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Democrats Hit Shutdown Threat (GOP Raises Heat in Offshore Drilling Debate)
The Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 08/04/2008 7:12:53 PM PDT by kristinn

Democratic leaders slammed Republicans on Monday for threatening to force a government shutdown this fall unless Congress lifts the ban on offshore oil drilling and for simultaneously demanding lawmakers return from the August recess to vote on more drilling.

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Some Republicans nevertheless say they are prepared to vote against a resolution to fund the federal government for fiscal 2009, which begins Oct. 1. If the resolution fails, many agencies and departments would run out of money and close their doors.

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The conflict stems from Republican demands that any energy plan include a provision to expand domestic oil drilling to areas currently off-limits, including a wildlife reserve in northern Alaska and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Democrats oppose the idea, saying oil companies already have millions of available drilling acres on land they're not using.

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Republicans have seized on the drilling issue, which the Democratic environmentalist base opposes, but which enjoys support of about two-thirds of voters, polls show.

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The congressional drilling moratorium was first enacted in 1982 and has been renewed every year since. It prohibits oil and gas leasing on most of the outer continental shelf - from three miles to 200 miles offshore - and expanded oil-shale development in the West.

An executive moratorium on offshore drilling was lifted last month by President Bush. That ban was put in place by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and sustained by President Clinton.

The congressional ban is set to expire at the end of September, but Democratic leaders are expected to include a one-year extension in legislation that they will introduce next month to continue funding the government past Oct. 1.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; congress; democratcongress; democrats; drillheredrillnow; drilling; energy; gop; offshoredrilling; pelosi; pelosipolitburo
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To: Izzy Dunne

The land they are talking about are 68 million acres of oiless lease land. The only reason they were able to lease it is there is no oil any where on it. The dems were challenged on the floor of the senate a few weeks ago to point to one acre of land of the 68 million acres that had oil on it that the oil companies won’t drill on and they couldn’t do it. Their whole argument is totally senseless, if the oil companies had land with oil on it why wouldn’t they drill on it? The answer is they would drill. This argument is easily derailed and has been several times but of course democrats don’t care about facts!


21 posted on 08/04/2008 7:44:48 PM PDT by calex59
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To: kristinn

The government needs to be shut down for a little while. Especially the IRS!


22 posted on 08/04/2008 7:46:03 PM PDT by meyer (...by any means necessary.)
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To: kristinn

Shut down the government? Geeez! Don’t do us any favors.


23 posted on 08/04/2008 7:51:29 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: kristinn

Please sign Eric Cantor’s petition to Bring Congress Back to vote on this important issue:

http://www.callbackcongress.com/

Thanks


24 posted on 08/04/2008 7:53:42 PM PDT by Purrcival (All your Diebolds are belong to us)
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To: Izzy Dunne

There’s no oil there. If there were oil, the oil companies would be drilling - after all, that’s their business.


25 posted on 08/04/2008 8:02:37 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Typical_Whitey
Next be prepared for the wife of the Messianic one to tell the subjects if they have no gas well they should just use wind and solar renewable energy sources eat beans.

There, fixed it for you.

26 posted on 08/04/2008 8:04:00 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (John McCain, the Manchurian Candidate.)
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To: scooby321

ditto.

i forgot the pubies had balls.


27 posted on 08/04/2008 8:12:17 PM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: A message
Bottom line Pelosi ,you garbage scow witch

lol
28 posted on 08/04/2008 8:19:16 PM PDT by steel_resolve (We are living in the post-rational world where being a moron is an asset)
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To: kristinn

If you like $4/gal, Thank Nikita Pelosi. If you want $10, Vote No Oilbama.

Pray for W and Our Troops


29 posted on 08/04/2008 8:19:25 PM PDT by bray (Drill Congress!!)
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To: drc43

I am.

If a large wave begins, I would be proud to march on Washington, and I live 3000 miles from that sewer.

We are moments away from having to take our country back...by whatever means necessary.


30 posted on 08/04/2008 8:26:46 PM PDT by Gator113 (Drill here, drill now...... or die.)
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To: kristinn

31 posted on 08/04/2008 8:36:36 PM PDT by abigailsmybaby (I was born with nothing. So far I have most of it left.)
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To: kristinn
The Stalinist Rat Party (formerly the traditional, patriotic Democratic Party) can dismiss the principle of supply and demand but it's the lack of supply that's created the huge monetary profits for Big Oil said Mark Levin.

I do not recall him accusing the Stalinist Rat Party (formerly the traditional, patriotic Democratic Party) of being the party of Big Oil but what other conclusion is there?

Others have probably stated the fact the Stalinist Rat Party (formerly the traditional, patriotic Democratic Party) is the real Party of Big Oil.

It's no "Occident" that the Party of Al Gore is in the pockets of Big Oil. And the real reason the Stalinist Rat Party (formerly the traditional, patriotic Democratic Party) is blocking an increase in supply is because it is the real Party of Big Oil.

Sure the Rats want to add two-and-one-half-days of oil to the supply and Big Oil says it want to drill more.. but do they mean it? :)

32 posted on 08/04/2008 8:46:00 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: kristinn

This is a winning issue. The libs are beginning to panic.

Conservatives need to STAND FIRM.


33 posted on 08/04/2008 8:51:22 PM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Obama for President!)
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To: kristinn
The democrats will do anything and EVERYTHING in their power to ensure that oil prices do NOT drop before the election!

They know that the higher that they can keep oil prices--the better for the democrats. They are absolutely unconscionable.

34 posted on 08/04/2008 9:13:38 PM PDT by stockstrader (CHANGE--a euphemism for further dividing our country along racial, social and economic lines)
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To: MNJohnnie
Democrat Plan?

Do nothing, blame Bush, count on our stooges in the Dinosaur media to protect us from the voters through November.

We don't always agree, but I have often admired your posts. This being a case in point. Keep up the good work.

TS

35 posted on 08/04/2008 9:27:49 PM PDT by The Shrew (www.ToSetTheRecordStraight.com/www.swiftvets.com/www.wintersoldier.com-The Truth Shall Set YOU Free!)
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To: Izzy Dunne
"So what is the scoop on this"?

Real this below link and it will tell you the facts. Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reed, Barack Obama are lying to us.

Click Here

Be sure to read all the way down through FACT and CLAIMS.

36 posted on 08/04/2008 9:29:03 PM PDT by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: kristinn

American drilling
American jobs
American oil


37 posted on 08/04/2008 9:35:22 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (A kid at McDonalds has more real-world work experience than Barack Hussein.)
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To: kristinn

The RNC should send out drill bits with the words “Drill Now” on them.


38 posted on 08/04/2008 9:37:38 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland ("We have to drain the swamp" George Bush, September 2001)
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To: kristinn
SAVE YOU GAS RECIEPTS, AND MAIL TO POLITBURO PELOSI AT THE END OF EACH MONTH.
39 posted on 08/04/2008 9:41:00 PM PDT by roses of sharon ("This is not Pelosi's Politburo." Rep. McCotter (R-MI))
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To: HereInTheHeartland

bttt


40 posted on 08/04/2008 9:41:03 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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