Dems to Bush: Drop dead on oil drilling

Chicago Tribune ^ | June 18, 2008 | Frank James

[kingattax]

House Democrats responded to President Bush's proposal to end the moratorium on offshore as well as Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by telling the president to drop dead, although they used a lot more words to make the same point.

The Democrats' main argument was that the oil industry is already in possession of 68 million acres of oil leases and that Big Oil should drill away on those before they come around asking the federal government for any more land or ocean floor.

At a Capitol Hill press conference following Bush's White House Rose Garden appearance, Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts ridiculed the president as essentially a mouthpiece for the oil and gas industry.

[Miss Didi]

RUSH: THE NO-DRILL DEMOCRATS!

[NonValueAdded]

If it is going to take 10 years,
shouldn't we get started?

Drill here, drill now, pay less

[Eagle of Liberty]

The Democrats' main argument was that the oil industry is already in possession of 68 million acres of oil leases and that Big Oil should drill away on those before they come around asking the federal government for any more land or ocean floor.

My response to this ASININE comment is: Well, you have ENOUGH of my DOLLARS! Why don't you learn how to spend them more wisely before taking MORE from me!

[FiscalConservative1985]

McCain has to pound away on this issue, day after day, week after week. In the presidential debates, he needs to show that Obama is choosing to side with the extreme environmentalists over the American people (of ALL socioeconomic classes). Make Obama squirm and force him off of his prepared remarks to expose him for the lightweight that he is. That being said, McCain better wise up and drop his support of cap and trade.

[isrul]

IN order for that to happen they need to have real opposition. Not spineless dolts afraid to offend.

[polymuser]

Those of you back East who rely upon home heating oil -

are buying wood stoves and wood splitters as we speak.

[RC2]

What the hell difference does it make? It’s all words. Either you drill here or you drill there. Quit playin with words and drill where they know the oil is. I want to know why they don’t want them to drill and don’t play with words.

[mware]

I have a 500 gallon tank. They top my tank up twice during the winter.

The first time (Nov) it was $950, the second time in mid January it was $1150 .

I don't even want to think what it will cost this winter coming up.

[EagleUSA]

But what about the moose? What about the carribou????
:::::::
It isn’t about the critters. The freakin’ lib-socialists could not give less of damn about them. The ONLY reason they PRETEND to care, is because the stupid enviro-nutcases GIVE THEM MONEY to support their whacked-out causes and the libs do it without ANY care about the impact on America. The word “consequences” is not in the liberal play book; it is just too far reaching and way outside the interest span of power-mad liberals.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Too much more of this non-representation and injury and there ain’t gonna be anything figurative about it

Exactly right! This is a country run by WE the PEOPLE not WE the CONGRESS!

DRILL HERE! DRILL NOW!

[SF Republican]

It takes about 3 years from exploration to delivery.

[rintense]

Dems to Bush Americans: Drop Dead on oil drilling

[ronnie raygun]

Americans to Dems, hope you enjoy the unemployment lines!

[Argus]

I will bet you a billion the money trail leads from the Saudis and OPEC to the democrats and "environmental" groups.

The money laundries are known as "Presidential Libraries", "World Peace Foundations", and "Global Climate Initiatives".

[kingattax]

I will bet you a billion the money trail leads from the Saudis and OPEC to the democrats and "environmental" groups.

the saudis and OPEC love seeing america largely dependent on foreign oil and on our knees begging for more oil or a price drop and a do-nothing RAT-controlled congress keeping us that way.

[Blue Turtle]

Is this an appopriate headline for a sitting President? Or is this that double standard I’ve heard about?

[MrB]

We need a couple of thousand people to show up with, literally, pitchforks and torches, on the capitol steps.

[Shady]

America to the Demoncrats...
Drop Dead and GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[saganite]

I think the Dems are going to eat it on this issue. It’s a pocketbook issue and voters know which party is not interested in helping them out.

[mathluv]

On Neal Cavuto - dims in congress want to nationalize oil refineries!