Posted on Sunday, 3rd August 2008 by Patrick Dorwin
Yesterday we spoke of the Democrat leadership quickly adjourning for a 5 week vacation, rather than take up a vote to allow expanded off shore oil drilling. They refuse to allow this vote for several reasons, one, they know it would pass. They also don’t want Obama to have to take a position, so he is allowed to keep spinning and deflecting.
I have a friend that works for WGMD Radio in Delaware, and they held a rally and collected over 1200 signatures in two hours on a petition demanding that the US open the way to increased oil exploration and drilling. One of their hosts has put up some great video interviews with citizens demanding that Congress take action. Rallies like this should be taking place all over the country, and if you run into your elected officials at State Fair or anywhere else, you must take a moment to let them know that we need to take action NOW.
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August 4th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Give your congressman and Senators a call. Let them know you want to allow drilling and that you are tired of lame excuses.
August 4th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
So today I went out and gas is up 10 cents a gallon again. Bastards will use any exuse to raise the price.
Last week, I checked into an auto repair facility that is for sale and they also sell gas. I inquired if there were ties/contract with the gas company and The owner told me himself they make about $5,000 – $6,000 a month in gas. He also said he was only open until 6 p.m. weekdays and part of the day on Saturday’s. The rest was all from prepay at the pump.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Our congresscritters can afford to pay $4 or $5 a gallon or more. The likes of Herb Kohl, Bela Pelosi, The Swimmer, Dingy Harry, et al., don’t care about you one iota. They like this. It’s what they and the ilk of Algore have always wanted. You out of your car and into their mass transit so they can control where you go.
That’s why they are elitists.
August 4th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Emotions don’t change facts.
It’s call Econ 101. I remember professor Adari and the theater class at Bolton Hall in Freshman year.
Increased demand for a limited supply drives up the price.
Emotions don’t change facts.
The oil companies are making about 8% profit. That isn’t a very good return in order to keep stockholders happy and keep people interested in investing in your stock. It’s not bad, it’s not good.
Emotions don’t change that.
Keeping your tires properly inflated doesn’t change that.
Why does the left and some Republicans continue to discuss our dependence on “foreign” oil, yet refuse to increase production of “domestic” oil.
How are we creating security both in our economy and in our military, by sending our money overseas and ourselves to be held hostage at any given moment.
Emotion doesn’t change facts.
Battle ships and Aircraft carriers run on either oil or nuclear energy. Our war planes run on oil. Our cars and trucks run on oil.
Whether libs like it or not. We need oil.
Lets get our own.
Now.
August 4th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
The last two times the oil companies reported billions of dollars in profits. An auto repair shop that bills out $40,000 per month and takes in $5,000 a month is making money. I really don’t know how you look at it, someone is making money and it isn’t me. Econ 101 is just a number playing game and that’s exactly what is going on here.
If you making money – your making money. When the oil companies report a negative then come crying to me.
August 4th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I’m sorry Marge, you simply have no idea what you are talking about. No offense intended.
Exxon paid nearly $20,000,000,000.00 in taxes in the first half of this year. The government, your government and mine, recieved $20,000,000,000.00 from Exxon and provided nothing to you nor I,nor Exxon.
Exxons billions in profits represent 8% of it’s income after all expenses.
For each $1 that someone invested in Exxon, their return was .08. Exxon is a huge corporation with millions of stock holders.
Stock holders of every age, sex, race and occupation. If 8 cents return on someones dollar is too much, why would anyone invest in oil companies? Is 5% to much? 3%?
McDonalds and Starbucks make a higher return on the dollar.
Marge, if you ran a Kool-aid stand, and your costs for producing a pitcher of Kool-aid was $1, would $1.08 be an acceptable return on your investment?.
Again, emotion doesn’t change fact.
Filling your tires doesn’t produce oil nor drop the price at the pump.
Have nice evening, and I’m sorry.