Green Group's Ad Likens Five House Republicans To Ostriches

By Greg Giroux, CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY Published: June 15, 2007
The political affiliate of a national conservation group is airing radio advertisements in the districts of five House Republicans from the West, who are described by the group as having their “heads in the sand” on legislative efforts to call attention to and curb global warming. Skip to next paragraph

Three of the GOP members targeted by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund — John T. Doolittle of California, Dean Heller of Nevada and Rick Renzi of Arizona — had highly competitive races in 2006 and are expected to again be targeted by Democrats in 2008. The other two, who had easier House races last year, were Steve Pearce of New Mexico and Ken Calvert of California. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, is airing the 60-second ads as part of a “congressional accountability” campaign that also includes a companion Web site. The organization is using both media to criticize the five members’ voting records on climate change issues.

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