Say Anything Blog

With the explicit help of the North Dakota newspapers.

U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND, is hoping a multifaceted approach by the government can rein in soaring fuel prices.

Conrad, who’s been touring the state this week touting his plan, said the price of gas is “what is really on the minds of NorthDakotans across the state.”

The official purpose of Conrad’s Wednesday trip was to hold a Senate Budget Committee field hearing on the issue, but he was also looking to unveil his five-point plan.

With his customary charts in the background, Conrad said he would like to see a plan that increases domestic oil production, reins in oil speculation, promotes fuel-efficient vehicles, provides incentives for alternative fuels, and promotes coal-to-liquid techniques.

What has Conrad done while he’s been in the Senate to accomplish this.  Aside from supporting bio fuels (jacking up food prices) he’s been 100% against developing energy sources.  Of course there are promising biofuel technologies, like switchgrass, but they aren’t ready yet.  Sure go ahead and develop them but until then fossil fuels are the way to go.

And when it comes down to economically viable fossil fuels Kent Conrad has been terrible.  That’s because he’s beholden to environmental nuts rather than the North Dakotans he should be worried about.

Kent Conrad has always fought against drilling in ANWR.  In fact when it had been attached to a filibuster proof bill in 2005 Kent Conrad led the parliamentary challenge to it and saw to it that it was defeated.  He’s voted against it every time it’s come up.  If it weren’t for idiots like him we’d have that oil on the market, lowering our trade deficit by a significant amount. 

The energy industries have done a fantastic job of keeping supply up even with all of the obstruction from the Subprime Senator and his ilk.  But sooner or later we were going to have a shortage with a resulting price spike.

And when it does Conrad has the gall to claim he’s for domestic production and the Bismarck Tribune gladly prints that lie.  They should be blasting him for helping to give us four dollar a gallon gas.