Republicans concede: Lifting Moratorium = Pointless, page 4

reply to post by Andrew E. Wiggin

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The title of this thread is completely misleading. In fact, it's an outright lie. It really speaks to the partisanship in this country and the willingness of many to use whatever means they can to achieve their agenda or support their arguments.

Not a single person, Republican or otherwise, who is in favor of lifting the moratorium on off-shore drilling, has called the move "pointless". Your confusion over this issue comes from your unwillingness to accurately examine both sides, as well as your inability to understand the cause of rising oil prices.

Everyone knows that lifting this ban will not produce a single barrel of oil today. That is not shocking news or some incredible revelation made by the President. The point of allowing off-shore drilling, aside from securing domestic oil for the United States in the future, is that such a move would send a message to oil futures speculators, as well as OPEC nations. This "psychological" effect, as you so ignorantly highlighted, would result in an IMMEDIATE drop in oil prices. The world needs to know that we are not willing to sit idly by and allow our economy to be damaged indefinitely at the hands of foreign nations who are basically blackmailing us. We will do whatever is reasonable to secure our own oil and gain energy independence, where possible. Regardless of how many years it takes to start pumping oil, we are only adding more and more time by doing absolutely nothing.

That's not to say that we shouldn't also explore alternative energy as well as conservation. However, even miracle-like developments in those fields will not instantly erase this nation's dependence on oil. We are an oil-driven economy. We cannot just get rid of the hundreds of millions of vehicles, aircraft, boats, etc., that require fossil fuel and replace them tomorrow with whatever miracle engine comes along (assuming one can even be produced anytime soon). We need to be rational here, folks. And we need to understand that those who oppose drilling of any kind are simply using the politics of fear with their baseless environmental claims. They ignore the fact that we risk more oil spills by shipping the stuff in from other countries than we risk drilling for it here ourselves. They ignore the fact that vastly more oil is spilled into the oceans naturally by the earth itself than it is by drilling, boating, etc., combined! In fact, us consumers as well as motorized boat operators are responsible for far more oil entering our oceans than any drilling does.

But back to my main point... this site is based on the motto of "denying ignorance". Your thread, and especially the title of it, completely contrast everything ATS stands for. If you're going to start a thread on something, then try being objective and report the FACTS. We get enough spin from the mainstream media. We don't need to come on here and get it from people like you. I apologize if I'm coming off as rude, but it really angers me when someone blatantly mischaracterizes a story or a person's views/words just to suit their own personal beliefs and agenda. And that is EXACTLY what the OP did with this thread.

reply to post by Andrew E. Wiggin

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Actually Andrew, Bush was talking about how HIS lifting of the ban would do nothing, as there is still a congressional ban. But you have avoided all three of my threads regarding the truths behind the liberal bias towards our own energy independence.

But seeing as those threads were steeped in facts, and you prefer to take on those that deal in rhetoric, I'm guessing you didn't want to touch them.

Or try reading some of SEMPERFORTIS's great and well researched threads on the subject.

The ignorance behind some of your obviously biased threads kills me. But we all know you are paid to type what you type my friend. -Jason


Edit; I think I'm on Andrews ignore list. Can someone repost this? Thanks...

[edit on 15-7-2008 by jasonjnelson]

reply to post by Dronetek

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Developing Africa needs LOTS of oil and coal to develop their country.

Looks like someone went to the George W. Bush School of Geography.
Africa is a continent....


....full of countries.

Some interesting information to attend to the subject at hand.

When (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi took over Congress last year, she said she would fix the energy crisis,” the Johnson City Republican said. “Oil was $56 a barrel the day she took over as speaker of the House. It’s now $102 a barrel ... to about $1.50 (per gallon) of gas up to over $3 for gas. That’s not where the American people want to go

Times News

Seems common sense would tell you to use your own resources.
It is against the law to drill for oil in our midwest, Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Gulf of Mexico east shelf and Alaska.

I fail to see the reasoning here. I hear the argument it would'nt help because it would be at least eight years before we could turn this into gas. Good My daughter will just be becoming old enough to drive.

Xomba

So McCain watches gas go through the roof and changes his mind having concern for us not being able to afford gas to go to work, and you demonize him for it.. Now that is classy..

You can explain away and spout hyperbole and opinions all you want to.

The fact remains that in 2006, the price of oil was around a third of what it is today, the economy was strong, jobs were at an all time high and the housing market was booming. What changed?

The Democrats took control of the House and the Senate. They knew that the quickest and most expedient way to get a Democrat into the Presidency was to destroy the economy, and they have succeeded. Like the loyal Liberals you all are, you are in perfect lock step with your Socialist Masters and swallowing all the hyperbole while ignoring the facts.

Liberals love excuses and hate the facts.

Semper

Originally posted by Grafilthy
reply to post by Dronetek

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Developing Africa needs LOTS of oil and coal to develop their country.

Looks like someone went to the George W. Bush School of Geography.
Africa is a continent....


....full of countries.

Thats what I meant and you know it.

reply to post by semperfortis

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The fact remains that in 2006, the price of oil was around a third of what it is today, the economy was strong, jobs were at an all time high and the housing market was booming. What changed?

You don't think going to war with basically all the OPEC countries has anything to do with this situation???

The McClatchy analysis found that the number of severely poor Americans grew by 26 percent from 2000 to 2005. That's 56 percent faster than the overall poverty population grew in the same period. McClatchy's review also found statistically significant increases in the percentage of the population in severe poverty in 65 of 215 large U.S. counties, and similar increases in 28 states. The review also suggested that the rise in severely poor residents isn't confined to large urban counties but extends to suburban and rural areas.

The plight of the severely poor is a distressing sidebar to an unusual economic expansion. Worker productivity has increased dramatically since the brief recession of 2001, but wages and job growth have lagged behind. At the same time, the share of national income going to corporate profits has dwarfed the amount going to wages and salaries. That helps explain why the median household income of working-age families, adjusted for inflation, has fallen for five straight years.

These and other factors have helped push 43 percent of the nation's 37 million poor people into deep poverty - the highest rate since at least 1975.

Sounds like prosperity to me.

Originally posted by semperfortis

The fact remains that in 2006, the price of oil was around a third of what it is today, the economy was strong, jobs were at an all time high and the housing market was booming. What changed?

First off, semper, how can you call me a "liberal"? IS it because i support Obama? Lets not have a double standard here, alright?

I am not a liberal, but i am NOT a conservative, i choose to support Obama for the things i've seen, not because a group of people say i have to.


SECONDLY

The price of gas in 2006 was 1/3 of what it is today?
LOL

Are you serious?

The national average was $2.90 in april of 2006


If it was $1.20 in 2001, one year after Bush, and $2.90 in April of 2006 (before democrats controlled the hill)

then you can do the figuring

That is a 141.6% increase before democrats took over, already on a steep incline.

So lets see.
Democrats took office in Jan of 2007

In may of 2007 the national average was $3.11

So from $2.90 to $3.11 you have a 7.25% increase and from $3.11 to today which was $4.11 you have a 32% increase in the cost of gasoline

so if ANYTHING

the presence of the democrats has slowed the overall climb in gas prices.

Republicans are out of control.

Its time for some change

This is pretty self-explanatory..

Now looking at the "Spike" previously mentioned, it appears to me to be about the time the Dems took office....

Here is the link to the site.

Gas Prices

Again, facts and not hyperbole

Semper

Originally posted by jasonjnelson
reply to post by Andrew E. Wiggin

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Actually Andrew, Bush was talking about how HIS lifting of the ban would do nothing, as there is still a congressional ban. But you have avoided all three of my threads regarding the truths behind the liberal bias towards our own energy independence.

But seeing as those threads were steeped in facts, and you prefer to take on those that deal in rhetoric, I'm guessing you didn't want to touch them.

Or try reading some of SEMPERFORTIS's great and well researched threads on the subject.

The ignorance behind some of your obviously biased threads kills me. But we all know you are paid to type what you type my friend. -Jason

While I tend to stand left of center on most issues, you've made several valid points here, Jason. The truth is every action requires a beginning. To expect any type of immediate effect from the lifting of this ban is fool hardy. However, we won't see an effect in the future if we don't implement it at all. You've got to start somewhere, which is what the point of lifting the ban.

Originally posted by jasonjnelson
Edit; I think I'm on Andrews ignore list...

ALOT of members believe they are on AEW's ignore list. However, I think he can only ignore 10 members at any given time. You must have been really special to make that list!

[edit on 7/15/2008 by maria_stardust]

reply to post by Dronetek

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Sorry for the sucker punch.

reply to post by marg6043

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I'm glad you still love me.. You know it is returned...

Yet it is all right there for anyone to see....

It is not my opinion, it is presented factual data.

Semper

reply to post by BlueTriangle

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Well thank you BlueTriangle for respecting at least one thing I say, now I feel all warm and fuzzy. And I do mean tha seriously.

Back on topic when are we going to stop placing blame and do what we can to change the way things are run around here.

OH crud, I forgot something.....when I was on my "tirade" I had a very good reason to be. You have yet to show me a reason to calm down.

This is also confusing to me...

Title of Thread:

Republicans concede: Lifting Moratorium = Pointless

Excerpt from OP's source

Bush acknowledged it could take years before opening the Continental Shelf to oil drilling would result in increased U.S. production. But, he said, at least it would put the nation on the right track toward reducing its reliance on imported oil.

"There is no short term solution," Bush said. "The president doesn't have a magic wand. You can't just say, 'Low gas."

OP Source
Emphasis Mine

Where exactly did it say "Pointless"???

Semper

reply to post by semperfortis

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I see.

So we're going to continue calling me names
we're going to continue saying im being paid to do this

we're going to continue to avoid the issues
and we're going to continue being silly on everything?

oh, we're also going to continue avoiding my last post.

No comments about the % increase in prices?

How it rose so fast before democrats came into power
and declined so fast afterwards?

You said it yourself in a previous post

"its not like a microwave where you can expect change in 15 seconds"

but you expect the democratic congress to make changes in 1.5 years time?
You expect them to reverse all of the damage caused by the bush administration so fast?

Another double standard.

I dont have faith in congress. I've stated quite the opposite of this many times.

My problem is all of you who say its "the democrats" fault because "they control the house"

They have had control of the house for 1.5 years.

Bush has had control of the presidency for 7, and a republican based congress prior to 2007. And we are met with all these challenges

it really puts me beside myself with laughter and anger the more and more i read from you people

You come in here and avoid facts and say "hehehehe stupid liberal...by the way STOP NAME CALLING"

Here's a name that be suits you best

Hypocrite.

You wear it well.

reply to post by Andrew E. Wiggin

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YOU DONT NEED A MAJORITY TO BLOCK BILLS IN THE HOUSE< ESPECIALLY INVOLVING DRILLING!!!!!!

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