was focused on devising federal energy policy at the time.
For background on Davis' resume, see His brilliant career: about that nuclear power industry work. We noted there that Davis had tagged himself in a column:
Brian Davis trained as a nuclear engineer and worked in the nuclear power industry. He is a physician and a Rochester resident.
And elsewhere we saw how he described himself to the Stewartville Star:
Davis earned a bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering at the University of Illinois and worked for three years as an engineer in the electric power industry.
Now he boasts about the degrees, instead of the work experience. How fun is that!
Meanwhile, a kind man in Rochester sends us this word on the Davis driving record puzzle (see end of post here):
Yes, Brian Davis lives in Zip Code 55902 in Rochester, consistent with the court records .His wife has the same address. There are no other Brian Davis listings in Rochester in the local phone books.
That suspended drivers license must have been a hardship for whomever it was. Hopefully, a partner or friends drove the miscreant around until the license was reinstated. We dedicate this Beatles tune, performed here by Paul McCarthy, to everyone who helped a friend, partner or co-worker without a license.
In the universe of bloggers, you are a superstar!
Ollie Ox: just a regular heifer, but thank you!
Posted by: Grace Kelly | July 18, 2008 at 08:20 PM