[tom paine 2]

Shut it down!

[lt.america]

There is an Arabic saying the Republicans should heed that is something like “when I am weak, how can I compromise and when I am strong, why should I compromise.” The Republicans are strong on this issue and should throw any outlandish compromises right back in Pelosi’s face. Additionally, Obama himself my force Pelosi’s hand, because I feel the Dems will want this to go away in the next few weeks by the looks of BO’s poll numbers.

[mountainlion]

I think there is near maximum drilling right now except off shore. Are there any off shore drilling rigs available to drill? Congress approval rating went up when they went of vacation so shut congress down.

[MainFrame65]

The drilling ban is contained in the (Interior?) Department appropriation bill, and has been renewed annually along with the appropriation ever since it was first put in place. This year the dem leadership will try to postpone the vote until after the election by introducing a “continuing resolution” that simply continues both spending and policies until a new appropriation bill passes.

WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN, which means that we must not allow our Congresscritters to let it happen. I have all of mine on speed-dial, and I hardly miss a day. I hope that all of you do the same.

[rivercat]

My idiot congress-critter, Lynn Woolsey, in response to my letter, said this:

Opening up the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Artic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR), and more federal lands to oil companies for drilling is not the solution to our energy policy. Currently, there are over 68 millions acres of federal land and water under lease to oil and gas companies that have not been fully developed for production. In fact, of all the oil and gas believed to exist in the OCS, between 79 and 82 percent of it is on land that is already under lease. That's why I supported H.R. 6251, the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, which would require the oil industry to produce on the leases they already have or risk losing the right to bid on future leases. Unfortunately, Republican obstructionism prevented this legislation from passing the House when a vote was taken in June. The solution to our energy policy lies in a multi-faceted approach that emphasizes conservation over exploitation, renewable resources over fossil fuels, and planning for the future over clinging to the failed policies of the past.

[Cyber Liberty]

The Pubbies are understandably gun-shy on this, because they've been blamed for every government shutdown that's happened because of budgetary impasse, all the way back to Reagan and probably before.

I think if they stick to their guns, they'll be rewarded this time.