Who cares? We need to start our plans today, because the oil situation is never going to get any better as long as we depend on one drop of oil from enemy countries. Drilling in the U.S., nuke power, and alternatives are a sure bet for our future and for the future of our children.
We should have started years ago, so now is the time to put our American know-how and technology to work. There is no more of a stark contrast between the right and the left than this issue. The Lefties and the Greens want us on foot and freezing.
Call the Congress and make them act before they run away and hide for Fourth of July because that is their plan.
We prevailed with the amnesty bill and we can do it again.
The Lefties and the Greens want us on foot and freezing.Now THAT's a good bumper sticker!
You got that right.
It is with great distress I contact your office today. I have been reading about the proposal to “nationalize” the oil refineries and control the flow of gasoline to the market place. This is a type of socialistic fascism our country does not need.
This American understands there is no shortage of gasoline. The refineries are running at near capacity. The entire problem rests with the traitors who seek to control the American people. They have worked long and hard for many years to get to this point and regrettably the GOP failed in the last 7 years to undo their plans.
We had our chance to build more refineries, none have been built in the last decade. We had our chance to bring more drilling online in our own country. I've watched in total awe the hubris of socialists trying to convict CEO’s in congressional hearings. If they have broken any law...take them to court and stop wasting my money on congressional hearings (very fascistic tactic).
We need to get a clear message out to the American public of who is responsible for the dangerous position our country is in now. Socialists have voted 3 times in the last month to not allow extraction of oil on US land, instead they propose to ration it. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY),
“We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market.” They mean to ration it and will tout it as a form of price control.
What will happen if Iran drops a nuclear weapon in the Middle East? All oil from that region will be contaminated, supply will drastically be reduced. And the only nation on earth with the ability to respond long-term will be brought to it's knees.
That oil belongs to the American people, not the socialists, congress, or really the government. The government simply holds that land in stewardship for the American people.
This is a very historic time and election cycle. Never in my wildest imaginations would I have thought Socialists would run the United States of America. Never would I have believed Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand would be true.
Sen. Voinovich, I appreciate your statement of 6/18/2008 and your reasoned response to addressing our energy needs both now and in the future. This game being played by the socialists must be check-mated. President Bush needs to act on Executive Order and open up the drilling on United States Lands. Statement from Sen. Voinovich: http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsCenter.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=9c2a0593-931a-1cba-5e39-0209156cf153