Do Democrats want the US to be starved for oil and gas like Europe today by preventing oil drilling offshore?
The Democrats have already wrecked the US economy by forcing banks to make risky home loans to unqualified borrowers….now, the Democrats won’t to make the US more dependent on dictators with oil…can’t they see what Russia is doing to Europe?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_ukraine_russia_gas
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Democrats want high gas prices so that people will reduce driving which will decrease the carbon footprint.
If the Democrats would stop breathing that would help with the CO2 gasses!
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
What’s the big deal? We’ve always got coal to use……………….oh wait I forgot,Obama plans to bankrupt them.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Sigh. We do not have enough oil there and we really need to get other methods because we do not. We will be fine for a while but,and I am not a green person, we need to do something else. We still have the best and brightest here but they have stopped being creative lately. We can get out of this mess if we all come together and do something. Peace
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
The will to drill off shore is governed by prices of oil, not supply shortage.
If Prices rise high enough for them to want to drill our oil, they’ll fight to drill it.
When price is as low as it is now, it is just as profitable to buy it overseas, or pay someone $5 a day to work in an oil field.
I don’t know why you people can’ t seem to grasp simple economic concepts, no matter how many times they are explained to you.
The only reason they want to drill our oil when oil prices are high, is because they can sell it to the strategic reserve at a high price in tax dollars, then buy it all back when the price falls, so they can refine it and sell it back to you as petroleum products such as fuel.
If you ook at things reasonably, all it amounts to is us paying them to store their oil for them, until they are ready to refine it.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Yes, the problem with the US economy is that we don’t consume enough carbon fuels. You obviously have no clue as to what you’re talking about – IF WE DRILL FOR MORE OIL, WE’RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE OURSELVES MORE DEPENDENT IN THE LONG RUN, YOU CRETIN. We need to stop using oil, and don’t spew any ignorant BS about how alternative energies are [arbitrary time] away from being viable. They’re viable now, people are just set in their carbon-burning ways.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
It would be great if you could prove any of what you are talking about.
master blaster my butt.
odds are you have never been in the military.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
First of all perhaps it would be wise for you to read up on events for a while before you wrongfully support what you oppose. Democrats are not to blame for the greed and protection given to banks and Ceo’s and other wallstreet friends of the Republicans getting a few big bucks on at our expense, then the main sob-Bush!
Deregulation galore, and darling, Bush has even caused more damage for the people of this country to continue to clean up and try to survive. It will take ten yrs to get any oil. The deal is to have a president that supports alternative fuel or energy instead of keeping it coming for his pocket book squashing any other ideas and continuing to give big money to these pigs
Enough said, power and the few in charge run the whole world
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Anything to save "mother earth" even if it means a few thousands have to die for the cause
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
The dems can’t have people ruining the environment. More social engineering from the experts in DC
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
And then bust up oil companies,
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
No. I’d like to see oil become worthless.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
The US has more off shore oil rigs than the rest of the world combined.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Exactly. They are doing everything they can think of to weaken America.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
YES!! and they are refusing to utilize other means to become independent also like Oil Shale and Coal.!!
July 6th, 2009 at 10:35 am
This question is so wrong on so many levels that there’s no point in even trying to correct you,
It would be just casting pearls before swine, so to speak.