Allard the environmentalist?

If I even hear the words "Wayne Allard," I break out in hives. But I was heartened a tiny bit by today's press release from our Republican Senator's office. Allard has been "working diligently for the past several weeks to minimize any possible job cuts at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden."

I'm not niave. I know that Allard has taken up NREL's cause because he is trying to protect Colorado jobs. But NREL is one of the Dept. of Energy's main facilities for securing "an energy future for the nation that is environmentally and economically sustainable." So I'm glad someone is sticking up for it.

Of course, Allard doesn't think to blame runaway federal spending and reckless government debt. Instead he blames Democrat Senator Harry Reid and the $33 million in funds Reid got earmarked for Nevada's own alternative energy projects. This is known as the "Why didn't I think of that?" defense.