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The Democratic candidates all did their Yucca pandering while they were courting votes here last week. But now that they are campaigning in South Carolina, which has nuclear waste, the dynamic is different. And the South Carolina media sees it and pummeled Hillary Clinton this week for saying Yucca Mountain is dead. The interesting aspect of this editorial is that Barack Obama, who has tried to keep with Clinton, pander for pander, is not mentioned:
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080122/NEWS/801220301/1022/OPINION01
Obama talks the talk, in terms of opposing Yucca Mountain. But one of his top 5 contributor groups, in terms of dollar volume, are employees and owners of a company which produces nuclear energy technology. They vehemently support the opening of Yucca Mountain.
Remember the scene in Legally Blonde II? The oh-so-upstanding Democrat woman congressman changes her stance on legislation simply because one of her biggest contributors threatens to cut off reelection funds? To me, there is very little difference between that fictional congresswoman and Obama on the Yucca issue.
I think that if we have a President Obama, the same thing will happen with respect to Yucca.
That's why it is critical to examine the names and businesses of all large contributors to ANY candidate.