Republicans Threaten Renewal Of Offshore Drilling Bans

National Journal ^ | Wed. Aug 13, 2008 | Terry Kivlan

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Then. They’ll apologize.

/s

[maine-iac7]

Everyone, we need to take a look at the ‘red’ list.

If we don't oust the dimRats Senators in Nov. that list is going to get longer - and we will NEVER get one pubbie bill through the senate, even if we have a pubbie POTUS...

This is one year we need to vote down the line...and get real conservatives set for 2010 to root out the rinos -

[lormand]

Lamar Smith is a good guy. If I lived just a few miles west of here, I would be in Smith’s district.

[Iron Munro]

This stinks of standard pre-election minority party posturing.

Where were the Republicabns when they had the majority and the power to actually keep some of their promises?

They just went ahead and renewed the prohibitions year after year even though it is part of their job to look ahead - to take the long view. Especially on an issue like oil drilling that has a multi-year lag between drilling and production.

Now, when it's time to get re-elected we hear what they want to do, not why they haven't already done it.

Voters gave Republicans the majority and the power to legislate responsibly but they did very little with it, other than stuff their piggish faces at the money through.

Republicans and Democrats play Good Cop - Bad Cop and just swap roles every 4 to 8 years.

[mouse1]

McCain has not signed
Sounds like it’s time to Freep his a$$

http://www.johnmccain.com/Contact/

[Carley]

The last time the government was shut down a fat girl bringing pizza to bubba changed the political scene forever!

[Politicalmom]

Congressclown Ping!!

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[chickadee]

Thanks so much for the link. I suppose this will mean even more pleas for campaign contributions in my email box:)

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Thanks for the ping!

[Dick Bachert]

See Post 51!

Jeez!!!

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[janereinheimer]

well put! dittos

[Southack]

""If they want to shut down the government, denying millions of senior citizens their Social Security checks, in order to side with big oil companies, then they should go right ahead," Reid spokesman Jim Manley said today."

Works for me.

[janereinheimer]

I’m all for term limits. Don’t think I’ll ever vote for a two-term incumbent again. They stay in office too long and forget that they are supposed to be representing all of the voters in their districts.

[scottdeus12]

“Smith, Gordon H. (R-OR)”

I cant believe I actually voted for this Rino.....

Please forgive me, Freepers......

[Arrowhead1952]

Do you live in the Round Rock area?

[Arrowhead1952]

I’d like to see all those (word self censored by me)s live under, for 20 or more years, the laws and regulations they make us live under and they may have a different view of what they should be doing.

[lormand]

"Do you live in the Round Rock area? "

Better than that, Cedar Park. :)

[ZULU]

Chambliss was a solid conservative. I don’t know anything about Corker. The other three are losers.

[Arrowhead1952]

Well, I go through there on the way to work. I live in Lago Vista.