Posted on 11/07/2007 12:51:33 PM PST by Sub-Driver
“Drill ANWR, drill off the west coast, the east coast, build new refineries, build nuclear power plants—heck, just SAY the country is going to do all four, and watch that oil price fall.”
Exactly. Bull-osi keeps talking about how much crude prices have gone up since Bush took office, as if somehow he controls world commodity pricing. But since they think political leaders control crude prices, let’s talk about as you say how much they’ve gone up since the New Directionless Congress took over. I mean, I thought they were the party that campaigned against high gas prices. Bush didn’t campaign on that. Pelosi and the Liarcrats did. So it seems to me it’s their responsibility, not Bush’s, to figure out ways HERE AND NOW to bring down gas prices, not theoreticals 10 years down the road that may or may not work such a biofuels. You hit the nail on the head how to make that happen right away.
Seems to me we need a WW2-like national mobilization that the Dems. always talk about, not for enviro-fantasy camps like wind power and bio fuels, but for getting drilling rigs into ANWR, off California and off Florida ASAP. Then you’ll see the price of crude come down as you mention. But now, instead we’ll fall prey to pop culture hype over CO2 and global warming and act like oil is repugnant and instead base an energy policy on science fiction. That’s the Democrats’ answer to this problem: chasing shadows while refusing to do what we really can do in the here and now. And Americans continue to vote for these pukes. I give up.
I filled the tank of my Honda CB175 with premium gas at 25.9/gallon only once in my life. The federal tax is 18 cents a gallon now. State taxes on top of that. The government is lining its pockets with fuel taxes while having a zero risk exposure to the cost of oil exploration, development, refining and distribution. What a sweet deal (for the government)! Much of that money is getting siphoned off for anything but road maintenance.
Pelosi is right about two things: the 110th Congress is committed (or at least, it should be), and after seven year of Bush, the Democrats are going to take energy prices in a totally new direction: to levels that will make everyone, even the well-to-do, scream in complete and absolute pain.
Say hello to global warming taxes, carbon abuser fees, etc.
Drill, drill, drill, and drill. And when we find all the oil we need, then drill some more. Oh, and refine, refine, refine. Too easy, right?
The gas price across the street is about the same as it was when oil was $65 a barrel..... hmmmmm.........
“But I thought we invaded Iraq for cheap oil?”
...and I thought you democrats got elected promising LOWER gas prices?
Plus, there is the fact that thanks to the environmentalists, opening new refineries requires years of paperwork and regulatory review.
It will be hell getting to church on Sunday if you can't drive. It's 3 miles one-way. Add some inclement weather and people will have to stay at home. It only screws Christians, so that's OK.
yo Nanc-maybe the Chinese will sell us some of the oil from their wells off of FL in the Gulf of Mexico.
| Student | Grade |
| N. Pelosi | F |
So Nancy tell us how taxing the US oil companies more will bring down the price of crude oil imported from foreign countries and lower the price of gasoline and heating oil?
“Demagogue loonyspeak...Congress can control oil prices about as much as the “global warming”.”
MOST of them RAN for office saying the WOULD so something about gas prices....
I have a theory that the OPEC nations are driving the prices up to HELP get dems elected because they know dems won’t do anything about rouge terrorist countries.
Maybe national security
energy efficiency? LOL
lower energy prices? LOL
create jobs? LOL
reduce the treat of a mirage? LOL
The dollar is debased to the point where you are stupid if you don't dump it.
Reminds me of the joke about what the cannibal did after he dumped his girlfriend.
Answer: he wiped his @ss.
BUMP
That why we have to import foreign refined gasoline. Even that isn't a solution with states like California mandating that only gasoline refined within the state can be sold inside California. The mandate for "boutique blends" for various areas and seasons drives production costs higher as well. The seasonal increases in price happen as the refineries shutdown and reconfigure for the change in blend.
Um, Nancy...the price of rising crude doesn’t necessarily translate into higher oil company profits.
I can’t believe this idiot is SOTH.
nancy one note bump
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