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Democrat Is First Candidate To Reject Funds For General Election; Will Rely Instead On Private Fundraising
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- Look it up Liberals, People are going to become very angry at you when its found out we have more Oil than Saudia Arabia!! OBAMA AGAINST DRILLING , HE IS GOING DOWN. DOWN TO CHINA TOWN.
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- "I spent several years in the petrochemical inductry in Houston, and only a moron would think that lifting the ban is going to have any effect on prices before the next presidential election in 2012..Posted by formrusmcsgt
So, how many years did it take to get the US mobilized to win WWII ?
The big difference was, we were united as a country. But thanks to Gore - MR Michael Moore - and their ilk, this country is anything but united.
Osama Bin Laden never had a better allie than the DNC. - Reply to this comment
- RowdyWawa --- They can''''t even get a drilling ship in under 5 years
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Posted by j-whitman at 07:06 PM : Jun 19, 2008
Baloney! There''s a ton of them right off the coast! - Reply to this comment
- "The disappointing part about some of the energy policies being promoted (is) that it calls for more drilling when drilling really is the problem.
And all we`ve got to show for pretty aggressive (domestic) drilling for the last 35 years is, again, $4 for a gallon of gas," Manuel said, adding ...
"since the first Arab oil shock in the 1970s, the U.S. has produced almost 90 billion barrels of oil since then, so we`ve tried drilling our way out of the problem and it just hasn`t worked."
Environment Florida spokeswoman Holly Binns told the Media General news group that offshore drilling has NO IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON PRICES.
"It would take anywhere from 7-10 years to bring those resources to shore to have any measurable impact on supply, Binns said, advocating renewable energy sources.
Democrats held their own series of events on Capitol Hill Wednesday to focus attention on global warming and energy independence, but drilling is not on the agenda.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday ongoing calls for more drilling "is the Johnny One-Note of the Republican Party." - Reply to this comment
- , I would rather live in a cave with my oil lamp.
Posted by obama8years at 07:02 PM : Jun 19, 2008"
that''d be a step UP from the trailer park you currently live in - Reply to this comment
- The Great Obama..Breaks promise an opts out of public financing system.The truth is now in coward.
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- RowdyWawa --- They can''t even get a drilling ship in under 5 years
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- This is a good, smart decision by Senator Obama. He needs to ensure the world doesn''t suffer a third Bush term, in the form of McCain. He therefore needs to raise as much money as possible - and that''s a lot more important than "keeping his word" on this particular matter.
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Sierra Club lands program director Athan Manuel told a House committee Wednesday that drilling has been unsuccessful in driving costs down.
"The disappointing part about some of the energy policies being promoted (is) that it calls for more drilling when drilling really is the problem.
And all we`ve got to show for pretty aggressive (domestic) drilling for the last 35 years is, again, $4 for a gallon of gas," Manuel said, adding ...
"since the first Arab oil shock in the 1970s, the U.S. has produced almost 90 billion barrels of oil since then, so we`ve tried drilling our way out of the problem and it just hasn`t worked."
Environment Florida spokeswoman Holly Binns told the Media General news group that offshore drilling has NO IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON PRICES.
"It would take anywhere from 7-10 years to bring those resources to shore to have any measurable impact on supply, Binns said, advocating renewable energy sources.
Democrats held their own series of events on Capitol Hill Wednesday to focus attention on global warming and energy independence, but drilling is not on the agenda.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday ongoing calls for more drilling "is the Johnny One-Note of the Republican Party."- Reply to this comment
- ok - NOW we''''re getting closer to the truth - come to think of it Obama does kinda resemble a goldfish.
Posted by hoseobama at 07:02 PM : Jun 19, 2008
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Actually, he resembles a chimpanzee... - Reply to this comment
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