The current congress was elected to do something about rising gas prices. Since taking office for the currect congressional term, gas prices have double over the past two years.
Congress has done nothing. They have not made it easier to produce a single drop of oil or generate a single kW of electrical power.
What has been current congress' solution? Tax the people that are selling the oil to us. Which would make gasoiline even more expensive, since ';Big Oil'; will just pass the cost on to the consumer.
9% approval. No wonder, they have no freakin policy to help anything. Just screwing us and trying to blame it on Bush who has a hire approval number.Would calling for offshore drilling for oil restore congress' reputation?
Well--first, so what if Congress has a 9% approval rating? People don't vote for ';Congress';--they vote for individual Congresspersons and Senators. Do you know the voting record of YOUR Congressional Representative? Do you know who is running for that seat in Congress? What their record and positions are? Same questions re your senators?
That's what counts in November. Not whining about ';Congress.';
As for offshore drilling--the answer is no. The oil companies already have hundreds of thousands of acres of oil leases they aren't drilling on and can. Why should the public simply give them billions of dollars in more leases when they obviously can't--or won't --use what they've already got? Other than the fact that the cons are suing the oil prices ans an excuse to come around whining for another government handout?
We've been doing off-shore drilling for years, then capping and abandoning the wells. Why?
Well, if you listen to the rumors, Saudi Arabia is supposed to be out of oil in the next ten to fifteen years. So the idea seems to be, drill the wells, cap them and wait. Wait for the Middle East to start running out of oil and then become the next oil power in the world.
But trust me when I say, even if the oil that is being produced now in the Arctic area wasn't being shipped off and sold overseas, we would still be royally screwed on prices. Hedge fund investments have also been forcing up the price of a barrel of oil. I've been told by people who work in finance, those hedge funders are going to get a rude surprise in a year or two.
But even if the price of a barrel of oil comes down, are we really going to see any drastic reduction at the pump? Of course not.
Nope, interestingly enough both Congress and the President (who are politically opposed) are both in the crapper when it comes to approval ratings. People are fed up with BOTH dems and repubs. It's time for a change, problem it's a 2 party system (or rather sometimes, a 1 party system that pretends it's a 2 party system).
Start thinking about a 3rd party canditate, who knows, maybe the dopes in Washington will start paying attention when one of them gets voted in and they won't have their job forever. TERM LIMITS PEOPLE!
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No, they are beyond any hope of reconciliation.
But I do find amazing the amount of ignorance among answerers about the effects of drilling here and now would have on the price of oil. A prime example of the dumbing down of America through the liberal agenda in our schools today. No common sense, no knowledge of the aspects of science and applied technology in the oil industry or the workings of the free market on oil prices.
No - If they do cave on the ';Off Shore Drilling'; it will look like they were pressure in doing it. Dem's have painted themselves in a cornor on drilling and anything they do will not improve their rating. There is a lot of in-fighting within the party (Dem's) right now on drilling and it will be interesting who will emerge when the dusty settles. Dem's are fiddling while the US burns.
No, increased oil drilling won't increase the oil supply for another 8 to 10 years, at which point we should be using other alternative forms of energy anyway. If they do pass it, it would be for political purposes only and that would do little for their approval rating.
maybe..one thing, i'm not sure of..
WHO VOTED NO..and WHO VOTED YES. obviously republican voted for YES, for they want to protect USA, the democrat said NO, but did all of them? this is why democrat sinner freedom party, need a kick in the butt..to the moon. and be equal to USA vies..we the people 80% believe in GOD..so, fight for GOD's WILL
which says..gay do as you desire, but NO LAWS of favor of sinfulness, and abortion..GOOD BYE, we are short on taxpayer, we are short of soldiers, we are short on invention, political leadership..ect..yet OBAMA does have new vision..so McCain, park on the beach and DREAM..for USA...what do you want for USA?
yeah..we got the money sucking situtation of the war that coming to a close in IRAQ that good, but now Afghanstan and IRAN, we got an ISSUE.. TIME To pray for hurricane forces..to drain them, their money, weaken them, ruin crops, spoil water, no electricity..MAJOR ERARTHQUAKE, in every area of IRAN, to disabled them.and cause them..to STOP and LOVE their Family their neighbor, and humble themselves..to the world..we need help..we'll disabled the NUKE machine, ect
what ODD is..just last year, they said..they stop making NUKE..and harrassing BUSH..the media...NOW we see this..was BUSH right all these years???
certianly he WAS..the Media work for IRAN, by their words bashing our war with Jihad, hater of christian and jews.
anyway, IRAN coming DOWN..and our creator..we ask of YOU..to stop them.
Until there is a change back to a majority R congress, don't count on it actually happening. But lets just say they (the D's) actually do so.....it would be a big positive move, but really a day late and a dollar short.
We wouldn't see the effects from drilling for quite a few years, it won't solve the $4 a gallon gas right now. It's still going to be expensive to drill for oil as it becomes harder to get to it...we need an alternative
Dems are stalling in an effort to be able to claim Obama did it if elected and willl stall further if McCain is elected blaming McCain while punishing the US citizens that opposed their socialist wills.
Yeap they are that evil.
No. Especially since it won't accomplish anything. And then for the next 40 years when you go to the beach but can't go in the water you'll know why.
we are already drilling offshore in the gulf of Mexico.....
No. Since drilling won't change anything.
No, if they do that I'm going to dislike them even more.
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