Posted on 07/10/2012 11:40:19 AM PDT by listenhillary
While the Obama administration was taking a victory lap last week after the 5-4 Supreme Court decision to uphold the president’s signature legislative accomplishment, Obamacare, the Interior Department was using the media black hole to release a much-awaited five-year plan for offshore drilling.
That plan reinstitutes a 30-year moratorium on offshore energy exploration that will keep our most promising resources locked away until long after President Obama begins plans for his presidential library.
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In the past three years, the government has collected more than 250 times less revenue from offshore lease sales than it did during the last year of the George W. Bush administration - down from $9.48 billion in 2008 to a paltry $36 million last year. Meanwhile, oil production on federal lands dropped 13 percent last year, and the number of annual leases is down more than 50 percent from the Clinton era.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
“Stroke of a pen. Law of the land.” If Romney is elected, he should immediately announce that this Obama edict is thrown out and announce that his Energy Dept. is opening the door for bids.
Even better, he could announce that he is shutting down the Energy Dept. that has done nothing but bloke our energy independence and feed the coffers of our enemies in the Middle East.
Even better, he could announce that he is shutting down the Energy Dept
and
Department of education
HUD
NPR
Department of Labor
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He really needs to shut down the energy department and turn environmental protection over to the states. We are a nation rich in resources that refuses to use them.
“more than 250 times less revenue”
pardon me, my head just exploded.
I bet they did it at “a high rate of speed”, too.
AAAAAaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh ..... kaboom.
The stupid, it burns!
There, new tagline
Sadly, people will think that it means something.
I find it hard to believe that the DOE thinks it’s operating in the country’s best interest. Indeed, it seems to be playing right into OPEC’s hands. Stupid!
Do you think DOE is calling the shots?
Obama is trying to BK the nation.........IMO.
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I guess that calling it a 99.62% decrease wasn't scary enough (if I've done the math correctly).
“Even better, he could announce that he is shutting down the Energy Dept
and
Department of education
HUD
NPR
Department of Labor”
Yes, and all those bureaucracies in support of those departments would go too.
It’s a lovely dream that truly needs to become a reality.
EPA
As if.
And Interior Dept.
There goes the price of gas.
There goes job creation.
There goes safety from invaders.
There goes the nation.
B—t-rd!
And Interior Dept.
There goes the price of gas.
There goes job creation.
There goes safety from invaders.
There goes the nation.
There goes my business.
B—t-rd!
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