Typical, I like the comments about "drill, drill, drill" my Markey. What an absolute idiot and public face for the libs... The land that the government leased the oil companies for the most part is non-productive land. It's been explored and found to not have enough reserves to justify oil drilling, not "exploration" were there is a huge difference. These libs truly are deceitful morons. Apparently they think "poking a hole in the ground" to see if there's any oil is a cheap endevour. I've been there, and trust e, it's not cheap. Most of the area leased literally is un-accessable, and what can be accessed most of the equipment has to be either helo'ed in or gasp, a road cut through pristine wilderness, where some mouse or owl may get screwed, so the environmentalist' file a lawsuit. I keep saying over and over folks, we a screwing ourselves. I guess the shining light is if the Messiah is elected, he'll screw this country up so bad that there won't be a moritorium on anything.
Senate Rejects Bush Ban on Offshore Drilling
Monday, July 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, on Monday rejected a call by President George W. Bush to lift a moratorium on offshore oil drilling.
Bush announced on Monday that he lifted the executive branch's restriction on offshore exploration, saying only Congress stood in the way of opening up America's untapped oil riches.
But Reid said oil companies should focus instead on drilling on much of the 68 million acres that they have leased but not used for exploration. (thanks for the screw job Harry. The issue is anyone with common sense (which is going in the toilet in this country) knows you're nothing but a bag of hot Nevada desert air)
Asked, however, if he expected to have the votes to block legislation to lift the moratorium in face of soaring gasoline prices, Reid told a news conferences, "We will have to wait and see." (Translation: give me time to run around and extort and threaten the Senators who favor drilling, then I'll give you an answer. Hey Harry, go back to Nevada, retire, and sit in front of the nickle slots. Hopefully your constituents will force you to do this).
Reid said he hoped to have legislation introduced this week to crack down on oil speculators. (all speculators Harry??? That would be every commodity traded worldwide that passes through our trading houses. Gee I'd love to see gold back at say, $25 an ounce, or corn at $.50 a bushel)
On the other side of the Capitol, Rep. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, mocked Bush's call earlier in the day to lift the ban.
"The Bush oil policy is an attempt at mass deception by a White House that has, for the last seven and a half years, pursued Big Oil's agenda of drill, drill, drill," Markey, chairman of a select House of Representatives committee on energy independence, told a news conference. (total garbage, speak fact instead of spewing waste water, clown)
"Drill, drill, drill has failed, failed, failed," Markey said. "It has failed to make America energy independent. It has failed to prevent rising prices at the pump." (what an absolute total 100% moron, and his constituents buy this bag of garbage???)
Note to President Bush. Go out and call these idiots on this. 67% of the American people now favor opening up restricted areas to drilling. Put the final nail in the coffin on these dopes.
Buy American made products, ESPECIALLY beer.
It's our money, not the government's.
Ignorance of the facts is no excuse. Educate yourself before you embarrass yourself.
