"We are already giving the American people half of what they want: Oil companies pay billions more in taxes than what they make in profits. Democrats want to put NEW taxes onto the oil companies--this will increase prices on the consumer.
What we need to focus on NOW is the OTHER half of what the American people want: more drilling. Here the Democrat operatives and their allies in the environmentalist and animal rights movements are wrong. Americans want to drill for more oil, and we should."
THAT should be the Republicans' strategery!
The republicans have proven themselves to be so spineless as to seek some kind of compromise in this matter (as they always do). They will not take a stand - they never do. I question how they have sufficient spine to stand up in the morning.