Republicans Blame Democrats for 'A Nation of $4 Gasoline'

[Jack and Barbara 0]

ah ha, you admit it and own up to the Pelosi statement!

ho hum... already covered here, in another of Gary's 685 posts in the past few weeks regarding politics

Anyone who believes that a quick fix like building new nuclear plants or overhauling the entire energy policy of the U.S. government to create long-term immeadiate effects is kidding himself or herself. It takes time, people.

However, in the meantime, the Democrat-controlled Congress which you apparently despise did pass the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This stipulates changes to energy policy in the long-term including raising mpg requirements for automobiles by 2020. Might not be a short term fix, but it's a move in the right direction...except for those of us who still like big V8s.

[Sister Fracas 5]

ah ha, you admit it and own up to the Pelosi statement!

ho hum... already covered here, in another of Gary's 685 posts in the past few weeks regarding politics

keep rambling... it's entertaining

[almaty 19]

you tell them sister fracas.....to me though, it is becoming a bore

[Sister Fracas 5]

you tell them sister fracas.....to me though, it is becoming a bore

quite...

BRO DEANSTER!!! How be you and the fine Sister Sanita? I saw a comercial the other day that reminded me of you. The husband is relieved to have gotten the home repairs completed and his wife shakes her head, next thing you know, he's putting up.....A FENCE!

[almaty 19]

you tell them sister fracas.....to me though, it is becoming a bore

quite...

BRO DEANSTER!!! How be you and the fine Sister Sanita? I saw a comercial the other day that reminded me of you. The husband is relieved to have gotten the home repairs completed and his wife shakes her head, next thing you know, he's putting up.....A FENCE!

lol, that is sooooo true...sanita reminded me that there is a fence needed in our house....and the house we bought next store, is sadly alcking proper fencing..looks like a long hot fnecing summer for me and bosco

[Sister Fracas 5]

you tell them sister fracas.....to me though, it is becoming a bore

quite...

BRO DEANSTER!!! How be you and the fine Sister Sanita? I saw a comercial the other day that reminded me of you. The husband is relieved to have gotten the home repairs completed and his wife shakes her head, next thing you know, he's putting up.....A FENCE!

lol, that is sooooo true...sanita reminded me that there is a fence needed in our house....and the house we bought next store, is sadly alcking proper fencing..looks like a long hot fnecing summer for me and bosco

oooh, I didn't know you'd officially bought that house... CONGRATS! awww, it will be worth it when Sanita can open her own wildlife sanctuary in your combined lots... and then you can charge an entrance fee, which should pay for all of the fencing...hehehe.

I'll send you a truckload of cold ones to see you through the summer.

[almaty 19]

sister fracas, you are the best..and yes we have a couple of groundhogs ..moved in already and a young frisky raccoon.,.plus, squireels..birds etc..

[Sinergy 3]

Isnt Cheney a big wig or was for a large oil company Halliburton oh thats right he was CEO,and isnt Halliburton making big bucks off this war? yes and yes are the answers. am I the only one who believes he still has alot of stock in it and still has alot of profit and say on things?

"Cheney, who served as CEO from 1995 to 2000, continues to receive as much as $1 million a year in deferred compensation as Halliburton executives enjoy a seat at the table during Administration discussions over how to handle post-war oil production in Iraq." very very nice

(old article but makes a point : http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0403-10.htm)

Yet the DEMS are to blame for gas prices?

Gary....tsk tsk

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

ah ha, you admit it and own up to the Pelosi statement!

ho hum... already covered here, in another of Gary's 685 posts in the past few weeks regarding politics

keep rambling... it's entertaining

I don't get the entertainment value of zqt's posts. I find the ramblings more annoying than entertaining.

[almaty 19]

ah ha, you admit it and own up to the Pelosi statement!

ho hum... already covered here, in another of Gary's 685 posts in the past few weeks regarding politics

keep rambling... it's entertaining

I don't get the entertainment value of zqt's posts. I find the ramblings more annoying than entertaining.

same here...i guess, he hopes..if he throws enough sh!t against the wall some may stick,..

[Teacher Mark 53]

IF Republicans really believe this, then they are morons.

Here are the reasons for gas being $4.00/gallon:

1. 9/11 and the wars that followed.

2. Corporate Greed

3. Increased demand from China and India - China went from being almost totally bicycle traffic to suddenly people having the money to buy cars. Why? All of our manufacturing jobs went there.

4. Corporate Greed

5. Oil Speculators/Investors

6. OPEC limiting the amount of oil pumped.

7. Dollar isn't worth sh!t.n

8. Oil drilling disruptions after Katrina. Price went up when the pipeline was offline, and then never went back down. (See #7)

9. Georgie decided to fill up the national reserve.

10. Corporate Greed - Oil companies recording record profits.

How can any of that be attributed to the Democrats? How, in fact, can any of that except #9 and maybe #7 be attributed to the Republicans? We're a "global economy" now (much to my chagrin) and things just aren't under our own control as much as they used to be.

Well you got all the answers! why havent you fixed it yet? Oooooh, waitin for Obama.

We don't have to wait much longer.

"We"? Got a ####### in your pocket? I see! its all locked up, right?

No, the turds are at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

I was actually sitting on the fence until I started reading your posts. Thanks for convincing an Ohio voter that Obama is the best choice!

Guilt trips dont work on me! however they do with some ppl! Hail Obama.

Everybody knows a true Conservative has no sense of guilt.

[yogib37 3]

ho hum... already covered here, in another of Gary's 685 posts in the past few weeks regarding politics

:lol: :rofl:

[Fuzzness 2]

I actually have to agree on one thing here... we need to drill our own oil. I think we should drill the f*** out of ANWR. Anyone who doesn't think so doesn't have a clue on the situation.

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[GaryC 7]

I actually have to agree on one thing here... we need to drill our own oil. I think we should drill the f*** out of ANWR. Anyone who doesn't think so doesn't have a clue on the situation.

Here are some people that don't have a clue.

House Subcommittee Rejects Plan to Open U.S. Waters to More Oil Exploration

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led effort to open up more U.S. coastal waters to oil exploration.

Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., spearheaded the effort. His proposal would open up U.S. waters between 50 and 200 miles off shore for drilling. The first 50 miles off shore would be left alone.

But the plan failed Wednesday on a 9-6, party-line vote in a House appropriations subcommittee, which was considering the proposal as part of an Interior Department spending package.

With record oil prices and gas prices projected to hover around the $4 mark for the rest of the summer, Republicans have ratcheted up their efforts to open up oil exploration along U.S. coastline. But the long-sought change has so far been unsuccessful.

Most offshore oil production and exploration has been banned since a federal law passed in 1981.

"We are kidding ourselves if we think we can drill our way out of these problems," House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., said during the bill mark-up session.

For his part, Peterson said: "There is no valid reason for Congress to keep the country from energy resources it needs."

"I'm disappointed. I did not expect a partisan vote today. I felt we had a chance of winning this. A lot of Democrats have been talking favorably about my amendment. They know we have to do something. But today was an absolute show of Pelosi power, it was dealt from the top down," Peterson said later, speaking with FOX News, adding he was open to other energy solutions, including wind and solar power.

According to Peterson's office, the U.S. Minerals Management Service estimates that 86 billion barrels of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas can be found along the U.S. outer continental shelf, the area affected by the ban.

Peterson is not alone in his desire to open up the shelf. An effort to unlock the resources has been underway in Congress in recent years, and several interest groups are backing the effort, too.

"Tapping America's huge reserve of deep ocean energy helps us fight terrorism and increases our domestic energy supply, which will help put downward pressure on gasoline prices," Greg Schnacke, President of Americans for American Energy, said in a news release, adding: "With Americans suffering at the gas pump and with higher energy bills, it's a no-brainer that the OCS should be developed."

But the proposal has faced staunch opposition from environmental groups from states where the shorelines are under consideration for drilling, like Florida.

Sierra Club lands program director Athan Manuel told a House committee Wednesday that drilling has been unsuccessful in driving costs down.

"The disappointing part about some of the energy policies being promoted (is) that it calls for more drilling when drilling really is the problem. And all we've got to show for pretty aggressive (domestic) drilling for the last 35 years is, again, $4 for a gallon of gas," Manuel said, adding "since the first Arab oil shock in the 1970s, the U.S. has produced almost 90 billion barrels of oil since then, so we've tried drilling our way out of the problem and it just hasn't worked."

Environment Florida spokeswoman Holly Binns told the Media General news group that offshore drilling has no immediate impact on prices.

"It would take anywhere from seven to 10 years to bring those resources to shore — to have any measurable impact on supply,” Binns said, advocating renewable energy sources.

Democrats held their own series of events on Capitol Hill Wednesday to focus attention on global warming and energy independence, but drilling is not on the agenda. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday ongoing calls for more drilling "is the Johnny One-Note of the Republican Party."

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., dismissed the need for oil explanation, speaking with FOX News Wednesday.

"There are 68 million acres right now that is available for exploration right now that the oil companies have — an area the size of Illinois and Georgia. We ought to be focusing on doing that," Blumenauer said, adding that a legal gap he referred to as the "Enron loophole" exempts energy trading from oversight of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission.

And not surprisingly, the issue has spilled into the ream of presidential politics as well.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized Democrats, including fellow Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., over recent comments Obama made regarding gas prices.

The comments that McConnell referred to were given during an interview with CNBC. Discussing rising gasoline prices, Obama said: "I think that I would have preferred a gradual adjustment. The fact that this is such a shock to American pocketbooks is not a good thing.

Obama also said that "if we take some steps right now to help people make the adjustment, first of all by putting more money into their pockets, but also by encouraging the market to adapt to these new circumstances more quickly, particularly U.S. automakers, then I think ultimately, we can come out of this stronger and have a more efficient energy policy than we do right now.

McConnell, honing in on Obama's referral to "gradual" price increases, said Obama's remarks are evidence that Obama believes "rising gas prices aren't the problem. The problem, he suggested, is that they've gone up too fast. He said he would prefer a gradual adjustment."

He continued: "Whether it's shutting down domestic exploration in large areas both onshore and offshore, instituting a moratorium on oil shale development, increasing the gas tax, or refusing to pursue coal to liquids, Democrats long ago implemented a 'gradual adjustment' on gas prices that's reflected today in the $4.05 Americans are paying for a gallon of gas."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365627,00.html