Posted on 08/08/2008 7:46:59 AM PDT by Bill Dupray
The federal moratorium on offshore drilling has to be renewed every year and, failing that, it expires. President Bush can come out at the beginning of September, welcome Nancy and Harry and all the kids back from their summer vacation, and tell them that October 1, 2008 is America's Energy Independence Day. The president will proclaim that despite months of cajoling, he could not get the Democrats to help the American people through this energy crunch, so he will throw open for careful, environmentally safe drilling, all of America's offshore areas that were previously off limits.
Any attempt to extend the drilling ban will be vetoed.
If you like that idea, you are in good company, so does House GOP Whip Roy Blunt. (Video)
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Bush did the right thing on his end. Let's see what the damn Congress does.
So Bush is still palying chess while the Dems are playing checkers.
Absolutely. Otherwise, the oil companies will be having to "F" around with the EPA, which could take years.
This is a great idea! It would be a great way to keep this issue on the radar screen as the campaign season goes into high intensity mode in the last five weeks. The linkage between Republicans and Energy Independence might tip a number of House seats in our favor and even give McCain a boost.
Bush can really make them choke on this issue.
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Yes that's true; but will he do it? The price per barrel is dropping so is the price at the pump. The Saudi’s made a bundle in the futures market by trading amongst themselves to drive up prices then dumping on greedy speculators - when we are just threatening to drill. The oil companies made a bundle. Don't forget the Saudi’s & oil companies have these politicians in their pockets both Dems & Repubs.
The last thing the Saudi’s want is for us to be energy independent so my bet is they will cool the price per barrel the price at the pump will come down a little the public will forget the politicians will declare victory and drilling won't happen.
IT would be nice to think the Republicans are not totally inept.
Sort of like the T ball team that always loses wins against the big kids, stomping them just once.
We don't really know if there are "terms" to the present congressional ban.
Pelosi wants NEW tax money from the oil companies...Tax them to death....Guess who they have to pass it to...In fact, the Dems want both...raise the tax at the pump and more taxes from the oil companies.
****The last thing the Saudi’s want is for us to be energy independent so my bet is they will cool the price per barrel the price at the pump will come down a little the public will forget the politicians will declare victory and drilling won’t happen. ****
With China and other nations becoming more industrialized, I think the Saudi’s know that it would be in their best interest to have the oil on their lands used at a moderated pace. If we add our own oil to the available pool it will stabilize prices which help all economies, and the Saudi’s get to stay in power longer. The sooner they run out of oil, the sooner the house of Saud falls.
Bump
Very important. If the ban is not renewed, Pelosi and Co. will try to put sneak another one in (in an innocuous bill) and hope the Republicans don't see it.
This is a great idea!
We can keep this going. The GOP is committed to this outside a handful of turncoats. Even those on the non starter gang of 10 should see the writing on the wall.
This has to happen at the local level. People have to mobilize, get to their local candidate and have him go before the media and say if elected he will support and vote for the immediate opening of the OCS for drilling. Then hammer his opponent as a anti-energy candidate.
That’s how you win elections.
The last thing the Saudi’s want is for us to be energy independent so my bet is they will cool the price per barrel the price at the pump will come down a little the public will forget the politicians will declare victory and drilling won’t happen.
The Saudis no longer control the price of oil. They didn’t have the ability to get it up to $148 and they won’t be able to stop it from falling back down below $60. They USED to be able to control the price of oil but those days have come to an end. There are too many new consumers and some of the new suppliers are not OPEC members (Russia, Mexico, Canada, Brazil) and Iran and Venez are loose cannons who can’t be predicted even by the Saudi minds.
We have it within our hands to break all of those bastards. We can literally bankrupct them because much of the Saudi income, for instance, is already financing debt they ran up buying Boeing jets and other US military equipment. If the oil price drops sharply, the new debt they have been running up in the last two years will end up strangling them. The Saudis have pre-spent their oil income up to 10 years ahead for the last generation trying to buy off the princes, other fanatics, internal security, coke/hooker parties in LA, etc.
BTTT
If Bush were to let the ban expire, would that be a way for the process of allowing drilling off shore move foreword?
Question...........
In the current offshore areas that drilling is banned in are there leases already procured by the oil companies or is the leasing process one of the first steps to occur?
President Bush has already removed the Executive Order that banned this drilling.
Congress has the remaining ban. They must not renew it to allow drilling to proceed.
“Congress has the remaining ban. They must not renew it to allow drilling to proceed.”
Okay, then if it is not renewed, then the process of obtaining leases and such can go forward?
Yes, the process would begin with the initial survey and preparation of information for a useful lease sale. Also the MMS would need to complete EIS requirements. Then a lease sale (high level summary description of the activities).
Excellent!
So whether Pelosi allows a vote or not on drilling;
the process can go forward if the ban is not renewed.
And if I understand this right, even if the bill is passed for a continued ban unless Bush signs the renewal it will not be renewed.
I like this idea. Bingo
Where it gets interesting is when the ban renewal is attached to a budget bill that must pass or government will shut down.
You just know how the MSM will play that one out...
Republicans to blame for folks not getting their Social Security Checks... and on and on....
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