Nancy Pelosi on natural gas:

On NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the speaker twice seemed to suggest that natural gas - an energy source she favors - is not a fossil fuel.

"I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels," she said at one point. Natural gas "is cheap, abundant and clean compared to fossil fuels," she said at another.

The speaker apparently was trying to contrast her support for expanded use of natural gas as a motor-vehicle fuel, and many Republicans' preference for more domestic oil drilling -- particularly through opening up more of the Outer Continental Shelf for exploration.

When her statements were questioned, her staff responded:

"She knows it [natural gas] is a fossil fuel but includes it because compared to other fossil fuels (coal and oil) it burns more cleanly," said Pelosi's spokesman, Brendan Daly. "Also, it is plentiful domestically and cheaper."

Yeah, but does she know you get to natural gas by drilling?

[Crossposted at QandO]