Posted on 05/13/2008 8:57:15 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - The Senate has rejected a Republican energy plan that calls for opening an Alaska wildlife refuge and some offshore waters to oil development. Supporters of the measure couldn't get the needed 60 votes to overcome a Democratic-led filibuster threat.
Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said more domestic oil production is needed to keep prices in check and to reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports.
Opponents said areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and coastal waters that have been off limits to drilling for 25 years ought to remain that out of bounds to oil companies. The GOP measure, defeated Tuesday by a vote of 56-42, would have allowed coastal states to get a waiver to the offshore drilling ban.
Gas is $4.00 a gallon, and the Democrats are filibustering against drilling for oil. The Democrats are wholly controlled by environmental groups that lobby in Washington. When the environmentalists get the kick in the tail they’ve earned, we’ll have more energy.
Oh Lord, why we are stuck with McCain?
The upside is that this is a Dem Congress. Another negative enhancement to their resume. We need to get them to defeat some more commonsense legislation prior to November.
Every Gas station in their states should have their pictures and names posted by the price on the pumps with the message; He/she voted against lower gas prices by increasing domestic supply!
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Dole (R-NC)
Martinez (R-FL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
ping to #97. Coleman needs to go.
Imhofe is strongly pro-energy, too. There is no excuse for slacking in the middle of a crisis.
From the article...
"Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, was not present for the vote."
He took the Obama way out.
There was one, Moon Landrieu.
McCain couldn’t even be bothered to cast a vote on this.
I’m sorry, but I just can’t bring myself to vote for this guy, and just two months ago I was defending him on this board.
From the Pelosi news conference of 05-07-08:
‘Drilling is the failed energy policy of yesterday that has brought us
record gas prices today’.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-07-2008/0004808866&EDATE=
There is a benefit to having permanent bureaucrats. Just like a careerist any profession is better than someone who dabbles in and out. And, if you are going to have turnover in the bureaucracy, they become beholden to their special interest to get the job once the government job is over. It happens now.
No, the only way to curb the bureaucracy is to starve it of money and staff. And limit its intended scope.
Taxpayers furnish them with rental cars and PROBABLY we are paying for their fuel so they don’t care what happens to us little peon taxpayers to whom them have taken much from and given little in return.
It is only a strategic asset if you are capable of using it.
It would be like claiming a nuclear arsenal by saying all we have to do is mine the uranium, process the fuel, build the rockets and warheads and we are all set to go.
That's worked so well on every other issue. For instance, the ILLEGAL immigration problem. Yep, that's worked so well.
We don't have any leaders in this country, they have all sold us out.
PATHETIC!
the democrat-and-rino-heavy u.s. congress;
scu&bags in action.
(let them eat ethanol; damn scu&bags)
Mary not Moon.
Your dependent clause here says it all.
Oh yeah, I'm Cogitator: meanwhile, develop carbon sequestration and atmospheric CO2 extraction technologies.
Um, not exactly. The pro-drilling side got 42, not 56.
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