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They are to stupid to see what Sarah Palin did in Alaska, she took their oil sold it and then gave the profits back to the people.
The damn dems would never give money back to the people who own it.
Perfect example of how this congress has been an utter failure.
Time to get them out before they screw America up more then they already have.
AMERICA did win and these DEMS LOST !!
You'll love this guy....
The oil industry has long fought windfall-profits taxes. Officials cite a congressional study that indicated a windfall-profits tax imposed by President Carter — and later repealed in the 1980s — appeared to discourage U.S. oil-field development.
"It was a bad idea in the 1980s, and it is an even worse idea today," says an American Petroleum Institute statement on windfall taxes.
I know how you folks love President Carter. Imagine that, a President fighting with the API.
The democrats and their anti-drill, anti-nuclear, anti-coal, anti-gas have had a stranglehold on this country for the last thirty years. No more.
Sparky, I would remind you, for the hundredth time that out of those 30 years Dems have had control of the WH for exactly 10. Out of the last 39 years Dems have had control for 12 years. If you don't like the way things are looking you're looking the wrong way, ignorant, blind or all of the above.
Furthermore, during that time, Reps have held a large portion of Congressional control.
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If Clinton would have pushed for this over 10 years ago, we'd be free of the world with their hands on our throats.
See above post. As much as Reps would like to lay everything in the history of the world on Clinton's head there have been Rep presidents before him and there was another after, all of whom could have done x, y, or z. Carter, however much I hate him, warned of this problem. He cautioned and urged people to do something. Everyone ignored him; Ronnie being the first.
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Then why do we gave a rats butt about oil in the middle east and allow it to control us? (ie: OPEC).
Because the ME has the vast majority of the reserves. Mexico's production has been going down. The better question is, why after 8 years of this administration telling us that we needed to get off our oil addiction we're no where closer than we were in 2000. And for god's sake don't use the usual rhetoric to respond and blame the Dems in congress. The Reps before them had control for 6 years.
Finally a good poll! Drill here drill now and keep the money here and don't give it to the people who don't like Americans.
That sure sounds like you are suggesting a nationalized/isolationist approach. I thought you conservatives always preached free market enterprise and blamed the government for every failure under the sun.
drilling will insure that we keep dependent on oil, chevron will like that.
altenative energy will be squished like a bug and little people will still pay 5 bucks a gallon.
Drilling will insure that we invest in alternative energies. Alternative energies creation and development takes time and money.
Drilling will insure that we invest in alternative energies. Alternative energies creation and development takes time and money.
Alternative energy projects are underway. How long will it take to set up shop for drilling - 5 years, how long to market 10-15. How much will gas prices decrease in 10-15 years due to drilling - a few cents. How much of that oil will hit the US market - minimal - We sell our oil on the international market.
Alternative Energy can't be outsourced.
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