Hypocrisy alert – Schweitzer skeptical of Obama

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has a couple of Barack Obama’s stances on issues under his microscope. First, he agrees with Hillary Clinton that you need a mandate to make national healthcare work.

Second, he criticizes Obama for voting for Bush’s 2005 energy bill while now criticizing Bush’s energy policy.

Problem is, though, that Schweitzer is OK with dirty coal, even if coal-to-liquids can’t meet a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions. And, he avidly embraces the Fischer-Tropsch process for coal liquification, and using it in Montana, despite the fact that the whole state doesn’t have the necessary water available.