[defenderSD]

Democrats want to repeal tax breaks for refinery expansion, and yet only last summer they were howling about the need for oil companies to expand refineries and increase gasoline production. Democrats also scream and yell for "energy independence" and yet they now want to repeal the tax break for drilling in this country rather than overseas. It's time for the President to open his desk drawer and pull out the heavy-duty veto pen.

[denydenydeny]

This also makes for nice wedge issues. The Democrats have been patting themselves on the back for taking rad-state seats away from Republicans. Once they start passing their preferred Stalinist legislation, all of those seats will disappear for a generation.

[Cobra64]

I have yet to meet a liberal that understands business. If one ever saw a P&L, he'd break out in hives.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Communists ALWAYS think that other people's money belongs to them.

[Phsstpok]

Democrats want to repeal tax breaks for refinery expansion, and yet only last summer they were howling about the need for oil companies to expand refineries and increase gasoline production. Democrats also scream and yell for "energy independence" and yet they now want to repeal the tax break for drilling in this country rather than overseas. It's time for the President to open his desk drawer and pull out the heavy-duty veto pen.

The President needs to be very explicit in framing this argument this way.  This isn't about tax breaks for the oil industry.  This is about expanding our sorely lacking domestic capacity for refining oil, which is a big contributer to the price surges when things like Katrina happen.

People will oppose "tax breaks for the oil companies."  But they will support government policy meant to build new refineries and lower gas prices.

The President needs to simply ask why the Democrats think the American people should pay more for gasoline.  He can even put forward that there are valid policy reasons to do so, such as cutting down on driving and pollution.  Ask the Dhimmicrats if that is what they want, to force all Americans to start riding bicycles for the common good.  There will be enough moonbats who will rise to the bait to make the charge stick.

My goodness, they should have me running policy over there, I'm so brilliant. <g>

[AmericanVictory]

The coalition between big oil, big ethanol and big auto and the government has long-since ceased to be helpful, just as the railroads and then steel overdid it. But there is no sign so far that the Democrats will do anything effective about it. Frankly, if they would do something effective, we'd be all for it, but there is absolutely no sign that our "energy policy" will cease to subsidize the problem rather than solving it.

[pawdoggie]

It's time for the President to open his desk drawer and pull out the heavy-duty veto pen.

The President should do no such thing. He should voice his objections, yes, but he should not give the Democrats an out to criticize (and the GOP) when oil prices rise again, as they inevitably will (given demand). "The people have spoken", and they deserve all the $4.00+ a gallon gas they're going to get from a Democrat Congress. Sadly, it's the only way people are going to learn what they bought into on election day '06.