No drilling, no pumping, no digging, nothing. Maybe some people will vote these partisans out of office. We will see.
Chief RZ - 07:05pm on 05/15/2008
These high gas prices? No problem. Obama’s gonna fix this with his ‘negotiations’ with the middle-east tyrants.
docdave - 08:05pm on 05/15/2008
Having again blocked exploration and drilling for more oil in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and the coastal shelf on both the east and west coasts, and now Colorado, the Democrats are gonna have some serious ‘splaining to do if the price of crude hits $200 in a year or two and gas goes to $5.00 a gallon and beyond.
Bringing even known reserves on line takes time. Years, in fact. Mr. Bush will be long gone from the White House. But the economies of China, India, the Asian “Tigers” and “new” Europe will still be growing. STill demandingmore and more energy to power that grwoth. Hopefully, the US economy will also be growing, in spite of the Democrats.
So who they gonna blame then? Hmmm?
Bat One - 08:05pm on 05/15/2008
Oil drilling is not the biggest problem, maybe you should research a little more into refineries and post up here when the last one was built. The oil supply is not the biggest problem it’s the oil companies setting up shutdowns at the same time to boost prices, and lack of refineries. I am sure you can figure out a way to blame someone in office now for something that has not been built since the 1970s.
billybob68 - 08:05pm on 05/15/2008
billybob,
There is no denying the need for more refineries. We haven’t built a new one in over 30 years… paradoxically the same amount of time since we last built a nuclear power plant too.
But our refining capacity has little bearing on the world market price of crude oil. More $3.65 gas isn’t the answer most people are looking for.
Bat One - 08:05pm on 05/15/2008
This is another point upon which McC and the Democrats are in total agreement.
Politicians on all sides keep mewling about how America has to end its dependence on foreign oil, then stab us in the back.
2Hotel9 - 04:05am on 05/16/2008
2hotel9: McCain has said that he believes states should decide how, when and where to tap energy resources and that the federal government should keep it’s nose out of states rights.
That position hardly puts him in line with Obama.
pparets - 04:05am on 05/16/2008
OK. Show me where, in 25 years in Congress, McC has ever done anything to make that happen? How many times has he stood against Dept of Interior and EPA for the states rights to so choose?
2Hotel9 - 04:05am on 05/16/2008
billybob68 - The oil supply is not the biggest problem it’s the oil companies setting up shutdowns at the same time to boost prices...
What are you talking about here?
likwidshoe - 06:05am on 05/16/2008
My only question is why weren’t these things brought up for vote time and time again when the REPUBLICANS were the majority?
No drilling, no pumping, no digging, nothing. Maybe some people will vote these partisans out of office. We will see.
These high gas prices? No problem. Obama’s gonna fix this with his ‘negotiations’ with the middle-east tyrants.
Having again blocked exploration and drilling for more oil in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and the coastal shelf on both the east and west coasts, and now Colorado, the Democrats are gonna have some serious ‘splaining to do if the price of crude hits $200 in a year or two and gas goes to $5.00 a gallon and beyond.
Bringing even known reserves on line takes time. Years, in fact. Mr. Bush will be long gone from the White House. But the economies of China, India, the Asian “Tigers” and “new” Europe will still be growing. STill demandingmore and more energy to power that grwoth. Hopefully, the US economy will also be growing, in spite of the Democrats.
So who they gonna blame then? Hmmm?
Oil drilling is not the biggest problem, maybe you should research a little more into refineries and post up here when the last one was built. The oil supply is not the biggest problem it’s the oil companies setting up shutdowns at the same time to boost prices, and lack of refineries. I am sure you can figure out a way to blame someone in office now for something that has not been built since the 1970s.
billybob,
There is no denying the need for more refineries. We haven’t built a new one in over 30 years… paradoxically the same amount of time since we last built a nuclear power plant too.
But our refining capacity has little bearing on the world market price of crude oil. More $3.65 gas isn’t the answer most people are looking for.
This is another point upon which McC and the Democrats are in total agreement.
Politicians on all sides keep mewling about how America has to end its dependence on foreign oil, then stab us in the back.
2hotel9: McCain has said that he believes states should decide how, when and where to tap energy resources and that the federal government should keep it’s nose out of states rights.
That position hardly puts him in line with Obama.
OK. Show me where, in 25 years in Congress, McC has ever done anything to make that happen? How many times has he stood against Dept of Interior and EPA for the states rights to so choose?
billybob68 - The oil supply is not the biggest problem it’s the oil companies setting up shutdowns at the same time to boost prices...
What are you talking about here?
My only question is why weren’t these things brought up for vote time and time again when the REPUBLICANS were the majority?
They tried once and folded, it seems to me!