YeeeeeeHaaaaaa: Drill Baby Drill

[ChasC5]

House goes 3-0 on bills to expand and speed up offshore oil and gas drilling

Gas Prices will be down in no time ... you just wait and see.

The Republican-controlled House has easily passed the last of three bills to expedite and expand oil and gas drilling.
In a 243-179 vote Thursday, the House passed a measure that would open up areas off the West and East coasts, Alaska and the eastern Gulf of Mexico to drilling. The Obama administration pulled back on leasing in some of those spots after the Gulf oil spill last year to further evaluate the environmental consequences. It never considered drilling in the Pacific.
House goes 3-0 on bills to expand and speed up offshore oil and gas drilling - The Washington Post

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Gas Prices will be down in no time ... you just wait and see.

I think you might have missed a pretty important part ...

None is likely to pass the Senate. All are opposed by the White House.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

House goes 3-0 on bills to expand and speed up offshore oil and gas drilling

Gas Prices will be down in no time ... you just wait and see.

clueless post. nothing new here.

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by LarsAtTheBeach

clueless post. nothing new here.

Take this back with you ...

[RetiredSFC 97]

Doesn't matter even if it did pass the Senate. bam bam would never sign it. He wants the poor, grandma, and children to walk.

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by RetiredSFC 97

Doesn't matter even if it did pass the Senate. bam bam would never sign it. He wants the poor, grandma, and children to walk.

Who the hell does he "The President of The United States" think he is; President of all Americans? ... who the hell told him to think about "those people"? I think they are called American's when there's a Democrat in office and poor, grandma, and children when Republicans are in office.

Excuse me from interrupting your bitching session ... please carry on.

[RetiredSFC 97]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Who the hell does he "The President of The United States" think he is; President of all Americans? ... who the hell told him to think about "those people"? I think they are called American's when there's a Democrat in office and poor, grandma, and children when Republicans are in office.

Excuse me from interrupting your bitching session ... please carry on.

So you're saying he would sign it?

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by RetiredSFC 97

So you're saying he would sign it?

I saying he’ll most likely consider both sides of the argument and recommend a compromise that will be best for America.

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

I saying he’ll most likely consider both sides of the argument and recommend a compromise that will be best for America.

Ohhhhhh... wait. Were you being serious?

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by RedLS1GTO

Ohhhhhh... wait. Were you being serious?

Ok so what should the Pres do?

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Ok so what should the Pres do?

In this case? It doesn't matter. The bill will never get to him. If it did, I believe he should sign it. I've given my opinion before about why I am for drilling so I'm not going to go back into that long drawn out response. In general, he should do exactly what you said. He should do what is best for ALL American people but no way that happens with #44.

Instead, what he would do is whatever most helps him get re-elected or helps his own personal agenda, regardless of how bad it might screw over the American public.

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by RedLS1GTO

In this case? It doesn't matter. The bill will never get to him. In general, he should do exactly what you said. He should do what is best for ALL American people but no way that happens with #44.

Instead, what he would do is whatever most helps him get re-elected or helps his own personal agenda, regardless of how bad it might screw over the American public.

Well that's never happened before ...

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Well that's never happened before ...

It happens all the time in politics. It's not much of a secret. I never said anything different. Not sure what's confusing about what I said.

Are you saying that in your opinion it is ok for Obama to screw over the American public for his own interests because it has happened in the past?

[VITE1]

Looks Like BHO wants more drilling as well.


With Gas Prices Soaring, Obama Looks to Ramp Up U.S. Oil Production - FoxNews.com

With Gas Prices Soaring, Obama Looks to Ramp Up U.S. Oil Production

Published May 14, 2011
AP

May 12: President Barack Obama, accompanied by National Association of Police Organizations (NAOP) President Thomas J. Nee, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House during a ceremony to honor the NAOP, TOP COPS.
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to address mounting criticism over high gas prices, President Obama is directing his administration to ramp up U.S. oil production by extending existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska's coast and holding more frequent lease sales in a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska.Obama said Saturday that the measures "make good sense" and will help reduce U.S. consumption of imported oil in the long term. But he acknowledged anew that they won't help to immediately bring down gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon in many parts of the country.

His announcement followed passage in the Republican-controlled House of three bills -- including two this week -- that would expand and speed up offshore oil and gas drilling. Republicans say the bills are aimed at easing gasoline costs, but they also acknowledge that won't be immediate.


The White House had announced its opposition to all three bills, which are unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, saying the measures would undercut safety reviews and open environmentally sensitive areas to new drilling.

But Obama is adopting some of the bills' provisions.

U.S. lawmakers in Alaska immediately voiced support for Obama's drilling plan.

"I've been strongly critical of this administration's policies on domestic production, but today I want to give credit to the president," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, told the Hill. "Permitting is the single greatest obstacle to domestic production and the president's establishment of a new team to coordinate work on Alaska drilling permits is a positive development, as is the extension of leases in the Gulf of Mexico and Chukchi Sea."

"I consider the president's address today a positive step forward and a commitment that he is ready to put words into action," Democratic Sen. Mark Begich said in a statement. "These steps will hopefully lead to expanded development in Alaska and long-term reduction in our dependence on foreign oil from unfriendly countries. However, Congress still must pass comprehensive energy and tax reform bills to bring some relief to families facing high gas prices today and in the future."

Answering the call of Republicans and Democrats from Gulf Coast states, Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address that he would extend all Gulf leases that were affected by a temporary moratorium on drilling imposed after last year's BP oil spill. That would give companies additional time to begin drilling.

The administration had been granting extensions case by case, but senior administration officials said the Interior Department would institute a blanket one-year extension.

New safety requirements put in place since the BP spill also have delayed drilling in Alaska, so Obama said he would extend lease terms there for a year as well. An oil lease typically runs 10 years.

Lease sales in the western and central Gulf of Mexico that were postponed last year will be held by the middle of next year, the same time period required by the House. A sale off the Virginia coast still would not happen until 2017 at the earliest. But Obama said he would speed up environmental reviews so that seismic studies to determine how much oil and gas lies off the Atlantic Coast can begin.

To further expedite drilling off the Alaskan coast, where such plans by Shell Oil Co. have been delayed by an air pollution permit, Obama said he would create an interagency task force to coordinate the necessary approvals. He also will hold annual lease sales in the vast National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Officials said the most recent sale was last year, but that they had not been held on any set schedule.
Republicans dismayed by the lack of progress in Shell's drilling have drafted legislation to exempt drilling off Alaska from air pollution laws.

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings of Washington, sponsor of the legislation, said it was "ironic" that Obama "is now taking baby steps in our direction" after the White House and congressional Democrats criticized the bills.

"The president is finally admitting what Republicans have known all along, that increasing the supply of American energy will help lower prices and create jobs," Hastings said.

Obama also called on Democrats and Republicans to vote to eliminate billions in taxpayer subsidies to oil and gas companies.

In the weekly Republican message, Alabama Rep. Martha Roby said it's time for Washington to get serious about the challenges facing the country, including straightening out its finances and tackling the gas price issue. She praised the House for passing measures to expand domestic energy production "because when we're talking about energy, we're talking about jobs."

"The greatest threat to our economy, job creation, and the future of our children is to do nothing," Roby said. "We have to act. It is what we were sent to Washington to do."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

I guess he realizes that $4.00 or more a gallon will sink his election chances no matter how much money progressives give him.

[ChasC5]

You do know who sets the Gas Prices don't you?

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

You do know who sets the Gas Prices don't you?

Enlighten us.

And have FACTS that back up your claims instead of your normal Bull shit.

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by VITE1

Enlighten us.

And have FACTS that back up your claims instead of your normal Bull shit.

I'll do whatever I want to do, and you can do your own research. But everyone knows the oil market speculators are the ones that affect the open market prices.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

I'll do whatever I want to do, and you can do your own research. But everyone knows the oil market speculators are the ones that affect the open market prices.

and guess what would affect the speculation?

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by LarsAtTheBeach

and guess what would affect the speculation?

The Koch Brothers.

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by LarsAtTheBeach

and guess what would affect the speculation?

Why bother arguing with him? He does not care that when Demand dropped in 2008 and prices went down and that since demand has grown since 2009 prices have gone up.

Coupled with the majority of Oil being condoled by government entities and American Oil dependence on Foreign oil has grown from 20% to over 60%.

Its the evil speculators and Hedge funds.