cook2712's Blog

Everything is Bush's fault. No analysis needed. No policy review needed. No argument need be made... just blame Bush.

I will say, however, that the Right has been screaming at the GOP to drill for years. That said, there was NEVER any support on the left for nuclear power, more refineries or for any drilling.

It was the Left that made drilling impossible or near impossible. On all those supposed acres of land leased for drilling, the Left has allowed ONLY certain groups to sue the oil companies thus tying up the issue in the courts until the leases are up. YOU can't sue anybody in regard to federal lands, but certain SPECIAL INTERESTS have been granted that right.

Obama might as well start talking about gas prices since the "WAR IS EVIL" and "THE SURGE WILL FAIL" and "THE WAR IS LOST" cries have melted into “You see the activity taking place [in Iraq], the people in the shops, the traffic on the streets, clearly there’s been an enormous improvement,” [Obama].

DRILL me a river!

They're STILL making drilling impossible, despite the overwhelming will of the people AND congress.

Republicans with the support of enough Democrats have a majority ready to approve domestic drilling, but the Leftists in control refuse to allow a vote.

From The Hill: Boehner stressed that there are “clear majorities” in both chambers of Congress to support greater energy exploration, but blamed Democratic leadership for preventing votes on such issues.

“The only thing standing in the way of what we want are Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama..."

“Given the uncertainty in how the oil and gas drilling issue is currently playing out on the Senate floor, I have decided to postpone the July 24th appropriations markups at this time,” Byrd [D-KKK] said in a statement.


COWARDS. "Uncertainty" = We're gonna lose if we let them vote! We don't even have enough to sustain a filibuster!

DW45 there would be no difference drilling will not drive prices down. Even if they drill the reason big oil would give for the still high prices would be they can not process all the new crude fast enough!

I agree, Axe--current estimates place the deposits offshore and in the ANWR incredibly low--some estimate as little as 2-3 years supply. Even if there were, say, 10 years worth, you aren't going to feel any immediate (or long term, for that matter) relief at the pump. Mark Twain said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. And that's the drilling deal--THE FEARLESS LEADER says, "we're addicted to oil," and then turns around and tries to lift the ban on offshore drilling. That mentality is like fighting for peace, drinking to sobriety, screwing for celibacy...

Bunch of nonsense! I say, drill anywhere we like. Who cares how long it'll take. We're already getting cheaper than the majority. Just look at Europe. I hate it too, but we are still paying less.

The drilling now means that later we will at least have our own reserve. The US will not have to depend on someone elses' oil. We can tell those saudis and others where they can ship it to.

Justme is right... alternatives are the way of the future.

If Obama doesn't put the drilling issue to the forefront as an affirmative. He might as well forget it.

It was Bill Clinton that said "its the economy stupid."