Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | 8:49 a.m.
The Nevada Republican Party has shown its true colors with the biggest flip-flop of the campaign season. Forced to justify support for a president who lied to Nevada voters four years ago, Republicans are now encouraging Nevadans to accept the nation's nuclear waste and try to negotiate with the federal government for the best deal. The Republican's official platform statement on Yucca Mountain and their vision for Nevada's future is best described as "take the money and glow."
Opening negotiations at this critical stage in the fight to protect our environment is extremely foolhardy. It is not unlike advising a woman facing her attacker to see how much he would pay. Never! The Republican's plank is an absolutely absurd strategy made by a party desperate to divert attention from Bush's first big lie.
Here is my suggestion to the Republicans: Why not urge Congress to officially designate the Yucca Mountain project the "Bush/Cheney Nuclear Repository" and give them full credit they deserve.
I will never give up this fight till the trucks are here!
TERRY PENNISI
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