June 18, 2008
Reid: Bush And McCain Still Don’t Get It – We Cannot Drill Our Way Out Of This Energy Crisis
Washington, DC
Democrats.senate.gov
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to President Bush’s proposal to drill offshore for oil:
“This week’s flip-flop on offshore oil drilling by President Bush and Senator John McCain is nothing more than a cynical campaign ploy that will do nothing to lower energy prices and represents another big giveaway to oil companies already making billions in profits.
“The facts are clear: Oil companies have already had ample opportunity to increase supply, but they have sat on their hands. They aren’t even using more than half of the public lands they already have leased for drilling. And despite the huge tax breaks President Bush and Republican Congresses have given oil and gas companies to invest in refineries, domestic production has actually dropped.
“Despite what President Bush, John McCain and their friends in the oil industry claim, we cannot drill our way out of this problem. The math is simple: America has just three percent of the world’s oil reserves, but Americans use a quarter of its oil. And the Energy Information Administration says that even if we do open the coasts to oil drilling, prices wouldn’t drop until 2030.
“President Bush and John McCain are not serious about addressing gas prices. If they were, they would stop offering the same old ideas meant to pad the pockets of Big Oil and work with Democrats to reduce our dependence on oil, invest in the renewable energy sources, crack down on excessive speculation and stand up to countries colluding to shake down American consumers.
“Bush-McCain Republicans just don’t get it. Their commitment to the failed policies of yesterday is why we have energy, economic and national security crises today. They want to feed our addiction to oil; Democrats want to end it.”
Wild Thing’s comment…….
LOL It’s amazing he can put his shoes on in the morning.
Reid’s and the rest of his anti-American clan’s answer is to tax are way out of the problem.
Reid: “The math is simple: America has just three percent of the world’s oil reserves,…”
Actually the math for you Mr. Reid seems too complicated. You forgot to add in the 2 trillion barrels of shale oil in the USA!
You are a weasel of the sickest kind. Your ship is sinking on this issue. Buh-bye!
Truth is never a consideration for Marxists. Reid, Pelosi, Obama and their fellow travelers have accrued imense power and authority through deception, fraud and persistent attacks on foundational principles of our Constitution. Constitutional government is supported by too few patriots to long survive the onslaught of socialist fascism practiced by democrats.
The unity preached by Obama will be won by outlawing the expression of alternate views. Imprisoning opponents is ever the primary device of tyrants.
Harry Reid is a freaking MORON… I want to say more but since you’re such a nice lady I’ll limit it to MORON…
Texas Fred, I agree with what you called and also what I think you would have called him. He is all of that.
No politician seems to get it. Free the energy companies and they will drill, have production on line and refineries before these scum get done with their endless blabbering and grandstanding. I heard on FOX`this morning that since Mr. Al Gorebal warming turned his house green he is using 10% more energy there than he did last year.
Harry Reid may be a freaking moron but the general public is a bunch of freaking idiots that year after year tolerates and continues to vote for Reid and his do-nothing congressional cohorts. How many decades have to pass and the cost of gas continually rise out of sight before they revolt and finally hold Congress responsible for the disaster that we are in?
The ultimate goal of the Liberals in Congress is to nationalize the oil companies. The Liberals want the government to completely control our energy. Then they can dole it out in whatever fashion they want, to whomever they want. That way they control even more aspects of our lives.
Of course, they will exempt themselves from whatever controls they enact.
Tom is right, Some dem-communist was on Fox and said, the country needs to take over ‘Big Oil’, yeah and then what.
Look how well they handled social security, it is always in the red, but they continue to borrow from it.
I think the dems can push this for so long but the poll numbers don’t favor the dems. This obtinace of theirs is going to get them in lot of trouble.
Congress can blame ‘Big Oil’ all they want but 64% of the American people don’t. They blame congress especially the democrats. When they took power back in 2006, gas was 2.38/gallon, it has risen almost 200% in a year and a half they have been in charge.
It is coming, the revolution, torches and pitchforks for the march on Washington.
10-4 Patriots! We are in the middle of an Economic War and only a few of US get it. The Sheiks have US by the proverbial balls and the Dems are allying with the $heik$, caribou and whales to eventually drive the GOPhers out of power, and to socialize Big Oil. We need a …
Third Party (not Reichstagge) now more than ever, before it’s too late!
Bob, thanks,too bad they don’t make a big deal about that for those of his sheep type followers.
Les, I honestly think the only thing that will get the left to listen is if the price of gas went so high, I mean really up there like $10. a gal or higher. The left voters just might wise up that maybe just maybe they are listening to the wrong side of the fence.
I could be wrong though. haha
Tom your right that is exactly what they are after.
Mark, I can’t get over how people can believe what the left says about this, that it is not the answer. Iti would be like starving to death and a plate of food just waiting in another room.
Darth, I can’t stand these dems, can’t we ship them off to some land of sand surrounded by terrorists and see how they like riding camels??!!