Comments on: The Immediate Benefit Of Offshore Drilling

National Review: The Idea That Drilling Won't Bring Down Gas Prices Is Wrong

[ubrew12]

itgrammy said: "ubrew-where are you getting your info on just 4 billion barrels found in the 2000''s? "
Sorry. That''s 4 gigabarrels per year in the 2000''s, in new oil discoveries. It''s estimated that about 1000 gigabarrels of oil remain in the ground, and about another 130 gigabarrels in new oil will be discovered before the discoveries run dry. Global consumption is about 30 gigabarrels per year, increasing by about 30% in the last 10 years.

[markangeloo]

We cut down all the redwoods for fenceposts.

Amerika has oil on the brain -- drill there.

Save the stuff in the ground for future generations;

this current one doesn''t deserve anymore.

NASCAR still blows leaded gas round & round in a circle.

[concerned222]

You know, I''m not really for the drilling, however I''m tired of relying on other countries to provide it and set these ridiculous prices- causing inflation everywhere. I think the US is smart enough to provide what we need. We just have to be smart enought to have the guts to do it. Off shore drilling may prove to other countries that we don''t need them. It''s time we looked after ourselves for a while. This country has major problems and no one is doing anything about it.

[omnibus66]

More NRO misinformation and outright lies. If you are brainwashed enough to buy into this garbage, you should seek serious help.

[itgranny]

I just got into this but ubrew-where are you getting your info on just 4 billion barrels found in the 2000''s? Obviously it''s cherry picked info because Brazil just found a new offshore area that they believe contains 33 billion barrels.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2008/04/14/financial/f095934D37.DTL&type=printable

Like you, oil companies and speculators are cherry picking numbers to come up with a scenerio that benefits themselves and screws everyone else.

Personally, I think america needs to come up with new energy ideas that don''t involve burning up stuff for energy. Renewable bioenergy isn''t as renewable as we think it is. Somebody''s land pays for it and so does our air quality. Like gore says we need to find something better. I hope in the next 10 years. But, unlike T. Bone Pickens, it should NOT be left to companies. Too many slimey snakes in the grass to rely on that. The debacles of late have taught us that energy companies can''t be trusted.

[gunfighter51]

The democrat LIBERALS are wimps and whiners.

Would you like some cheese with your whine, joyous

[joyous88]

the republicon conservatives are criminals

[andor3]

yeah everyone opposes drilling.. it is a bad idea with no benefits. who cares what some lame-duck, 4th rate President with no power left wants. Let him issue orders.

[sparks224]

The Immediate Benefit of the Death of Movement Conservatism

In 2001, the headline read:
"The Immediate Benefit of Tax Cuts"
how did that work out?

results were 19,000 hidden tax shelters in Swiss bank accounts

China will really NEED oil in 10 years, it''s to the highest bidder, not US

[elz523]

Pure propaganda from NRO.

It is no accident that Bush took office and the natural gas industry (by way of Enron) went nuts.

It is no accident that in the waning days of his presidency his friends in the oil industry are getting theirs, while at the same time doing what they can ($4 a gallon gas) to convince Americans to let them drill anywhere they want. Right now most Americans would sell their soul for $2 gas. It seems a small price to pay to allow them to drill anywhere and everywhere.

What do you think Cheney and his oil buddies planned in their private government meetings on energy when Bush took office?

Shame on Bush and Cheney and shame on NRO!

[joyous88]

the only immediate benefit is to make some more money for the greed driven republicons running our country into the ground

bush and his criminak cabal belong in prison for treason

that includes McBushSame as well

[ioweign]

"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." George W Bush - Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002

If you are going to do any drilling, how about tapping the above numbskull first...

[cfin5]

Posted by rudy654 at 06:59 PM : Jul 17, 2008--- The problem with the prices at the pump are twain, speculation (think auctioneer) and our monetary system backed up by the success of the speculators instead of the Gold Standard. Henceforth in our economy these days, words from a powerful figure whether cool or hot verbally, are like an "economic radiator" with that same, or others like him, being the radiators thermostat. Off hand, I don''t know how else I can make this comment simpler into a "lower common denominator" for ease of comprehension. Just think about what I''ve said for a bit. The "Internet Homework" that I have done in the last year has proven that RON PAUL has got it right. And his voting record walk always matched his campaign talk. I''m so bummed that he wasn''t listened to,.....but maybe by 2012 the public''s ears will work again.

[rudy654-2009]

This continuation of the dumbing down of the public by means of stupid articles like this is pathetic. How in the world can this article ignore the fact that greedy speculators and a weak dollar are the prime reasons of a surge in gas prices when there is no gas shortage? Does anyone really believe that the highly profitable oil companies are really just the innocent victims of all that money? Get real.

[ubrew12]

"The Immediate Benefit Of Offshore Drilling"

In 2001, the headline read:
"The Immediate Benefit of Tax Cuts"
how did that work out?

LOL! Old ''penny-wise-pound-foolish'' conservatism strikes again!

[tibu987]

What if they find out, in the future, that the billions upon billions of barrels of oil served a purpose above the Earth''s core.
Much like it does in machinery for cooling and lubrication.
Hmmmmmm.

[hypnotoad72]

(sorry for hitting ''publish'' so early)


...quite evident. Just do your part as an individual and things will work out.

[hypnotoad72]

As long as companies who put up fancy expensive commercials say they are investing on new sources, let''s work on the immediate problems now.

The solutions (light rail, biking, walking, et al) are q