Those of us who are in agreement that we should drill for the oil we have on our own soil and build more refineries should be writing our congress people. Don’t you think?
So lets have it. If we do that and spread the word we could have some influence. That is one of the good things about our republic; we have the right to do that.
Really let’s go. Keep your letters concise and the to the point.
Come on! It’s not like it’s hard…Let’s bitch about oil!
Here is the letter I am sending. You may use it if you like it…Save time typing you know…Hell I did all the work, all you have to do is send it!
"Dear Sir:
As a citizen of these States United, I would like to see us drill for the oil reserves under our own soil and build more refineries to deliver the product more efficiently.
This will help our economy and reduce our dependence on oil from foreign often hostile places.
Regards,"
Even better, write in to support this proposal? Wtf happened to it?
Bush Proposes Oil Refineries on Closed Military Bases
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2005 �?? President Bush unveiled a plan today to encourage building oil refineries on military sites that have closed.
Speaking at a Small Business Administration conference here, the president recommended this and other initiatives to address the country’s energy needs and reduce dependence on foreign energy sources.
Bush said expanding refinery capacity will help address the shortage that’s partly blamed for skyrocketing gasoline prices. The last oil refinery built in the United States was completed in 1976, he said.
During a White House press briefing today, spokesman Scott McClellan said the federal agencies would work with states and local communities to transfer closed military sites and make them available to refiners.
McClellan said many closed military bases are already being redeveloped or used for new purposes to help create jobs. Building oil refineries on some of them will “address a pressing problem that we face, and it will also address an economic need in these communities,” he said.
“So we want to work closely with those communities and we think that by doing so, we will help encourage people to look at the long-term benefit in investing in these sites and building refineries,” McClellan said.
Bush’s announcement today came about two weeks before Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld submits a list of installations recommended for closure or realignment to Congress and the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
By Sept. 8, the commission must send its recommended BRAC list to the president, who has until Sept. 23 to approve or disapprove the findings.
I already wrote my congressman about the proposed 50 cent tax hike on a gallon of gas here in Michigan. I don’t think he would want another letter from me after the last one…
Not my fault though, I didn’t think he would read it. I guess he did however, and he wrote me back. What a nice guy! Really, he made me feel like he understood where I was coming from.
I wrote, “If you don’t drill, I must kill” and now there is a knock on the door. Dammit where is Klippy when you need him.
[quote]dk44 wrote:
I wrote, “If you don’t drill, I must kill” and now there is a knock on the door. Dammit where is Klippy when you need him. [/quote]
lol!
You know I thought �??That Bush has a good Idea this time �??Then I thought �??How could he fuck this up?�?? Nuff said
I have little faith that ripping apart Alaska would do us any benefit at the pump. They’ll find some reason for the prices to stay up… guarantee it.
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
[quote]dk44 wrote:
I wrote, “If you don’t drill, I must kill” and now there is a knock on the door. Dammit where is Klippy when you need him. [/quote]
LOLASAURUS!!! I went and googled that, I didn’t come up with anything. But it is still the funniest thing I have read all day! Well done!
[quote]etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices. [/quote]
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?
[quote]msd0060 wrote:
I have little faith that ripping apart Alaska would do us any benefit at the pump. They’ll find some reason for the prices to stay up… guarantee it.[/quote]
Ripping apart Alaska? Be serious.
[quote]pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?[/quote]
I’m pretty sure Alaskans would oppose your “drill it like Swiss cheese” mentality. So what are you going to do about it? “Liberate” them?
[quote]pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?[/quote]
Why? Why not let other countries deplete their resources first and deal with the local environmental degradation that comes with oil extraction before we do? Even if we got 100% of our oil domestically, we would still be contributing to the regimes we don’t like by sustaining high prices. It would take many years many billions of dollars to bring all the viable sources online in the US and we still wouldn’t come close to 100% of our needs. Why not put the same amount of time and money into obsoleting and replacing this 19th century technology instead?
[quote]lixy wrote:
pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?
I’m pretty sure Alaskans would oppose your “drill it like Swiss cheese” mentality. So what are you going to do about it? “Liberate” them?[/quote]
Each resident gets a check for something like $1500 per year from the state’s oil revenues. So no, they probably wouldn’t complain too much.
[quote]lixy wrote:
pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?
I’m pretty sure Alaskans would oppose your “drill it like Swiss cheese” mentality. So what are you going to do about it? “Liberate” them?[/quote]
Who said anything about “drilling it like swiss cheese”? Seriously, I am advocating drill where the oil is, that doesn’t mean we have to demolish 1000000 sq/km to do it. It can be done with a minimal impact.
Also, I want the U.S. out of the ME as much as possible, don’t you? You aren’t seriously saying we should continue to be ever present in the ME when we can get oil out of our own back yard are you?
[quote]etaco wrote:
pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?
Why? Why not let other countries deplete their resources first and deal with the local environmental degradation that comes with oil extraction before we do? Even if we got 100% of our oil domestically, we would still be contributing to the regimes we don’t like by sustaining high prices. It would take many years many billions of dollars to bring all the viable sources online in the US and we still wouldn’t come close to 100% of our needs. Why not put the same amount of time and money into obsoleting and replacing this 19th century technology instead?[/quote]
Dude, the brown acid = bad.
[quote]lixy wrote:
pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?
I’m pretty sure Alaskans would oppose your “drill it like Swiss cheese” mentality. So what are you going to do about it? “Liberate” them?[/quote]
You would be wrong.
[quote]lixy wrote:
pat wrote:
etaco wrote:
It wouldn’t make a significant difference in prices.
Even if we didn’t should we still get it out of our own ground rather than the ME?
I’m pretty sure Alaskans would oppose your “drill it like Swiss cheese” mentality. So what are you going to do about it? “Liberate” them?[/quote]
You mean all the Alaskans with money right? Not the Alaskans who really need and want the work and the increase in the economy that it would bring?
Oh, you mean the Alaskans that have 60% unemployment rate because of the socialist government policies, can’t find work, and sit around all day smoking weed harassing hard working Americans on internet chat sites? Oops, that’s Sweden, my bad!
[quote]Lorisco wrote:
Oh, you mean the Alaskans that have 60% unemployment rate because of the socialist government policies, can’t find work, and sit around all day smoking weed harassing hard working Americans on internet chat sites? Oops, that’s Sweden, my bad! [/quote]
60% unemployment rate? Weed?
You know as much about Sweden that I do about Alaska. That is, squat!