Gov. Bob McDonnell travels to BP-funded conference to push for more oil drilling

As crews take action to stop the massive flow of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, "Virginia leaders are reconsidering their support for drilling off the state's coast." Both of Virginia's senators, who support drilling, said they agree with President Obama's decision to halt all new offshore drilling until a full investigation is completed about the BP disaster. Rep. James Moran (D-VA) wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, "urging him to reconsider allowing offshore drilling." The mayor of Virginia Beach, the state's largest city, who has also supported drilling, said the BP spill "gives me great concern." Meanwhile, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) "continues to lobby aggressively to drill for oil and natural gas without delay":

REST http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/04/mcdonnell-drilling-bp/