Offshore drilling
With talk of record gas prices sounding like a broken record, the only promising factor in favor of the Republican Party is their push for more offshore domestic drilling. In Congress, Democrats introduced an energy bill that would address three issues that would lower gas prices. Republicans, though, filibustered and ultimately killed the bill for the season. The filibuster was to push for a debate addressing offshore drilling and attach around 15 other issues that would alleviate gas prices. It is an election year and Democrats and some Republicans are concerned at how their vote would affect their own votes.
Naturally Democrats should be worried because polls find that the majority of American are in favor offshore drilling.
Offshore drilling is not the fix that an oil-addicted country needs, though. In fact, Americans are becoming less addicted to oil by driving less, changing their driving habits, and ultimately spending less on excess luxuries. This is terrifying to many though, and of course our economy is still in rough shape because of it. But when I hear that we need to drill offshore, it sounds not unlike a junkie needing another hit.
"America is addicted to oil." - Mr Bush
"We need to drill for more oil at home." - Mr Bush
Obama addressed gas prices by saying that with regular tuneups to cars, checking tire gauges, Americans could save as much gas as we would get from drilling offshore.
Republicans tore him apart for days. They are so ignorant, that when someone with a good idea speaks, they criticize it relentlessly without giving any credit for a small solution. Their solution is the only one.
No, we need to get our dependence off of oil. There is not enough undrilled oil domestically to fit our current demand for more than a year. The idea of getting a gallon of oil cheaper than a gallon of milk was a good idea, but it was absurd. It will never come back. A $3 a gallon price is one that will get rid of these gas consuming pigs of SUVs and trucks and open the way to smaller and more efficient cars and a better sustainable society.
Truck and SUV auto companies are really paying the price for it now, but such is the way they wanted the free market, without an energy plan.
Naturally Democrats should be worried because polls find that the majority of American are in favor offshore drilling.
Offshore drilling is not the fix that an oil-addicted country needs, though. In fact, Americans are becoming less addicted to oil by driving less, changing their driving habits, and ultimately spending less on excess luxuries. This is terrifying to many though, and of course our economy is still in rough shape because of it. But when I hear that we need to drill offshore, it sounds not unlike a junkie needing another hit.
"America is addicted to oil." - Mr Bush
"We need to drill for more oil at home." - Mr Bush
Obama addressed gas prices by saying that with regular tuneups to cars, checking tire gauges, Americans could save as much gas as we would get from drilling offshore.
Republicans tore him apart for days. They are so ignorant, that when someone with a good idea speaks, they criticize it relentlessly without giving any credit for a small solution. Their solution is the only one.
No, we need to get our dependence off of oil. There is not enough undrilled oil domestically to fit our current demand for more than a year. The idea of getting a gallon of oil cheaper than a gallon of milk was a good idea, but it was absurd. It will never come back. A $3 a gallon price is one that will get rid of these gas consuming pigs of SUVs and trucks and open the way to smaller and more efficient cars and a better sustainable society.
Truck and SUV auto companies are really paying the price for it now, but such is the way they wanted the free market, without an energy plan.