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The USA needs to produce our own oil
I stated that drilling for oil in the United States of America should have started many years ago. Finally, the president is urging Congress to do so.
It's about time to free ourselves of OPEC, the sheiks of Saudi Arabia and the dictators of the other oil-producing countries. And why not, you liberals and environmentalists? If there's a mess, clean it up. China is going to start drilling off the coast of Cuba. I dare say they don't have the technology or the means of cleaning up if an accident should happen. However, the shores of Miami Beach will be able to tell, and this country will end up cleaning China's oil spill.
Drilling in the Arctic: Why not? To disturb a few caribou, what's the problem? Everyone in Alaska gets $1,000 a year as a dividend for the drilling and transportation of North Slope oil.
Speaking of OPEC, the Speaker of the House ordered the Justice Department to look into oil being over priced or manipulated by OPEC, and sue them if necessary. That was over a month ago. The oil ministers must still be laughing at the very thought of being investigated. Their thought: Nobody is asking you to buy our oil; only the more reason to start an all-out endeavor to produce our own.
I have read that there is sufficient oil in the U.S. to last 60 years. Without a doubt, the question will be answered as to how to operate cars without the use of turning oil into gasoline in far less time. Want oil in six months? Get the Wild Cat'ers on the job and watch the oil flow.
Obama stated it will take five years to get oil to the pump. Seems we should have started five years ago — just like nuclear — to keep the lights on since solar and wind cannot be counted on 24 /7.
Wake up America: The wolf is at the door.
Ed Walters
Lodi
Reader Feedback
Leonard wrote on Jul 16, 2008 3:38 AM:
Leonard, Ah the grandstanding.
Nope, just the truth. If you cared about your Country as much as you care about your Party, you would recognize that. "
Brian wrote on Jul 15, 2008 7:33 PM:
Irag and the surrounding region, as Obama wanted it. "
Brian wrote on Jul 15, 2008 7:25 PM:
Leonard, Ah the grandstanding. You're so predictable.You Liberals are all the same. THE SKY IS FALLING!! THE SKY IS FALLING!! "
Leonard wrote on Jul 15, 2008 10:07 AM:
Leonard, Actually it is you that has
the task of trying to justify your unjustified contempt for Bush
The deplorable state of the Union is all the justification I could ever need. Just look around you Brian, George W. Bush has been a disaster for this nation and for the world. "
Brian wrote on Jul 15, 2008 8:19 AM:
Leonard, Actually it is you that has
the task of trying to justify your unjustified contempt for Bush. I get a kick out of your grandstanding. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 15, 2008 5:23 AM:
" DanielH, You truly are spun my friend! I think your ready for the big Indian to smother you with a pillow.
Chuckle.... and the question of where Daniel has been for the last three months is answered.
To be honest this has always been my assessment as well. His lucidity seems to follow a pattern that I suspect is chemical. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 15, 2008 1:45 AM:
I recommend a 12-step program, before you accidentally make a threat to someone who likes to use the local statute enforcement government protection agencies. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 15, 2008 1:37 AM:
I have a very strong sense of deja vu with your mentality, and I know that you didn't just materialize into Lodi from nowhere. "To" is my best guess, and I'm surprised you gave an Indian reference. That was more "Deport's" mentality. Maybe you are both. You could have two personalities. "
nextel wrote on Jul 14, 2008 9:07 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 14, 2008 8:39 PM:
These men* are just a small number of the beneficiaries. Don't you think that they would be smart enough to enable the 9/11 attacks?
Additionally, Bush is just a member of the Bush dynasty which dates back to at least grandfather Prescott Bush, who was dealing with the Nazi's, if not a member himself. Bush's rise to the presidency just reinforces the Bush dynasty.
Additionally #2: I now believe the 9/11 attacks involved international coordination.
*the new me is avoiding the words "person" and "people." "
DanielH wrote on Jul 14, 2008 4:18 PM:
If I could guess your old userID, I don't think it would be "Deport." I think you were "To," and we conversed all the time.
Also, conspiracy is a blanket statement, nonspecific, general, and simple. If you want to insult me, can't you at least say what you are talking about, without resorting to ambuities, and hoping that I would use my own imagination to be offended?
... and remember that I have changed in the past 6 months of silence, but noone knows what that means yet.
... In my opinion, you deserve to have either Obama, McCain or Clinton as your president. You can be sure that every word that comes out of their mouth is the truth. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 14, 2008 8:11 AM:
" Leonard, Since you feel the need to yet again hold such unjustified contempt for Bush I will bow out of this conversation.
Brian, if you feel that you can't keep up in a conversation, please, by all means, bow out.
I know I wouldn't want to have your task. "
Brian wrote on Jul 14, 2008 8:04 AM:
I need to go take another shower. The scum emanating from your words makes this sticky day in Arizona seem pleasant.
Have a nice rant :) "
Leonard wrote on Jul 14, 2008 7:53 AM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 14, 2008 7:52 AM:
The fact that he is far too incompetent to pull off such a plot is just reenforcing evidence.
W has failed at almost every endeavor he has ever undertaken. Why should we believe that this would be any different? "
Brian wrote on Jul 14, 2008 7:45 AM:
I need to go take a shower. The scum emanating from your words deems this. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 14, 2008 4:57 AM:
Brian wrote on Jul 13, 2008 7:59 PM:
Well Brian, if your standard for someone not being half bad is just that they must not have murdered 3000 of their fellow citizens, I would say you are setting the bar too low. "
Leonard, Forgive me, I'm not quite following you thinking here. I'm having a pre-senior moment. Please humor me and put it in words this pre-senior
can understand.:) "
Leonard wrote on Jul 13, 2008 7:04 PM:
Well Leonard, this statement of yours
indicates you think Bush is only half bad.
Well Brian, if your standard for someone not being half bad is just that they must not have murdered 3000 of their fellow citizens, I would say you are setting the bar too low. "
Brian wrote on Jul 13, 2008 2:10 PM:
Brian wrote on Jul 13, 2008 2:09 PM:
Well Leonard, this statement of yours
indicates you think Bush is only has bad. I've been under the impression up until now that there was nothing good about Bush. You now give him a 50% rating.
You are aware what every other means?
Or will you retract this and say you meant every initiative? "
Leonard wrote on Jul 13, 2008 12:20 PM:
" I, however, don't subscribe to the conspiracy theory of 911 as Danny does.
This theory is so far-fetched. "
We agree again. Mush as I despise Bush, I do not think he or his Administration were behind the attacks.
Besides, if the Bush Administration had orchestrated the attacks, they would have failed just like every other initiative they have taken. "
Brian wrote on Jul 13, 2008 11:59 AM:
This theory is so far-fetched. "
Brian wrote on Jul 13, 2008 11:57 AM:
Nextel, At least DannyH and I have the courage to use our own names. "
nextel wrote on Jul 13, 2008 11:43 AM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 12, 2008 5:38 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 12, 2008 5:36 PM:
If Obama wants to "ration" health care, and socialize medicine, I would expect some kind of Health ID card under which health care will only be given to people who are 100% compliant with United States corporate demands.
I would expect them to deny health care to anyone that does not carry their ID card.
I would expect a multitude of federal adhesion contracts that they do not disclose to the corporate persons (US Citizens)... all in the name of federal provisions of health care for all persons. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 12, 2008 5:30 PM:
Whether we have met or not, your lack of knowledge on the Yellow Brick Road carries onto your conversation where you are also able to criticize something that you know nothing about.
A man's word is his bond. Apparently your word is not worth very much. "
nextel wrote on Jul 12, 2008 11:29 AM:
voter wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:57 AM:
" *BIDDING WARS FOR SURGERIES ON EBAY*
and then:
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:53 AM:
" I look for the positive aspects of everything."
LOL!!!!!!!! "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:56 AM:
" Jess: I guess he is one of those do as I say, not as I do sorts of conservatives. "
Leonard, you wrote the book on double standards. I should have never read it. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:53 AM:
Voter, this is what I do too. Whether you believe it or not, I don't care.
I suspect you don't even know about realclearpolitics.com
It's not a biased site. And I did get inspiration from Time Russert. I look for the positive aspects of everything.
Shoot, I even think liberals have promise. :) "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:48 AM:
" Brian, why are you condemning anyone's health plan? From I have read, you have no health plan for your family. Totally irresponsible.
Talk oil drilling, radio shows, etc, but your comments about health care are ridiculous. You rely on social programs if your babies get ill. Get off your soap box.
Put your family first and provide them with a credible health care plan, THEN come back here and preach.
Jess, so you are saying that I'm not qualified to talk about healthcare because at one time my family did not have health insurance? Am I also not qualified to talk about other things I may not have according to you?
A better argument would be some advice from me to you. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:44 AM:
voter wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:40 AM:
You really outdid yourself on that healthcare comment--especially choice, considering you have no access to healthcare yourself. What's your source of info on Obama's healthcare plan? "
Jess wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:04 AM:
Talk oil drilling, radio shows, etc, but your comments about health care are ridiculous. You rely on social programs if your babies get ill. Get off your soap box.
Put your family first and provide them with a credible health care plan, THEN come back here and preach. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 9:03 AM:
And don't give me that garbage
"He wants change". "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:57 AM:
I consider Prager a wise person.
You sir, are so corrupted from left wing talking points you wouldn't know a wise thought even if it slapped you in the face.
Go back to listening to your Randi Rhodes podcasts. "
voter wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:38 AM:
And from whence did that morsel of wisdumb originate, Brian? Limbaugh? Maybe a Pragerite confab in someone's rec room? "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:38 AM:
Obama is a nothing from C(R)ook County. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:36 AM:
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:29 AM:
OBAMA'S NEW AMERICA. CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!!!!! "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:26 AM:
on Ebay.
I'm not going to leave anything out of the equation given how out of touch Obama is. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:19 AM:
Now, under Obama's plan, it will be Americans on a waiting list too. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:08 AM:
Leonard, Yes I know. It's called preventitive healthcare. This is a thorn in the side of the U.S. pharmecutical companies and doctors who love to make money off of unnnecessary surgeries. Counting on the government to change the mindset is foolish. Free market economics will change the mindset. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 8:01 AM:
" So, I am curious Brian. Should I assume that you agree with the arguments that Nevin made in that article you sent me? "
Leonard, Not all of them.
As long as the tree huggers are bound and determined to file frivilous lawsuits against the oil companies and the oil exploration companies we may never know
how much oil is in America. And you seemed to have forgotten when Clinton vetoed the plan to drill in ANWAR some ten years ago. Somehow liberals feel we won't need oil at all someday. I remind you of all the things that are made out of oil. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 12, 2008 7:56 AM:
People are coming from Canada to the US for operations since it takes 6 months to see a doctor.
What you never mention is all of the Americans who try in one way or another to access the Canadian health system because they can't afford basic health care in the US, the sort of care that would save them from needing an operation. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 12, 2008 7:53 AM:
Lodi Res. I suspect this is as a result of the tree huggers filing frivilous lawsuits against the oil companies demanding they curtail their oil drilling activites in the states.
Did you even read the article you sent me? It clearly disputes what you just said. "
Brian wrote on Jul 12, 2008 7:50 AM:
DH, I'm glad to see you understand that Obama has promised he will ration healthcare, in so many words. Based on how he wants socialized medicine for the masses and how it has been a disaster in Canada and England, it's fair to say he is implying healthcare will be rationed. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 12, 2008 12:13 AM:
What's yellow? "
DanielH wrote on Jul 12, 2008 12:10 AM:
Let me remind you that all presidential candidates make promises, and that candidates George W. Bush appealed to approximately 50% of the voters.
Whoever gets elected, I assure you America will be surprised who they really get, and it won't be anything like their campaign. "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 11:02 PM:
" Voter: my source ? Take a look at Canada, England and the rest of Europe as far as Socalism is conerned, need I say more? People are coming from Canada to the US for operations since it takes 6 months to see a doctor. Nobody pays to see a doctor or have a medical proceedure done, just take a number and get in line, its a matter of time. You think our system is bad? The system in this country could use some work, but its the best in the world. "
dogs4you, You couldn't be more correct.
Our healthcare system has a few pings here and there, but otherwise it's very efficient. If Obama gets elected we can expect to see healthcare rationing. "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:51 PM:
" I just heard T. Boone Pickens say...In 1970 the US imported 24% of our oil. In 1991, we imported 42%. Today, we are approaching 70%.
Lodi Res. I suspect this is as a result of the tree huggers filing frivilous lawsuits against the oil companies demanding they curtail their oil drilling activites in the states. "
nextel wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:33 PM:
nextel wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:30 PM:
Fmrusafssgt, good post, this quote from from Buddha has always stayed with me. "Believe nothing, no matter where You read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:25 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:08 PM:
fmrusafssgt wrote on Jul 11, 2008 10:04 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:52 PM:
I have been learning some things that are unbelievable, but which I absolutely cannot post in the public forum.
I still direct your attention toward the "Wizard of Oz," for the sake of substantiating a new topic, and to inspire curiosity, without having to directly describe its warning. Only the cowardly lion and silver slippers are attributed of human behavior.
Scarecrow sang a riddle which pertained to a fictitious trust, and he didnt have a brain. The movie gave us a clue when he was not subdued by the poppies. Scarecrow is a STRAW MAN trust, and he is deader than a doornail.
The Tax Identification Number (TIN) Man didnt have a heart, and he was not affected by the poppies either.
It takes courage to understand the scarecrow and the TIN Man and to overcome the affect that they have upon our lives. Silver slippers are precious, too. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:37 PM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:21 PM:
I'm still in Texas. The NY/NJ thing was tempting but I don't think it is going to happen. You can only move so much in a decade. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:14 PM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:13 PM:
JBS is wondering when I will publish a letter next. I probably will publish something, but the focus will be changed. Before, I was trying to influence congress. Now, I realize it is a waste of time. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:09 PM:
" Leonard: I have been going through some changes. The people I am with make fun of the JBS for their incomplete understanding of commerce.
That sounds like it could either be good or bad. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:08 PM:
1) Much of the current high cost of photo voltaic is due to economies of scale. If production were to increase drastically, as it is starting to do as a result of California's initiative, prices would eventually drop as production scaled up (after an initial increase due to increased demand).
2) There are several new technologies such as paint on solar that may drastically reduce the cost of production.
As for radiant solar plants, the cost of land is tempered by the fact that the best place to build such plants is in the desert where land values are historically very low.
Of course, that is just what I have heard. I am open to any arguments you might want to make to the contrary. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:05 PM:
In a nutshell, I am learning about the old movie, "Wizard of Oz," which was and still is a very true story. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:01 PM:
The most elaborate experiment that I ever saw consisted of a huge area of mirrors that aimed at a common source in the center, where there was a solar array.
Semi-conductor solar arrays are very expensive.
Solar energy is attractive in space applications to generate satellite power, because the high cost is justified and paid for.
When I worked in space hardware, a huge solar array 30 feet long, which fit inside the space shuttle bay at a cost of several million dollars, would generate a few kilowatts of power, enough to run 2-3 toasters to fry some bread. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 8:21 PM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 8:20 PM:
Perhaps you should contact Air America
and tell them that no matter what they do liberals really don't listen to talk radio anyway.
Your approach is not courageous at all.
And I suspect they would tell you to go jump in the lake for even suggesting defeat without entertaining new ideas.
I'm glad you're not one of those generals in Iraq. With an approach like yours we would have failed over there.
Am I the only one here who gets the feeling that Brian is secretly rooting for Air America? "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 8:18 PM:
So Leonard, all that money that was pumped into Air America was done in vain?
What a way to deny their failed approach
I am not in anyway denying that they failed in their approach. They failed because liberals don't want to listen to Talk Radio. There are tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of so called liberals in this country, if they all wanted to listen to Talk Radio, AA would be raking in the bucks.
Obviously they don't and, as a consequence, AA went bankrupt. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 8:14 PM:
Leonard, to say you are holier than thou IS boasting, and ARROGANT. You don't even see the contradiction in your statement?
Sigh....
No, Brian, it was a joke. I thought the bit about being better endowed would have tipped you off to that but, just in case it didn't, I put the little emoticon on the end of my post.
I now realize that what I should have put was something to the effect of:
JUST JOKING!!!! JUST JOKING!!!! JUST JOKING!!!! JUST JOKING!!!! JUST JOKING!!!!
Conservatives have no sense of humor.... "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:28 PM:
Leonard, to say you are holier than thou IS boasting, and ARROGANT. You don't even see the contradiction in your statement?
And then to say there are facts to back it up is beyond holier than thou.
You're digging a hole you're not going to be able to get out of.
I suspect you haven't had that many humbling experiences that you persist in being so arrogant. "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:20 PM:
" Trying to provide people with a product that they neither need nor want is a good way to achieve bankruptcy.
One of the keys to Wingnut Radio is the fact that conservatives both need and want to be told what to think.
Just look at Brian.
:) "
So Leonard, all that money that was pumped into Air America was done in vain?
What a way to deny their failed approach
as to conclude that liberals didn't want to listen to Air America anyway.
And your cheap shot that conservatives need to be spoonfed is quite consistent of you.
Perhaps you should contact Air America
and tell them that no matter what they do liberals really don't listen to talk radio anyway.
Your approach is not courageous at all.
And I suspect they would tell you to go jump in the lake for even suggesting defeat without entertaining new ideas.
I'm glad you're not one of those generals in Iraq. With an approach like yours we would have failed over there. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:19 PM:
Once liberals do away with their holier than thou attitude they might have chance at getting market in radio.
Brian, you just don't get it. The people who want/need talk radio are conservatives. They are never going to listen to liberals.
Liberals don't want/need talk radio. They are not going to listen to it either.
BTW, I just have to say, we are actually holier than thou. I'm not boasting, I'm just stating the facts. We are also, statistically speaking, better endowed.
Look it up.
:)
-LP "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:11 PM:
" Brian, way to deflect from a bald face lie that they are out all together. Or were You just passing on the lie from one of your talk radio stars? "
Nextel, I never said they were out all together. Those are your words. There market is very small from what it used to be. Many millions of dollars were pumped into Air America. They thought they could thrive. Leonard contends that liberals don't need talk radio. This is only an excuse. Liberals want to stay informed just like everyone else. If liberal talk radio would take
a more positive approach they could thrive like conservative talk radio.
By they choose to take an arrogant and angry approach. People grow tired of that.
Once liberals do away with their holier than thou attitude they might have chance at getting market in radio. Until then, Air America and the likes will not flourish. Not all liberals are arrogant and angry. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 6:17 PM:
One of the keys to Wingnut Radio is the fact that conservatives both need and want to be told what to think.
Just look at Brian.
:) "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 6:15 PM:
B: If liberals did need to listen to talk radio to form their liberal opinions, then they would all be tuned into Air America and it would have great ratings.
The fact that liberals don't need talk radio is evidenced by AA's relative failure to thrive. "
nextel wrote on Jul 11, 2008 6:07 PM:
nextel wrote on Jul 11, 2008 6:04 PM:
nextel wrote on Jul 11, 2008 6:00 PM:
Connect the dots with your own noodle.
Senate.Gov, House.Gov, freedom of information act, C-Span 1 and 2, BBC and other world news without Corporate or political bias. "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:54 PM:
That said, Leonard contends Liberals don't need to listen to talk radio because they can form their own opinions. This seems contrary to the existence of Air-America. Why then is Air-America still on the air in light of Leonard's contention? And why the need for the Fireness Doctrine if this is the case? "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:47 PM:
" I'm confused Brian.
Why do you care why Air America went out of business? "
Leonard, I don't. Nice try at redirecting.
By the way, If Liberals don't need talk radio why are Pelosi and Co. so hellbent at resurrecting the Fairness
Doctrine? My answer would be: they are so frustrated that their views aren't
on the radio waves that much they have to pass a law to get them on. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:29 PM:
" Leonard: You wrote, "Why?"
Since when are you so kind? "
Not kind, just curious.
Where have you been, anyhow? "
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:25 PM:
Since when are you so kind? "
Gator wrote on Jul 11, 2008 3:45 PM:
2.00 a gallon gas again, in fact the low threes might not be possible
I also find it very interesting that T-Boone Pickins is fronting the largest
Wind farm in the world down in Texas. And his other project is for
Natural gas powered Cars Trucks and Planes. For those who dont know
Pickins history he is one of the richest Oil men in this country. I will include
a link to his energy plan, www.PickensPlan.com.Here is another reason to
cut off the Arabs, you dont like the Iraq war well we are paying for both
sides the more Arab oil we buy the more money they put into killing
American soldiersGot to love those Saudis, our friends, just dont bend
over. Speaking of dry holes, there were 75 dry wells in the north sea before
they hit one of the biggest fields ever. If the green light was given to drill
you will see the oil flow under 5 years. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 3:41 PM:
The message put forth by many liberal talkers is so often hate-filled and vitriolic to the point of obscene.
If the good folks at Air America would at the very least try to tone down the anger and angst they just might be able to turn the network around
I am kind of surprised that a guy like you would listen to Air America. Personally, I avoid all talk radio like the plague. In my experience, it is all mental masturbation of the worst kind. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 3:33 PM:
Conservatives need to/like to listen to talk radio.
Liberals don't.
So what? "
fmrusafssgt wrote on Jul 11, 2008 3:15 PM:
What one cannot dismiss, however is the absolute success of conservative radio. The message put forth by many liberal talkers is so often hate-filled and vitriolic to the point of obscene.
If the good folks at Air America would at the very least try to tone down the anger and angst they just might be able to turn the network around. But I don't think that it is at all possible. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 3:05 PM:
nextel wrote on Jul 11, 2008 2:14 PM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 1:25 PM:
Why do you care why Air America went out of business? "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 1:16 PM:
Leonard, Air America only had an audience of "arrogant tripe" that had nothing to offer other than their "holier than thou" approach to life. The sooner you realize this the sooner you will have to use your brain
and then you will realize how right the Right is. "
Jeff wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:12 PM:
Tomorrow Ill call for lifting the federal moratorium for states that choose to permit exploration, McCain said. I think that this and perhaps providing additional incentives for states to permit exploration off their coasts would be very helpful in the short term in resolving our energy crisis.
It is cruel to mislead the public on a subject that matters so much to all Americans. If only we had a politician willing to engage in straight talk on this important issue.' "
Jeff wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:10 PM:
The oil companies already have access to some 34 billion barrels of offshore oil they havent even developed yet, but ending the federal moratorium on offshore drilling would probably add only another 8 billion barrels (assuming California still blocks drilling off its coast)...the constraints on offshore drilling have little to do with the price of oil, but a lot to do with timing. Once the leases are available, it is a 5 to 10 years before you get to exploratory drilling. There is a tremendous shortage of drilling rigs and manpower. Plus, offshore drilling is so expensive, you dont want to make any mistakes. So you spend do a lot of seismic analysis to minimize your chances of a dry well... "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 11:34 AM:
The trade deficit would be at least $70 billion dollars less, the Middle East would be an unimportant global backwater and the cheap supply of domestically supplied energy would make American companies and products competitive on the global market.
Instead, each of these "leaders" ignored the problem in the hopes that it would go away. The guilt is on all of their shoulders. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 11:26 AM:
Air America failed because they couldn't find enough liberals with any opinions based on facts.
Chuckle...
Air America failed because Liberals don't need Talk Radio to tell them what to think. The very thing that makes Talk Radio successful with conservatives dooms it with liberals. "
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 11:22 AM:
" Leonard... did you do this???
No, but at first I was afraid that I had.
I'm glad that it is gone. "
Gator wrote on Jul 11, 2008 9:29 AM:
We have sat on our hands for 35 years since the Arabs shut off the oil, hint. hint and we have done what?? Nada, Zip, Zero, except to go on a consumption binge. Big everything, Homes, flat screen TVs, SUVs, big
Trucks. A lot of what one hears is Bush is big Oil! So what!! We have gone
through 7 thats right seven administrations with out a working energy
policy. Wake up people, oil hit 146 and change today. We asked the Saudis to give us 200,000 more barrels a day and they said no!! And you hear they
Just want to drive the price higher, WRONG they dont have it to pump
their so-called reserves are far less than what they say. Toyota said today
they will stop making Trucks and SUVs and produce the Prius in the US.
drilling for our oil is a stop gap measure but should be done even if all it
does is show the rest of the world we are serious "
Brian wrote on Jul 11, 2008 8:27 AM:
" The explanation for the success of conservative talk radio is simple.
Most liberals are capable of forming their own opinions. The vast majority of so called conservatives are not and they need to be told what to think. Talk Radio performs that function.
As John Stuart Mills said, not all conservatives are stupid but most stupid people are conservative. "
Leonard, this is farthest from the truth and you know it. Ann Coulter's
book "If Democrats Had Any Brains They'd
Be Republicans" sums it up perfectley.
Air America failed because they couldn't find enough liberals with any opinions based on facts. All they found was liberals with knee-jerk reactions. "
sam wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:12 AM:
All the blogs, or a lot of them, are all bold. I am sorry I accused you. I thought it was a minor "dropped closing mark". I am guilty of doing this to one blog months ago.
L, please accept my apology.
It must be Friday. Just coming on a blog full of bold comments makes me chuckle. "
sam wrote on Jul 11, 2008 7:07 AM:
Happy Friday. "
falcon wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:50 AM:
falcon wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:42 AM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:39 AM:
" Leonard: Campaign for solar is for people that don't know what they are talking about.
Why? "
falcon wrote on Jul 11, 2008 5:38 AM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:11 AM:
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:10 AM:
I am also glad to see someone asking why Rancho Seco is down. "
DanielH wrote on Jul 11, 2008 12:08 AM:
When the air expands, without absorbing heat, the expansion results in a temperature decrease, hence ice formation.
The worst possible scenario would be at 33-degrees on a humid day.
ethanol also creates a problem for food prices, because food production is diverted. "