Posted on 10/16/2012 11:26:22 PM PDT by paltz
President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney engaged in a heated discussion over oil production during the president's first term during their second debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on Tuesday night. President Obama insisted that oil production has been up and that the oil companies have been granted permits to drill but refuse to do so. Governor Romney, though, pointed out that the government is not granting many permits to oil companies, particularly on federal land.
"The most important thing we can do is to make sure we control our own energy. So here's what I've done since I've been president. We have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 years," President Obama said. Natural gas production is the highest it's been in decades. We have seen increases in coal production and coal employment. But what I've also said is we can't just produce traditional source of energy. We've got to look to the future. That's why we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
“Here’s what I’ve done since I’ve been President.....”
As if he has been responsible for all the crude pumping on private land... Typical OBOZO, trying to claim credit where he has none.
Chris Wallace said he had numbers in front of him that showed they were down 62%.
The audacity of his lies was stunning. He stood there and arrogantly denied what he has done, took credit for what he didn’t do and blamed his failures on everyone else. He has no conscience. Millions unemployed, millions on food stamps, overwhelming debt....the man is a monster.
He is indeed. I think he knows exactly what he is doing and he is very pleased with what he has done to this country.
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