Maria Cantwell "I may not look it, but I'm a freakin' idiot."
Posted on 07/22/2008 8:47:36 PM PDT by Jacob Kell
WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee inadvertently explained why her colleagues have no intention of ending the moratorium on offshore oil drilling or increasing the areas open for exploration and production – no matter how popular the idea might be with gas prices soaring.
In an interview with Bloomberg TV's "Money and Politics" last night, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., explained Democrats don't want to increase supplies of oil and gasoline because they want to wean Americans off of petroleum products.
Asked point-blank if Democrats in the Senate would consider how increasing the supply of oil would lower the prices that are pinching U.S. consumers, Cantwell replied: "Oh, we definitely want to move beyond petroleum. And so there will be a supply side offered by the Democrats and it will include everything from battery technology to making sure that we have good home domestic supply, and looking, as I said about moving faster on those kind of things like wind and solar that can help us with our high cost of natural gas."
In other words, no.
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Keep on congress to demand a vote
Unless Pelosi decides to vote on off shore, we’re screwed
Pelosi AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov
People need to start realizing that petroleum products are much more than gasoline. We need to put these people on the spot and ask them why we should give up all of the petro based products that make daily life possible
Bela Pelosi will surely attach a renewal of the ban to a 'critical' budget bill in order to 'pass' it.
Then we gotta do what we can to try to prevent that.
So, as the price of oil keeps going up, the price of food, and everything else will continue to go up.
I swear that these idiot leftists live in a vacuum! They don't seem to understand that we live in a complex society, where there are consequences. I guess we're just going to have to suck it up for a while, at least the next 8 years, while they destroy and dismantle the American economy.
Get ready to live out the last few chapters of "Atlas Shrugged."
Mark
You watch. I think she'll attach the ban to the bill that funds the Dep't of Interior. All the 'Rats will vote for it on the grounds that ''we can't shut this critical dep't down'' ... and the other 13 (14?) budget bills that are required by law will languish for months (as they did for this fiscal year).
Now, if a malaria scare or something were to break out in the Capitol on 29 September, that might delay things long enough for Bush to issue the appropriate Executive Order.
You'll know Bush's true colours, btw, if he signs whatever budget bill contains the renewal of the OCS ban.
We shall see, as always.
*Present company excluded, of course....
Hey, Maria, social engineering is not what you're supposed to be doing, but as a liberal Democrat, you can't help yourself.
We'll wean off petroleum when a viable alternative is available. Until then, GET OUT OF THE WAY.
These Dims are idiots
Since Bush lifted the executive order for offshore drilling, I doubt he will sign any bill containing the renewing of the OCS ban.
And I’ve read that the Dems have OCS ban riders in bills unrelated to energy ready to go. I hope the Dems make a stink over it - a big loser.
A agree fellow Wisconsinite!
Must keep hammering the issue
The only way to correct the situation is to get out and vote
This is the lesson by not participating in 2006
This time there is much more at risk - gas, economy, courts, taxes, national security
A vote for McCain is a vote against Obama!
Veto bait.
“Maria Cantwell “I may not look it, but I’m a freakin’ idiot.””
Wondering if she was born that way, or did she receive training?
ROFL! Thanks for the chuckle!
I wrote in another thread: Bush needs to call a presser the day before the vote to renew the moratorium and announce and sign a Executive Order in anticipation of Congress “doing the right thing” for the “suffering American Public” voting to ALLOW drilling. The EO should contain everything necessary to assist Congress in helping the “suffering American public” by expediting the leasing, exploration, drilling, production, and delivery of product to the “suffering American public”. Now let Pelosi and Reid scream like stuck pigs and twist in the wind after they vote to renew the moratorium. Bush can call another presser and say I tried to alleviate your suffering from high gas prices, but...
Fitting last name even. Can’t well. (lame - I know)
She and her cronies will think twice about this in a few months when the poor and downtrodden whom they are forever pretending to cherish and protect start having difficulty paying for gas and oil to heat their homes - thousands of stories of the elderly and poor being forced to eat cat food in order to keep their houses somewhat above freezing will make the ‘rats look even worse than the picture they themselves perpetually try to paint of Republicans......
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