Posted on 03/30/2011 11:47:29 AM PDT by maggief
Noting that the situation in the Middle East and in Japan has led to questions about the nation’s energy sources and security, President Obama today went to Georgetown University to outline a broad energy plan for the nation. Many of the proposals in the broad overview were not new, but the president came with a few new fresh initiatives – and a healthy dose of pushback to Republicans who say that his administration is to blame for rising gas prices.
“Any claim that my administration is responsible for gas prices because we've, quote/unquote, ‘shut down’ oil production -- any claim like that is simply untrue. It might make for a useful sound bite, but it doesn't track with reality.”
The president said that he will encourage offshore oil exploration and production as a way to reduce the nation’s reliance on imports, as long as it’s safe and responsible, something he said he learned from the oil disaster in the Gulf just under one year ago.
“Lately we've been hearing folks saying, well, you know, the Obama administration, they put restrictions on how oil companies operate offshore. Well, yes, because we just spent all that time, energy and money trying to clean up a big mess. And I don't know about you, but I don't have amnesia; I remember these things. And I think it was important for us to make sure that we prevent something like that from happening again.”
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
We can’t afford to hit the snooze button again in November 2012.
Well, it appears you can because you have since 2008
Correction:
Obama buzzed around like a two-arsed fly while BP sorted out the problem - and bacteria ate the oil slick.
Does this guy try to be offensive or does he not realize it?
*sigh*
He is a damn useless idiot.
Since you have been in charge Mr Obama, we have had to watch you “hittin’ the lose button”.
Translation: “I’m going to keep fuel prices high.”
Get that damned Marxist/socialist “greenie” outta there and elect someone commited to drill, baby drill!!
bama examines some of the effects of a spreading crisis Larry Downing/Reuters
People don’t hit the snooze button when fuel prices drop, idiot. They become more productive. This guy has no idea how the economy works. If I have to listen to 2 years of this crap before the election I will lose my mind.
The advisers had to advise Barry not to eat the black stuff.
They’d have to start falling first, big guy. When’s that gonna happen?
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