Theodore's World

Finally, something good happens! And it isn't going to destroy anything. As a matter of fact, where we do have pipelines, polar bears walk on them because they keep their paws warm. And we always "pack up our trash" before we leave somewhere. We also need to build some refineries, too. Put some construction workers to use. And while we're doing all that, our scientists can work on other things that can be usable and viable as an oil/gas solution! It's all a win-win for everyone!!!!

FINALLY the RIGHT things are being discussed but we need ACTION! The USA has more fuel (including coal) deposits than other nations so DRILL BABY DRILL and bring back the old HOUSTON OILERS Wild Thing! Enough is enough!!

I have been saying what Lynn just said. We need new refining capacity to complement any increased drilling. Also we need to go more nuclear. I hadn't heard of this opening for drilling, so thanks for the post. I have contacted my congressman and senators. Will post when/if I hear back.

We need everything. But all this will do is put the democrats up against the wall. To either lift the ban or to stand pat. This is a slick way to get it done but if the demo's won't budge, then this is a huge issue for the republicans come november.

YEAH!! BOY THE DEMS WILL BE PO NOW -- LOL!!! THIS IS EXCITING- SCREW SAUDI ARABIA - AND OBAMA THE A- HOLE!!!WOOO HOOO-!!! BUSH MIGHT LEAVE OFFICE WITH A BIG APPROVAL RATING AFTER THIS-- - PELOSI IS PROBABLY ABOUT TO HAVE A STROKE!!!! YEAH!!! YEAH!!-- AND IT IS NOT GOING TO TAKE TEN YEARS!!! MAKE MY DAY CHRISSIE!!!! NOW IF OBAMA WOULD MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR- I WOULD BE HAVING A PARTY!!!

Oh Boy, was I glad to read this WT. This is great news. It needed to be done years ago, but now at $4 a gallon gas, the enviros know they can't swing public opinion.

I will ditto everyone else on the need for new refineries, more use of coal and more nuclear power. We now know that there is no need for America to be dependent on anyone else for energy dependence. We have vast resources, they just need to be used.

The fly in the ointment will be the environmental groups filing lawsuits to stop the drilling. They'll file the lawsuit and some judge will put exploration and drilling on a hold till the outcome. Something needs to be done to stop these groups.

It is about time we started tapping into our own oil. Kudos to the President just this once.

This drilling lease announcement is welcome news but just one piece of the total effort required to solve our energy problems. Echoing everyone else we need to aggressively attack our energy requirements on all fronts at the same time with all of the creativity and smarts this country can muster. This includes exploiting all potential oil, gas, shale, and coal reserves, while aggressively building new nuclear power plants and new oil refineries and developing new sources of energy such as solar, hydro, chemical, wind, and anything else some wise minds can come up with.

Everyone has a role to play including government, private industry, and academia. The most important thing that Congress can do right now is to remove unreasonable and obstructionist regulations against obtaining new carbon based fuels and the building of new nuclear power plants as soon as safely possible.

BobF raised a critical path issue of the "fly in the ointment will be the environmental groups filing lawsuits". President Bush has to take the leadership role here educating the public as to what are reasonable concerns and what and who are pure obstructionists and damaging to the nation as a whole. The public has to become outraged at these environmental obstructionists.

Lynn, I agree it is a win win for everyone. I love how the animals use the pipe line for warmth.

Darth, giggle yeesss I miss them...."the old HOUSTON OILERS".

Bob, that is great, it is important to let our representives know how we feel about this and keep pushing them to do the right thing. Thank you Bob for sharing abuot that, great idea.

Mark, yes it is a step in the right direction, I love how this is a positive and will put pressure on the dems.

Cheryl, LOL and I would join you in that party too. heh heh

Tom, your right, I wish too it had been done years ago, so this is a long waited for postive thing that hopefully will just grow and grow.
Very exciting!!!

BobF, yes they sure will do their thing, we need to pray that someone can come up with something that can stop those insane groups. I have an idea but it would put me in jail for sure. haahahahaaa

Robocop, yes a huge kudo for President Bush. I loved his speech on this the other day and then for this to happen to soon is just awesome.

Les, yes this is only one step, and there are many other things that have to happen and come into play. I am learning that when fighting the left it has to be one step at a time or we will lose. I want it all right now, yesterday, sigh ,deep sigh and anger at the rinos and left on this.

Thanks for posting this, Chrissie!!
Makes my day now that public opinion & screaming at the dumbocraps is getting them turned around!!

Love your 'DRILL' graphic!!
It would make a great bumper sticker!!!
See you on 'the porch' ................Lance/SBG

Hi Lance, thank you so much.

Yes I agree it made my day too and I hope it just keeps on and on. Big ole smile.

We CAN get ourselves OUT of this predicament, but I want to ask a question...

Why is it that if oil goes UP by a dollar or 2 a barrel, within 10 minutes the price at the pump goes up by several cents per gallon...

But when oil falls by $10 a barrel there's no change whatsoever...

Why is that?? Anyone?? You don't suppose that it really IS partly the fault of BIG OIL too do you??

Surely not...

Texas Fred, this is just my opinion and I have to say I am all for our American oil companies so my answer will be coming from that kind of side I have always taken. hahaa

Lower gas prices always lag a bit when prices go down. But what happens is that station owners who filled their tanks with 4 dollar a gallon gas can't sell it below what they paid for it. They have to at least try to break even before they buy their next load of gas.

I have heard from a few people that their local station has gone down 6 cents today, so their gas might have been empty in perfect timing not sure.

Right now, the NYMEX price for gas is 3.1707. Large outfits like COSTCO and WAL MART will buy the more cheaper gas as soon as possible for their customers. It will not take six months to see the cheaper gas, it just feels like it.

A lot of the oil being traded now is for August delivery and then it has to get refined. The price of gas at the pump won’t be reflected for a while.

If the price drop sustains (even at a lower rate) you’’ll start seeing lower pump prices in about a week. There might be a drop of a few cents up to that time, but it will accelerate as new oil deliveries come to service stations and local price wars start up again.

At the same time, the peak driving season will be over in about 45 days and demand is already down, so a price drop could be very significant by the fall. We’ll see.

The only reason oil is dropping the last three days is because President Bush rescinded the executive order barring OCS drilling. Of course to the Bush haters they will not give hinm any credit for this.

The media is not going to give him the credit he deserves but his rescinding this order gave notice to the speculators the the only remaining thing between America drilling our own oil and the speculators is Congress and the speculators are getting nervous that blue dog democrats might buck Pelosi & Reid and vote to drill.

And in the wider picture the irony is that decreasing prices brings on decreasing prices, as the shippers race to unload before prices decrease even more.

The bottom line is we must get off our dependence on foreign oil! We have more then they do anyway if we could just shoot the enviro's and shut them up for a change. LOL

I'm for more more drilling, oil shale, coal-to-liquids and anything else that will help solve the problem.