Comments on: Offshore Drilling Lowdown

by: libhomo

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:08:31 +0000

Here’s a fact that Bush and “Keating Five” McCain don’t want people to think about.

Ending the Iraq war would do far more to cut oil prices than offshore drilling.

by: Xman

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:05:32 +0000

I don’t think the price of gas is high enough.
I’m in Salt Lake City and the cars race around me race at 65 - 75 on the freeway. They could save 30% if they drove 55. That is over a dollar a gallon.

I’m saying, a huge % of our population has not REALLY felt the effects of gas prices yet. Until they have that awareness, they won’t say much about it. Hopefully, when they do gain awareness, they will also apply that new tool to other problems that seem as out of control.

by: JoeC

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:13:21 +0000

Thanks for the link, Lynne. Rahall really lays it out in black and white, doesn’t he? Seems like we should see a lot more of this attitude from Congress towards Corporations, the Military Industrial Complex, and the Executive Branch; give them a little bit, and make them use that wisely before giving them anything else. Even with financing the war, we should have locked down the money after 9 billion disappeared unaccounted for. If accused of not supporting the troops, then Congress should tell the Pentagon that their lack of accounting is hurting the troops and their lack of innitiative to fixing that problem is hurting the troops…yeah, we could all go on and on. Back to the link to the bill you sent…it’ll be interesting to see how it fares, and what excuses will be used by Big Oil-friendly Congress critters to derail it…

by: Lynne

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:12:59 +0000

Interesting article here:
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=389&Itemid=1

Regardless, I believe we have the technology to get away from oil altogether. What we lack is the will to move in that direction.

by: JoeC

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:19:56 +0000

No matter how safe oil companies are, odds are there would be at least one environmental disaster while extracting oil from the banned offshore exploratory region. But Bush and the gang are big gamblers, and we’ve let them gamble away our most prized possessions (life and liberty) time and again, so why stop now. Bet the farm, Bushie! Oh, yeah…I guess the farm has already been taken back by the bank…