Posted on 08/04/2008 6:25:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
As John McCain and the GOP leaders nationalize the drill, drill, drill message, the Republican Party might conceivably be riding a summer political rally.
The question of offshore drilling, along with expanded domestic energy production, has suddenly become the biggest political and economic wedge issue of this election. Is there a Republican tsunami in the making?
According to the major polls, Sen. McCain has overcome a big deficit to pull even with Obama. Meanwhile, according to a Rasmussen survey, Democratic Party identification has slumped.
As Republicans on the House floor shouted "vote, vote, vote" and "lower gas prices," the Democratic majority turned off the lights, cameras and microphones. Determined GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell offered unanimous-consent requests to vote on lifting the ban on deep-water exploration, and the Democrats objected. When McConnell asked Democrats if they'd overturn the ban at $4.50 a gallon, they replied "no." When he raised the price to $5, $7 and $10, they cried "no," "no" and "no."
On the Stephanopoulos Sunday news show, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underscored her refusal to allow a drilling vote. Asked about the Republican rebellion in the House, she said, "What you saw in the Congress this week was the war dance of the handmaidens of the oil companies."
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If the demoCrats think they will gain many seats in November they had better think again
The democrats are way out of touch with the people on this. They will fight this tooth and nail but you watch if Barry wins they might change their mind but make it seem like it was their idea and the media will of course support them in this.
I don’t know, If I were Nazi Pelosi’s Hubby, I’d be standing firm on a “no drill” platform too!
And you are the handmaiden of the watermelon environmentalists, Madam Speaker.
Worst Speaker EVER!
YES!
Obama Pressure Gage
Saw on Fox ticker McCain was handing them out to reporters
I’m thinking about emailing Nancy and say “hang in there girl”. This no drill BS is a God send for the Republicans.
I don’t know, If I were Nazi Pelosi’s Hubby, I’d be standing firm on a “no drill” platform too!
“the economic damage caused by skyrocketing energy prices is a no-brainer.”
This is key. The people understand this.
Actually he needs to have someone make up little models of the VW with a sail and hand those out, or give them out to people who donate money to his campaign. The words “Democrat energy policy” could be printed on the sail.
If you donate $25.00 or more to McCain, you get an official ‘Obama tire gauge’
It’s on his website
Great!
Now that Nobama has changed his view (sort of) on offshore drilling, McCain needs to do something dramatic on energy. He needs to reverse his position on ANWR, and he needs to do it before Nobama beats him to it.
I think the model poster for the Democrat energy policy is a donkey pulling a Beverly Hillbilly’s truck. Jed is played by dingy Harry. Granny is portrayed by Nancy Pelousey, and Jethro is portrayed by Obama.
I like it. And Obama/Jethro is holding an air gauge.
You said it
If you add ‘safe borders’, it would help a lot, and ‘school choice’. FRegards ....
And then need to have something cobbled together by Labor Day so that when everyone is home from vacation, the Repubs can present their Unified plan to folks who will now pay attention to politics.
There must be unanimous support from all the Repubs on this issue. And with this plan can come the opportunity for jobs not only in the energy sector, but all sectors of the economy as well as the promise of increased security from foreign oil threats to our economy.
Those three points could go a long way to garnering many undecided voters and maybe some dems.
“Perhaps we need to create that platform, “The 2008 Republican Contract With America”. We can then just forward it to the republican leadership for their approval and endorsement.”
I think hispanderers have hijacked RNC headquarters. But we could work around them. Borders is worth the ‘alien’ation— a big issue. “Patriots’ Contract With America.” We could include Tancredo, Bob Barr [possibly], and maybe even a few blue dogs like Gene Taylor. Just a thought. It’s your baby.
FRegards ....
Lord help the demoncrats if the electorate ever fully realizes that it has been the eco wacko left that has kept us from drilling, building nuclear and refinery capacity for the last 30 years.
anyone in tar and quicklime futures?
Even the Berlin Wall fell. Given enough pressure, anything will fail. And SanFranNan will crack under the building pressure to drill. She’d better think real hard about what she’s about to put this country through if she doesn’t allow a vote to drill. If she holds fast and hard, there will be riots to get it through her thick skull to change her stance. Everyone knows this is a no-win situation for 9%Nan. Question is, will she show us all just how arrogant she truly is? If she does, the dims will lose big this year and may never recover. So the ball is still in her court. What will she do? What will she do?
From your link:
“On the Stephanopoulos Sunday news show, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underscored her refusal to allow a drilling vote. Asked about the Republican rebellion in the House, she said, “What you saw in the Congress this week was the war dance of the handmaidens of the oil companies.”
She went on to say, “We are spending all of this time on a parliamentary tactic, when nothing less is at stake than the planet, the air we breathe, our children breathe.”
LOL!
How does she do it with a straight face?
“end of the era of oil”
Didn’t he also recently say he was open to drilling? Drilling what!!
I’ve noticed that Alan Colmes has a daily question -
Why is it okay for McCain to change his mind, but obama is called a flip-flopper?
Answer for you Alan: McCain admits he was wrong, or new info comes to light. However, obama holds entirely different positions at the same time and flip-flops depending on who his audience is.
Then he says something along the lines of, “I’ve been saying this all along” or “this has always been my position.”
This election may be a case study in political turnarounds. The Republicans looked broken with no issues and now after their stand on energy, polls are seriously shifting in their favor.
It’s rare when they stop being the stupid party......
Maybe it’s because they can’t see your facial expressions. Send them a video :-)
The Republicans can come up with a bold, easy to understand energy policy. The Democrats will respond with a 5000 page document that will be all about taxes, rationing, funding for perpetual motion machines, etc. - it will read like an old Soviet five year plan - “comrades, there will be a tractor in every collective farm and Heroes of Soviet Labor will get a medal and new shoes!”
“Send them a video :-)”
I think the RNC hates me enough already. [smile]
FRegards ....
“How does she do it with a straight face?”
Fear. The Queen’s face could crack if she’s not careful.
#5 Post of the Day!!
Hubris. The dems are their own worst enemies, in the end.
Count on it.
West Coast and NY dims on the green side, mid-west, mountain and southern dims on OUR side.
Perhaps.
Unfortunately, every last one of them will do what they're told and re-elect Pelosi to the Speakership.
Vote Democrat...and you're voting for Nancy Pelosi.
Demonrats are against any independence. All it takes is for the Republicans to spotlight the Demonrat ‘leaders’ and the fact that it is nothing but an election ploy for any candidates of that party to claim they are ‘moderates’ because all the power rests with the Pelosi-Reids. It needs to be spotlighted they would only enable more of the insanity and the judges they put in need to be highlighted(terrorist rights, child molestor and murderer rights). These people will do irreparable harm and it’s time the GOP fight back. This absurdity with not dealing with the oil crisis which is causing harm with its affects needs to be taken advantage of and brought down on the Demonrats.
They are all enablers. In fact, I am saying there really is no such thing as a ‘moderate’ Demonrat. They are a threat with judges alone and they have ALWAYS enabled the Pelosi-Reid. They will play that way because they HAVE to to even get elected from those areas. They are part of the problem and voting for them is continuing the problems we are facing.
Actually some liberals would tell the starving person to eat less.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breatharian
These fools are still using the “10 year” mantra (when new oil would be available). According to all of the energy experts interviewed on FOX, and some I know personally, that figure is at least 5 to 10 years old. New technology could make new oil available in 2 to 5 years, depending on the existing infrastructure in the various areas.
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