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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: megimoo on May 23, 2008, 10:36:35 PM
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Domestic Drilling OK, Just 'Not in My State,' Senators Say
The United States should increase its domestic oil supply by opening up more drilling sites, several members of the Senate told Cybercast News Service Thursday, when surveyed on the issue at the U.S. Capitol. But some senators also said they are wary of allowing increased drilling in many locations - especially in their own states.
"There may be places that make sense, I am not saying, 'Let's not drill anywhere,' " Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in response to the question. "But do I want to drill off the California coast? No. Do I want to drill in the Arctic in endangered areas? No."
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), strongly endorsed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) -- but not in his home state of Florida.
"I just don't think we should do it in areas like the Florida Keys, which are environmentally very sensitive," Martinez told Cybercast News Service.
"But I am very supportive of what we did a couple of years ago which opened eight million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for exploration," he added, referring to the Domenici-Landrieu Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act.
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Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who joined Feinstein in limited support, echoed her exact words, saying, "We can't drill our way out of this crisis."
"I can't say categorically we shouldn't open any drilling," Levin said. "I mean, I oppose drilling obviously in the Great Lakes if that's what you're referring to. I would not endanger any fresh water and surely not the Great Lakes. In terms of drilling in the ocean it depends on where and how much protection there is of the shoreline."
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Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) told Cybercast News Service that there are increased drilling operations in North Dakota and that he also has long been a proponent of allowing increased drilling in the Gulf.
"I believe the Gulf of Mexico has an even greater potential and we should open an even greater portion of it," he said.
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Absolutely," Sessions said. "I have voted for that consistently. We absolutely should drill in that small area in the vast ANWR in Alaska. That could reduce our imports by 10 percent. I also believe we need to open up more of the Gulf of Mexico which has very large reserves."
"You know my answer to that," Cornyn told CNSNews.com. "That's why I voted for the Domenici Amendment that would increase American supply of our natural resources instead of relying on exclusively on imported oil."
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200805/NAT20080523a.html
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I would love to ask Senator Feinstein what is so special about drilling off Louisiana's coast and not drilling off CA coast. I get it, CA env. is so senitive. Horse shit. More seafood and fish comes out of the Gulf of Mexico than CA. Some of the best fishing in the world is off the abandoned rigs in the gulf. She and her liberal friends hate big oil companies and think their friggin coast is so sacred. If gas goes up to 10 bucks a gallon, people might start voting these self rightious Democ. & Repub. hypocrites out of office.
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Martinez said the same thing. "Sure, drill all you want OVER THERE. Just not in, around, or near my state." :whatever:
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forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere but the look on Maxine Waters (D) California, face is priceless. :lmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUaY3LhJ-IQ
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"There may be places that make sense, I am not saying, 'Let's not drill anywhere,' " Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in response to the question. "But do I want to drill off the California coast? No. Do I want to drill in the Arctic in endangered areas? No."
"Do I want to drill where the oil is? No." D. Feinstein.
*This liberal soundyte has been edited to fit your blog.*
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forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere but the look on Maxine Waters (D) California, face is priceless. :lmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUaY3LhJ-IQ
She looks like she is constantly sucking on a very sour pickle !
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forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere but the look on Maxine Waters (D) California, face is priceless. :lmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUaY3LhJ-IQ
She looks like she is constantly sucking on a very sour pickle !
That was after someone busted her in the chops. She is so ugly, she could knock a buzzard off a sh!t wagon.