[DugwayDuke]

“It shall be illegal and a violation of this Act,” declared the House of Representatives, “to limit the production or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product ... or to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for oil, natural gas or any petroleum product when such action, combination, or collective action has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on the market, supply, price or distribution of oil, natural gas or other petroleum product in the United States.”

So, restrictions on drilling in ANWR are illegal under this act? So, restriction on off-shore drilling are illigal under this act? Hmmmm.

[Raycpa]

there was lesbian mud wrestling over on Channel 137

We don't get any good channels like that. What cable company does he have?

[G.Mason]

" ...Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz knew the routine: "I can't say that there is evidence that you are manipulating the price, but I believe that you probably are. So prove to me that you are not." ..."

No doubt that this Debbie hypenated bimbo is a blood relation to Maxine Waters. Probably her father.

When are we going to start getting rid of these Marxist Socialists that are trying to indenture us all?

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

[Madame Dufarge]

Pingeroo.

[Gritty]

But, before we start suing distant sheikhs in exotic lands for violating the NOPEC act, why don't we start by suing Congress? After all, who "limits the production or distribution of oil" right here in the United States by declaring that there'll be no drilling in the Gulf of Florida or the Arctic National Mosquito Refuge?

This should be carved in the marble above the Speaker's Chair, but it won't be.

If anybody in the GOP wants to win the next election, he should start handing out Vote-For-Me cards containing just these words and his name.

[ml/nj]

But that's why I don't get asked to testify before Congress.

I never really thought about it, but maybe that's why I haven't been invited either. I guess they learned their lesson when they permitted John Doggett to appear.

ML/NJ

[MinuteGal]

The hearing reminded me of the "Lobster Quadrille" song from "Alice in Wonderland"..........

"See how cleverly the Senators and the CEOs advance
They are gathered at the hearing.....and they've joined hands in the dance
You really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us all, the public schlumps, and throw us out to sea
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?"

Leni

[kellynla]

And for all of his “America needs to get off it’s foreign oil dependencey” rhetoric, Bush is full of it too!

“Bush administration bars drilling in Arctic wetland”
http://in.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idINN1644783920080516

[kellynla]

"big oil?"

[rockrr]

Excellent article. BTW: I’ve suspected the barnyard animals thing for a while now - isn’t it time we had an investigation?! ;’}

[goldstategop]

No - the kind of change promised by government inhibits real change. But don't look for bloviating politicians in Washington to tell you about it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[knighthawk]

Ping

[Homer_J_Simpson]

But that's why I don't get asked to testify before Congress.

The poor schlubs at the Canadian Thought Police Kangaroo Court Commission didn't get the memo on Steyn. I'll bet they are already sorry they got involved in his hate speech case.

[Dustbunny]

Steyn, always nailing it.

Wonder if he heard the Waters statement about her being her a Liberal that wants the Government to take over the oil refineries.

Guess she wants the USA to go the way of Cuba,Venezuela etc.

[RJL]

The US is actually fairly wealthy in oil resources.

Ironically, I wonder how Congress will feel when they are sued by numerous countries in some international court because we won't sell them our oil at a price they'd like to pay.

Mostly, I think other sovereign nations are simply laughing at the US House of Representatives over this.

[maica]

Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence and prima facie evidence, lady? Do I have to file a U.N. complaint in Geneva that the House of Representatives is in breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?"

Reading Mark Steyn is always good for the soul.

[AndyJackson]

In Britain, new "green taxes" do nothing to "save" the planet, but they are estimated to cost the average family about $6,000 a year. That's change you can believe in.

Brilliant double entendre.

[AndyJackson]

panjandrums

Isn't that hate speech like niggardly.

[Rembrandt]

“This is the way it is, get used to it.”

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Jammah Cahtah used almost that exact same line back in 1980 before he was destroyed and swept out of office by Sir Ronaldus.

[UnklGene]

Debbie Wasserman Schultz "Any oil today?"