Posted on 10/09/2004 8:03:44 AM PDT by PhiKapMom
In the end it is good for all -- more domestic oil production and hopefully some more refineries will lower the price eventually as we are not so dependent on foreign sources.
Sure is improving the employment picture in oil producing states.
That is fantastic! We have plenty of natural gas here in Oklahoma as well.
Does make you wonder -- fund farmers but not oil producers.
YES.
Drill ANWWR!
I am still THRILLED from last night.
Did you see where BUSH has crossed the 50% mark in Rasmussen daily tracking poll?
How much are you all paying -- I paid $1.68 for regular yesterday. Price per gallon is cheaper than a gallon of milk and has been so low for years that oil production has suffered in this Country.
Very good points! The left has no imagination! Here in OK they are doing windmill farms for our electricity. Should work as we definitely have a lot of wind here in OK.
I saw that! Absolutely fantastic! Maybe the energy blueprint will finally be totally enacted after the first of the year. All of the oil/gas producing states are going to start adding to the economy.
Farmers are in a much better position to extort money than oil producers, plus they have a much better perception with the public, which is just as true in other countries.
Thanks for the bump!
Yes, and that poll was taken PRIOR to the debate!
OK's economic news is fantastic.
Very happy for y'all.
Now, on to Alaska. :)
Love your use of the word "extort!" What gets me is the media/libs consider oil producers to be evil but then complain when the price of gasolines goes up!
I'd agree with that except for one thing. The Chinese economic boom is largely responsible for the increased demand in oil. They really haven't hit their first recession yet but it's inevitable. When they do, the demand for oil will drop sharply and so will prices. Will prices drop below $30? I don't know.
And I wouldn't mind paying $3 per gallon of gas if we weren't dependent on Mid-East oil and we were using our own oil while developing alternative fuels and technology. But this has to be market driven to work. All people like Kerry would do is to raise taxes on gas to punish consumers, restrict domestic oil production and regulate most alternative technologies out of existence, and then waste the tax dollars on welfare and new bureauocracies that would "solve" the oil problem by making regulations that would lower everyone's standard of living.
Personally think oil wells are a beautiful site. Wells are pumping now that I haven't seen pump since we moved here in January '97, new wells are being drilled, and would say that employment is going up in the oil industry here big time!
"Solar power. Nope, can't use that -- solar panels in the desert create too much heat.
Wind power. No way -- windmills are ugly and they kill birds."
This Californian remembers the early days of eco-movement and how the left lusted for wind and sun power.
Up north, east of Pleasanton there are wind farms, which I personally don't find unsightly. Out near Palm Springs, and across the deserts there are more.
Similarly there are farms of solar panels, northhwest of Barstow.
Oil at $50 or $60 per barrel should bring out some technology and hopefully some long term investment.
As a matter of FACT the US automakers have zero of their own technology in the emerging hybrid cars and trucks.
Ford is introducing Escape small SUVs with licensed Toyota technology.
European makers are BIG on (tdi) intercooled-turbocharged-diesel fuel (better overall efficiency than gas). Diesel ist verbotten hier in Kalifornia; one of five states with no new vehicle sales for diesel.
I've already begun scaling down size-weight of my vehicle fleet, anticipating higher permanent gasoline prices.
People will tolerate an oil shortage more than a food shortage. Plus farmers can always blame the weather, and there is the perception that they are all hard workers. If everyone was to trace back their family tree, there will be a farmer in there somewhere. Most people have done some gardening and they know things don't always go well. Whereas oil producers are all perceived as JR Ewing.
Roger That ~ Drill in ANWR ~ Now!
And $2.03 or so for Premium
My Grandfather was a farmer, along with my Uncle and various relatives to this day. My Grandfather became a stanch Republican because of FDR and his farm program. My Grandfather's farm is still in the Family and now his great grandson is farming. Know all about farm subsidies! :)
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