Posted by
Stefano on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:08:58 AM
Are the Democrats truly interested in the plight of the common man or the poor of this country? Of course not. Their lust for power will almost always eclipse their duty to their country. The economic middle class and below are the hardest hit when gas and energy prices shoot up. Rather than working with our oil industry to move toward a decrease in energy prices through an increase in domestic supply, the Democrats want to make exploration more difficult by further constraining the time line for exploration and production on US leased land. Their Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act of 2008 (H.R. 6251) known as the "Use it or Lose it" bill would give oil exploration companies insufficient time to evaluate prospective tracts of land for energy resources. The bill has now been shown to be a simple political ploy without basis in scientific fact.
Willard R. Green, president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists has sent a letter to US House of Rep. leaders (
http://www.mapsearch.com/news/display.html?id=332591) that brings technical expertise to the debate. It gives a scientific overview of the geological and technological steps necessary to determine the viability of any potential oil fields leased by the US government. It also shows that the time line limits are already compressed to an uncomfortable level.
The scientific facts of course will never stand in the way of the Democrat lust for power. They can come up with their own facts plucked from the air such as their goofy June 4 report titled : "The Truth About America's Energy: Big Oil Stockpiles Supplies and Pockets Profits."
Dem leaders refuse to reveal exactly where the report came up with such manufactured data as "68 million acres of leased but currently inactive federal land and waters could produce an additional 4.8 million bbl of oil and 44.7 bcfd of natural gas", and "This would nearly double total US oil production and increase gas production by 75%, cut US oil imports by more than one-third and be more than six times the estimated peak production from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
Now is the time for us to pin these guys (the Dems) to the mat and force them to make meaningful moves toward the energy independence of our nation. Drill here, drill now, pay less.