Posted on 07/23/2008 3:22:40 PM PDT by Delacon
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“Democratic leaders, caught off guard by a swing in public opinion and undermined by some of their own members, are scrambling to run down the clock on calls to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling…”
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opposes lifting the offshore ban, a position that puts her at odds with Democrats ranging from liberal Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii to oil-patch Rep. Gene Green of Texas, both of whom have conferred with Republicans to craft a compromise plan that would increase domestic energy production.” |
How serious are Democratic leaders about “running down the clock” until the August recess? So serious that, according to the Associated Press, “Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., won’t let the House or any of its committees or subcommittees allow a vote on offshore drilling.”
That’s right: not a single vote anywhere in the House – in subcommittee, a full committee, or the House floor – on deep ocean energy production. Or more exploration on Alaska’s remote North Slope. Or on federal lands in the Intermountain West. Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and the rest of the Democratic leadership have simply cut off any and all debate in the House on real energy reforms by patently refusing to allow a vote on more American energy. And these same leaders claim to be running “The People’s House?” The same leaders who promised the most fair, open, and honest Congress in history? Hardly.
The fact is, more energy production here at home is exactly what American families and small businesses are looking for as they deal with record gas prices. In fact, according to a column in today’s Wall Street Journal, more and more Democratic voters are demanding more production of American energy as well:
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“[P]olls these days are shifting overwhelmingly in favor of it. More than two-thirds of Americans support expanding drilling along the coasts, and 59% approve of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to a Reuters-Zogby poll. The worst news for Democrats is that support for drilling is now a majority opinion even in their own constituency.” |
So, let’s get this straight, by “running down the clock” until the August recess, Speaker Pelosi and her leadership colleagues are defying the will of:
- A solid majority of the American people;
- A bipartisan majority in Congress, including an increasing number of rank-and-file Democrats;
- More and more self-described Democrats across the country; and
- In the case of Alaska’s North Slope, natives of Kaktovik, a small town in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s “10-02 Area,” which was designated for energy exploration nearly 30 years ago by President Carter and Congress.
As gas prices continue to top $4 per gallon, is this the kind of representation the American people expect from their leaders in Washington? Don’t Speaker Pelosi and her leadership colleagues owe American consumers – not to mention rank-and-file Members of their own party – a straight up-or-down vote on the House Republicans’ “all of the above” energy plan to lower gas prices?
House Republicans are transforming their “all of the above” strategy into a single piece of legislation – the American Energy Act, which will be introduced this afternoon during a rally on the West Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol. This means more pressure than ever is on the Speaker to bring the bill to the floor so Americans can finally begin to see some relief at the pump. How much longer will she and her colleagues in the Democratic leadership continue to “run down the clock” and ignore the interests of American families and small businesses?
Bump for later.
Snail Mail, E-mail and Telephone calls backed up by visits too local polidiots offices as well as letters too the editors and and and ........never EVER re-elect anyone based on promises ! Elect based on performance ONLY !
No way should a individual gain access too congress before they have passed muster in local, county and then state systems IMO ! To do anything more is too dangerous to too many people.
Performance based record that does not evade moral hazard !
Absolutely. That way they will be well schooled in the art of going-along-to-get-along as well as having a fully functioning network of sycophants, campaign donors and lobbyists in their pocket. Can't have any fresh blood mucking up the workings of the Big Government Machine.
bttt
This was in honor of traning camp starting.
I’m not sure who is more annoying, Pelosi or gutless RINOs like Boehner. Why didn’t they ram this through when they had the majority? Glad-handing corrupt cowards.
Contact your Congress critters to let them know that you are tired of high gas prices.
too bad the pubie party doesn’t push
gasoline prices down the democrats’ throats.
for some reason, pubies don’t know how to use the media.
bump
That would produce that record of performance we seek to keep em in or out of congress. Fresh blood is dangerous. Obama is IMO fresh blood example we can’t afford.
As stated any polidiot without a record of constitional conservative values should never get a e-ticket in congress.
**another 20 years until get can benefit from it **
This is not true. Some wells were capped off the Pacific coast. They could start producing within the year. I have no source on this..........Just read it on another thread.
Holy crap.
First, when gas was $3.00 a gallon they were saying 5 years.
When gas was $3.70 a gallon they said 10 years.
Now they're up to 20 years!!??
Do any of these POS realize how moronic they sound?
Got rope?
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