Inspired by Randi Rhodes interview of Wednesday, September 17, 2008 podcast available at http:www.green960 or novamradio.com
So what does it mean that the Democrats passed a bill on offshore drilling.
If you are one of those 'drill baby drill' Republicans shouting 'USA USA' whenever a protester snuck inside the convention hall to wreak havoc, you should be happy today knowing the Federal Government has given the States their rights back to decide whether they will or will not drill for oil offshore.
And so it goes, in addition to the 66 million acres for which leases have already been issued to the oil companies that they are already NOT drilling, they now have another estimated 44 million acres...that they....will drill.........? hmmm?
Given already as reasons why the oil companies for not drilling are: 'We don't have the refining capacity' 'We don't have the land we want to drill' 'We don't have the equipment to drill', ' It will take 10-12 years to recover those wells.'
Well...word has it, the Republican President will veto this bill...why?
First of all, the bill takes away tax breaks the oil companies have enjoyed for years and re-reroute that money to renewable fuels as well as royalties that the Department of Interior, for which a report just came out charging employees of being literally in bed and exchanging drugs at wild parties with the oil company staff they were to regulate and collect royalties from.....
What will it mean in an election year to have the Republican base believe that drilling now will relieve gas prices now, while the President vetoes off shore drilling?
Do you really think the Democratic Party wants off shore drilling?
If you said 'no'- then you are onboard with the idea that the Democrats have dared the Republicans to veto off shore drilling because they know the oil companies do not want to drill as it would drop their profits on every gallon as they now can justify the profits with a straw man argument, which is that the Democrats won't allow them to drill, when really....
It is the Oil companies that don't want to drill.
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