Grapevine: 'Green Navy' initiative going full steam ahead

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-- some fresh pickings from the political grapevine another Democrat is giving the convention in Charlotte the kiss off.

Or perhaps more accurately the kissel off.

The Charlotte Observer reports North Carolina congressman Larry kissel plans on skipping the convention.

That would certainly isn't because of the long travel time -- eighth congressional district is only about a mile from where the DNC will hold events.

You might not have been to welcome that at the convention anyways -- says he won't endorse President Obama.

He voted to hold attorney general Eric Holder in contempt in plans on voting to repeal the president's health care law.

-- the navy is going full steam ahead with an initiative to power ships with bio fuel despite criticism.

That the so called green navy will be hitting taxpayers in the wallet hard.

The 5050 blend of alternative and conventional fuel costs about.

26 dollars a gallon compared to typical fuel costing about three dollars and sixty cents a gallon.

Republican lawmakers say that's just too much money considering the average non nuclear aircraft carrier burns.

A 100000 gallons of fuel on a normal day.

The navy wants to have half its fleet and alternative fuels by 20/20 and insists.

Costs will go down its fuel production goes up.

The finally you may remember this conservative prodigy.

Who was a YouTube sensation after speaking to the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference.

Conservatism.

He's not.

An ideology.

Of feelings romanticism as some people like to say.

It isn't ideology.

Of protecting the people in the people's right.

Well Politico reports that Jonathan crone who is now seventeen.

Has changed his mind about a few things since he -- the -- packed crowd.

-- says he is in favor of gay marriage supports Obama care and says he would probably vote for President Obama.

It's a safe bet that he won't be speaking at next year's C -- event.

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