Message from OPEC

[jgaffney]

The OPEC minister may look you in the eye and say, "We are at war with you infidels and have been since the embargo in the 1970s. You are so arrogant you haven't even recognized it. You have more missiles, bombs, and technology; so we are fighting with the best weapon we have and extracting on a net basis about $700 billion/year out of your economy. We will destroy you! Death to the infidels!

"While I am here I would like to thank you for the following: Not developing your 250-300 year supply of oil shale and tar sands. We know if you did this, it would create thousands of jobs for U.S. citizens, expand your engineering capabilities, and keep the wealth in the U.S. instead of sending it to us to finance our war against you infidels.

"Thanks for limiting defense dept. purchases of oil sands from your neighbors to the north. We love it when you confuse your allies.

"Thanks for over-regulating every segment of your economy and thus delaying, by decades, the development of alternate fuel technologies.

"Thanks for limiting drilling off your coasts, in Alaska , and anywhere there is an insect, bird, fish, or plant that might be inconvenienced. Better that your people suffer. Glad to see our lobbying efforts have been so effective.

"Corn based Ethanol. Praise Allah for this sham program! Perhaps you will destroy yourself from the inside with theses types of policies. This is a gift from Allah, praise his name! We never would have thought of this one! This is better than when you pay your farmers NOT TO GROW FOOD. Have them use more energy to create less energy, and simultaneously drive up food prices. Thank you U.S. Congress!

"And finally, we appreciate you letting us fleece you without end. You will be glad to know we have been accumulating shares in your banks, real estate, and publicly held companies. We also finance a good portion of your debt and now manipulate your markets, currency, and economies for our benefit.

"THANK YOU AMERICA !"

[Mink]

...or is this a message from ourselves? They didn't just take over....we gave it to them. We are banking with them, doing business with them, and in some cases, rubbing elbows with them as well!

[jgaffney]

Jul 9, 2008 23:38:39 GMT -5 Mink said:

...or is this a message from ourselves? They didn't just take over....we gave it to them.

And, just who would the "we" be that you are referring to? Would it be the Republicans, who presented an Energy Policy that would increase domestic production and, hence, reduce reliance on foreign oil? Or, would it be the Democrats, who demagogued the Energy Policy, calling it a give-away to the rich oil companies? As a result, we still don't have a realistic energy policy that addresses the short- and mid-term energy supply for America. Calling for a CAFE increase to 49 mpg has little or no effect in the short- or mid-term. How prepared are you to buy a new car this year because it gets better mileage?

Saunterelle keeps ducking this issue, too. In his thread about T Boone Pickens' push for wind farms and CNG cars, I confronted him with the fact that Honda has a perfectly good CNG Civic right now. Would you buy one tomorrow?

[jgaffney]

The Hill has this on the Democrat Energy Policy:

House Democrats are in a bind on the focal point of their energy plan.

Worried that a floor vote on any energy-related measure would trigger a Republican-forced vote on domestic drilling, the leadership has scrubbed the floor schedule of the energy legislation that it vowed to tackle after the Fourth of July recess.

Just before leaving for their districts, a number of House Democrats called a press conference to declare victory on a number of energy bills — including overwhelming passage of a bill to rein in excessive oil market speculation.

Democrats declared victory on a bill they failed to pass on the suspension calendar — their “use it or lose it bill” to force energy companies to either start drilling on their federally leased land or give it back — saying they had put 176 Republicans on record as siding with the oil companies over consumers.

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Exactly when Democrats will change their present course and bring an energy bill to the floor remains uncertain.

“Right now, our strategy on gas prices is ‘Drive small cars and wait for the wind,’ ” said a Democratic aide.

Currently, the majority of the wind is coming from Capitol Hill, where the congressional majority has NO plan to alleviate the current energy supply situation. When you think about it, this is what the Left wanted all along - high energy prices leading to reduced energy usage. They just never were explicit about it. Now that their wish has come true and they've seen how unpopular it is with everyone else, they are backing away from it promptly, throwing down distractions like "excess profits" and "68 million acres." Meanwhile, we're paying $4.50 a gallon with no relief in sight.

[jgaffney]

Here's a solution we haven't tried yet. So simple, yet.........

[jgaffney]

More on the Democrat Energy Policy from The Hill:

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that he would not allow a vote on an amendment giving states new authority to seek oil off their coasts when he brings a Democratic energy bill to the floor later this month.

In a sign of escalating tensions, one senior GOP senator called Reid a “chicken” for deciding not to allow amendments on energy production, prompting a Reid spokesman to say that “name calling won't lower the price of oil and gasoline.”

Reid criticized President Bush’s announcement earlier in the day to rescind a longstanding executive order banning offshore oil drilling, saying it was a gift to the oil companies that are not exploring for oil in 68 millions of acres available to them.

Republicans are now pressuring Democrats to rescind a congressional moratorium prohibiting the practices and give states the option to decide whether to allow drilling off their coasts.

However, Senate Democrats rejected those calls on Monday.

“We want oil and gas companies to drill on the leases they’ve been given,” Reid said.

I think it's terriffic that Harry Reid knows more about the oil business than the oil companies do. At $140 a barrel, the fact that the oil companies are not drilling on the "68 million acres" should tell you that they know something that we don't know: THERE'S NO OIL THERE! With today's technology, they don't have to drill to find that out. Yet, the Dems, looking for any straw to grasp, are digging in with, "Either you drill and show me, or you're out!"

Reid's unstated motive is to avoid an embarassing vote on the floor, when the members respond to the overwhelming deluge they have been receiving from the "Drill Here. Drill Now" crowd. Pure politics.

We're in big trouble.

[The Big Dog]

“Right now, our strategy on gas prices is ‘Drive small cars and wait for the wind,’ ” said a Democratic aide.

That has to be just about the stupidest, and most elitist, thing I've seen come across a computer screen this century.

Can someone explain to me why it is that we as a nation keep electing the kind of short sighted, agenda driven buffoons who put unimaginative, elitist jackasses such as the un-named Congressional staffer quoted above on the payroll?

Pogo was right... we have met the enemy and they are us.

[subdjoe]

Here is an interesting bit about energy:

youtube.com/watch?v=UOpcPfAarjY

[jgaffney]

Great speech. I'll go to the website and get the full text.

Even more informative, though, are the responses posted to the video. The MTV generation speaks out!