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Home Front: Politix
When will America wake up?
2008-06-07
$140 a barrel petrolem, and its headed further up. Adding to the cost of food, possible inflation and driving the dollar down in international trade. And we are at the mercy of Venezula, Iran and other bad actors, as well as Nigeria and other unstable places, due to our huge need for imported oil.

So what has congress done?

ANWR Exploration
House Republicans: 91% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed

Coal-to-Liquid
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 78% Opposed

Oil Shale Exploration
House Republicans: 90% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Exploration
House Republicans: 81% Supported
House Democrats: 83% Opposed

(And the Democrats do this as Cuba and China drill for Cuba barely 50 miles off our shores in South Florida)

Refinery Increased Capacity
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 96% Opposed

SUMMARY

91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of American-made oil and gas.

86% of House Democrats have historically voted against increasing the production of American-made oil and gas.

Over the past 30 years:

Democrats have blocked the development of new sources of petroleum.
Democrats have blocked drilling in ANWR.
Democrats have blocked drilling off the coast of Florida.
Democrats have blocked drilling off of the east coast.
Democrats have blocked drilling off of the west coast.
Democrats have blocked drilling off the Alaskan coast.
Democrats have blocked building oil refineries.
Democrats have blocked clean nuclear energy production.
Democrats have blocked clean coal production.

Democrats believe taxing and suing oil companies will somehow bring down gas prices.

The Democrats have sold out to radical environmentalists, and in doing so have set in place the conditions that can bring ruin to this nation.

Wonder why your groceries cost more? Why you are paying $4 and soon $5 a gallon for gasoline? Wonder why your power bill is going up?

Put the blame where it belongs: the Democrats

When will the American People wake up?
Posted by:OldSpook

#7  China is drilling for oil off the Florida coast almost in sight of Key West.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-06-07 18:46  

#6  Thank you, Barbara. Now it goes to my e-mail list.
Posted by: Bobby   2008-06-07 17:03  

#5  When Sharia becomes a constitutional amendment?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-06-07 16:32  

#4  Try this one, Bobby.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-06-07 14:45  

#3  Link busted, Spook. I believe it, but I'd like to find an original for my sister...

I mean that in a good way...
Posted by: Bobby   2008-06-07 14:41  

#2  98% of citizens really don't know how gov't works.

And you don't think that was an objective of the NEA? Cause it wouldn't take long to connect the dots between ever increasing taxes for the education special interests and the decline in performance in the schools and knowing where to apply the power to correct the problem.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-06-07 12:37  

#1  I laugh when Bambi's legion's think he can wave the magic wand. It's the Useless Congresscritter's who ARE the government. 98% of citizens really don't know how gov't works. The danger with the Magic Man is that he won't veto anything, and Queen Nancy will begin to show us how communism really works.
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700   2008-06-07 10:47  

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