Posted on 06/16/2008 3:56:35 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) thinks with some new legislation and focus on increasing our energy production drivers could be paying $2 a gallon for gasoline in the future.
Bachman said Congress could make that happen. She said legislation aimed at reducing gas prices and opening up the nation's known petroleum and natural gas reserves could help lower gas prices.
Bachmann said it is a question of supply and demand and said now that gas has reached $4.00 per gallon it is time for Congress to act.
Rep. Bachman said that if the U.S. were to open up reserves it would send a signal to markets that we are serious about increasing supplies which would prompt prices to start going down. In addition, Bachmann said the United States also could supplement new drilling by building more refineries and nuclear power plants and by extending tax incentives for alternative energy sources such as wind.
One notation from an outside observer is that since Americans have become more angered over the increasing price of gasoline, and have been vocal on a plan such as Bachman is proposing, OPEC is already meeting to increase their oil production by 200,000 barrels per day. Apparently OPEC realizes their financial loss if the United States were to get aggressive on being oil and energy independent.
Elwyn Tinklenberg, a Democrat who is challenging Bachmann for the the 6th District seat in Congress, said Bachmann is offering a simplistic view.
Yes, for liberals the obvious solutions are always "simplistic", as if those proposing them are 5 year-old children.
It's just an excuse for inaction, since it's too "complicated" to actually fix anything.
I did read it correctly. I was responding to a previous post. The legislator was indeed referring to tapping oil in the ground. I knew that. The other poster did not.
Yep. She refuses to cave on conservative principles despite the bashing she receives. She has more guts than most.
My bad..
NP. Have a nice day.
It looks like the people that are blanket supporters of McCain are not helpful we need to pound on him like day old bread dough.
You’re right, hobbits are sturdy. I was thinking of some of the elfin folk.
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