[saganite]

Related story posted above

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019831/posts

[Oldexpat]

A Rino with nothing to loose finally does the right thing.
We need to convince about 300 other congresscritters.

[MinorityRepublican]

Wow that’s two. Any chance we can convince a Senator?

[dynachrome]

“As long as it’s in the ground we can use it in the event of an emergency’

How many years to get it out of the ground?

Frickin’ idiot. Glad he is retiring. get fools like that out of Congress.

[jalisco555]

i’ve had the misfortune to be represented by this fool for the past 20 years. He’s the same guy who reversed his position and called for all troops to leave Iraq just as the surge was beginning. Good riddance Jim.

[Marie2]

Hope this is the beginning of a deluge. Come on, Congress.

[lakeman]

“I’ve always taken the position that we should retain that oil in reserve,” Walsh said. “As long as it’s in the ground we can use it in the event of an emergency. And I think what is happening today constitutes an energy emergency.

This was my thought also~ when a barrel of oil cost 50 bucks.

[bray]

If you like $4/gal, Thank Congress in Nov.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Robert DeLong]

BTW this is the RINO Walsh

Fortunately on Thursday January 24, 2008 he announced this is his last year. Good riddance RINO. Now that district can work on getting a real conservative in that slot.

[Tex Pete]

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

""I've always taken the position that we should retain that oil in reserve," Walsh said. "As long as it's in the ground we can use it in the event of an emergency."

Is there any wonder why OPEC, and other producing countries might be just a tad reluctant to increase production to supply the U.S. markets?

How can the U.S. expect to be taken seriously when Congress votes to "sue" OPEC to increase production -- while also keeping domestic oil in reserve?

Canada is the largest single exporter of oil to the U.S. -- and we're gearing up to send another million barrels/day south. Meanwhile, our self-proclaimed "nationalists" want to end all oil exports. It's becoming increasingly difficult to argue against their position -- when we see that the U.S. is hording its own reserves.

Also, environmental organizations (mostly U.S. based organizations at that) are mobilizing to shut down the oil sands. Maybe getting serious about developing ANWR will, at least, open up a new front in the "war" between "environmentalists" and those who want lower gas prices & thus help keep the oil sands in production.

[RC2]

And how about the East Coast, The West Coast, The Gulf.........China is drilling off the gulf as it is. Is Congress stupid or something?

[mimaw]

Another A-Hole heard from. A little late.

[stuartcr]

Does this mean that congress people that change their minds about drilling in ANWR, flip-flops?