[tflabo]

Only about 7 years too late.......

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.

[A.Hun]

I blame the GOP when they had the majority they didn't get an energy policy done.

That doesn't make any sense....IIRC the Dem's filibustered it.

The Republicans only tried every year to get an energy bill passed.

[Ben Ficklin]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006

Bush auctioned the first leases in Area 181 in Dec 2001, but it was held up for 5 years.