Power Struggle

Another classic case in Washington of doing nothing when we need it the most. Our economy is stagnant Right Now! I need relief...Now! All the Washington elites can do is bicker and toss blame back and forth across the isle...and still do nothing! If I could be King of America for a day...I'd fire every last one of them and put somebody in there that would actually do something. I'm sick and tired of all of them!

Just more posturing by Bush.

Once again Pelosi has demonstrated her apaling lack of understanding economics. In her zeal to insure the reelection of Democrats she is ready to bankrupt the United States turn a blind eye to the long range solutions to todays problems.

Let's just sit back and do nothing - Democratic Congress knows all about that! If it would provide more oil EVEN LATER ON wouldn't that be a good thing for everyone - including your children? Sheesh! In the meantime - good luck wringing an ear of corn in your gas tank and see how far you get! Ridiculous concept anyway!

Yeh - I can just see EVERY American running out and purchasing a battery powered car .. a myth! Unless we at least TRY to find more oil here domestically we're doomed and controlled by Arabs! Like that do ya?

Typical American - "I want relief now!" .. "I want my fast food now!"

Unless that's a choice or option .. then I'm against it! Fools!

As an old saying goes, "Even a broken clock is right twice a day."

Occasionally, President Bush does something right, and even though it may have little or no immediate effect, ending the ban on getting our own resources is a GOOD thing.

If we don't drill and pump our own oil and stop depending on our enemies, we DESERVE five-dollar-a-gallon gasoline.

Bush is right for the wrong reasons. This is, as much of his last 3 years, nothing more than posturing himself and his big oil buddies to get rich rich rich. However, we do need to move away from dependance on foreign oil powers and that includes not only alternative fuel research, but also tapping the resources we have here in the US. Unfortunately, this administration has flushed away eight years and billions of dollars that could be used to fix the energy crisis on daddy's war.

Magus...

You're right... 500 BILLION dollars on the Iraq invasion and occupation. And it's the WRONG WAR! Our enemies were (and still are) in Afghanistan, as they are now reminding us (again).

Think how much oil has been wasted for six years running military vehicles, which get 1 to 3 MPG.

Besides, more oil came to market from Iraq when Saddam Hussein was in power. So what if he wasn't a nice guy? At least there weren't daily suicide bombers killing civilians or anybody who happens to be available for mayhem.

Yes, we need to look at alternatives, but biofuel is a false hope; it will drive food prices to insane levels.

There is only so much land which can be farmed (remember, it needs water!), and if farmers replace food crops with crops to be burned, the end result SHOULD be obvious.

In the meantime, while we're working on other energy sources, let's use OUR OWN oil!

Pelosi is a disgrace as Speaker. She has the leadership position and the power to begin some comprehensive initiatives to address our oil and economic problems in both the long term and short term. Instead of getting people together, developing a strategy, and taking action, she continues to critizes George Bush, which, in case she hasn't noticed, is not a novel activity and helps noone. While I don't like Bush, I abhor Pelosi and the do nothing Congress she leads. I pray the voters will throw as many as they can out of office in the next election. We need to send a strong message!

I live in Florida and the local ABC station WPBF out of West Palm beach held a poll tonight. It was about "Do you agree with President Bush lifting the offshore oil drilling ban?" The response was 76% yes, and only 24% no. ABC get with it. Even your own listeners are voting to drill.

The cost of oil is a problem now. Creating new fields for drilling oil will only offer a solution decades from now. The problem we face is one of greed. The oil companies have us bent over a barrell and are giving it to is everyday, and then people turn around and blame Pelosi for not wanting to destroy some of our last remaining natural habitats. New ideas and technologies are coming all the time. Companies like Aptera, that is getting ready to release a car in California later this year that gets up to 300mpg and costs under $30,000, are making the changes that this country needs to pursue. Yet everyone seems to want to revel in the past and not make the changes that are needed to improve our lives and the world around us.

I don't want to drive a hybrid because reducing consumption is a coward's way out of the problem. If we conserve, the enemy wins. We should take over all the oil exporting countries until they respect America enough to charge us less money for oil. Drilling domesticly is responsible because our oil reserves are bigger than anybodys. It will last a lot longer then 3 years and we won't need hybrids because hydrogen cars will be there. I'm a patriot not a coward. I'm proud to be an American and I don't like it when liberals and foreners call us stupid. We do a lot for the world. Its time they do something for us. GIVE US THE OIL NOW!

DO PEOPLE TRULY BELIEVE THE OIL WILL GO TO AMERICANS? IT BELONGS TO THE OIL COMPANY THAT WILL BE DRILLING IT AND WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.. MOST PROBABLY CHINA...NOT TOO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

I am agree with Respected sir Mr bush he is telling the real view of mirror to the americans.His line It's time to tell the oil industry. You already have millions of acres to drill. Use it or lose it are the best view for the oil company.We should wait and watch.
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peter

Gee, anyone have to be blind to see that this is nothing but another greedy plan by Bush to get more money for the oil companies.

It will take more than a decade before the oil in these untouched areas be brought to the market. By that time, most of America would already be driving hybrids, hydrogen vehicles, ethenol vehicles, etc. Also if America starts acting now, we can get a lot of wind and solar power as well. So we would mostly likely be on our way to becoming oil-free by the time the action by Bush would affect the market. That is if Congress follows Bush, which I very doubtful Congress will.

If we wait another 10 years to drill, we will be saying the same thing. "If they open drilling now, it'll be 10 years before it makes an impact." So what! We have to act NOW to make a difference 10 years from now. If we wait another 10 years, it'll be 20 years before we see a difference. Doesn't everyone see that? The quicker we act, the quicker we get the oil to market. Sitting on our hands is no longer an option. Doing nothing is no longer an option. Act, and act now. Stop finger pointing and accusing everyone under the sun for our problems with oil dependency. It is OUR problem, OUR fault. And the people WE elected to represent US should do as we ask and drill now. It's obvious from all of the polls that 3/4 of the people in the US want to drill. So, listen to us or you'll see yourself voted out during the next elections.

Opening the drilling does nothing for us and creates more dependence on oil for us and future generations. 10 years before we see any benefit if they get to start drilling today. 10 YEARS! We have alternative sources available, spend the money on those sources and get them reliable, abundant, cheap. Let the Saudi's hurt because we don't buy their oil anymore. So lets see, 10 yrs from now we can see more oil if we start drilling today. Or, 10 yrs from now we can see the Saudi's going BK because we are no longer dependent on oil. This has nothing to do with Congress. We need to act now and prevent the future castrophe of being dependent on oil, whose ever the oil is or came from.

Why would an oil man in the White House be a fair and impartial advocate of our energy policies. Just think about that for a little while and tell me it makes sense. It's almost like buying a Yugo from a used car salesman who tells you it's as good as a Lexus or Mercedes.

Pelosi is an idiot. How she ever got to be speaker ??? Tapping the oil reserves is the meaningless political gesture that means nothing. The strategic reserves are for true emergencies, not for economic convenience. More off shore drilling may not be the best solution and it may not bring down prices, but it most certainly would lead to some energy independence and it would put more of the dollars that go to oil into American companies and Americans pockets. I think it may be a valid part of the short term (5 to 10 year) solution. Wind and solar appear to be the best long term options supplemented by other renewable fuels. Now is a good time to use our oil reserves (the ones in the ground) to bridge to the new energy sources.