Posted on 06/17/2008 5:11:01 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bush to urge lifting of ban on offshore drilling Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:55pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will make an announcement on Wednesday about energy and call on Congress to pass legislation lifting a ban on offshore oil drilling, the White House said.
"With gasoline now over $4 a gallon, tomorrow he will explicitly call on Congress to also pass legislation lifting the congressional ban on safe, environmentally friendly offshore oil drilling," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Tuesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Actually, over 10 years late. More clean up from the previous administration.
Not joking. Just saying that its a golden opportunity which has been dropped right into their laps, something which the Dems cannot counter ... all they need to do is pick up the ball and run with it, and it seems that McCain and now Bush are *finally* starting to do just that ... at least its a start
I didn't know this.
President Bush has done FAR more under the radar than most on this forum know.
Amazing that the offshore thing may actually happen under his watch as well.
He should say this is a national security issue now, and the ban is lifted.
Drill Here, Drill Now, Drill Everywhere@!!@##
He has been trying to get this done for 8 years, lets GO!!!!!!
Thanks for posting. Bush has been advocating drilling for years.
Bush opened Lease Area 181 in Dec 2001. It is estimated to contain a billion barrels of oil and 8 trillion cuft of gas.
Immediately, Congress passed legislation blocking it. Finally, in Dec 2006, Congress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act officially opening Area 181.
Let’s go, Mr. President. Better late than never.
How about opening up Rocky Mountain oil shale and ANWR while you are at it?
Might be time for an executive order.
We need more domestic refinery capacity, and accompanying legislation with generous tax breaks to ensure US reserves be consumed domestically. Otherwise the shysters will simply find a way to sell our own reserves to China. (think Gore/Elk Hills).
No doubt....I blame the GOP when they had the majority they didn't get an energy policy done. They are still MIA since they should be screaming from the rooftops to make oil drilling high priority and an election issue. They are inept and impotent just like McCain. Way past time for GOP to grow a set of stones already.
“President Bush has done FAR more under the radar than most on this forum know.”
Here are some examples:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFDB143CF93BA35751C0A9649C8B63
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0808-07.htm
http://www.nrdc.org/land/use/qwest.asp
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2002/07/openspaces.html
That doesn't make any sense....IIRC the Dem's filibustered it.
The Republicans only tried every year to get an energy bill passed.
You’re welcome.
Bush auctioned the first leases in Area 181 in Dec 2001, but it was held up for 5 years.
Thanks for the link!
I propose this unless we drill offshore etc. the grandkids will not be able to get to work to fund Social Security etc.
Add to that, like when that construction company rebuilt the California highways after that earthquake in record time, tell oil companies they can drill and they’ll have it to the refineries in less than 6 months! Huh!
This is all posturing by President Bush to appear to be doing something. He makes some noise about a desire to allow drilling off the coast (meanwhile the Chinese are already drilling 50 miles off Florida).
Everyone know that the President can sign an executive order tomorrow authorizing drilling in the interests of national defense.
Just as President Bill Clinton created national parks by fiat (making 1.7 million acres of Utah a new national monument), so could Bush allow drilling in ANWR and off the coasts.
Instead, he just makes sounds to placate the sheeple.
Look at #34
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