Moveon.org is currently running a radio ad attacking Representative Mike Conaway for supporting.... wait for it.... Oil Drilling!

The ScoreCard Blog over at Politico.com is predicting this will backfire, big time, and includes a choice quote from the National Republican Congressional Committee:

"We wholeheartedly endorse this colossal waste of funds," said NRCC spokesman Ken Spain. "Not only is MoveOn.org's anti-drilling position out of step with 70 percent of Americans, but a member like Mike Conaway who represents the Texas oil patch will probably see his approval rating surge upward as a result of these ads."

Here's the text of the advertisement:

Why is Mike Conaway grandstanding in Congress instead of working toward real solutions to high gas prices?

Maybe it's because he's taken more than $200,000 from the Big Oil companies.

He's been part of a failed energy policy written by Big Oil. In the last eight years, we've seen oil profits soar as the price of gasoline has gone from $2 to $4 a gallon.

Big Oil keeps running the show, getting millions in tax breaks.

Now we have John McCain who's taken more than a million dollars from Big Oil in the last few months.

What do McCain and Mike Conaway want to do next? Drill offshore?

That's a gimmick. Not a solution. We wouldn't see a drop of oil from offshore drilling for at least ten years. By then, who knows where prices will be?

But Mike Conaway is more interested in political stunts than honest solutions to rising gas prices. Tell him to hop out of Big Oil's pocket and to start paying attention to the people who elected him.

It might be possible that Mike Conaway received $200,000 from Big Oil, but that seems a little light compared to his contributions from Small, Medium and Independent Oil.

So, do ya Think Mike Conaway is "paying attention to the people who elected Him?"

Idiots.