Posted on 05/18/2008 6:47:52 AM PDT by kellynla
President Bush yesterday characterized Capitol Hill Democrats as hypocrites for demanding that Saudi Arabia pump more oil while blocking attempts to increase domestic drilling in such places as Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that it would meet Mr. Bush's request to increase oil production, though the jump of 300,000 barrels per day was less than the president had wanted.
But rather than criticize the Saudis, Mr. Bush — after a round of meetings with Middle East leaders at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheik — instead heaped blame on congressional Democrats for skyrocketing gasoline prices.
"Those who are screaming the loudest for increased production from Saudi Arabia are the very same people who are fighting the fiercest against domestic exploration, against the development of nuclear power and against expanding refining capacity," said Mr. Bush yesterday after talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
GWB may be “on to something” here, but the hapless American people have already tuned him out — three years ago!
There were always a couple of RINOs, especially in the Senate who come from states where environmental protectism is great.
GWB’s administration just put polar bears on the endangered species list, which means no drilling in ANWR ever. If there really is global warming we’re going to need that oil to run our air conditioners.
The entire Congress is complicit.
From refusing to consider oil drilling to refusing to
investigate the Patent Office’s, now exposed, planned obstruction of clean, energy inventions.
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=295831226052594
A bill to open drilling in Alaska was fillibustered in the Senate. It passed the house. It would have passed the Senate if not for the fillibuster. It’s amazing how nobody knows that. In fact nobody seems to know what a fillibuster is.
In fact bills to open ANWR would have passed I believe during both the Reagan and Bush I administrations but for fillibusters.
I'm glad that he's saying this, but why so late? And, it isn't just democrats - the RINO's have fought against drilling in ANWR and off-coast as well. We are now basking in the glory of those decisions, and will do so for a long time.
I belive ANWR is more of a caribou hang-out (and only for part of the year) than a polar bear hangout, although I’m guessing the average voter would be clueless...however, they care much more about gas prices than polar bears. This is actually a strong and effective statement by Bush - and correct on every count. The Dems need to be hammered on this...
Ahhh, Jeb, your brother's on the phone.
Here is a question you should hear being asked but will not of any Democrat
Democrat Congresscritter, Senator or Activist,
Two weeks ago the talking point being put out by your part to explain your opposition to any development of the USA’s own energy resources was that “We cannot drill our way out of this problem”
This week you Democrats are all claiming credit for “forcing OPEC to increase production”
Since, as you Democrats just claimed, increased production of Oil is the solution to high energy prices, why does your Party believe it is better for the USA to buy Oil from OPEC rather then produce it ourselves?
Well it seems we can buy all we want for the high price so quanity isn’t an issue . And the profits for the oil companies are reported to be very high (true or false ?) so someone is getting it cheap and selling it high ?
I haven’t a clue what could be wrong........ < /sarcasm>
We have parked our vehicles for all but essential needs like once a week shopping trip and commute too / from work.
Finally this is exactly how we should be hitting the Democrats. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE! They are a party not just supported by Environmental nutjobs, they are a party of environmental nutjobs. They have stood in the way of building refineries, stood in the way of building nuclear power plants, stood in the way of utilizing our immense coal reserved, stood in the way of drilling off the coast and in ANWR. They as a party are more singularly responsible for our energy “crisis” than any other group. This should be one of the key attack themes against them and it is the unquestionable truth. Why do the Republicans have a problem just telling the people who the ugly bunch of antiAmerican troll analerotic disease ridden dope smoking tree huggers are? The evidence is there.
Where were the Democrats on the Soviet Union? On the spread of Communist socialism in South America, in Asia? Where were they on Cuba. They have managed to find themselves on the wrong side of every major conflict of the past forty years. They are wrong on our Enemies, they are wrong on Energy, they are wrong on Family issues, they are wrong on Taxes, and they are dead wrong on America. The Republican party needs to pass out Testosterone patches and ready for war because if it doesn’t find its soul it is going to find Barack Hussein Obama in the White House.
Here is a question you should hear being asked but will not of any Democrat
Democrat Congresscritter, Senator or Activist,
Two weeks ago the talking point being put out by your part to explain your opposition to any development of the USA’s own energy resources was that “We cannot drill our way out of this problem”
This week you Democrats are all claiming credit for “forcing OPEC to increase production”
Since, as you Democrats just claimed, increased production of Oil is the solution to high energy prices, why does your Party believe it is better for the USA to buy Oil from OPEC rather then produce it ourselves?
The truth hurts...
To bad it has zero play on the big picture...
Too many Americans are busy waiting for the outcome of American Idol and other nonsense to play out...
We are already seeing the tried and true argument about how the very same people are having to struggle to decide whether to buy food, medicine or $4.00 a gallon gas...But they certainly have Tivo to record the mind-numbing BS to occupy their “spare” time...
Sorry, my sarcasm attack got the best of me...
If both parties claim to be for something, then there is nio reason why that "something" should not come to pass. If both parties claim to be against something, then there is no reason why that "something" should continue to exist.
If these states of affairs continue, despite statements to the contrary by both parties, then it is obvious that what they say is hot air, and they actually want things to remain as they are. That is why we have what we have right now, climbing gas prices, high food prices, and refusal to allow the use of our own resources, and blocking the building of more refineries and nuclear power plants. Despite all their talk to the contrary, Congress wants these states of affairs to exist and continue. Figure out how they stand to gain from it, and you will know why it is this way.
Wait a minute! Didn't I hear all over the news that the Saudis REFUSED Bush's request? What's going omn here?
What clean energy inventions? I hadn’t heard.
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