Is This The Answer???
Filed under: PolitikGeorge W. Bush announced Monday that he will lift an executive ban on offshore drilling in the U.S.
But the move, by itself, will do nothing unless Congress acts to remove their ban as well.
Thoughts????
Posted: July 14, 2008 at 11:43 am
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It's a start, but it won't really matter. Congress will do nothing to help out while the Democrats are in charge. We're so screwed!
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Yes, it's the answer for the long term. If we do these things for the long term, then, when we get there, we will see some relief. And not having to get our supplies from the Middle East will make us less needy of their oil. I don't want to hear from the granolas who care more about restraining our progress to severe detriment to the regular non bicycling, granola eatin American.
Since when does George Bush give a shit about what Congress thinks?
Her certainly sunk almost a trillion dollars of our money into an illegal war without their consent.
Hope congress gives in….
GEORGE BUSH is a stupid N!GGER
GEORGE BUSH is a stupid N!GGER
GEORGE BUSH is a stupid N!GGER
No! One answer is to reinstate the law controlling the number of people allowed to speculate in the oil and gas market. Another is to take tax breaks and subsidies away from oil companies, and transfer them to those willing and able to research alternate sources of energy.
Ok, drill for more oil…but there aren't enough refineries…so…how will it get to the public anyway?
Waiting 10 years for oil isn't going to make it cheaper or reduce our addiction to it. Why aren't we investing in other energy sources? Why hasn't Congress reauthorized the alternative energy tax credit? This isn't leadership, this is the drug dealer promising more crack.
This is what happens when you elect an oil man as President. Zero funding for alternative fuel sources, let's just drill more oil. He is the worst President this country has ever had!
wowo - what' obama?
Dumb move…it's OK, it'll never pass Congress. plus, George Bush won't be in office for too long….I'm throwing the biggest party, who wants to join? 8 years of a sucky ass economy… the stupid ass people who voted for Bush (for a second term!)…look what you did, the consequences of your actions are now coming to light.
That's BULLSHIT!!! FUCK BUSH! I like clean living oceans and beaches. Let coastal states decide. HE ONLY DROVE UP THE PRICE OF OIL SO WE COULD USE HIS GAS HERE IN THE US!!!! I HOPE SOMEONE KILLS HIS SORRY ASS!!
we as a nation cannot be held hostage by the countries that supply oil to us. We must find oil in this country while finding alternatives to fossil fuel. He/congress must have more put towards developing different sources of energy. Also, Mexico is doing off shore drilling right off our coast, so as long as enviromental concerns are met, do it. I notice no view from you Perez. Looking to see which way the views are leaning?
it will take at least ten years to get any oil from those reserves, even if we had the OK tomorrow. the answer for the long term is sustainability, efficiency, alternative renewable resources.
Re: wowo – ur mom probally likes it
THERE IS NO REASON THAT OUR COUNTRY CANNOT DO BOTH!
DRILL….AND
RESEARCH AND DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING NOTHING!
BOTH SIDES ARE FIGHTING ABOUT WHO IS RIGHT AND WE ARE DOING NOTHING.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE ALTERNATIVE FUEL INDUSTRY AND THEIR BUSINESS COMES FROM OVERSEAS!
WAKE UP AMERICA..WE NEED TO DO BOTH…DRILL DAMMIT….d r i l l !!!!!!!!
WORK ON THE FUTURE TOO.
WAKE UP CONGRESS. EVEN DEMOCRATS ARE TIRED.
WE WILL VOTE YOUR ASSES OUT!
I'm not surprised this is what the lame duck has decided to do before his month long August vacation.
supply is not the issue. in the past year we have seen gas prices rise faster than any other time - and demand has not increased at the same rate.
It is speculation. There needs to be greater regulation on commodities trading.
BUSH SHOULD FUCK OFF AND DIE!
Yeah, i have a thought, lets toss him in the ocean.
Re: wowo – WTF!
Anyone who thinks we need to drill should check out the movie, "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
the congress is ruled by democrats, the democrats will not agree to offshore drilling. people are haivng a hard time making ends meet, with gas prices so high, we need to do something. write your cogresspeople and tell them to agree to offshore drilling
What does remover mean?
those fuckers in congress need to lift their ban too.
Well, that's interesting because his conservative father was the president that placed the executive order that BANNED off-shore drilling? It wont make a bit of difference.
Good. Congress needs to push this through asap! We have resources and we need to use them. If you're not okay with drilling here, why are you okay with drilling elsewhere? Consider the very real thought that no matter how many alternative-energy solutions we come up with right now to clean up life in the future, we need something to sustain us in the short term. Once we begin to produce a proportional amount of sustainable alternatives to what we consume daily in liquid oil and other oil-based goods, we can start to phase out the drilling.
the dems want to prove how horrible bush is so they will screw us all over to do so instead of just doing what is good for all of us.
it is never about us, it is always about making the other look bad — it doesnt matter if you are a republican or a democrat…
Congress isn't the one who got us into this mess. The worst president in our history is part of the probloem. Bush has been in bed with the oil industry for years but hey, it goes further back than that…decades, in fact, of not taking the problem seriously enuf.
of course its not going to solve our problems. I GUARANTEE that the price of gas will not go down one penny if this gets through congress. the number of barrels of oil being produced is going up as we speak but the price of oil is not going down.
About the first smart move I've seen from GW since….since….since….hello?
Yes, we need this. 60% of our oil supply is coming from overseas. It is ridiculous our fuel should depend largely on foreign oil, when it is not necessary. More drilling here, along the gulf coast especially, will create more jobs AND allow a more prominent oil supply for the US.
Drilling today may not make a difference by tomorrow, but it sure as hell will 10 years from now. If congress lifts the ban, you'll see.
Now about that damned war …..
classic. He can say what ever he wants…..but if Congress does not follow suit, he can blame them!! "i tried i tried" whatever.
It's not beneficial in the long run because he is just attempting to boost a limited supply of oil, rather than trying to reduce the demand. He is missing the point entirely. I mean, I know they are providing funding into alternative energy methods, but I think by taking this particular route of action, he makes it clear that he isn't interested in telling North Americans to use less. Using less and finding alternative sources to supplement the declining oil supply will at least be an interim measure. People have to be willing to consume less, and unfortunately most North Americans believe (while some actually do) they are entitled to have everything they want.
The fact is that the true cost of oil is $65-75 per barrel. The difference in the actual price and the trading price is what the commodities traders are doing to the market by profitering. It should be illegal for a commodity like oil to be traded up so high when it affects our day to day living. I for good ole capitalisom but not when trading makes up 50% percent of the cost of a barrel of oil. Also the biggest oil discovery in years is in North Dakota and Montana we should foucus there and on renewables for the future. We could also resend protection to the Saudis unless they step up production And you cant blame Bush alone both sides have sold out the constituency
This is just a ploy to blame the Democrats and sadly there are moron stupid enough to fall for it … there are MILLIONS of acres of Federal Lands the oil companies could drill on right now and they aren't.
In fact, the reason why the oil companies want to lift the ban is because when they get the leases they can declare the potential oil as an asset and increase the value of their companies.
Idiot Republicans, answer me this: Why would the oil companies spend billions of dollars to lower the price of gas when they are making record profits???? Your hurting at the pump, stupid not Exxon
Re: Hope –
hun… like you said his FATHER. i dont like the man but come on. did you not read what you wrote. must take balls to undo what papa bush did… or be fighting papa bush's war and being blamed for it.
i find it funny, people blame bush for not seeing this war coming… yeah well either did clinton he was too busy getting his dick sucked.
Re: Joe – that is not true. congress passed the war resolution. You have no idea what you are talking about. Quit listening to the communist Soros party line.
Re: wowo –
you are so cool. i hope you feel better about yourself now.
This is meaningless..there are millions of off-shore acres that are currently available for drilling…its just too expensive to tackle while the rag-heads continue to pump their supplies dry.
We have oil. Plenty of it. We could have been drilling and it IS the only answer at this point. We have our own fossil fuels- enough to run our own country for years while we figure out alternative fuels. We should refuse to sell to china and india. Environmentalists have achieved what they wanted- gas is so expensive that people don't or can't drive as much. Are they happy? NO= they won't be happy until we are all on bicycles.
This is so dumb. It will take years to develop the sites and therefore years before this would even effect oil prices. Not to mention the fact that no matter how much oil is found by exploiting and destroying coastlines (which some estimate is not that much) oil is not reusable and environmentally harmful.
1. Offshore drilling contributes to only 1% of oil seepage into the environment…Mother nature contributes over 60% herself… Time to DRILL!!!!
2. McCain sucks…but he sucks less than Obama!!
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Bush is a super douche and so are you for trying to cover politics.
Yippy…..Hopefully congress will pass it….. That is our oil…..If we dont drill it Cuba is already in the works to allow China and other nations drill in the gulf…Better us than them
DRILL DAMNIT DRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.
Stupid Democratic Congress. we need to have our own independent source of oil.
do NOT allow offshore drilling, it is not the long term answer and will literally kill the ecosystems around the drill site. alternative energy will help…
it IS speculation…not supply and demand.
democrats are no smarter than republicans….just snobbier.
AND BY THE FUCKING WAY…until tree huggers and hippies start paying my gas they can kiss my ass. DRILL DRILL DRILL.
Learn about supply and demand people who are sooo concerned about big oil and rising costs. China and India are growing fast with strong economies and are demanding more and more oil. As are many other countries. Only about 20 cents per gallon go to big oil or others that make profit. We are still at about 3.80 a gallon then. This is a good shorter term step for ensuring supply(like next ten years). We also do need to take tax incentives away from big oil and invest that in alternative energy. Its not either or.
I urge everyone of voting age to contact your Congressional legislators NOW. I already contacted mine when I first learned of this. You can do this simply online. You WILL need to provide your home address and zip code for them to be able to consider your "complaint" a valid one. Please ask them to NOT support further offshore oil drilling. Lifting the ban is NOT the answer.
THIS IS ABOMINABLE!
The technology to produce much higher MPG vehicles has been around for decades. Car companies now act like 30 MPG is a big deal, when that's old news. Efficient cars were mainstream in the '70s & '80s, and experimental cars throughout the decades have done much better by far. The truth is we have to get away from oil. Period. And finally begin to get the idea of a stationary population into the global dialog (aka, ZPG).
DRILLL MOTHERFUCKER DDRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Instead of depleting even more of our natural resources, shouldn't we try to find a cheaper, renewable resource?
Re: wowo – F U!
THose fucking democrats who have taken over the senate and congress have done NOTHING but screw things up.
The president does not have the 'power'. the house and senate do. Who controls them???? thats right…the fucking dems. IDIOTS. They will ruin our country.
I say we lift the sanctions we have against Cuba. Fidel is about to croke, if he hasn't already. Communisim seems to be dying over there.
Please do your research before supporting further offshore drilling. This is NOT the answer. We already have many, many thousands of acres of unexplored offshore drilling sites that are open, yet we don't have the resources to explore them. We aren't running low looking for places to drill; we have plenty of them! We don't need to add those which will harm the environment. Has everyone forgotten the horrific oil spills? If you aren't old enough, you don't remember why the ban was put in place to begin with. It did NOT help us in the energy crisis in the 70s and is not the answer now.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. CONTACT CONGRESS.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE USA. OIL PRICES ARE BASED ON FUTURES MARKET, IF THE U.S. IS PROACTIVE IT SHOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON FUTURE BARREL PRICES.
Re: Hope – DUMB ASS!
This country is sitting on a ton of oil, we dont drill for it and refine it into useable fuel. Instead we pay countries hand over fist to drill it deliver halfway around the planet to us as rediculous costs. Our money is then redistributed to terrorists who pose a real threat to our assets and citizens all over the world. I think drilling for the oil we need at home is responsible and any effort we can make to lessen our dependence on foreign oil is the right decision.
Hello people? Bush fails to note that we already have 68 million acres of public lands and waters open for drilling that we are just sitting on. Before insisting that removing the ban is the answer the public needs to educate itself on the resources we already have that we are not using.
George W. Bush. The worst ineffective pres. in the history of the US. So dumb it HURTS
Re: Jamie – Thanks to billy boy clinton, that is many yrs out. and believe me they ARE working on it.
Clinton sat on his hands, making friends with china while we fell further and further under the control of OPEC. Now look at china. They are rich, they are powerful and the are criminal.
It's about time!!! It will not take 10 years! Democrats in Congress will veto it!!! Hooray for Barrack Obama and $10.00 a gallon gas!!!
Our loving Mother Earth pleads with us to re-examine this. The time for us to change is NOW!! This is only a band aid on the problem, no cure whatsoever, only prolonging. WAKE UP everyone!!
Of course it's the right thing to do. It's in our fucking back yard!! It's OURS - DRILL IT. Then maybe people will quit bitching about gas prices because we won't depend on it from other countries. This should have been done a long time ago but enviornmentalists and tree huggers always throw a bitch fit. This will help reduce our cost for the next 30 years or so..IN TIME for us to create new ways of fueling our cars.