February 24, 2010 07:03 AM UTC

Paging Scott McInnis--Please Stop Lying

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• by: ClubTwitty

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

After years of claiming Colorado’s new oil and gas regulations will chase the energy industry and its jobs from the state, oil and gas operators and an industry group are now saying the rules will have little impact on future energy development here.

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Scott McInnis was my congressman for many years.  I worked with him on a few matters.  Met with him formally and informally.  Now he wants to be my Governor.  Wants it bad it seems. So much so that he is willing to sell his integrity, by all appearances, to those whom he thinks can help him get his wish.  

Scott McInnis has been called out repeatedly for lying.  Dictionary.Com defines lying as

telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; mendacious;

Since Mr. McInnis has been challenged many times, publicly about his loose use of truth, had the facts pointed out, but keeps repeating it, I cannot reach any conclusion other than, from my perspective, Scott McInnis is a habitual liar.

“It’s all about Colorado.  It’s all about You!”

Still unsure who he is running against, the erstwhile multinational corporate lawyer-lobbyist and DeLay-era term-limit-pledge-busting congressman apparently believes it’s all about him.  Back at the State Capitol, in the big chair this time.

McInnis continues to blame the recent downturn in global energy markets on Gov. Bill Ritter, now clumsily trying to shift that target to John Hickenlooper, with his braintrust coming up with…wait for it…HickenRitter!  

His website recently posted the American Spectator piece wherein his mendacious claim is repeated that Colorado went from the best to worst place to drill based on rules that had not yet gone into effect.

Back in reality, The Coloradoan piece cited above goes on.

The new rules, which took effect last April and were developed by Gov. Bill Ritter and his administration, require energy companies to employ “best management practices” to protect wildlife and consult with state wildlife officials about sensitive habitat before drilling. They also require companies to follow a slate of other requirements to safeguard the environment.

Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, said in January that the rules present an unfriendly regulatory environment for the industry in Colorado and they’ll drive jobs out of the state.

Oil and gas activity dropped last year from its boom days in 2008, but 2009 saw more oil and gas activity in Colorado than any other Rocky Mountain state. Weld County saw oil and gas well permitting drop to 2006 levels last year, according to Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission data.

So now, with a new oil field in their sights is industry saying ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to that regulatory scheme?

Anadarko is one of several companies evaluating an area in northern Weld County where Anadarko owns mineral rights, said spokeswoman Kimberly Mazza. “We expect to share in those learnings. That will help us evaluate the play and determine the future activity in the area.”

If and when the time comes to haul drilling rigs into northern Weld County, Mazza said, the state’s new oil and gas regulations will have “no effect.” [Emphasis Twitty].

Scott McInnis use to be my congressman.  I know his record well.  Now he wants to be my Governor. He’s says it’s all about Colorado and me. Me, I want a Governor who will tell the truth and solve Colorado problems based on reality.  Not one who will pander to deep pockets willing to fund his move to Colfax.