Comments on: Keep Up The Pressure On Drilling

National Review: The Democrats Find Themselves On The Wrong Side Of The Energy Issue

[atheismwins]

Do the liberals here support votes in Congress on this issue?

[rkimball3]

"if oil compamnies acted on these lands years ago that they had arleady leased & had built some new refineries when offered,we would be seeing the benefits now of lower gas prices" rafterman1.


very true. maybe it''s time to nationalize the oil industry & pay the oil ceos a civil servant''s wage without any bonuses.

[jjp735i]

"The Editors". What a joke!This story is nothing more than more Republican spin. "The Editors" left out the FACT that it will take until 2030 to get any oil from off shore drilling and "The Editors" left out the FACT that any new oil will only bring in about 3% of what we use anyway.

"The Editors" are nothing more than Bush/McCain spin doctors.

[rkimball3]

it is best probably not to drill. to do so will enrage pelosi yet more. the gop needs to work with her not against her. to do so will only cause more gridlock with nothing accomplished on the hill.

[yongamerica]

The oil industry has hundreds of millions of acres on land and in the Gulf of Mexico, but none of it has been exploited. The oil industry is raping America. It is taking the oil that belongs to every American and sells it back to them at $4.00 a gallon.

If the government can''t see this they are Zombies controlled by the oil industry.

[oneworldusa]

Drill NOW. Who cares if it takes 10 years to see the benefits. That''s 10 years sooner than it will be if we don''t. Also, if production is severely interrupted by our current providers, we will be on our way to a supply already, rather than after the fact.

Additionally, remember what happened with Hurricane Katrina. A few more of those, and what supply we do have now without options will be severely interrupted and the prices again will skyrocket overnight like they did before.

We need to drill now while we reinvent our transportation systems.

[andor3]

"Keep up the Pressure" = more political theater to distract from real solutions and allow petrobiz and Republicans to shrug off their responsibility, and channel peoples anger at fuel prices in the wrong direction.

[andor3]

"Keep up the Pressure" = more political theater to distract from real solutions and allow petrobiz and Republicans to shrug off their responsibility, and channel peoples anger at fuel prices in the wrong direction.

[irliberal]

Oh, I forgot - where regionally applicable - geothermal.

[irliberal]

Solar, wind, hydro, nuclear. These renewable energy sources (well nuclear might not be considered purely renewable but it might as well be for practical purposes) along with additional work in battery technology is the future of our planet. More oil just postpones the problem. It''s time we faced facts and started working on solving it.