Two things: mostly it didn't happen
and they already have law on the books to deal with it.
This is walking in Jimmy “the dumb” Carter’s shoes. We’ve already done it once, de we need to repeat it for those who are too young to know?
Drill here, drill now, pay less -— Something so simple even a Democrat can understand.
The flaw here is that the current spike in prices *isn't* due to any particular 'supply emergency'. There is plenty of oil to go around, just that its costing more now. That's all.
There never was an intent to pass a law. It was only done so Republicans would have to vote against it and the dems could go on TV and claim Republicans are in the pocket of big oil.
Part of being in politics is being in politics and eventually Republicans are going to have to start doing politics if they want to survive. All the Republicans do is play defense.
Turning this country over to Democrats is far more dangerous than anything going on in the Middle East. Bush might win the war in Iraq, but he and the Republicans have just about lost the bigger war here.
Let’s waste some more time in Congress.
Brain dead idiots.
Anybody have the list of idiot RINOs that would vote for something like this?
When the gubmint’s “obscene tax profit” exceeds the oil companies “obscene profits”, the irony is rich. Would they make it proportional so that whatever rate they “punish” the oil companies, they also reduce the obscene tax rates on fuel? I’m asking too much....
More political grandstanding by people with a lot of better things to do, but who won’t. If I had a plumber this irresponsible I’d fire him.