It seems that even ABC's George Stephanopoulos is getting fed up with Congressional Democrats blocking efforts by Republicans to expand offshore oil drilling in order to bring down gas prices.
On Sunday's "This Week," Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) was asked repeatedly why she refuses to allow this issue to come to a vote.
The look of disgust on Stephanopoulos's face as Pelosi mumbled non sequitur after non sequitur was almost more telling of his sense of frustration than the number of times he asked virtually the same question: "Why won't you permit a straight up or down vote?"
Readers should prepare themselves for an alternate reality, for Madame Speaker was quizzed on Sunday like never before (video available here, rush transcript from closed captioning, photo courtesy ABC News):
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: You've been getting a lot of heat for not allowing a straight up or down vote expanding drilling off the coasts of the United States. Why won't you permit a straight up or down vote?
NANCY PELOSI, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: What we have presented are options that will really make a difference at the pump. Free our oil, Mr. President. We're sitting on 700 million barrels of oil. That would have an immediate effect in ten days. What our colleagues are talking about is something that won't have an effect for ten years and it will be 2 cents at the time. If they want to present something that's part of an energy package, we're talking about something. But to single shoot on something that won't work and mislead the American people as to thinking it's going to reduce the price at the pump, I'm just not going to be a part of it.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Except it’s not just Republicans that are calling for this. Members of your own caucus say we must have a vote. Congressman Jason Altmire, let me show our viewers right now, says, “There is going to be a vote. September 30 will not come and go without a vote on the opening the Outer Continental Shelf. The message has been delivered. The issue can't be ignored any longer.” He says he speaks for a lot of Democrats. He's talked to the leadership and a vote must happen.
PELOSI: Maybe it will, as part of a larger energy package. Let's step back, call a halt and put this in perspective. What we have now is a failed energy policy by the Bush/Cheney, two oilmen in the White House. $4 a gallon gasoline at the pump. And what they're saying is let's have more of the same. Let's have more of big oil making, record profits, historic profits. You see the quarterly reports that just came out, who want to be subsidized who don't really want to compete. Let them use the subsidies to drill oil in protected areas. Instead we're saying, free the oil. Use it, don't lose it. There's 68 million acres in lower 48 and 20 million more acres in Alaska where they're permitted where they could drill anytime. This is a diversionary tactic from failed energy policies.
STEPHANOPOULOS: But if you feel you have the better arguments, why not give a straight up or down vote for drilling?
PELOSI: Because the misrepresentation is being made that this is going to reduce the price at the pump. This is again a decoy, it’s not a solution.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, if you’re right, why not let it be debated out and have the vote?
PELOSI: We have a debate every single day on this subject. What you saw in the Congress this week was the war dance of the hand maidens of the oil companies. That's what you saw on the Republican side of the aisle. Democrats and Republicans are not right there on party lines on this issue. There are regional concerns, as well as some people concerned about what this means back home for them. But we have a planet to save. We have an economy to grow. And we can do that if we keep our balance in all of this and not just say but for drilling in unprotected and these protected areas offshore, we would have lower gas prices.
STEPHANOPOULOS: So what exactly are you trying to say? You say you might allow a vote as part of a comprehensive package, but you won’t allow a vote on --
PELOSI: We have put on the floor. Free our oil. Strong bipartisan support for that. Use it, don't lose it. Strong bipartisan support for that. End undue speculation, strong bipartisan support for that. We've talked about these things. Invest in renewable energy resources so that we can increase the supply of energy for our country. Strong bipartisan support for that.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Yet you brought those measures to the floor in a way under the suspension of the rules so that it couldn't be amended with a drilling proposal.
PELOSI: Well, we built consensus and have a strong bipartisan. This is what’s going to make a difference to reduce the dependence on foreign oil, to stop our dependence on fossil fuels in our own country. To increase the supply of energy immediately to reduce the price at the pump to protect the consumer. So this is a policy matter. This is very serious policy matter. It's not to use a tactic of one -- one tactic in order to undermine a comprehensive energy package to reduce our dependence on foreign oil which is a national security issue. To reduce our dependence on fossil fuels in our own country. Now, will we be talking about natural gas that's cheaper, better for the environment --
STEPHANOPOULOS: But why not allow votes on all that? When you came in as Speaker you promised in your commitment book "A New Direction for America," let me show our viewers, you said that “Bills should generally come to the floor under a procedure that allows open, full, fair debate consisting of full amendment process that grants the Minority the right to offer its alternatives.” If they want to offer a drilling proposal, why can't they have a vote?
PELOSI: They'll have to use their imagination as to how they can get a vote and then they may get a vote. What I am trying to, we have serious policy issues in our country. The President of the United States has presented this but for this our economy would be booming. But for this, gas would be cheaper at the pump. It's simply not true. Even the President himself in his statement yesterday and before then has said, there is no quick fix for this by drilling.
STEPHANOPOULOS: And Senator Obama has agreed with you. He says, listen. This is not the answer. Drilling is not the answer. But he said over the weekend that he might be willing to sign onto drilling as part of a comprehensive proposal.
PELOSI: What Senator Obama said is what we want a President to say. Let's look at all of the options. Let's compare them. And let's see what really does increase our supply. Protect our environment, save our economy, protect the consumer, instead of a single shot thing that does none of the above. Why we give subsidies to big oil to drill instead of letting them --
STEPHANOPOULOS: I want to move on to other issues. Just to be clear, you are saying you will not allow a single up or down vote on drilling. But you will allow a vote on a package that includes drilling?
PELOSI: No, what I'm saying to you is, as far as I'm concerned, unless there is something that -- you never say never to anything. You know, people have their parliamentary options available to them. But from my standpoint, my flagship issue as Speaker of the House and 110th Congress has been to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reverse global warming. I'm not giving the gavel -- I'm not giving a gavel away to a tactic that will do neither of those things. That supports big oil at the cost and expense of the consumer.
STEPHANOPOULOS: So you’re not going to permit a vote, you may get beat, but you're not going to permit a vote on your own?
PELOSI: Again, we take this one step at a time. But while we're spending all of this time on a parliamentary tactic when nothing less is at stake than the planet, the air we breathe, our children breathe.
STEPHANOPOULOS: But that’s what I don’t understand. If you could get votes on everything else that you care about which you say there is strong bipartisan support, why not allow a vote on the drilling as well?
PELOSI: Because the President will not allow any of these other things to go forth. Why are we not saying to the President, why don't you release oil from the SPR in ten days to have the price at the pump go down? Why are you opposed to any undue speculation in the oil markets? Why do you not insist that people who have leases on our land with permits ready to go use those? The oil companies don't want competition. And what we would do by saying, go ahead, give them the subsidies. Allow them to drill in areas that are protected now, instead of where they're allowed to drill, is to diminish all of the opportunity that we have for an electricity standard for our country. Where we set out standards that makes the competition for renewable energy resources better. Which says to the private sector, invest here because there is a standard that they have to honor. If you just say it's drill, drill, drill, drill and we're going to subsidize it, what is the motivation for the private sector to come in and say we're going to support these renewable energies, wind, solar, biofuels. Plug-in cars. Natural gas and other alternatives.
Although Stephanopoulos never addressed the revolt that happened in the House on Friday when Pelosi adjourned the session for a five week vacation, he is to be commended for doing a fairly good grilling on Sunday.
As for Pelosi, Americans should be embarrassed by her disgraceful performance. If she represents the best House Democrats have to offer at this moment in history, we should all be fearful of the future.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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Unfortunately, Pelosi does
August 3, 2008 - 12:59 ET by ThisnThatUnfortunately, Pelosi does represent the best the house Dims have. She's one of the best examples of the Peter Principle in public view today -- a person who has been promoted to a postion beyond her competance. Her comments are simply the left wing lunatic talking points we have heard for quite some time now -- controlled by the radical environmentalists. Climate change and Alternative energy -- two topics guaranteed to drop our country into 3rd-world status.
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How Radical Environmentalist are working to drive up gas prices
August 3, 2008 - 20:21 ET by PopularTechGlobal Warming Alarmists Like High Gas Prices (Business & Media Institute)
Greens Thwart Gasoline Production (FOX News)
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Pelosi's Propaganda - List of Myths
August 3, 2008 - 21:56 ET by PopularTechPelosi Myth #1 - More drilling will not reduce pump prices:
This violates the basic rules of supply and demand. Yet she offers a solution of releasing 700 Million Barrels of oil but 86 Billion in the OCS will have no effect? Imagine if we use all of this:
- 1.8 to 6 Trillion barrels of oil are estimated in the U.S. Oil-Shale Reserves (DOE)
- 175 to 315 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the Oil Sands of Alberta, Canada (AGS)
- 100 Billion barrels of heavy oil are estimated in the U.S. (DOE)
- 90 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the Arctic (USGS)
- 89 Billion barrels of immobile oil are estimated recoverable using CO2 injection in the U.S. (DOE)
- 86 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (MMS)
- 60 to 80 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in U.S. Tar Sands (DOE)
- 32 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in ANWR, NPRA and the Central North Slope in Alaska (USGS)
- 31.4 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the East Greenland Rift Basins Province (USGS)
- 7.3 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the West Greenland–East Canada Province (USGS)
- 4.3 Billion barrels of oil are estimated in the U.S. Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana (USGS)
- 214 Million barrels of oil are estimated in the U.S. Illinois Basin (USGS)
Pelosi Myth #2 - Oil Leases:
The 'Idle' Oil Field Fallacy (The Wall Street Journal)
Pelosi Myth #3 - We can get rid of out dependance on foreign oil:
Myths About Breaking Our Foreign Oil Habit (The Washington Post)
Pelosi Myth #4 - ANWR:
The Truth About ANWR Drilling (Canada Free Press)
Pelosi Myth #5 - 'Big Oil' Record Profits:
Exxon's Earnings: No Apology Necessary (Cato Institute)
Exxon Posts Record $32.36 Billion Tax Payment (iStockAnalyst)
Pelosi Myth #6 - 'Big Oil' Subsidies:
"Big Oil" at the Public Trough? An Examination of Petroleum Subsidies (Cato Institute)
Pelosi Myth #7 - Saving the Planet:
George Carlin - The Planet is Fine (Adults Only) (Video) (8min)
Pelosi Myth #8 - Global Warming:
20/20: Give Me a Break: Global Warming (YouTube Video) (8min)
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Great List Pop Tech!
August 3, 2008 - 22:00 ET by Dee BunkI hope Free sees it and adds it to his comprehensive list awards.
Pop
August 3, 2008 - 22:01 ET by BlondeIt's your list....would you mind posting it on the Forums where we could all access it easily in the future?
Gracias.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
DUCT TAPE ALERT!!!
August 3, 2008 - 13:09 ET by motherbeltNoel, nevermind an "alternative reality" warning, you should have posted a DUCT TAPE ALERT!
As the Speaker of the House, and second in line to the Presidency, is this woman not aware that high gas prices are not the kind of national emergency the strategic reserves are meant for?
And if we did free our oil! Your Exalted Speakerness, what would that do...lower prices by 3 cents? And for how long? And how about when we have used all that we can safely use up? What then????
And I notice she got in the latest Democrat talking point....two oilmen in the White House.
I didn't get any farther than that. My head exploded.
mb,I,m sorry to say
August 3, 2008 - 13:35 ET by the strugglerI didn't heed your Duct Tape Alert.My head didn't explode after watching about five minutes,but blood did shoot out of my eyes.What a mess.
"Let them eat cake!" -
August 3, 2008 - 13:05 ET by forest"Let them eat cake!" - Queen Nancy
McCain and all the Republicans running in Nov should use this issue and use it hard.
Wherever Pelosi goes
August 3, 2008 - 13:13 ET by jefflebowskishe should be hounded by every American demanding why she will not allow the vote? After all, it is a vote and that is what Congress does.
I'm really surprised that she is taking this stance. It is probably the only weapon the Repubs have to win this fall. But it is a big weapon. Let's hope that they use it to their best advantage.
Jeff Lebowski
www.angrywhitedude.c...
She should not only be hounded...
August 4, 2008 - 02:08 ET by HillbillyKingbut every American should contact their Representative and demand her expulsion from the House. It has only happened 5 times in our history, but she needs to be stopped.
To find your Representatives contact info PLEASE check here:
http://www.house.gov...
BTW, I apologize to his Dudeness for jumping in here.
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
Don Marquis 1878-1937
Funny all of them happen to
August 4, 2008 - 08:56 ET by Dan The Man 2Funny all of them happen to be Democrats.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Is this woman on medication?
August 3, 2008 - 13:10 ET by zhombreIs this woman on medication? Listening to Speaker Pelosi I understand why Congressional approval is at its lowest number ever in polling and deservedly so. The Speaker is incoherent. The Speaker is an ass.
drugs? maybe.
August 3, 2008 - 13:22 ET by forestI read through her statements in detail and it's just jibberish. She contradicts herself and jumps around from talking point to talking point randomly. It's pathetic, and I don't alway say that about anyone who I disagree with - they can usually express their wrong-headed opinions in a coherent manner, but she can't.
One minute she's demanding the oil reserve be opened up, then she is critical of short-term one-shot fixes, and then she turns back around and advocates opening up the reserve again. Huh?
And why aren't oil companies drilling on some of the leased acres she keeps mentioning when the price of oil is so high? She wasn't asked to explain that. The answer is simple - there's no economically recoverable oil there.
She just doesn't care about regular people who are getting hurt by high prices, and she's not very good at spinning it.
Jeez yes!
August 3, 2008 - 13:27 ET by zhombreBreaking into the Strategic Reserve would be the Mother of All Short-Term One-Shot Fixes! Next she will suggest Treasury print more money to diminish the deficit. This woman is a Stepford San Fran Democrat programmed to string talking points together and try to pass it off as intellgible human speech.
Little Respect
August 3, 2008 - 15:41 ET by allanfThis woman has little respect for the intelligence of the American People. She looked absolutely foolish.
Oh by the way Nance -- use it or lose it is already in the leases. Oil companies don't enjoy expensing out leases on fallow land. They are happy to lose it.
been listening to lefty
August 4, 2008 - 13:42 ET by TruthMongerbeen listening to lefty radio over the last few days - the big theme is the greedy oil companies "already have big land leases to drill on"
also the "obscene profits" of oil companies
other attempts to stick something on the wall include Bush "setting things up to go back into the oil business"
also pushing the tire inflation thing as valid
and that Repubs never do anything to develop wind, solar power, etc
workin hard on gettin' the "truth" out there:)
but they are way on defense for a change
Abusing our strategic reserves
August 3, 2008 - 17:10 ET by needleUsing our strategic reserves to solve a market problem would be comparable to using the bottled water that I keep in my basement for an emergency to solve a drought in the Midwest.
Nancy Pelosi is simply not competent to be Speakerof the House.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
I agree, Pelosi is
August 3, 2008 - 22:15 ET by celatorI agree, Pelosi is absolutely incoherent on the issue. She was completely unprepared to defend her own various positions or decision. Something is terribly wrong here.
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
That picture would make a
August 3, 2008 - 13:19 ET by motherbeltThat picture would make a good captionfest:
Hello....I'm Chatty Cathy...pull my string!
Pull: Two oilmen in the White House!
Pull: The failed policies of this administration!
Pull: Alternative energy! Wind Power! Solar Power!
Pull: I'm trying to save the planet!!
Nice!
August 3, 2008 - 17:12 ET by Kirk HallBut can we call here "Nanny State Nancy" instead?
"Nanny State Nancy" I
August 3, 2008 - 17:19 ET by bigtimer"Nanny State Nancy"
I like that!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
LOL! Good one!
August 3, 2008 - 19:27 ET by JnobleWhat you wrote is true for most liberals. No matter what the question or issue, I can predict almost verbatim what the response will be. Dems leave no cliche unturned.
They are like parrots:
"SQUAWK! NO WAR FOR OIL!"
SQUAWK! BUSH LIED PEOPLE DIED!"
SQUAWK! GLOBAL WARMING!"
etc etc....
Drilling
August 3, 2008 - 13:29 ET by rick007Why was she not asked if 60% or more of Americans say drill now she says no. She is there to do our bidding.
Just who does she think she is? Madam Messia?
The SOR is for emergencys. ie a war that stops oil shipments like Iran says they will do iof Isreal attacks them. When we have proven reserves that we will not go after does not constitute an emergancy.
The real emergancy is in getting her replaced.
She is as full of hot air as Obama is.
But look at who her constituants are.
P.S. In 1983 in rifle Colorado they were building a Shale Oil Recovery plant that the Enviros. shut down. How much was oil selling for then $25,$30 a barrel????? They made them return it to prestiene condition for nothing earned. Thats why they do bot drill eveywhere Pelosi says they can.
Nancy's Constituents
August 3, 2008 - 13:30 ET by zhombreHere's some them, from a SF Street Fair and Gay Bacchanal.
WARNING: this is graphic.
http://www.zombietim...
The Blurred Version
August 3, 2008 - 21:24 ET by AgentAmericaneven made me want to puke. There is nothing healthy about that. But what I saw looked like a bunch of sick old men that needed to be locked up. It has nothing to do with sexual orientation, gay or straight. These are absoute perverts that hide in parks and rest stops everywhere. They cruise close to college campuses in those un-marked vans.
There is no way I would go to Folsom without air cover, a Marine platoon, and personal protection.
There's kink, and there's criminal activity.
There's gay people that I know that think San Francisco is too dangerous and that speaks volumes. I wonder if it's the Pink Pistols? A pro-gun gay group? http://www.pinkpisto...
Drill ANWAR
Plug -in to what? Nodrillosi? WARNING video 13 minutes long
August 3, 2008 - 13:27 ET by upcountrywaterSo We tap the oil reserves, and Iran exploits this fact. Pelosi will be first to blame Bush.
Readers should prepare themselves for an alternate reality'
Yea like " energy package to reduce our dependence on foreign oil"...Give us a hint will ya!! And while we are waiting for that lets DRILL...
We drilled our way into this, (oil discovery) we can drill our way out of this (continued oil use).
Liberals62%
IranianUranium13 year oil girl nuk magic
May as well open it up......
August 3, 2008 - 13:51 ET by ScrapironMay as well open the national oil reserve. Clinton used it to try and 'balance' the budget to cover up his mess. Bush has spent years rebuilding the reserve, while being slandered by the dhimmi's for spending money, so some DAD can open it again and put the entire country in danger. (first D is dumb, last D is democrat, you figure out the A). Your, or the Nations security should never get between a democrat and a vote. You and the Nation will lose.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Exactly!
August 3, 2008 - 13:29 ET by scamoramaThe Democrats are handing out the rope that will hang them (and the irony is, indeed, delicious).
If the Republicans don't take it and use it, they deserve to lose.
Nancy ain't nice to America
August 3, 2008 - 13:28 ET by CobraMan"And let's see what really does increase our supply.
We already know that answer, Nancy. Additional drilling is what REALLY does increase our supply. Drawing down the Stratigic Reserves LESSENS our supply and would leave us even more vulnerable to price manipulation by foreign suppliers, ya twit.
Be honest, Nancy, you have no intention to help us. As long as oil and gas prices remain high, you have a weapon in which to bash the Republicans and American oil companies, especially in an election year. You and the rest of your party are the ones who are manipulating oil prices and keeping them high by refusing to let us drill our own oil. YOU are the ones keeping us dependent on foreign. YOU are the ones that are making us suffer. America knows this, and we have VERY long memories when it comes to people intentionally hurting us.
Listen to America, for we are your Boss. It's time, and past time, to use OUR untapped oil as a weapon against the foreign suppliers and help America regain its independence. You and the rest of the do-nothing democrats should get off your lazy butt and LET US GET OUR OWN OIL!
Kudos to Stephanopoulos
August 3, 2008 - 13:34 ET by trak65He's biased, but not a total clown.
Pelosi's tin ear on this issue is just amazing. The principles of supply and demand are obvious to most voters, and they will also remember that gas prices at the start of Pelosi's reign were around half of today's prices. She is clearly a puppet of the fringe environmentalists, and not a very effective spokesman. It's worrisome that she's third in line for the presidency and may continue in that role next year. Maybe the Dems will re-think their leadership structure. They really should.
<i>He's biased, but not a
August 3, 2008 - 16:22 ET by bretzysdude<i>He's biased, but not a total clown.</i>
I guess he knew he was getting a BS answer from Nancy, but I wonder if there was an ulterior motive to his own temporary brand of no-spin zone.
Hi bretz... Oh yeah...O'
August 3, 2008 - 16:31 ET by bigtimerHi bretz...
Oh yeah...O' Georgie Porgie sees the polls, he knows how the American people feel out here on both sides of the aisle about drilling/gas prices...he knows the dems may lose if this doesn't get over with before the election....hehehe...
Others on the leftist side of the aisle most likely are seeing same thing too...and worried....
...which way to go...which way to go...
I love it!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Noel, it's about time to see a map of leased areas V.S oil areas
August 3, 2008 - 13:34 ET by upcountrywaterI'm really sick of this crapy line....
There's 68 million acres in lower 48 and 20 million more acres in Alaska where they're permitted where they could drill anytime.
It would be insteresting to see how much leaseable area has oil under it..??
Liberals62%
IranianUranium
Excellent
August 3, 2008 - 14:57 ET by CaringwhiteguyGreat point. Surely someone (perhaps even an Republican House member) has more information on the current leases. If all it takes is acres I'll be happy to lease Exxon half of my back yard. I'm about 1200 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, but according to Nancy P. that shouldn't matter.
I, too, keep hearing and
August 3, 2008 - 16:44 ET by Chris NormanI, too, keep hearing and reading these Democrat lines, "The oil companies already hold off-shore leases and they don't need anymore until they drill there" and "Use it or lose it". I have never heard a direct reply to these Democrat slogans. I suspect that much of the leased areas contain little or no oil and that, if they did, then no one would be calling for additional off shore exploration and drilling. However, I would like to hear a definitive reply to their claims.
McNotObama '08
The Truth
August 3, 2008 - 18:20 ET by usbeefHere is the official GOP piece regarding the 68 million acre lie.
http://gop.gov/c/jour...
And a piece debunking the primary marxist talking points including the 68 million acre lie.
http://www.ibdeditori...
"Push back the liberal hordes!!" - Mark Levin
Nancy and her cohorts love
August 3, 2008 - 18:28 ET by BlazerNancy and her cohorts love to perpetuate the millions of acres myth. The oil companies employ an army of geologists with all of the cutting edge technology to examine whats actually underneath them before they waste time and effort to drill for nothing.
If there were oil on that acreage, then it would be extracted. No oil company worth their salt is going to drill a dry hole. Let em' drill where theres oil and build some new refineries to actually handle that extra supply, and our guy and gal roughnecks will get it out and to the pump in no time. "10 yrs." is better than not at all.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
usbeef, thank you for the links.
August 4, 2008 - 00:44 ET by upcountrywaterit's typical heres a sample:
‘A lease is a line on a map. It has nothing to do with the geology of where oil is.’” (CQ, 6/16/08)
Why would any business person get SUCKED into such a scheme?
No way, they won't have anything to do with it, and they will not be pressured into a bad deal like that.. EVER.Go ahead and drag -em into congress and yap at them...
So things need to change, big time before drilling can be started.
Just how long will this take?
Liberals62%
IranianUranium
Face????
August 3, 2008 - 13:38 ET by ScrapironWhat the He** has that woman?? done to her face now? She looks worse than the freak she has always been.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Actually, I think Nancy
August 3, 2008 - 19:43 ET by BlazerActually, I think Nancy kinda' cute for a 200 yr. old woman.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
wow
August 3, 2008 - 13:46 ET by candanceProps to George for sticking to the issue. Apparently he's not a big Pelosi fan.
The way she ignores his point and rambles on with whatever she wants just goes to show you exactly what kind of Speaker she is.
So now drilling at home will only lower the price by 2 cents? Is that why Bush lifting the executive ban lowered it 30 cents in two weeks? Pelosi is a straight up liar.
But IMO McCain's dig on her not allowing a vote comes off as too little too late. While Boehner and Co were revolting on the House floor he was off somewhere picking his nose.
Stephanopolous
August 3, 2008 - 14:06 ET by KC MulvilleCan't argue, George gave her what she deserved -- a chance to display her ignorance, arrogance, and patronizing condescension. How dare we question her?
We criticize them when they're wrong, we should praise them when they're right. George did a good job there.
Isn't it ironic
August 3, 2008 - 13:47 ET by CobraManIsn't it ironic that the same people who claim drilling our own oil isn’t viable as it would take a decade for any additional oil we drill to affect the economy and, instead, offer solutions like "alternative energy sources" as the only viable option?
Think about it for a moment. The Dems says that it will take a decade to get additional American oil into the market. But how long will it take to research, test, develop and implement those vaunted "alternative energy" sources? It would take 50 years or more even though that research is ALREADY on-going! And to integrate those new sources into the national network to the extent where it will have more than a minimal effect on our economy will take 100 years or more! So, what they're saying is waiting ten years for additional oil is bad, but waiting a lifetime for oil's alternative is what's best for America!
exatly Cobra
August 3, 2008 - 13:56 ET by candanceThat's why I say the Democrat plan goes like this:
no drilling --> a miracle happens --> clean energy
Never get there....
August 3, 2008 - 13:57 ET by ScrapironDrilling now will take years to get oil to the market, but if we don't start now, in 25 years it will still take years to get oil to the market. If you don't start a trip you will never arrive at the destination. Even the most dense democrats, including the retards on here, should understand plain english. Drill here, Drill now, stuff Peeloshi/Reid down the first dry hole.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
speculators
August 3, 2008 - 14:00 ET by candanceIf the speculators are really the problem (as Dems keep telling us) they'll be the ones to drop the price right now by banking on a larger supply in the future.
Pelosi literally makes stuff up as she goes along.
BTW I really like that fresh tan she has. Nice to know my tax dollars are paying for her to have a good vacation.
Pelosi
August 3, 2008 - 14:30 ET by TimberCobra, I agree with your comments, but the elephant in the room here is "Global Warming" imo.
Pelosi will eventualy agree to drill, after she has leveraged this issue into a cap and trade or some other such tax. There is a lot of money to be made in the Global Warming Business if Pelosi can get it off the ground, and she is as shrewd as they come.
If only McCain would come to his senses and back away from his acceptance of the Global Warming Hoax, using all of the factual evidence that debunks it. That would make him a shoo-in for this election, and put a severe crimp in the environmentalist movement which has turned into a pagan religion imho.
I agree
August 3, 2008 - 18:46 ET by usbeefThe hoax of global warming is running this whole thing. There is money and power involved and Pelosi, Reid, Obama and all the rest of the marxists are relying on the stupidity of the democratic party and the general population to make this country as socialist as possible. My biggest concern is the schools. Lib teachers are brainwashing kids about global warming like crazy.
"Push back the liberal hordes!!" - Mark Levin
Glittering Jewel of Collosal Ignorance
August 3, 2008 - 13:56 ET by nofateThe woman is a joke. She looks like a code pink operative sitting there in her pink blouse. I heard the house revolt Friday as I was driving a U-haul on a cross country jaunt and Mrs. nofate and I kept calling back and forth about it as we drove (we were picking up Hannity from one town to the next). I just read the post and comments from Friday right before this. BT, you were on fire. Then I watched Fox News Sunday and heard Fred Barnes say that this was just similar to a temper tantrum (can't remember exact words, but that was the meaning I got from what he said). We'll see.
I found an interesting web page that has all kinds of oil production and consumption figures that each link again to more info (2006 data). Thought we might find it useful. For example, U.S. consumption is about 20.6 million barrels a day, vs. U.S. production of about 5.1 million barrels a day. U.S. net imports were about 12.3 million barrels a day. I know that doesn't add up, but I haven't had time to study the listing in detail yet, so maybe it does after more factors are considered. It is interesting that Politburo Pelosi's vaunted strategic petroleum reserve is about 700 mil. barrels. According to this data, that would last about 33 days if I did the math right (700/26).
I hope Pelosi's reign is as short lived as her energy fix would be. I can't say what I'm really thinking, I'm trying to keep it unKos-like. This woman and her sycophants need to be put down hard by a popular uprising type movement just as we did in the stealth immigration debate (which is not over yet). Something they can talk about for a while and blame on talk radio and the lack of a "fairness" doctrine (that debate's not over yet either, not by a long shot). Bunch of communists is what they are.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
Hi nofate... Yeah that
August 3, 2008 - 14:25 ET by bigtimerHi nofate...
Yeah that brainy Barnes said it was just a stunt...a ploy I think he said also...
Nevertheless..the way he said it made me furious, plus sick.
I have never cared for Barnes....I never will now.
Btw...so the heck what if it was a ploy...we need all the help we can get out here in the real world with gas prices...we need self-dependency more than ever with the way things are now world-wide....
With friends like Barnes, there were others too...who needs enemies.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Amen.
August 3, 2008 - 15:01 ET by nofateAmen, BT. Amen.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
pelosi
August 3, 2008 - 13:58 ET by Mulligan22Wonder if she understands oil in the SPR got there by drilling?
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August 3, 2008 - 14:27 ET by dahliatraversLook, Mr. Smarty, meat comes from the supermarket, gasoline comes from gas stations and the oil in the SOR was blinked there by environmentally sensitive elves who are standing by to replace it when Speaker Pelosi frees the current supply.
One Dumb Bitch
August 3, 2008 - 14:04 ET by cayenne523Without a doubt Pelosi is one of the dumbest bitches on earth. Hey Nancy, how much will it cost to replace the oil reserves? Hey Nancy, what about when you said, "When you came in as Speaker you promised in your commitment book "A New Direction for America," let me show our viewers, you said that “Bills should generally come to the floor under a procedure that allows open, full, fair debate consisting of full amendment process that grants the Minority the right to offer its alternatives.”? Was that just a lie to the people to get you into power? It just goes to show that all those who vote for this dumb bitch are either not listening to her or they are just as dumb as she is.
I jotted down a page and a
August 3, 2008 - 14:20 ET by bigtimerI jotted down a page and a half of her socialist BS and lying spin...
I'm not wasting my time...she is a hypocrital, socilaist lying b!tch with an obvious agenda....
Free Our Oil...Use It Don't Lose It!
Damn straight Komrade Pelosi....
Do just that.
If you don't...your precious Gavel may just be taken from your dirty filthy hands.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt.......
August 3, 2008 - 14:30 ET by BEGRUNT"If you don't...your precious Gavel may just be taken from your dirty filthy hands."
The sooner the better in my opinion, and the way shes going, along with the rest of the Dims, they may be out en mass come November.
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Dang straight
August 3, 2008 - 14:34 ET by bigtimerDang straight Begrunt...
Plus there are plenty of dems who are getting worried in their districts...
It is going to be interesting what the filthy witch does, plus the filthy Whispering Harry Reid...before the election.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
bt, I'll tell you that.....
August 3, 2008 - 14:43 ET by BEGRUNTtheir leaders arrogance, and elitism (Reid & Pettotie), may get all of their buddies tossed. This is the worst do-nothing congress weve had in years, its going to bite them in November. If that happens, I have a real good bottle of wine that I have been saving for an appropriate occasion. I think that would qualify.
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
My God. What a joke.Can you
August 3, 2008 - 14:29 ET by obxrayMy God. What a joke.Can you believe this is the one to set the agenda?What a true freak!!This is truly pathetic.We need congress back so freakin bad.How can the country not see how screwed in the head these damn demwits are.Is there something in the water?
As they say: Saving the Planet, Killing the Economy
August 3, 2008 - 14:34 ET by JayTeePelosi and Reid were WRONG about the War, and Now they're WRONG about the Drilling for OIL.
They are WRONG because they do not represent the Majority of Americans, and THAT is their Job in Congress. Oil has already started Back UP because Congress has NOT acted.
The Republicans are NOT going to get coverage in the MSM, but Americans are fed up with the MSM also. Americans are going to Kill off the elected officials of the NON -Representation of the Majority needs of All Americans, and the MSM will follow .... the MSM has their own Agenda, and the MSM is not concerned about the Majority of Americans....pretty soon the MSM will be pushing (again) the election of the Minority polled Presidential Candidate, BHO and his Friends in congress.
America is a Democracy, and Pelosi doesn't think the Common Man has Common Sense.
the Last Botox injection must have Paralized her brain
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
I Slapped Myself
August 3, 2008 - 15:47 ET by CaringwhiteguyI watched the video. For just a fleeting moment I actually felt sorry for Pelosi. She's such a lightweight and looked and sounded so uncomfortable. Then I slapped myself back to reality. THIS BOZO IS SECOND IN LINE TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES! She's in totally over her head, yet she holds power to keep the US in an energy pickle.
Then I thought this is actually a good thing. I hope the House Republicans start in tomorrow where they left off Friday. Hammer her until she begs for mercy. Keep the issue alive. Make others from MSM ask her why she's doing such a jackassian thing. Do not quit. Drill here, drill now!
Wow! I couldn't even sit
August 3, 2008 - 16:09 ET by CrimsonfistedWow! I couldn't even sit through that whole interview. She.is.nuts. She could not even answer a simple question. My grandkids talk like that when they are lying and trying to get out of something.
WhatAMaroon
Too Much...
August 3, 2008 - 16:38 ET by pvoceI honestly could not finish watching it. How many times did she almost say "I'm trying to save the planet!"
Typical Democratic ad hominums: "Its the Bush-Cheney Adminisitration". "Its a failed policy."
No wonder Congress is in the single digits.
I HATE THIS WOMAN
August 3, 2008 - 16:48 ET by VinceP1974I truly hate and despise this contemptable woman.
Vince.... She is the
August 3, 2008 - 17:00 ET by bigtimerVince....
She is the enemy within...
Of curse with a ton of others....but she is spooky, Speaker of the House....this has been terrifying watching her rule.
More than anything, I want to see the Gavel stripped form her hands...one way or the other...
Hopefully by our side...if not, Hoyer taking over, who I cannot stand either...but watching her fall would be well worth it.
Let the msm carry their typical leftist swan song for her if that did happen...it would be one time I would enjoy all the historic crocodile tears...the msm would ude the word historic ad nauseam if she fell, dethroned.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Nancy "Speech Polici"
August 3, 2008 - 17:05 ET by BarrackPoll question...
Throughout Nancy "Speech" Polici's interview with George, she clearly demonstrated a dry mouth..
Was it the result of....
A.) Grip forgetting to fill her mug with water
B.) She got high before the interview
C.) She was caught defending an indefensible position on National Television
www.benbarrack.com
Barrack... I know! I
August 3, 2008 - 17:10 ET by bigtimerBarrack...
I know! I know!
I pick C...
...LOL!
Plus she forgot those lemon drops she was sucking behind the President in his State of the Union speech.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
D.
August 3, 2008 - 20:43 ET by WesenD. Dentures
A most revealing line
August 3, 2008 - 17:34 ET by needleI have just scanned the dozens of comments here, and yet nobody seems to have picked up on my favorite line:
PELOSI: They'll have to use their imagination as to how they can get a vote and then they may get a vote.
During last Friday’s revolt many Republicans commented on Pelosi's Politburo. You can see why they were not joking.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
Hey needle... You are
August 3, 2008 - 17:46 ET by bigtimerHey needle...
You are exactly right...
I posted above that I had jotted down a page or so while watching this....decided not to use it all...
I just looked back (plus I remember) how absolutely furious I was with that answer...I have that answer in big bold letters.
One the about it though, she proved exactly what she is, and exactly how she runs The House...it was so telling.
Here arrogance and power must be taken from her...and soon.
Thanks for the reminder..it was absolutely insulting to the American people.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
How long before Stephanopoulos is blackballed?
August 3, 2008 - 18:02 ET by HippopaulimusI don't know how you guys can watch this stuff on anything like a regular basis....I watched only about 3/4 of this exchange, and I had to turn my TV off. The desire to crush her lying skull with a brick was overwhelming!
The only entertaining part was near the beginning, (but not in the transcript) when Stephanopoulos reiterated his question about a vote and Pelosi just sat there going "um, uh, I, uh, we, duh...". Then she thought of another talking point and off she went. But those few seconds were fun, just to see her squirm as she realized George wasn't letting her off the hook that easy.
The worst part was when George S. quoted her "A New Direction for America", and her response was, "They'll have to use their imagination as to how they can get a vote and then they may get a vote."!!! Could she be more of an arrogant Bitch?!
And the outright bull***t of a ten year time frame and a two cent return, talk about pulling numbers out of your ass! It would not take nearly that long and it would decrease the price of gas by much more. It would also send a clear shot across the bow of the middle east, and let them know the party is over. Therefore helping the entire situation.
But once again, professional polititions, playing games, are dragging their a**es, and confusing the issues.
(ps. Is it me, or is she looking more like H. Reid in drag every day?...)
White - does not mean racist
Heterosexual - does not mean homophobic
Male - does not mean sexist
It takes me so long to type that Needle and Bigtimer's posts weren't there when I started this....I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that comment pissed off........
Oh you are not alone in
August 3, 2008 - 18:27 ET by bigtimerOh you are not alone in your anger hip..not at all.
I've been burning since Friday afternoon when I came home with this arrogant, leftist witch.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
desire to crush her skull
August 4, 2008 - 11:43 ET by political mavenIn no way means you have any intent of doing so, it's just a fantasy...an expression...right??....we don't need the Secret Service wasting even more taxpayer money questioning you...:)
I, for one, have a better and fairer punishment for her...make her live in the real world for a month....and stuff a sock in that big mouth of hers
Oh, and Steph..how about this question: Ms. Global Warmig , how did you get to the studios today?How do you get to CA? and, isn;t it a shame that abortion has resulted in 40 million less blacks in the country?? Obama would be ahead in the polls big time!!!!!
bonk!
August 4, 2008 - 16:24 ET by Hippopaulimuslol...yeah, did you ever hear the term "Irish Confetti"?
And no, I turned off my set, counted to ten, and walked away to make a sandwich...I figured if I was going to be given that much baloney, I may as well have something to eat!
White - does not mean racist
Heterosexual - does not mean homophobic
Male - does not mean sexist
Someone help me out. Why is
August 3, 2008 - 18:19 ET by balboaSomeone help me out. Why is this statement by Pelosi false?
Instead we're saying, free the oil. Use it, don't lose it. There's 68 million acres in lower 48 and 20 million more acres in Alaska where they're permitted where they could drill anytime.
look here bal
August 3, 2008 - 18:59 ET by candanceJust because an oil company has access to a certain patch of land doesn't mean there's enough oil there for them to fool with. From what I understand they had to lease those patches to get concrete numbers on how much oil could be gotten there.
It's the same as you ask Congress to let you build a house, they give you a piece of land that won't perk, and when you say it's not good enough they say too bad.
Thank you, candance.
August 3, 2008 - 19:17 ET by balboaThank you, candance.
Bal, try factcheck
August 3, 2008 - 19:13 ET by Par for the CourseQ. Are the Democrats correct in stating that oil companies are leasing 68 million acres in the U.S. that are not being used?
A. Not exactly. More than 4,700 new holes are being drilled on current onshore leases.
[...]
And there is a lot of activity occurring on leased lands that does not qualify as "production." For 2006, the BLM reported that there were 77,257 productive holes onshore in the U.S. Beyond that, there were 6,738 applications for drilling permits, 4,708 holes in which companies had begun drilling and 3,693 where drilling had ended among onshore lands. That's a total of more than 15,000 holes that were being proposed, started or finished that do not count as "productive" holes. And that doesn't even include holes that might have been continually drilled throughout the year for exploratory reasons.
[...]
http://www.factcheck.org/...
Balboa I already posted this many times about Oil Leases...
August 3, 2008 - 20:15 ET by PopularTechThe 'Idle' Oil Field Fallacy (The Wall Street Journal)
Please read it this time and stop getting your propaganda from the huffington post and idiots like Pelosi.
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Yeah, well, if I took the
August 3, 2008 - 21:05 ET by balboaYeah, well, if I took the time to read ALL your links, I wouldn't get anything else accomplished.
But I like how you assume I get my "propaganda" from HuffPo and Pelosi. I don't read HuffPo, and Pelosi made a statement, which I took the time to ask if someone here had a conservative answer for, instead of just accepting it as scripture, like I'm sure you do all your little links that make your arguments for you.
you don't need to read links on this balboa
August 3, 2008 - 21:17 ET by Dee Bunkit only takes common sense. Why would oil companies not take advantage of leases if they thought they would be profitable? It's crazy to think that they would do that just so they could get more. Businesses are in business to make money and they have to answer to a board of Directors and stockholders.
If Pelosi thinks they get leases just for the hell of it and never use them then she shouldn't mind giving them some more.
Oil companies drill where they think it will be profitable, it's as simple as that.
Experts and Facts vs Propaganda
August 3, 2008 - 21:18 ET by PopularTechNo need to repeat information when an expert has already said it better. In this case: Red Cavaney - president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute.
I have this crazy idea of seeking out experts and facts on issues instead of just pundits who usually don't comprehend what they are talking about. I realize many people prefer unsubstantiated opinions but that is not how I come to a conclusion.
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Ever question those experts?
August 3, 2008 - 22:06 ET by balboaEver question those experts? Ever wonder if someone from the API might have biased interests, too?
Ever actually look for facts?
August 3, 2008 - 23:32 ET by PopularTechI think the API knows more about oil leases than Pelosi. You do realize that oil companies have 10 years to develope a lease or lose it? It is hardly surprising the Democratic party is ignorant on the oil industry. Funny they just keep repeating the oil lease propaganda but fail to provide one piece of evidence to back it up.
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Great Work Pop Tech
August 3, 2008 - 22:34 ET by acumenThis commenter is very appreciative of the links/sources you provide. I've been wanting to tell you that for some time and this seemed like as good a time as any. I've found most to be very informative and extremely convincing.
Actually, I copied and pasted your links on Pelosi's List of Myths in Word for future reference (see below). Further, these are not only Pelosi's myths but I heard our Congressman, Rep David Price (D-NC) on the radio the other day echoing Pelosi almost word for word so I would contend they are the DNC talking points as well.
I will be emailing your list I saved in Word to the radio host tonight as I think they will be useful to him when this topic (Congress leaving town without passing an energy bill) is certainly discussed on Monday.
Your efforts are much appreciated in more ways than you probably imagine. Thanks...
Hugh
Glad I could help
August 3, 2008 - 23:55 ET by PopularTechMany Democrats say these but I was simply writing them down as I watched Pelosi says these in this video. The more people know the less they can BS the American people.
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So someone sent to
August 3, 2008 - 19:11 ET by GregESo someone sent to Washington by San Francisco voters holds the top position in the United States House of Representatives, and is 2nd in line to the Presidency. Nothing else I feel I need to add.
Stephie seemed to have been on top of her on this one.
He could have gone a bit further with...."Why won't you let a vote happen and quit spinning this, bitch?"
Right on brother, I was
August 4, 2008 - 18:24 ET by RukusRight on brother, I was pretty much screaming that at the video when I watched it. LOL! Spot on Greg, spot on!
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
call the doctor!
August 3, 2008 - 19:17 ET by CatherwoodThat woman is cracking up. I don't think she has any idea what she is saying. She just spews words that don't connect or mean anything. It's really disconcerting to know that this nutty woman has a hand in controlling the destiny of the country.
We criticize the liberal
August 3, 2008 - 20:18 ET by Rush FanWe criticize the liberal media when they are less than objective (okay, I’m putting it mildly). It is only fair that we pat them on the back when they attempt some fairness and balance. So here’s a pat on the back to you George Stephanopoulos.
A pat on the back as well to Katie Couric for an interview she had with Barack Obama more than a week ago: “you raised a lot of eyebrows on this trip saying even knowing what you know now, you still would not have supported the surge. People may be scratching their heads and saying, "Why?" To her credit Katie made numerous attempts to get a straight answer on Obama’s position on the surge, without success.
The left criticized Couric for her audacity, and Stephanopoulos has already received the same today from The Huffington Post after the Pelosi interview:"Stephanopoulos harangues and harangues on the process, but he's being fatuous - when he was in the White House, he hung the Congressional Democrats out to dry enough times to know how the world works.”
Thankfully, Madame Speaker Pelosi’s days as Queen dictator may soon be over. In the House Reps. John E. Peterson (R-Pa.) and Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), along with Members of the House Bipartisan Energy Working Group plan to introduce the National Conservation, Environment and Energy Independence Act - the first piece of bipartisan energy production legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this year.
In the Senate a group of 10 senators, known as the “Gang of 10” also is introducing a bipartisan energy plan.
Lastly, it shows how far liberals (or progressives as they like to be called) in this country have moved to the left when people such as Pelosi, Reid, Boxer, Kerry, Kennedy, Kucinich, (enter name here) are reelected time and time again.
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"They are actively promoting the decline of America." ~ Rush Limbaugh on liberals and Democrats
My Head Hurts
August 3, 2008 - 20:26 ET by Emma GrumpI believe Madame Pelosi's San Francisco roots are becoming clearer and clearer as time passes. My head actually started to thump after trying to make sense of all her illogical answers.
How about a simple
August 3, 2008 - 23:39 ET by dmntd1How about a simple graphical depiction of the rise of at-the-pump gas prices dating back, oh, say to 1992. I think you'll notice that in the first SIX YEARS of President Bush's presidency it went up nearly 75 CENTS. In the SIXTEEN MONTHS of Queen Nancy's reign, it went up, at one point, some TWO DOLLARS.
Seems Queen Nancy is trying to enrich those 'two oil men' in the white house.
Fascism is a religious conception in which man is seen in his imminent relationship with a superior law and with an objective will that transcends the particular individual - Mussolini
She gives new meaning to the word "moron"
August 3, 2008 - 23:40 ET by gordonMy God, you could torture people with this video! My head started to pound listening to this dip stick. Normally I can come up with something witty to say about stuff, but seriously all I wanted to do was use her head for a baseball and swing for the fence. I don't think I have ever heard someone who was more incoherent than this excuse for a speaker. I think someone pushed the Botox needle a little too far into her brain. Of course, the truth is that she is afraid her fellow House members might have to actually have to vote on something that might be popular with the American people and unpopular with the Wild-Eyed Left. Heaven forbid! I'm sending them a case of clip-on spines.
gordon
August 3, 2008 - 23:47 ET by Noel Sheppardgordon,
It really was an astoundingly bad performance by this woman. Can you imagine that she is second in the line of succession to the President?
Honestly, this could be the worst performance by an elected official I've ever seen on a Sunday political talk show. This idiot is actually the Speaker of the House? I'm frankly surprised she can find the floor in the morning when she wakes up. ns
Noel
August 3, 2008 - 23:57 ET byi couldn't make all the way to the end of the video.
The fact that this economic idiot has the ability to hold the country hostage is unacceptable.
She wants to release the stategic reserves (national security)!! And then says opening drilling won't have an effect on the price of oil the futures market may disagree.
"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission"
Pelosi is apparently Mathematically Challenged
August 4, 2008 - 00:06 ET by PopularTech700 Million Barrels will help but 86 Billion will have no effect!
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Pelosi exposed her handlers
August 4, 2008 - 00:04 ET by PopularTechThe environmentalists are clearly dictating U.S. energy policy to the Democratic Party. Pelosi is so brainwashed by Al Gore she doesn't care what it costs for people to fill up their tank and go to work. The fantasy of imaginary energy sources are going to backfire big time in November. Maybe this is what the American people needed to wake them up to the alternative energy scam and global warming propaganda about hydrocarbon energy "destroying the planet". I cannot believe they really thought telling people to pump up their tires would make this go away. Right now it is the "record profit" propaganda - as if Exxon controls the worlds oil supplies.
Why is McCain not running adds exploiting this? This is like free votes!
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Want to make a
August 4, 2008 - 00:32 ET by jdhawkWant to make a difference? Call all three of these numbers on Monday morning, Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121. House switchboard: 202-225-3121. White House switchboard: 202-456-1414.
Call the White House first and ask the President to request that the congress reconvene in a special session for an up or down vote on drilling off the continental shelves of the United States and ANWR. Then, call your representatives and tell them that you called the White House and that you request that they return to Washington D.C. from their vacations and have an up or down vote on drilling off the continental shelves of the United States and ANWR.
We know the above works. It worked to twart the efforts of dimocrats to shove down our throats the so-called immigration bill.
You all spend a lot of time reading this blog and blogging your opinions. Spend a few moments on the telephone tomorrow and let's stop sending over 700 billion dollars a year to murdering thug dictators that hate America. We need energy independence now.
Hear Hear, JD..
August 5, 2008 - 00:37 ET by HillbillyKingHEAR, HEAR!
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
Don Marquis 1878-1937
I posted this....
August 4, 2008 - 02:58 ET by HillbillyKing,rather rudely I might add and again apologies to the Dude, at close to the top of the page;
"but every American should contact their Representative and demand her expulsion from the House. It has only happened 5 times in our history, but she needs to be stopped.
To find your Representatives contact info PLEASE check here:
http://www.house.gov...
after reading the rest of the posts, I feel this is something that we should do. Please give it some thought.
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
Don Marquis 1878-1937
"A misrepresentation..."
August 4, 2008 - 08:04 ET by Hermano"A misrepresentation..." WTF? There are two major reasons this did not go to a vote. . Pelosi does not believe that issues she disagrees with should get a vote, especially if there is a good chance of them passing, and the people do not know what is best for them, i.e. "we need to combat global warming." Did anyone else cringe at the comment about the children not being able to breathe? Made me want to puke.
The Newsbusters Comments Crew: Saving the Environment - One Ribeye at a Time! h/t Dr_Liberty
Simple answer is, because she would lose.
August 4, 2008 - 08:27 ET by c5thenShe has attempted to run the House as a complete and total dictatorship and for the most part succeeded.
It is absolutely disgusting that the very first time a woman attains the leadership post of the House of Representatives, she devolves into an absolute tyrant and acts in a manner that is the same or worse than the tyrant George III that this country declaired our independance from 232 years before. I think it shows just how far from the ideals and philosphies that formed this (once) great country the rules and proceedures of the House have fallen. Is this to be the model for how a future woman President will act?
That one person could hold the entire country's future hostage for political purposes is absolutely the antithesis of what this country is supposed to stand for. We had men and women all through this country's history who were willing to put their lives on the line, and their families lives along with them, in order to see that the ideals and principles of a government "of the people, by the people and for the people" should not fail or perish from this earth. Yet now, today, we have an elected Representative who was voted to the position of Speaker of the House who puts political ambition and simple fear of losing a vote, ahead of any good that the country so despearately needs and deserves.
It's almost traitorous. Perhaps the name Benedict Arnold should have a companion and ideological mate, from now forward through history, of Nancy Pelosi?
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Priorities: D VS R
August 4, 2008 - 10:02 ET by Hooterville DenizenNasty Pelosi shows (once again) the priorities of the Democrat Party.
1. Keep your job in Congress
2. Back the Democrat Party
3. Support your country
With Republicans, it's
1. Keep your job
2. Support your country
3. Back the Republican Party
The difference may seem slight, but it produces an entirely different outlook and view of "good governing." Joe Liberman could tell a story about how he got things out of order - according to democrat dogma.
Clueless
August 4, 2008 - 13:00 ET by ArtisteAND dimwitted. I think too much power is given to the speaker of the house if this idiocy is the best we can do. We need to save the planet all right.....from Pelosi.
Here's an idea: we put
August 4, 2008 - 13:00 ET by bradbenj5952Here's an idea: we put holes in the ground in the places where we know oil exists to ensure a ready reserve of domestic oil. We then use that as leverage to drive oil prices back down to $30/barrel pulling out only as much as necessary to keep the price in check while buying all the cheap foreign oil we can. Remember that crude is a limited resource...it will run out one day. Then America will be the only country with oil! </sarcasm>
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