Posted on 07/14/2008 5:47:11 PM PDT by Kaslin
Leadership: With oil hitting $147, Nancy Pelosi finally admits energy is a problem. But instead of drilling for it, she's cooked up a new drain-the-reserves scheme. It's pure politics at a time of crisis. She ought to resign.
Despite polls showing Americans in favor of drilling more oil from America's huge untapped supplies, Pelosi won't allow it. She just wants to empty our Strategic Petroleum Reserve for a short-term fix to get through Election Day.
It's an irresponsible suggestion, signaling not only an ignorance of how the economy works but also a willingness to place the nation at risk in the case of emergency.
Last Tuesday, Pelosi sent a letter to President Bush urging him to release a "small portion" of the nation's 706 million barrels of strategic-reserve oil to bring down prices. Regardless of how one feels about whether reserves should be held at all, two big problems stand out with Pelosi's tiny demand.
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I think Pegrosi deserves a little FReeping N Faxing Campaign! ;)
she is incompetent.
The dummocrats thrive on misery . . . therefore, if she allows for our own oil drilling, that might solve a problem near and dear to the fly-over people (the ones that Hussein Obama sneers at). Therefore, “Tough, America! Deal with it! It’s George Bush’s fault!”
That botoxed manikin has been in power for how many years . . . and done nothing about oil?????????
Pelosi is a political hack nothing more nothing less.
She has no intent of doing anything for America, only for her political friends and her own self interest.
These people never quit never leve and never give up.
it says we can't drill our way out of the problem, but draining the SPR will solve it... what an O2 thief.
Botox poisoning....
Pelosi defines “The Peter Principle”!!!! She has risen to her level of total incompetence...
agreed,
but they both were a welcome relief for president bush!
incompetence that helped him.
If we can put a man on the moon we should be able to put gasoline in our tanks.
San Fran Nan is nothing short of dangerous to the future of this grand experiment. Her style can only be summed up as “ignorance in support of partisanship”. And, Harry Reid hasn’t had a clue since childhood.
I find it absolutely unbelievable that ANYONE can look at the current crude oil crisis and see it for anything other than a supply/demand problem, complicated by a falling dollar in the global markets.
The only solution is either a reduction in global demand or an increase in global supply. I vote for an increase in supply.
Drill Here, Drill Now... ANWR, OCS, Northern Plains... Hell, drill in my backyard if it will help.
Draining the strategic oil reserves (for what, 30 days) will buy some time to invent a magical flying carpet machine that will transport people from the fruits and nuts of Marin County to the mind-numbing idiocy of the Washington Beltway in just 90 minutes.
No argument there, I agree.. I was adressing her role as “Speaker”..
True 9% is a pretty damning number.......
Pelosi promised lower gas prices in 2006. Would somebody from the GOP please hammer the democrat congress on this?
She’s a very shrewd politician
I love to see her cave
HELP SPREAD THE WORD
TELL YOUR FRIENDS FAMILY NEIGHBORS COWORKERS
CONTACT CONGRESS TUESDAY JULY 15TH - LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
CAUGHT A SEGMENT ON THE BUSINESS CHANNEL THAT STATED SINCE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS ALREADY IN THE GULF, EXTRACTING OIL FROM THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF WOULD TAKE BETWEEN 1 - 6 YEARS.
MY GOD, ONE YEAR, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
THE MIDEAST IS TOO UNSTABLE AND WITH IMANUTJOB, WELL, YOU JUST DONT KNOW. NOT TO MENTION OIL MONEY FUNDED TO SUPPORT TERRORISM.
GOV PALIN IS PLEADING TO LET ALASKA DO ITS PART (EVEN DRILLING IN ANWAR)
GOV PALIN HAS A 84% APPROVAL RATING VS CONGRESS 9%
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
DRILL HERE DRILL NOW
LETS FLOOD CONGRESS TUESDAY JULY 15TH
IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHO TO CONTACT
WWW.VISI.COM/JUAN/CONGRESS
‘for the children’, pelosi
Feckless to Reckless ... Great Headline and good bumper sticker.
Ms. Pee-loosely needs to listen to the American people like she claims to be so intent on doing...
I’m starting to see people write “Drill Here Drill Now” on the backs of their vehicles here in Arizona.
Hear, hear!
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