Posted on 06/18/2008 1:37:24 PM PDT by kingattax
House Democrats responded to President Bush's proposal to end the moratorium on offshore as well as Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by telling the president to drop dead, although they used a lot more words to make the same point.
The Democrats' main argument was that the oil industry is already in possession of 68 million acres of oil leases and that Big Oil should drill away on those before they come around asking the federal government for any more land or ocean floor.
At a Capitol Hill press conference following Bush's White House Rose Garden appearance, Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts ridiculed the president as essentially a mouthpiece for the oil and gas industry.
(Excerpt) Read more at swamppolitics.com ...
Now is this any surprise?? Any good news for America is BAD FOR THE LIBERAL SOCIALISTS. As anti-American as they come.
PING
Drop dead says the Congress with the worst approval rating in history.
The drill nothing Congress.
There are NO beaches 50 to 200 miles off the coast. Have you SEEN the section of ANWR where we want to drill? It's wasteland that nobody cares about, not even the bloody caribou and polar bears.
For Goodness Sake America, throw them out!! We have an energy crisis and they will not permit a drop more energy, they oppose more energy!
Too much more of this non-representation and injury and there ain’t gonna be anything figurative about it
... REP. HINCHEY: Yeah, there's thought going on about this. Frankly, this is something that I think is essential.
Oh, so Hinchey thinks it ESSENTIAL to nationalize the oil industries?
Great...just great.
Bush, will you quote their nonsense on TV at a news conference? Hell no!!!!!
Bush has done all he can do. It is time for a new dealer at the table.
if president bush was talking about drilling american’s wallets for more tax dollars, the RATS would be running all over each other to get a bill to his desk. stupid jerks.
Sometimes I think liberals / socialists / radicals / anarchists / Democrats / try to hide what they really believe and who they really are. It’s good to see some clarity on the issue at hand. They are against more oil drilling and exploration, against nuclear power, against coal mining, against hydro electric. They are against the single biggest thing that we could do to help our energy problems and help us become independent of foreign oil eventually. It’s clarifying to see where they stand vs. where Republicans and conservatives stand on the issue. I like it when informed voters have the true information about issues.
I will bet you a billion the money trail leads from the Saudis and OPEC to the democrats and "environmental" groups.
Then let Bush take this to the people. Get somebody to write some speeches! I don’t care if it steals McCain’s thunder—McCain better make some of his own noise.
The Democrats really want something to happen.
The Dems better prepare for complete destruction in November............
Call ‘em up and let them know! I took this from ExTexRedhead:
202-225-3121 Congressional Switchboard; ask for the moron of your choice!
Love it!
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