Why Dems dont want lower gas prices **Your Senators Info in Here**

[Lauri]

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL!
Why Democrats don't want to lower gas prices
Senator lets cat out of the bag on Bloomberg TV show
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Posted: July 22, 2008
10:22 pm Eastern

© 2008 WorldNetDaily
 
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
WASHINGTON – A Democratic senator on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee inadvertently explained why her colleagues have no intention of ending the moratorium on offshore oil drilling or increasing the areas open for exploration and production – no matter how popular the idea might be with gas prices soaring.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV's "Money and Politics" last night, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., explained Democrats don't want to increase supplies of oil and gasoline because they want to wean Americans off of petroleum products.

Asked point-blank if Democrats in the Senate would consider how increasing the supply of oil would lower the prices that are pinching U.S. consumers, Cantwell replied: "Oh, we definitely want to move beyond petroleum. And so there will be a supply side offered by the Democrats and it will include everything from battery technology to making sure that we have good home domestic supply, and looking, as I said about moving faster on those kind of things like wind and solar that can help us with our high cost of natural gas."

In other words, no.

The point was underlined by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, who said Democrats are not even permitting debate on legislation and amendments designed to increase the supply of oil and gasoline to U.S. consumers.

"Today, the appropriations markup that was going to include amendments that would open up the outer continental shelf and maybe even shale in Colorado and Utah was canceled," she told the same Bloomberg interviewer. "It wasn't postponed, it was canceled. So that indicates to me that the majority is not going to try to have an open debate, but I hope I'm wrong. If they have an open debate, and we're allowed to have amendments, and we have a balanced plan that includes production in all the sectors, then I believe we can meet this problem in a bipartisan way, and that's what we should be doing for America."

WND's Joseph Farah is spearheading a grassroots battle to flood Congress – and particularly the Democratic leadership – with e-mails, phone calls, letters and text messages demanding action that can lead the country in the direction of energy independence.

"Right now, that means lifting the moratorium," he says. "That's the first step. If we can't agree on that as Americans today, then we are in for a long period of national economic decline. If we can't push Congress to do the right thing with even a strong majority of Democrats behind us, then this country is simply no longer a place where the will of the people means anything."

Farah's goal is to force Congress to act in the next two months – before it adjourns for the year.

"There's an election coming up one month after that adjournment date and even the most entrenched incumbents know how sensitive this issue is," says Farah. "Now is the time to let them hear you."

Farah's plan is simple: "I want to bring Congress to its knees," he says. "I want to melt down their phones. I want to flood their e-mail boxes. I want to hold them as political hostages. The ransom demand is to unleash the free market to begin exploring and pumping domestic crude oil and getting it to market as fast as possible. We've got two months to make our voices heard. Let's make history by bringing this recalcitrant body of elitists into compliance with the will of the people and the rule of law."

After eagerly waiting for someone else to take the lead on demanding action of Congress, Farah came to the conclusion no one else was going to do it.

"We're running out of time," Farah says. "If we let these rascals, these scoundrels, leave town before they lift all their ridiculous bans and restrictions on drilling for domestic oil, this country is headed for a major recession.

Even worse, we'll head into a new year and a new presidency with the Washington elite thinking they put one over on us again."

Farah says the only thing that can prevent the disaster of gasoline prices of $6, $7, even $8 a gallon in the near future is a general uprising of the American people.

Besides the call to action, Farah is also devoting the current issue of Whistleblower magazine, the monthly print complement to WND, to the critical topic of "the energy independence revolution."

"It's time to stop business as usual," he says. "Every day, you need to make some phone calls, you need to write some emails, you need to use Skype and text messages and even send some letters through the Post Office. This grass-roots movement has to build steadily for the next two months. We cannot allow Congress to adjourn without lifting the ban on drilling in ANWR, offshore and on public lands under which we know there are vast reserves of oil."

Farah says it's a national emergency and needs to be treated as such.

"I hope radio talk show hosts across the country will embrace this bipartisan, non-partisan movement," he says. "There is no question in my mind this is what the American people want. Now it's just time for them to impose their will on their elected representatives who, in their chauffeured limousines and taxpayer-supported travel, are hopelessly out of touch with their constituents, with people who are finding it difficult to make ends meet."

Farah says he is convinced Congress will act only if the people steamroll members into action. He points to the way the Dubai port deal and so-called "comprehensive immigration reform" were killed by popular uprisings in recent years.

"We can make this happen, again," he says. "But this time, we won't just be stopping something bad from happening. We will be doing something that is very good for the country – something that will improve the lives of all of us, something that will improve national security, something vital for the future of the nation."

Congress is set to adjourn in late September.

"I'm going to do everything in my power to push Congress into action in the next two months," Farah says. "I know I can't do it by myself. But I know if the American people get mobilized nothing can stop them. You have to let members of Congress know you are serious. You have to persuade them and their staffs they are not returning to Washington next year if they fail to act in America's interest before they leave town."

Before then, you can reach members of the House by calling 202-224-3121 or 202-225-1904. The official House website contains web pages for all members and includes email addresses for most.
You can reach members of the U.S. Senate by calling 202-225-6827. The official Senate website also contains web pages for all members and includes email address for some.

PLEASE pass this info around and help the American people remind Congress that they work for US.

[djones520]

I see a lot of seats turning red this fall....

[Crazy Horse]

I see a lot of seats turning red this fall....

Well if you mean Red being the new Blue. GOP will loose in all three

[Willow]

[djones520]

In regards to contacting our Reps and Senators.  Hoekstra seems like he's tackling the drilling issue head on.  He Co-Sponsored a bill back in May that asked for this.

-Opening the Outer Continental Shelf to responsible energy production, and bringing more oil and natural gas to the American people.
-Allowing energy development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which may hold up to 21 billion barrels of oil.
-Allowing new refineries to be built within the United States for the first time in 30 years.
-Supporting the development of Coal-to-Liquids plants.
-Supporting building more nuclear plants, increasing the manufacturing and education base of the industry, and bringing more inexpensive, clean nuclear power onto the electricity grid while reprocessing used fuel for further use.
-Providing a three-year production tax credit extension for wind and other renewable energy generation, including solar, efficiency improvements, plug-in hybrid vehicles and biofuels.   
-Investing in Research and Development for the energy needs of tomorrow, including cellulosic ethanol research and further Coal-to-Liquids development.

As for Senator Levin, any time I attempt to contact him regarding an issue, I get a reply that basically says "Thanks for wasting your time.  We'll promptly ignore whatever you had to say.  In the mean time, why don't you read what I'm going to do anyways, no matter what my constituents say."

I haven't attempted to contact Senator Stabenow at all, but I doubt the responses would be any differant.

[Rebel]

In regards to contacting our Reps and Senators.  Hoekstra seems like he's tackling the drilling issue head on.  He Co-Sponsored a bill back in May that asked for this.

-Opening the Outer Continental Shelf to responsible energy production, and bringing more oil and natural gas to the American people.
-Allowing energy development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which may hold up to 21 billion barrels of oil.
-Allowing new refineries to be built within the United States for the first time in 30 years.
-Supporting the development of Coal-to-Liquids plants.
-Supporting building more nuclear plants, increasing the manufacturing and education base of the industry, and bringing more inexpensive, clean nuclear power onto the electricity grid while reprocessing used fuel for further use.
-Providing a three-year production tax credit extension for wind and other renewable energy generation, including solar, efficiency improvements, plug-in hybrid vehicles and biofuels.   
-Investing in Research and Development for the energy needs of tomorrow, including cellulosic ethanol research and further Coal-to-Liquids development.

As for Senator Levin, any time I attempt to contact him regarding an issue, I get a reply that basically says "Thanks for wasting your time.  We'll promptly ignore whatever you had to say.  In the mean time, why don't you read what I'm going to do anyways, no matter what my constituents say."

I haven't attempted to contact Senator Stabenow at all, but I doubt the responses would be any differant.

Wait until you have a president who views you as not worth seeing if you're injured in combat. 

[Lauri]

i have a moonbat brother in law in Massachusetts who is even on our side about this one.. he's ready to throw them all out.

[Ptarmigan]

Thanks! I will post it at other blogs. This should be stickied.

[Airwolf]

Keep digging that hole deeper Dems. It might be the excuse everyone needs to vote out alll of the uselss asshats .

[Duke Nukum]

I wrote my three stooges recently, I wrote my congresswoman a while back but recently I wrote all three again and I heard back from my one of my Senators, and he  wrote back some stupid letter saying he was asking oil companies why they weren't drilling on the land they already leased and just getting that far made me angry so I wrote him back telling him not to insult my intelligence.

Then I finished his letter and it had so much stupid stuff, like releasing oil from the national reserve and...and this really made me so angry I called his office, stopping excessive speculation.  Which he thinks I am so stupid as to not to know that one of the main reasons for the speculation is America isn't drilling.

This is Juan McCainez's good friend, Russell the Diva From Wisconsin.

[Willow]

How does Harry Reid spell reasonable? B-I-T-T-E-R


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is a tough guy but he usually doesn't take his anger out on the press. Thursday was an exception, however.

Reid held a press conference today with the rest of his leadership team - Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Democratic Conference Secretary Patty Murray (Wash.).

Reid railed against Republicans for filibustering the Democrats' energy bill and refusing Reid's offer for votes on several GOP-favored amendments related to offshore drilling and nuclear power, among others.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0708/How_does_Harry_Reid_spell_reasonable_BITTER.html?showall

[Willow]

All in all, the normally irascible Reid was extra crispy bitter on Thursday, as even his own aides privately admittted. Should be an interesting 10 days in the Senate before the August recess begins if Reid stays in this kind of mood

  I love him when he's pissed.

[Chris_]

Reid is going to go down as the most forgettable wimp of a Senate majority leader in the history of the Congress.  The guy is a featherweight.

[Willow]

Reid is going to go down as the most forgettable wimp of a Senate majority leader in the history of the Congress.  The guy is a featherweight.

you are probably too you to know what "milktoast" means!

[Chris_]

Reid is going to go down as the most forgettable wimp of a Senate majority leader in the history of the Congress.  The guy is a featherweight.

you are probably too young to know what "milktoast" means!

True.  The Senate speakers are really forgettable.  Daschle, Reid, and Frist are the only ones I know of firsthand.

Oscar W. Underwood: 1920-1923. 

[Lauri]

I wrote my three stooges recently, I wrote my congresswoman a while back but recently I wrote all three again and I heard back from my one of my Senators, and he  wrote back some stupid letter saying he was asking oil companies why they weren't drilling on the land they already leased and just getting that far made me angry so I wrote him back telling him not to insult my intelligence.

Then I finished his letter and it had so much stupid stuff, like releasing oil from the national reserve and...and this really made me so angry I called his office, stopping excessive speculation.  Which he thinks I am so stupid as to not to know that one of the main reasons for the speculation is America isn't drilling.

This is Juan McCainez's good friend, Russell the Diva From Wisconsin.

the two idiots that represent us rarely reply to my emails, but when they do, its a form letter about what she thinks about any given subject. i doubt anyone read my email, cause if they had, they'd probably be starting a file on me right about now

i dont threaten any of them, i just call them brainless and asshat, and stuff like that... and she responds, "we really appreciate your feedback!!! "

still, i get it off my chest and then pray that all of these people will be thrown out of office soon enough.

[JohnnyReb]

The democrat plan is to push for more wind and solar power, everyone must wear a beanie with a propeller on top and a coat made of tinfoil.