Breaking News: President Bush to Lift Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling

Fox News ^ | July 14, 2008

[Fox_Mulder77]

Just a banner on their website:

Breaking News >> President Bush to Lift Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling

[Fox_Mulder77]

I just called the White House and said thank you Mr. President! ....try it yourself @ 202-456-1111

Thanx! Just called, spoke to a real person!

[teletech]

The RAT Congress will say this is an irresponsible act on the Presidents part and stick to their mantra that We cannot drill our way out of the oil crisis. The news media will hammer home the RAT drum beat and nothing will change. However, what the voters will see is a Republican President trying to help put more oil on the market and bring the cost of oil back down.

[Centurion2000]

bump

[spacejunkie]

thanks much...I know this isn’t the open door to immediate drilling but I do expect prices to drop precipitously. Just the fact that we’re much closer to more supply should ease the price.

[kellynla]

“Excuse me, but by buying oil from OPEC, we have been paying for the WOT on BOTH ENDS for DECADES!”

You are probably quite unaware of the massive lay offs in the energy industry at the beginning of this century. That’s ok.

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and evidently “you are probably quite unaware” of the tens of thousands of maimed & dead Marines & Soldiers from the WOT but I guess “that’s ok” with you!

[Fox_Mulder77]

The news media will hammer home the RAT drum beat and nothing will change

This is going to help Republican candidates fighting to unseat some of the idiot rat incumbents in Congress.

[Fox_Mulder77]

The news media will hammer home the RAT drum beat and nothing will change

This is going to help Republican candidates fighting to unseat some of the idiot rat incumbents in Congress.

[Red Boots]

I agree, Bush needs to declare an economic emergency and open ANWR to oil drilling.

Yes - and how about something along the lines of making profits on all new wells tax free ? Britain did this just recently to stimulate production. Remember when Internet sales were not taxed to get the Internet up and running?

[RasterMaster]

Enough empty talk....show some courage and DO IT! Call out all DUmocrats and RINOs who stand in the way and make an example of them so that they can be replaced come November.

[TLI]

But what about Red Green?

We’re all in this together.

[beckysueb]

The oil companies want to develope and sell their product. They don’t like gas being this high. They would like to sell at an affordable price. They are not at fault here, and neither are the speculators. Congress is.

[ArmstedFragg]

Yeah, it could have been done seven years ago, and it would have accomplished exactly what it accomplishes now, nothing. The only thing he’s done is deprive the Democrats of an excuse for not passing legislation to permit offshore drilling. For the last few months they’ve said, “why should we do something when Bush hasn’t?” Now they’ll have to find something else to hide behind.

And, it probably won’t be the “drilling won’t get us one more barrel in the next ten years” mantra. That one’s getting pretty shop-worn too. Look for some new and innovative excuse for their inaction.

[avacado]

Look! No company would have drilled with oil at $20 a barrel the reservoirs that require the new generation of drilling techniques. Nada, Zip, Zilch!

You are emotional.

[dragnet2]

I just called the White House and said thank you Mr. President!

Did you have to press 1 for English?

What great leadership we have!

[ChinaThreat]

I think your analysis is absolutely correct, except the fact that dem voters are uneducated and will still vote for dems even thought they are driving the cost of gas up.

Dem voters vote on feelings. Not on anything serious like National Security and energy policy.

[Kaslin]

I agree. See my tagline

[peggybac]

[econjack]

You're exactly right. Pelosi, Ried, et al, have already used that argument. The GOP needs to get off its a$$ and start presenting the other side of the facts. They might start by saying that of those 68 million acres, exploration has shown that most are devoid of oil deposits. In other words, the oil companies paid lease money to the gov't for dry holes. Until the gov't starts giving refunds for those lands, those leases still appear to be on the company books as assets. In some cases, they've kept those acres to gain right-of-way for pipelines and other easement needs.

Finally, the Democrat position is to stick their thumb up their behind and do nothing while the consumer and the economy take it in the shorts. At least drilling now offers the hope and potential of relief. The Dems position does absolutely nothing for the consumer.

[Fox_Mulder77]

Did you have to press 1 for English?

NO! "Press "1" if you have a touch tone phone"

[Kaslin]