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| House Votes to Keep Offshore Drilling Ban | |
| 2006-05-19 | |
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #20 California and Florida should be able to use as much oil as they produce. If they insist on selfishly screwing the rest of the nation (and themselves), then cut the pipelines from AK, LA and TX. Then Yankees can drive into Florida and pay for their vacation with the leftover gas in the tank. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-05-19 20:16 |
| #19 ...and our congress has not a clue! That's what they're paid for. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-05-19 15:51 |
| #18 Your congress is fine, Pan. I used to think my countrymen (territories for peace belief) are the dumbest people on Earth. Your congress gives me---if not pride in being an Israeli, than at least the feeling that we're not the dumbest. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-19 14:49 |
| #17 he's all for it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-19 11:08 |
| #16 It's that old problem with American politics again. Any bastard willing to run around endlessly shaking hands and kissing babies and making promises he can't keep for money and votes is not the kind of personality you can trust. We need common men and women in there, not egocentric know-it-alls bloviating ad nauseum. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-05-19 11:07 |
| #15 AP, what's your thoughts on drilling in ANWR? I've never had a chance to talk to any native Alaskans that actually know the real deal. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-05-19 10:40 |
| #14 Correct me if I'm wrong, but we can directional drill 15,000 feet offshore by having drill rigs on the coast. I remember that we had a well or two in Cook Inlet up here in Alaska recently that did just that. To develop ANWR, we would use small footprints on drill pads and directional drill. I also agree with the sentiments that the vast majority of Congress (both the House and the Senate) need to go. They have sold this country down the river. There are few rational problem solvers in Congress. A choice between Dems (absolutely not) and Republicans (majority not) is not much of a choice at all. I would like to see more independents take their seats, though I am an idealistic, delusional, problem-solving dreamer. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-05-19 10:35 |
| #13 ``Drilling for natural gas means drilling for oil,'' argued Capps, citing industry views that where there is gas, often oil is found and probably would be developed. ``Drilling three miles off our coast will not lower gas prices today or anytime in the near future.'' I'd say this congressman is either lying, stupid, or both. Or, perhaps knows something none of us here know. Seems like the big bitch from repub's who supported the ban was that it would negatively affect tourism and further hurt their state economies. I don't know the truth of that as I wouldn't know where to start to do the cost/benefit numbers of oil drilling vs. the tourism economy. Maybe one of you out there working in either sector know the real deal. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-05-19 10:08 |
| #12 Thanks Grom, this war is being waged on many levels and our congress has not a clue! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-05-19 08:59 |
| #11 You'll find tons of Soddy money paying for it, Pan |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-19 08:32 |
| #10 This is just crazy. California and Florida stand to make billions from this and just might be able to balance their world class debts. Nat gas drilling is safe to the environment. What went wrong? I suspect if we researched all the lobbyiests that fought this we would find tons of Chinese money paying for it. Time to go at this again. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-05-19 08:18 |
| #9 Try again. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-05-19 07:10 |
| #8 Definately time to throw some idiots out. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-05-19 02:10 |
| #7 AP: MEXICANS SAY NOTHING WILL KEEP THEM OUT OF USA, or headline to that effect. Its not for Mexico and Mahican Socialism to stop their own people, or reform, but for America to make concessions and do it for Mahico and Mahicans at no costs/loss to Mahico, even iff it means making = forcing hyperpower America into a Third World poor nation - you know, the reason(s) why the DEMS-LEFTIES > POST 9-11 AMERICA IS NOT AT WAR FOR ITS SURVIVAL, IDENTITY, AND SOVEREIGNTY, etal. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-05-19 02:01 |
| #6 DMFD: I suggest looking at the breakdowns per party before getting ready to "make the RINOs pay." |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-05-19 01:55 |
| #5 This is stinking CRIMINAL. It wsa for Natural Gas ONLY - less polluting that the wells we have alreayd operating through CAT-5 Hurricanes in the Gulf. Whover caved on this should be run out of the House on a rail. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2006-05-19 01:39 |
| #4 Cuba has already got plans 45 miles off Florida coast using a Chinese company for oil drilling. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1622083/posts Things like this make me really wonder if this nation is going to survive the peace-love-&-happiness mentality that invaded this nation in the 60's long enough to bring things back a nation that has enough pride, will to live to survive in a dog eat dog world called Earth. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2006-05-19 00:45 |
| #3 Stupidity springs eternal |
| Posted by: DanNY 2006-05-19 00:28 |
| #2 Thank you RINO's. I'll remember this on the first Tuesday in November. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-05-19 00:24 |
| #1 I wonder what they will do when "other" countries like Cuba and China and Mexico start putting up rigs just outside the 12 mile limit. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-05-19 00:19 |