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Posted on 09/20/2008 3:43:12 AM PDT by Maelstorm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With Washington swamped by the crisis on Wall Street, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic partner have pulled the plug on their bipartisan “Gang of Ten” energy bill until after the November elections.
Chambliss phoned this evening with the news.
But before the Senate adjourns next week, the Georgia senator said a revised version of the bill will be unveiled — one that will feature expanded territory for offshore oil drilling.
Chambliss, a Republican up for re-election, had formed an alliance with Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) this summer. Support had grown from the original 10 senators to 20.
“When you look at the atmosphere that’s in Washington right now — all of a sudden, the focus is on the financial side rather than energy. Kent and my thought is that this issue is such a critical issue, that it deserves a lot of time, a lot of thought, a lot of debate,” Chambliss said.
A House energy bill passed this week would go nowhere in the Senate, Chambliss predicted.
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That was sweet.Shambliss $h!t in his mess kit on that one annnnnnnnnd knew it.Just goes to show that the polys monitor Rush very closely.Rush was right of course and shameliss looked small.
So I guess Washington Pols can’t multitask. Sen Chambliss, energy independence is just as important as fixing the financial market skullduggery. In fact, it will have a far longer term effect than the Wall Street mess if it is not fixed now. If the electorate had half a brain all sitting pols—at every governmental level—would be voted out of office.
You are right. The expiration of the ban does not remove uncertainty. Even if the ban expires now, there will be a future bill. The industry will not act until a future bill is enacted. If it was unlikely that a future bill would be enacted, the industry would make steps to act.
Regardless of any future bill, the left will attempt to stop energy exploration. The only thing that can stop the left is legislation to curtail their rights to bring third party lawsuits. The environmental left is the fifth branch of government. The ability to bring third party lawsuits is almost an absolute power to obstruct. Unfortunately, I see no prospects that third party lawsuits will be curtailed in future legislation.
The forces against energy exploration and development are very strong. The environmental left has much more power than the cover provided by the rats. If the rats cave on energy exploration legislation, the green will try everything to stop development.
Chambliss, a Republican up for re-election, had formed an alliance with Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) this summer. Support had grown from the original 10 senators to 20.
Is that idiot still calling himself a Republican?
Welcome the fight. See what fighting has earned us? Standing up may be hard but the environmentalists have never really had a majority on energy issues. They are bullies and BIG GREEN is on its knees right now partially because of the wondrous work of Al Gore overplaying his hand.
He’s just trying to calm down “his” base before the election.
I will NOT be voting for this spineless jerk.
Please FReepmail to be added to the Congress Watch Ping List
Of course, then they can really screw us.
Contact your Congress critters to let them that you know the best oil is located in the first 50-mile range, shoreline to 50-mile point.
U. S. House of Representatives
And un-elect all the dimocrats who will not support drilling EVERYWHERE!
On Augusta talk radio, trying to stem the bleeding, Shameless said that everywhere he went, Georgians were slapping him on the back and congratulating him for working across the aisle to get things done. This story proves that was a transparent lie. I know I blew the ear off of one of his local staffers as well as Isaakson’s.
What is in the water in D.C. that has our party believing the global warming hoax? BYW it was the WSJ, not Rush, who first slammed the gang.
TN Senator Bob Corker is one of the original Gang-of-10
And also one of the richest in congress...
and also an AMNESTY supporter...
He hired illegal aliens in his businesses knowingly...
and he doesnt understand about paying today’s gas prices when you are just a working American...
BTW one of Corker’s staff visited our city last week...
She said Corker is AGAINST drilling in ANWR...
The majority of the people heard about this from Rush.Kudos to both WSJ and to RUSH for hammering his sorry ass on this issue.I still wont vote for this slipknot of a senator.
Will you just skip that race or vote for Jim Martin? I’ve seen Jim’s views and he is not looking like a blue dog democrat so I plan to skip that race. I have removed myself from Taxby’s email list.
We need to find out when this sellout is at his Georgia office and then protest,protest,protest.We can do it in shifts so us conservatives can still work to pay the taxes.Re-elect nobody especially this arrogant jerk.
Is there a losertarian in the race?
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