February 20, 2007

Hall Disingenuous On Indian Point

Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, has been trying to shut down Indian Point for three decades but has never offered a viable solutions to the energy shortfalls that would occur if Indian Point was closed. Hall is being disingenuous when he says that he supports making relicensing contingent on an independent review of the plant because even if the additional review deemed the plant safe, Hall could not possibly become a supporter of Indian Point because he is bought and paid for by the environmental lobby.

Moreover, Hall's inclusion of New York City as part of the area that would be affected by a crisis at Indian Point is an old ploy to scare wealthy Manhattanites into making contributions to anti-nuke candidates like Hall and the environmental organizations that bankrolled his campaign.

Finally, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Academy of Sciences, Department of Homeland Security and Giuliani Partners have declared Indian Point safe. I live just a mile from Indian Point, and I'll take the word of Rudy Giuliani et al over a self-serving guitar player from Woodstock.

Kieran Michael Lalor

Peekskill