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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Democrats Want More Foreign Oil, Less Domestic Oil

Nancy Pelosi apparently thinks we can just order OPEC around, telling them to increase oil production even as Democrats undermine efforts to expand production of oil within our own borders.

Today, in fact, Democrats killed a Senate amendment that would have opened up ANWR for drilling.  Which begs the question: Why do Democrats want more foreign oil and less domestic oil?

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Democrats know that many Americans have the memory of a six-year old.  The American people need to become more informed and start calling out their elected officials on this stuff.



A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

dougee on May 13, 2008 at 03:38 pm
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In Pelosi’s defence, she’s from Californnia. The connection between “energy policy” and “rolling blackouts” hasn’t really caught up to her.

Rob B. on May 14, 2008 at 08:44 am
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Hey Rob, I’ve been wondering if maybe the dems get a kickback from the Saudi petro dollars.  What a scandal that would be, eh?

Ivor on May 14, 2008 at 10:08 am
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FOREIGN WARS OR DOMESTIC OIL

If the US Government spent a trillion dollars over 8 years on domestic oil production from known reserves in the Gulf of Mexico, the Continental Shelf and coal gasification instead of War in Iraq gas would be $2 a gallon or less. America could quit sending billions to countries that sponsor terrorism. And reducing our trade imbalance keeps jobs in America. Every billion of trade deficit costs 13,000 jobs. $400 billion for oil last year: do the math.

America has 1/4th the coal on planet earth. South Africa is producing 300,000 barrels of gas and diesel a day from coal. And synthetic fuel from coal is cleaner burning than gas. And it can be produced cheaper than from $100+ a barrel crude oil.

Harness your anger at the pump. Call you’re US Senators and demand domestic production in this decade. If you don’t raise your voice the oil companies and politicians will assume you are ready to pay even more.

P.S. - Poverty is the worst form of pollution!

Michael Lewis on May 28, 2008 at 09:36 pm
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