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2008-07-24 Home Front Economy

Cat's out of the bag, Donks want us to quit using oil

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Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-07-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I can't comment on this now. I just took my blood pressure medicine and the doctor wouldn't approve.... Here's hoping Hell is warm enough for the Donks someday.

Posted by 3dc 2008-07-24 01:06|| 2008-07-24 01:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Blocking drilling for Natural gas and Oil offshore to help wean us of the tit of foreign oil is treason as is having no firm long term energy plan for this nation.

Time to toss all th4ese rascals out.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-07-24 01:50|| 2008-07-24 01:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Every drop of oil we don't burn is a drop for China to burn. It seems to me like the main interest of the Democrats is the Chinese Economic Support Plan. We sacrifice so the Chinese don't have to.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-07-24 01:54|| 2008-07-24 01:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Time to heat the tar and bag the feathers. Now, where did I put that pitchfork...

Posted by Grease Dark Lord of the Algonquins9226 2008-07-24 02:01|| 2008-07-24 02:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Okay you guys, tell the truth and answer one simple question:

Are there any surprises here?

To me there is, The dems are normally pretty astute political animals but they have sold themselves down the river on the oil issue.

I am amazed that this poll driven bunch of loons don't realize how far gone they are on this issue.

Posted by James Carville 2008-07-24 02:21|| 2008-07-24 02:21|| Front Page Top

#6 TOPIX/REDDIT > US PLANS TO BUILD LUNAR BASE FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION.

HMMMM, as per above, and in the DEMS + NASA'S DEFENSE, I DON'T THINK FUEL STRAINERS WHICH CAN PUT OUT 100-PLUS MILES/GALLON WILL SUFFICE FOR DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION. NICE, BUT NOT ENUFF, NOT FOR MAIN POWER-PROPULSION SPACESHIP SYSTEMS ANYWAY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-24 03:01|| 2008-07-24 03:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Meanwhile we keep shipping $700 billion per year to the Soddies, et al. How does not drilling ensure a "good home domestic supply"? Stupid b*tch. If the GOP doesn't make this a successful campaign issue, then to hell with the lot of 'em. Do they have any fight left?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2008-07-24 08:11|| 2008-07-24 08:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Why does the phrase "The Kingdom of Saud is very generous to its friends/" keeps running through my mind?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-07-24 08:37|| 2008-07-24 08:37|| Front Page Top

#9 I think this is going to have the same effect on the Democratic party that the Iraq war had on the national media. It will expose that they despise the American people and feel themselves so superior that they really just expect them to do their bidding without question. They are royalty. "The People" are the unwashed masses who need to clean their bedpans and then vanish from their presence.

That's why they favor providing services to illegal aliens at the expense of citizens. As far as they are concerned, it is all one massive work force - and the aliens aren't as uppity as the serfs.

Posted by Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-24 09:08|| 2008-07-24 09:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Ken Salazar ran on a platform of being a centrist and not holding to liberal ideas to win a senate seat for Colorado. Guess who is being the major obstructionist for the sale of leases for oil shale in Colorado?

A donk is a liberal. There is no difference.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-07-24 09:47|| 2008-07-24 09:47|| Front Page Top

#11 The Dems also are proposing a HIKE in gas taxes to pay for their earmarks!!!!!Since people can't afford to drive, demand has been cut along with the revenue used to pay for many of their pet projects. Only good thing to come of all this the people are rallying and wanting to toss them all out on their ear, or worse. :)

Posted by Danielle 2008-07-24 11:17|| 2008-07-24 11:17|| Front Page Top

#12 This is Pelosi leadership. She's not going to even allow discussion or a floor vote on this. Where's McPain ? He ought to be stomping on this with both feet. This is a winning vote getter. Common working folk who commute get it. Elites like Gore and Pelosi who burn 1000 time their share don't because we taxpayers are footing their bills. Get on it John Boy. Get the commercials out. Blanket radio and TV now. People are hot as hell about gas/diesel prices. Use it. It's a Dummocrat gift. Just like the forked tongue Messiah.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-07-24 11:31|| 2008-07-24 11:31|| Front Page Top

#13 The Republican leaders came out with an "All of the above" option yesterday that I agree with. Develop every aspect of energy production, wind, nuclear, clean coal, solar, and yes, the dreaded oil fields. Combine that with hydrogen cars, natural gas and electric cars, and a full spectrum effort to conserve all of our resources rather than waste them. That makes a good deal of sense to me. It could spur a great deal of energy security as well as a ton of jobs and investment.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-24 11:54|| 2008-07-24 11:54|| Front Page Top

#14 It amazes me that the unions are still backing the Dem's. The union members are the ones that will lose jobs when the auto industry crashes.

Posted by tipover 2008-07-24 12:32|| 2008-07-24 12:32|| Front Page Top

#15 If anything causes Obama to lose it's gonna be this nonsense. McCain should really hammer the drilling short-term nukes (and everything else that works) long-term plan of energy independence and let Obama counter with high hopes and promises of higher gas prices.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-24 12:57|| 2008-07-24 12:57|| Front Page Top

#16 tipover - you think the union *membership* have any say in which party the union supports? More often then not the union bosses are the ones calling the shots.

Here in Washington State, pubic school teachers are *required* to contribute to the Democratic Party (via the Union) - regardless of their own political beliefs. They are required to join the union (or pay into the union) which then 'contribues' their does to the Democratic Party.

Read the book "Betrayal" or how Union Bosses shake down their members and corrupt american politics for more insight.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-07-24 13:51|| 2008-07-24 13:51|| Front Page Top

#17 Pappy, thanks for fixing that link; thought I had it right.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-07-24 14:41|| 2008-07-24 14:41|| Front Page Top

#18

Donk Heaven?

Posted by 3dc 2008-07-24 18:40|| 2008-07-24 18:40|| Front Page Top

#19 Throw in the bicycles and rickshaws with the Amish buggies and the donks will truly be in hog heaven.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-07-24 18:47|| 2008-07-24 18:47|| Front Page Top

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