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Congress...The Ball Is In Your Court

Posted by Reaganite1970 on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:58:00 AM
President Bush has lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling putting the onus squarely on the shoulders of our Democratic "friends" in Congress.The executive repeal alone, unfortunately, will not be enough to get this online. Congress needs to vote to allow this to happen. The President urged Congress to act first but nothing happened, so he has taken measures to show his commitment. We will have to see what Congress does now.
 
Should they delay any vote, these Dems will have to go home to face the people that elected them. Nancy Pelosi will have to look the people of San Francisco in the eye, where gas proces are the highest in the nation, and tap dance like crazy to defend her weak position. A position that by her very actions - calling on the President to release reserves - is one she hardly believes.
 
We have heard this song and dance for far too long. Yes, it will take time to get the oil flowing. Yes, we need an alternative. You have had 30 years to make that happen and now here we are. We are hostage to countries that despise us and sell us our oil. If we were self reliant with our own supply, they would have nothing over us right now. Is the right approach to keep begging and kissing their feet for more oil supply? Sue them? I am sure they are quaking in their sandals now! We need to take action to let them know we are indeed serious.
 
I have a hard time believing that anybody thinks this motley bunch in Congress has a clue of what to do. We need to get the lawyers out of Congress starting this November because all they ever think about is attacking big business and costly litigation. However, I am sure to retain their power, the Dems in Congress will make some pawlty attempt to "appease" the masses by coming up with some legislation allowing drilling that either ties to amnesty for illiegals, or ladens it with so many regulations and restrictions that it would make it so that drilling would be too expensive for the oil companies to even consider it. To the liberal morons, it will look to them like Congress actually tried with the oil companies looking the part of the demons again.
 
Don't be fooled again!
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Obama Spouts Old DNC Company Line. Meanwhile Back in Congress...

Posted by Reaganite1970 on Friday, July 11, 2008 1:08:00 PM
Pelosi is apparently taking up Newt Gingrich's talking points - one by one.
 
First, she sends a letter to President Bush urging him to release some of the strategic reserve into the market. Now Congress is taking steps to vote on opening up more drilling in Alaska. All this while Mr. Obama is saying it won't matter if we drill now because we won't see drop one for seven years and even then it will be sold in the open market to India and China which won't make a difference in prices. Apparently because he has spent little time in Washington these days, and his friends there forgot to send him the memo, he has no idea that the political winds have shifted again and his party has started singing a slightly different tune.
 
Oh, the winds of change. They are a blowin'!
 
So, if it really doesn't matter, then why all the fuss to get all this rolling? Well, couple this with the poorest grade ever given to Congress along with increased unrest by the citizens of this country over oil prices, you have to think they are starting to actually get the message that Americans have been largely unimpressed with the big show they put on with Big Oil execs, and the utterly stupid and futile lawsuit against OPEC. They are looking for that big win in November folks. It is as simple as that. It will be interesting to see how long they will hold out this carrot.
 
Right now, Obama is looking like he is a bit out of step with his peers. And why is this? Because he is already taking way too much heat over the Iraq position flip and the 2nd Amendment position flop from his base that he cannot afford to move an inch on this subject. This puts him seemingly at odds with members of his own party. While Congress can get away with these token gestures (since as of this writing I am uncertain if they are really going to do anything) Obama cannot. So while Congress appears to be headed toward the will of the people, Obama, as usual, is looking the other way.
 
 
 
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Will Hollywood Please Stick to What They Do Best?

Posted by Reaganite1970 on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:51:00 AM
Will Smith, a wonderful actor and a great talent was commenting on the view of the world since Obama won the nomination. Basically, he said that it was more favorable. Will, I do not care what they think of us. I don't have to go there and they do not have to come here. So please, just stick to acting and if you feel uncomfortable being there again at some point...don't go!
 
I am not sure when this happened exactly; but when did America become curious on how actors and musicians felt on the issues of the day? Are there really those among us who wake up and check the paper saying, "Gee, honey. Oil went up again. Who does Susan Sarandon think is responsible?" I am not saying they do not have a right to an opinion, but I do not believe it should be the only opinion we get to hear. Especially when the only actors the media will solicit one from is a left leaning liberal type.
 
I only ask of entertainers one thing...entertain me. That's all. I do not want to be at a concert enjoying the show, only to be at some point held hostage to some political rant about the plight of the ooh-aah bird and how Bush is somehow responsible for it. I could not care less at that point what you think...I came to escape this for a little while. If you want to get involved in politics, run for office and I will listen to your ideas then, if you actually have any of your own.
 
I think that is my whole problem with the Hollyweird elite...they offer no solutions at all. It is understandable though. Afterall, their whole existence is one where they dress up and recite words others have written for them. Of course, they have no thoughts of their own. Are they talented? Most of them are, and I admire their ability, but that is where it ends for me. So, outside of the big screen or the stage I will do what any right thinking American should do...I will turn them off and tune them out.
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Crude Government

Posted by Reaganite1970 on Friday, June 20, 2008 7:14:00 AM
New drilling and more access to our own resources such as clean burning coal could reduce our dependency from foreign sources. It would also keep us going a bit until a new energy source is more available and an infrastructure was in place. Sound too much like right...
 
At least that's what Congress thinks. They have a much better idea...nationalize oil. That's right. Big government wants to take over oil production. Why? Well, they stand on their record apparently. Their record of vastly improving the quality our public school system, their proficiency in handling major disasters, the excellent care being offered to our veterans in VA hosptials, their perfect record in eliminating government waste, the skill at which they balance our budget, and the ease of doing business with the IRS should be proof enough that they are up to the task.
 
It should be abundantly clear to every American that even though we are shouting from the roof tops (67% of us anyway) "Drill More!" they just aren't listening anymore. "The heck with the uneducated masses that voted us in...if they knew anything we wouldn't be here in the first place."
 
Many people want to criticize Bush and McCain for "flip-flopping" on this issue, and it is a term that is being severely misused on both sides of the political fence, but the truth is that Americans should expect their leaders to occasionally look at the situation and re-examine their postions once in a while. The Congress simply refuses to do so. Instead, what Congress is suggesting is that this is all Big Oils fault and that the failed governemtn policies have been in fact working well for us. They need to take off the blinders and re-examine their position and stop trying to push their agendas. This is still a government of the people, right?
 
Noone is saying we stay on petro for our energy needs indefinitely...what we are saying is to ease up on the restrictions until another and better way is on line. Of course to hear that, Ms. Pelosi, you need to get your fingers out of your ears and stop shouting "LALALALALALALA!" so loud.
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