Rick Noriega claims that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war and that it is therefore too dangerous to have American troops there. But now he argues that it is stable enough that we should depend on it as a major source of oil -- suggesting that we should convert the war in Iraq into the very sort of "War for Oil" that his lefty KOSsack supporters have been condemning.

Rick Noriega -- Daily Kos Diarist

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Rick Noriega said Tuesday that America should not try "to drill our way out of this problem" of soaring gasoline prices but instead rely on Iraqi oil and alternative energy sources.

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In a speech before taking questions, Noriega asked, "Why should we tap into what finite resources we have left versus using the enormous reserves we're sitting on in Iraq?"

Needless to say, Noriega has taken shots from Senator John Cornyn and others for his asinine proposal to make America more dependent on foreign oil -- and in particular foreign oil from an area that Noriega believes is completely out of control.

To which Noriega's press spokesperson offered this priceless response.

"This is a five second soundbite, not a serious proposal."

Translation -- Rick Noriega doesn't have proposal for energy independence. And this is the guy who thinks he ought to be a US Senator? You've got to be kidding me!

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