Posted by
Kevin on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:59:14 AM
The Georgian-Russian War is just the latest in a long list of reasons why NOW is the time to start drilling off our continental shelves and in ANWR. Every time a conflict or even a threat of a conflict breaks out the volatile oil markets go into a frenzy. Our economy is held hostage to every twist and turn of world politics. Either the Democrats do not get this or they do not care.
I have come to believe the Democrats do get it, but they just do not care. Why wouldn't they care? The answer lies in what is the goal the goal of Liberalism. In today's world Liberalism has become synnomonous with socialism. Europe, Canada, etc. have all adopted a "nanny state" form of government and social engineering. Along with policical correctness, Global warming, secular humanism, moral equivalancy, appeasment etc, etc.
Like it or not the West is going to remain dependant on oil for at least another 20-30 years.We are at the mercy of every major or minor incident in the oil producing countries, ie Nigeria, where sabatage and political instability constantly disrupt the flow of oil. Georgia has the only non Russian oil pipe line in that area. Iran threatens to close the straights of Hormuz.
Yesterday I published a post in which I say Nancy Pelosi has blinked regarding the up or down vote on offshore drilling. Some here feel she really has no intention of allowing a vote, that she is giving lip service while planing a vote on a bill that will not include drilling. They say Pelosi can not be trusted. Of course she can not be trusted, she is a Liberal! I don't know what Pelosi is really up to, but judging by America's reaction to the soaring oil prices, and the Congress'inaction, along with renewed tensions between the U.S. and Russia AND the closeness of the November election, I do not see how she can NOT allow a vote. The Dems have already played their hand and lost on this.
We have one of if not the largest un-tapped oil reserves in the world. World prices dropped just at the prospect of America adding millions of barrels of oil a day to the world supply. The Bush/McCain call last moth for Drilling off the coasts and in ANWR made a difference. We are the sleeping giant of world oil. It is a disgrace caused by both parties that we have to grovel at the feet of Mid East thugs and butchers who have not contributed anything of value to civilization in over 1000 years and who, without the oil would have nothing of value the world could possibly want.
John McCain and Republican candidates nation wide must continue to make this the number one issue in this election.Obama/Pelosi/Reid can be defeated on this. They have been defeated on this. Here is another way Dems can get out of their hole. Nancy could EXTEND the vacation till after September and just let the ban expire on the 30th. Wishy-Washy, spineless, French-like Dems could tell their extremist supporters they never actualy voted for offshore drilling. Nancy could say she was never bullied by those nasty American people into forcing a vote. EVERYONE would win!!!. But seriously, It doesn't matter. Americans WANT more oil. Californians and Floridians are even in favor of drilling. Like with the surge, Dems find themselves once again on the wrong side.