Posted on 09/11/2008 6:31:17 PM PDT by nobama08
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California has become the main front in a war over offshore oil drilling.
Congress may soon vote to allow drilling for oil at at least 50 miles from America's coastline - but not in the Golden State, if leaders have anything to say about it.
The California Assembly has taken a firm stand against the drilling, saying that the move would protect the state's beaches.
Many drivers who cram into the state's packed freeways are singing a different tune. Some told NBC Bay Area they want lower prices now - and if drilling is what it takes -- then so be it.
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I’m sure Awwnold will stand against it. He plans to run his Hummer on unicorn farts.
Precisely. This is an EXCELLENT opportunity for some conservatives to peel off some independent voters from the DemocRAT camp. RINOs OTOH need not apply.
Good we will put a California tax on our Florida oil.
McClintock may have come out with a drill now comment, but I sure can’t think of anyone else who might have in California (on the record).
Conservative intent in California might just as well be a national security issue, since it would hardly see the light of day.
If they would take the Governor, maybe we could sell California to Mexico?
Fine, California gets to pay$3.00 more per gallon than the national average.....its called the cost of being wrong surtax.
I am becoming more and more ashamed to tell anyone that I am from a state that’s run by DIMWITTS!!!! Not sure it will ever change either!!!
Good ! let the mental midgets in the Californian assembly tell the people they will be purchsing oil from Chavez and they will be paying 7 or 8 dollars a gallon. Lets see how long they stay in office.
The Cali legislature can be thrown out on their collective butts, by “the will of the people”!
All they need is opposition candidates to campain on “Drill here, Drill now!”
“its called the cost of being wrong surtax.”
Actually, I think it’s more commonly referred to as “Stupid Tax”.
Beyond some number of miles (and certainly no more that 50, if that), states should have no say whatsoever in whether or not offshore drilling is allowed. Maybe when they start funding and furnishing their own Coast Guard and Navy, they might should have more say.
But, this shows once again how weak McCain’s position on drilling is: new offshore drilling only IF the states agree. And, of course, he still opposes drilling in ANWR. Anyone thinking his present position will result in a significant increase in domestic crude production needs to look more closely.
I like it!
How far offshore do states control anyway?
From “Three Days of the Condor” (1975)
Higgins: It’s simple economics. Today it’s oil, right? In ten or fifteen years, food. Plutonium. Maybe even sooner. Now, what do you think the people are gonna want us to do then?
Joe Turner: Ask them?
Higgins: Not now - then! Ask ‘em when they’re running out. Ask ‘em when there’s no heat in their homes and they’re cold. Ask ‘em when their engines stop. Ask ‘em when people who have never known hunger start going hungry. You wanna know something? They won’t want us to ask ‘em. They’ll just want us to get it for ‘em!
Something we really need is several brand new high-tech refineries to refine all our new crude or the coal, oil shale and oil sands.
We may be closer than we realize. But it will give dems more control, which is all they care about.
The CA democrat party is controlled by far left extremists. Our legislative districts are layed out in such a way that the dems will always dominate the majority. There are just enough republicans to to thwart the dems, but not enough to move anything conservative. This is why the legislature can thumb their noses at the electorate.
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