A Raw Story article says the AP photographed Dennis Hastert (R-IL), the Speaker of the House, swapping his hydrogen hybrid for a black SUV right after a photo op.
The Associated Press has photographed Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) ditching his brightly colored hydrogen automobile in favor of a gas-guzzling black SUV after exiting a news conference and photo opportunity at a Washington, DC gas station.
After the conference, which addressed high gas prices, Hastert and other Congressmen had been carted away in fuel saving and alternatively powered automobiles. Just blocks away from the scene, Hastert was photographed ditching his in favor of his usual official car.
However, Hastert may have an excuse for ditching the hybrid. The Raw Story writes that security requires congressional leaders to drive armored vehicles. The Raw Story says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has been searching but has not been able to find an armored hybrid.
For security purposes, congressional leaders' official cars are required to be armored, limiting their choices in those respects mostly to vans or SUVs. Time magazine reported in December that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has searched unsuccessfully for a suitably armored hybrid.
Surely there is a hybrid vehicle manufacturer out there that could provide an armored hybrid for these two lawmakers?
