I’m not sure I’ve ever seen liberal media disdain for Republicans put quite this bluntly:

(CBS/ AP) Republicans on Saturday blocked the Senate from considering a bill next week that would nearly double federal aid to help the poor pay heating and air-conditioning bills.

Although a dozen Senate Republicans support the measure, most voted with GOP leaders who would rather spend the time trumpeting their call to expand offshore oil drilling before Congress takes six weeks off for vacation and the presidential nominating conventions.

Seems to me that expanding offshore drilling is a much more important priority at this point than expanding heating entitlements which, in the opinion of this humble observer who knows a thing or two about heating bills, are more than sufficient as is.

After all, offshore drilling has the potential to increase the domestically available supply of oil and thus drive down gas prices.  Something that benefits pretty much every American in the country.  Increasing heating/cooling entitlements only benefits those handful of Americans who can’t be bothered to pay their own bills.

And it benefits them at the expense of people who can and do pay their bills.

Seems to me that Republicans have their priorities straight on this one, carping from liberal AP reporters to the contrary.