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White House: Government could lift deep water drilling moratorium 'very soon'
Chicago Tribune ^ | 11/12/10 | ap

Posted on 10/12/2010 9:00:03 AM PDT by Nachum

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday the government will lift a moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico "very soon" — likely this week.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the government is close to having the plans in place to lift the ban that was imposed after the massive Gulf oil spill.

When asked if he was saying the ban will be lifted this week, Gibbs said: "I do."

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1 posted on 10/12/2010 9:00:08 AM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 10/12/2010 9:00:43 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Didn’t the courts already do this


3 posted on 10/12/2010 9:01:24 AM PDT by edcoil (No "D's" for me!)
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To: Nachum

How nice of them. You wouldn’t think there’s an election next month, would ya?


4 posted on 10/12/2010 9:01:53 AM PDT by dr_who
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To: Nachum

Translation:
It will come with many strings attached...taxes, punishments, statements the companies will have to make, and, in exchange for off-shore drilling, more areas of Sierra Club reign - untouchable areas. Wouldn’t surprise me to see them set it up like deer, duck season with limited times they can.


5 posted on 10/12/2010 9:02:41 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Keep your head up and keep moving forward!)
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To: Nachum

Don’t bother. November 2nd we will do it ourselves.


6 posted on 10/12/2010 9:03:09 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Nachum

A government that can lift the ban, can re-impose it in a heartbeat.


7 posted on 10/12/2010 9:03:57 AM PDT by AU72
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To: dr_who

This is pure window dressing since many of the Gulf of Mexico rigs have already moved to friendlier waters, like off the coast of Brazil.


8 posted on 10/12/2010 9:06:22 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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Government could lift the moratorium at a moment’s notice if the President would get off his dead lazy arse and lift it...

No, I am afraid, you’re right...This is a ploy and they are looking for ‘all the right contributors’ to make their contributions first before they commit to any action.


9 posted on 10/12/2010 9:06:31 AM PDT by WAW (Which enumerated power?)
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White House: Government could lift deep water drilling moratorium 'very soon'

Translation - we're getting skinned in the polls over this issue because of the related job losses.

10 posted on 10/12/2010 9:06:52 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: Nachum

Why “very soon”? Why not RIGHT NOW?


11 posted on 10/12/2010 9:06:52 AM PDT by Fishtalk
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To: Nachum
When asked if he was saying the ban will be lifted this week, Gibbs said: "I do."

"It's Non-Sequitur Man, to the rescue!

12 posted on 10/12/2010 9:08:19 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: Nachum

Our president’s ocassional impulses of common sense are rare and generally stifled. Given his credibility problem, I would advise him to do good things and say nothing-no one believes him anyway.


13 posted on 10/12/2010 9:08:25 AM PDT by Spok (Hope and change WE can believe in.)
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To: Nachum
When asked if he was saying the ban will be lifted this week, Gibbs said: "I do."

WTF? Can this guy not speak English?

14 posted on 10/12/2010 9:08:34 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Vigilanteman

So in other words, the environmental activist left is king and the American economy can go suck eggs.


15 posted on 10/12/2010 9:09:32 AM PDT by dr_who
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To: Nachum
He's expecting the oil industry to say
"O thank you Master, thank you"
16 posted on 10/12/2010 9:13:08 AM PDT by AU72
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To: Nachum

Another October surprise—not.


17 posted on 10/12/2010 9:14:53 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Fishtalk

Late October surprise.


18 posted on 10/12/2010 9:15:28 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Nachum
The reality is the environmental wackos like driving their SUVs up into the mountains for their hiking trip.

The moratorium was simply long enough to make them "feel good" about caring and all, but now they know we all need the oil, so back to business as usual.

The question remains: will the rigs return? Or did we just make gulf exploration too risky from government interference?

19 posted on 10/12/2010 9:15:45 AM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: Nachum

When there is a strong element of uncertainty, few drillers are likely to take the chance of spending millions of dollars putting a rig in place, hiring the workers, doing the drilling, and then maybe having the rules changed under them right before they hit oil.

It’s not just that the EPA has put new rules in place which, they admit, will cost an extra million for each well drilled. The real number is probably much higher. The problem is that they know that this government is likely to change the rules any time they feel like it. And if even if congress turns Republican, they know that Obama plans to do it with Executive Orders and departmental regulations.

After all, he seized Government Motors with no pretence of legality. So he might seize an oil rig just as arbitrarily as Chavez. Safer drilling off Cuba for the Chinese. Safer even on the coast of Nigeria among the pirates.


20 posted on 10/12/2010 9:16:28 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius.)
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