The election is over and historic in precedence. It was an election strongly motivating people of this country to reclaim their nation, and doing it by the stroke of their own hand. Their reclaimation sent a powerful message they will fight the elitist Washington establishment with some new blood and trusted old blood. This election, the people made their voice soundly heard with resounding crescendos. They did it with their vote in the greatest election turn out in the nation's history. By a silent junta, the power is back to the people.
The Democrats heard the message of the people's pain and anguish and spread the word. The days of the Washington establishment is no longer tolorated. The Republicans will not be in power to work their devious greedy agendas over the American people, while they suck up to the lobbyist from Corporations who drive the Washington inner circle with secret, outlandish sums of money.
All over this country, people sensed and smelled change in the wind. They inhaled it, and wanted the change en masse. Eighteen months ago, a subtle fire of the Democratic movement by several visible candidates; foremost Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama called on Americans to take back their nation. Their voices ignited a smoldering America and was fueled by the people's anger at the Bush administration...the firestorm of change was underway.
The Republican Ways: Lies, Fear, Deception and Deceit.
America was appalled as John McCain, his trophy wife Cindy and Sarah Palin, used the Karl Rove Republican handbook to deceive their way across country with great intensity, in an attempt to foil reason and common sense. Their theme was "Straight Talk," however, it was anything but straight talk.
They used turncoat surrogates like Joe Lieberman and the FOX media Neocons to make their case with blistering false attacks, character assassination and incendiary lies. They only wound up as dispicable people who freely abandoned their principles in an attempt for power and enhanced reputation. In the end lost it all.
The American people saw through their childish temper tantrums, lies, distortions and deceptions as attempts to manipulate their minds, and soundly resisted it. Some sadly, were fooled by their scorching rhetoric. Americans perceived McCain as an angry old man, using everyone in his reach to get what he wants: personal power backed by a nation in angst. He used fear as a principle motivator, which may have some short term affect, but is quickly seen by the media and the American people as derisive fear mongering and exploitive racism.
Sarah Palin, the Alaskan Govenor was his brash, young woman star, tapped in a Hail Mary act of desperation as VP candidate. Palin had no skill, or aptitude to be a VP , and certainly no knowledge of the critical aspects of world affairs as well as American affairs
McCain dressed her on the taxpayers booty, put her out as an attack dog to scream and screech her venom of his lies and deceptions. In the end, she denounces the McCain campaign as 'jerks and cowardly,' and appeared to be grudging and pitiful...as some would say stupid. Now, she praises saying, "God bless Barack Obama." What a suck up Sarah!
By a huge majority, the American people saw through this deception. Using their vote they spoke in a stinging repudiation of the worn out Republican Neocon Karl Rove tactics, and for life enhancing freedom of Democratic changes. Now, watch the Republicans start sucking up after offering their traitor's kiss.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
McCain Lies About His Veteran's Support
September 26, 2008, John McCain said the following:
"I know veterans, I know them well, and I know that they know that I'll take care of them, and I have been proud of their support and their recognition of my service to the veterans, and I love them, and I'll take care of them and they know I'll take care of them."
That statement was in a national debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, and infuriated veterans across America. It was a political lie by John McCain in lieu of his horrible support of veteran's issues. It is bullshit, and the veterans know it, and are pissed about being used as his political pawn.
Here is McCain's record on Troop and Veterans Issues
When McCain talks about how he supports the veterans, he is a political liar, lying through this teeth to curry the veteran's vote. His votes and opposition in the Senate prove he is a liar.
"I know veterans, I know them well, and I know that they know that I'll take care of them, and I have been proud of their support and their recognition of my service to the veterans, and I love them, and I'll take care of them and they know I'll take care of them."
That statement was in a national debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, and infuriated veterans across America. It was a political lie by John McCain in lieu of his horrible support of veteran's issues. It is bullshit, and the veterans know it, and are pissed about being used as his political pawn.
Here is McCain's record on Troop and Veterans Issues
- Veterans groups give McCain failing grades McCain received a 20% rating on his voting record on veteran's issues.
- Voted against increased funding for veteran's health care .(3.29.07)
- Voted 28 times against veteran's benefits, including health care benefits.
- Voted against giving automatic cost-of-living adjustments to veteran's.(11.20.91)
- Voted to underfund Department of Veteran's Affairs.(9.27.95)
- Voted against $13 billion increase in funding for veterans programs. (5.16.96)
- Voted against 47 billion increase for veteran's programs. (10.15.99)
- Voted against $51 billion in veteran's funding. (11.8 01 & 8.02.01)
- Voted against 122 billion for Department of veteran's affairs. (11.12.03)
- Voted against $500 million for counseling services for veteran's mental health disorders.(11.17.05)
- Voted against an assure funding stream for veterans health care. he opposed it taking into account annual changes in veterans population and inflation. (3.16.06)
- Voted against an assured funding stream of veteran's health care. McCain was one of 13 Republicans to vote against providing and additional 430 million to the Department of Veteran's Affairs for outpatient care. (4.26.06)
- Supported outsourcing VA jobs, many held by blue-collar veterans. (9.6.07)
- Voted against the 21st Century GI Bill, saying it was too generous. (5.22.08)
- McCain co-sponsored the "Use of Force Authorization" to invade Iraq. (10.3.02)
- Voted against increased spending on TRICARE and giving greater access to National Guard and Reservist. (3.25.03)
- Voted against holding Bush accountable for the Iraq war. (7.16.03)
- Voted against establishment of $1 billion Trust Fund for military health facilities.(2.2.06)
- Voted against the ending of over-extension of the military (mandatory down time between tours of duty.) (7.11.07)
- McCain argued Saddam was a "threat of the first order." 2.13.03)
- Said the US would be in Iraq for a short time and "win easily." (MSNBC 1.22.03)
When McCain talks about how he supports the veterans, he is a political liar, lying through this teeth to curry the veteran's vote. His votes and opposition in the Senate prove he is a liar.
Friday, October 10, 2008
John McCain and Sarah Palin: The duo falters and screams like children
Winning At Any Cost
John McCain the elitist, is clearly an empty old man, acting as a Republican bully. His face and body language shows discontent and anger welling up in his baggy body. He is out of touch with his constituents, society, America and the world at large.
He and his running mate, Sarah Palin flagrantly show their disdain for the American people. Their affected behaviors and thinking indicate exactly what type of perverse administration they would have. They place their integrity, (McCain does not have any left,) truth, and honesty on the line, resorting to outright lying, deception, deceit, name-calling, innuendo, and using vile sleaze tactics that do not ingratiate the to the voters...except the choir. This duo falters and screams like children throwing a temper tantrum. It is classic Republican bullshit and the voters searching for 'how to" information and positions from the candidates know it. However, they speak to the delight to the Washington Neocons!
Palin is Dumb, But She is Mine
John McCain is pleased to allow Sarah Palin's shrill voice to do his dirty work. She does it willingly. He uses her for his agenda, not caring an iota if she gathers tarnish as an egomaniac airhead. The folksy 'babe,' the media claims, does not have a functioning brain in her skull.
She is ignorant of governmental and international facts. She could not track intelligent conversations and queries from Katie Couric and Charlie Gibson. She gets perplexed when the media asks questions that she does not have a clue what they are talking about, (EG: the Bush Doctrine) but, makes up childish, jibberish responses, or simply avoids answering the question. Poor Thing! While her mouth moves, she does not have a hint of what she is saying or it's impact. However, she winks as if she knows. It is her flirty affect to distract the audience and the media. But she likes the the low ball, no brainer, no substance questions from the FOX Neocon henchmen.
Power Trip
In a few short weeks in the limelight's glow, Palin has morphed into a Dick Cheney wantabee. Like Cheney, she is mystified with the trappings of VP power. This contrary little miss advocates and supports Alaska's secession from the US, will pursue and usurp more power for herself and be further corrupted in the process.
McCain of the Past is Not the Same Today
The John McCain of the past was a honorable man with marginal scrupples. Today, John McCain us a scared, lackluster man with a violent temper and devoid of conscious or restraint. He has stooped to new lows by running a dishonorable campaign. He is the proverbial attack dog focused on the willful character assassination of Barack Obama. He has little substance in his proffered programs. McCain claims he has a congressional record the media can check. However, it too is a record of deception, voting one way for a bill and voting against the bill when it comes to the Senate floor. It is a serious record of flip-flopping and voting for his lobbyist friends agenda. In addition, of course, there is the famous S&L fiasco about the Keating 5 with McCain getting a free pass from any prosecution. He escaped with a Senate censure, and is the only one involved in the Keating 5 scandal to avoid Federal prosecution and prison time.
Hero Or Turncoat
Instead of being a hero, perhaps McCain is showing the face of a coward under the campaign's rigorous fire. This begs the question of his heroism: was McCain a real hero, or a turncoat to the Vietmanese for special treatment, and his obvious embracing sponsoring of Viet Nam government officials, including the disgusting cover-up of American MIA's. True heros do not laude themselves for their service or political advantage. They simply do it and not talk about it. Ask Senators John Kerry and Chuck Hagel. McCain uses his POW time as PR capitol. Does being a POW justify McCain as being a war hero and the president, or just another POW survivor from the rigors of war. There are enough of these unfortunates to go around to go around.
Boomerang Effect
John McCain and Sarah Palin's attack antics and staying off issues during the Republican presidential campaign are not going well with the voters (and the media.) Their consisent aggression is having a boomerang effect that haunts them, and turning the voter off.
Their sleazy, low moral tactics will insure an Obama landslide in November. The American people cannot be fooled by rhetoric with no substance.
What ever happened to the civilized campaign John McCain promised the American voters he would conduct? Once again, McCain lies.
John McCain the elitist, is clearly an empty old man, acting as a Republican bully. His face and body language shows discontent and anger welling up in his baggy body. He is out of touch with his constituents, society, America and the world at large.
He and his running mate, Sarah Palin flagrantly show their disdain for the American people. Their affected behaviors and thinking indicate exactly what type of perverse administration they would have. They place their integrity, (McCain does not have any left,) truth, and honesty on the line, resorting to outright lying, deception, deceit, name-calling, innuendo, and using vile sleaze tactics that do not ingratiate the to the voters...except the choir. This duo falters and screams like children throwing a temper tantrum. It is classic Republican bullshit and the voters searching for 'how to" information and positions from the candidates know it. However, they speak to the delight to the Washington Neocons!
Palin is Dumb, But She is Mine
John McCain is pleased to allow Sarah Palin's shrill voice to do his dirty work. She does it willingly. He uses her for his agenda, not caring an iota if she gathers tarnish as an egomaniac airhead. The folksy 'babe,' the media claims, does not have a functioning brain in her skull.
She is ignorant of governmental and international facts. She could not track intelligent conversations and queries from Katie Couric and Charlie Gibson. She gets perplexed when the media asks questions that she does not have a clue what they are talking about, (EG: the Bush Doctrine) but, makes up childish, jibberish responses, or simply avoids answering the question. Poor Thing! While her mouth moves, she does not have a hint of what she is saying or it's impact. However, she winks as if she knows. It is her flirty affect to distract the audience and the media. But she likes the the low ball, no brainer, no substance questions from the FOX Neocon henchmen.
Power Trip
In a few short weeks in the limelight's glow, Palin has morphed into a Dick Cheney wantabee. Like Cheney, she is mystified with the trappings of VP power. This contrary little miss advocates and supports Alaska's secession from the US, will pursue and usurp more power for herself and be further corrupted in the process.
McCain of the Past is Not the Same Today
The John McCain of the past was a honorable man with marginal scrupples. Today, John McCain us a scared, lackluster man with a violent temper and devoid of conscious or restraint. He has stooped to new lows by running a dishonorable campaign. He is the proverbial attack dog focused on the willful character assassination of Barack Obama. He has little substance in his proffered programs. McCain claims he has a congressional record the media can check. However, it too is a record of deception, voting one way for a bill and voting against the bill when it comes to the Senate floor. It is a serious record of flip-flopping and voting for his lobbyist friends agenda. In addition, of course, there is the famous S&L fiasco about the Keating 5 with McCain getting a free pass from any prosecution. He escaped with a Senate censure, and is the only one involved in the Keating 5 scandal to avoid Federal prosecution and prison time.
Hero Or Turncoat
Instead of being a hero, perhaps McCain is showing the face of a coward under the campaign's rigorous fire. This begs the question of his heroism: was McCain a real hero, or a turncoat to the Vietmanese for special treatment, and his obvious embracing sponsoring of Viet Nam government officials, including the disgusting cover-up of American MIA's. True heros do not laude themselves for their service or political advantage. They simply do it and not talk about it. Ask Senators John Kerry and Chuck Hagel. McCain uses his POW time as PR capitol. Does being a POW justify McCain as being a war hero and the president, or just another POW survivor from the rigors of war. There are enough of these unfortunates to go around to go around.
Boomerang Effect
John McCain and Sarah Palin's attack antics and staying off issues during the Republican presidential campaign are not going well with the voters (and the media.) Their consisent aggression is having a boomerang effect that haunts them, and turning the voter off.
Their sleazy, low moral tactics will insure an Obama landslide in November. The American people cannot be fooled by rhetoric with no substance.
What ever happened to the civilized campaign John McCain promised the American voters he would conduct? Once again, McCain lies.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Hypocrite John McCain's Two Faces Are Showing... Again
Russia invaded the country of Georgia. It is definitely an undesired act against humanity with repercussions felt around the world.
All week long old John McCain has been clamoring for Russian prime Minister Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian invasion of Georgia, a democratic and pro-Western sovereign nation. It makes good election year rhetoric from the Karl Rove Republican playbook. But it cannot pass the smell test of American hypocrisy. Today, August 13, 2008, as reported in the media, John McCain stated:
"In the 21st Century nations don't invade other nations."
Now wait a minute folks! Is this the same John McCain, who is for a lethal, preemptive strike on any sovereign nation he considers is a danger to the US? Remember his little ditty, "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran?" Is this the same John McCain , war hawk extraodinaire on Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan? Is it an arrogant statement that is a classic McCain blunder, who seems to forget what is going on in the world? Did he forget the US is now occupying two sovereign nations in the Middle East?
Are not Iraq and Afghanistan sovereign nations? We invaded Iraq under false pretenses, flat out lies perpetrated by the Bush Administration...and McCain signed off on those deceptions. tell me, what is the difference here? Ask old John McCain, why does Bush have a right to invade a sovereign nation and Putin does not?
Now Bush is posturing as a cowboy again, rounding up his friends in the G-8 and attempting to throw Russia out of the G-8. Does either of these guys think straight?
All week long old John McCain has been clamoring for Russian prime Minister Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian invasion of Georgia, a democratic and pro-Western sovereign nation. It makes good election year rhetoric from the Karl Rove Republican playbook. But it cannot pass the smell test of American hypocrisy. Today, August 13, 2008, as reported in the media, John McCain stated:
"In the 21st Century nations don't invade other nations."
Now wait a minute folks! Is this the same John McCain, who is for a lethal, preemptive strike on any sovereign nation he considers is a danger to the US? Remember his little ditty, "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran?" Is this the same John McCain , war hawk extraodinaire on Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan? Is it an arrogant statement that is a classic McCain blunder, who seems to forget what is going on in the world? Did he forget the US is now occupying two sovereign nations in the Middle East?
Are not Iraq and Afghanistan sovereign nations? We invaded Iraq under false pretenses, flat out lies perpetrated by the Bush Administration...and McCain signed off on those deceptions. tell me, what is the difference here? Ask old John McCain, why does Bush have a right to invade a sovereign nation and Putin does not?
Now Bush is posturing as a cowboy again, rounding up his friends in the G-8 and attempting to throw Russia out of the G-8. Does either of these guys think straight?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Enron Loophole: By Eliminating It, Oil Prices Can Be Cut 50 Percent In Thirty Days.
Oregon US Representative Peter DeFazio in his recent report: “Special Report on Energy Solutions” indicates there are three ways we can quickly reduce gas prices. A primary way to have quick results is to close the Enron Loophole.
What is the Enron Loophole?
Back in 2000, Congress passed and Bill Clinton signed into law the “Commodities Future Modernization Act of 2000 [CFMA]. This bill has direct impact because it limits the transparency of speculators and hedge funds operators. These investors can hide in the financial shadows and do business under cover.
It is a Republican effort to manipulate oil prices. Oil, natural gas and other commodity markets deregulated by the Republican led Congress to the benefit of vast corporations like Enron.
How it happened
While Ken Lay, Enron CEO was convicted of massive corporate fraud, and his company went bankrupt, the “Enron Loophole” a provision that was slipped into the bill in the dead of night at the behest of McCain’s buddy, Senator Phil Gramm [R-TX], exempts from regulation energy trading on electronic platforms. This bill lives on, and under the protection of John McCain and his Republican cohorts covering for his speculator and hedge fund friends. John McCain shifts his emphasis for reducing gas prices by shifting and consistently talking about drilling for oil offshore and ANWAR. It is a political ploy and deception to divert from the truth of the catastrophic Enron Loophole and its Republican protection for the oil industry.
Speculators unchallenged by federal regulations
As a result, $260 billion of speculative money has flowed into the commodity markets in the last five years, unnecessarily driving up the price of nearly everything. The speculators and hedge fund investors go unregulated by the federal government. It is rumored, one Wall Street brokerage firm controls more oil and gas in the current marketplace through speculation contracts than Exxon/Mobile, the largest US oil company.
1. Closing the loophole means big savings at the pump
According to testimony before Congress, in June from three Wall Street analysts, oil prices could be cut up to 50 percent by elimination price manipulation in the oil market, this means closing the Enron Loophole. Barack Obama said, “As president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in a large part for the skyrocketing price of oil.” Obama particularly cited the ‘Enron Loophole’ as allowing speculators to run up the cost of fuel by operating outside federal regulation.
First steps in closing the loophole
According to Representative DeFazio, the House recently took the first step in closing the loophole by passing H.R. 6377, Energy Markets Emergency Act that will direct the Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CTFC) to uses its full authority to curtail speculation and other practices distorting the energy market. The Senate has yet to act on this legislation.
Congress needs to pass comprehensive to stop price manipulation. Representative Peter DeFazio is the original co-sponsor for H.R. 6330. The 2008 Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices (PUMP) Act, it is a comprehensive bill aimed at closing several loopholes allowing price manipulation.
2. Oil leases: Use them, or lose them
Representative DeFazio says Republican’s in Congress claim prices would fall if we sell more leases for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). This argument completely ignores the fact that oil companies currently hold over 10,000 leases they are not drilling. In addition, these unused leases they can access 80 percent of the available oil and gas reserves. If we are to reduce our dependency on foreign in the next few years, Congress must force the oil industry to producing more domestic gas and oil in the next few years.
To expedite development Representative DeFazio co-sponsored H.R. 6251, the Use It or Lose It Act, a common sense bill requiring the oil industry to use the leases they already have, or risk losing the right to bid on future leases.
Alaska is open and sanctioned for drilling
More than 91 million acres in Alaska are open for drilling. The single proven biggest pool of oil is in the United States is not under ANWAR, but next door in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPRA), which has at least 10.6 billion barrels of recoverable oil. The reserve is open for business with billions of barrels of oil for the taking, but is disregarded by the oil industry. With high gas prices at the pump and record profits, they are clearly saving their assets in the ground.
3. End OPEC stranglehold price fixing
The world demand for oil has escalated at an alarming rate , but the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has conspired to decrease production. In 2007, the Middle East’s six largest oil exporters-Saudia Arabia, United Arab Emiratres, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar- reduced their exports by 862,000 barrels a day. OPEC’s oil production peaked in 2005 and has been capped or cut ever since. The amount of crude oil exported by the world’s top oil producers was reduced 2.5 last year, despite a 57 percent increase in prices.
Legally challenge OPEC for violating WTO rules
Last month, Bush-for the second time this year pleaded with the Saudis to increase their oil production. His pleas were unsuccessful. Representative DeFazio has called on the administration to file a trade complaint against OPEC for violating WTO rules. There is strong legal basis for the US to pursue this trade complaint because colluding to set production levels violates WTO rules, specifically Article Xl.
The US government has filed a number of cases with the WTO on behalf of large multinational corporations. It is about time the administration file a complaint to break the pricing stranglehold of the OPEC cartel.
Domestic Energy Supplies
The US uses about 25 percent of the world's oil production, but holds only three percent of the world oil reserves. We simply cannot drill our way out of this crisis over the long term, but we can moderate he current price spike with domestic production. The Bush Administration and big oil are perpetuating a great myth; drilling restrictions are blocking supply and driving up the price of oil. However, according to the Department of the Interior, 82 percent of the natural gas deposits and 79 percent of the oil deposits thought to exist in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is located in areas currently leased and fully accessible.
Republicans mislead and lie to confuse
Republicans in Congress claim that 85 percent of the OCS is blocked from oil and gas drilling is a misleading statistic that refers to acrage, not actual oil and gas deposits. When it comes to boosting supply, available deposits matter, acres do not. The vast majority of viable oil and deposits are already available for development and are sitting idle. John McCain knows this, still he cries the mantra about off shore drilling, a bullshit cry to irritate and confuse Americans with a deceptive a message, he whines it with a straight face and dishonest mouth.
The fact is 79 percent of the oil potentially available on the OCS is already open for leasing, however the oil companies have not made it any priority to drill there. These untapped resources equal more than 14 years of the current US oil consumption.
What is the Enron Loophole?
Back in 2000, Congress passed and Bill Clinton signed into law the “Commodities Future Modernization Act of 2000 [CFMA]. This bill has direct impact because it limits the transparency of speculators and hedge funds operators. These investors can hide in the financial shadows and do business under cover.
It is a Republican effort to manipulate oil prices. Oil, natural gas and other commodity markets deregulated by the Republican led Congress to the benefit of vast corporations like Enron.
How it happened
While Ken Lay, Enron CEO was convicted of massive corporate fraud, and his company went bankrupt, the “Enron Loophole” a provision that was slipped into the bill in the dead of night at the behest of McCain’s buddy, Senator Phil Gramm [R-TX], exempts from regulation energy trading on electronic platforms. This bill lives on, and under the protection of John McCain and his Republican cohorts covering for his speculator and hedge fund friends. John McCain shifts his emphasis for reducing gas prices by shifting and consistently talking about drilling for oil offshore and ANWAR. It is a political ploy and deception to divert from the truth of the catastrophic Enron Loophole and its Republican protection for the oil industry.
Speculators unchallenged by federal regulations
As a result, $260 billion of speculative money has flowed into the commodity markets in the last five years, unnecessarily driving up the price of nearly everything. The speculators and hedge fund investors go unregulated by the federal government. It is rumored, one Wall Street brokerage firm controls more oil and gas in the current marketplace through speculation contracts than Exxon/Mobile, the largest US oil company.
1. Closing the loophole means big savings at the pump
According to testimony before Congress, in June from three Wall Street analysts, oil prices could be cut up to 50 percent by elimination price manipulation in the oil market, this means closing the Enron Loophole. Barack Obama said, “As president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in a large part for the skyrocketing price of oil.” Obama particularly cited the ‘Enron Loophole’ as allowing speculators to run up the cost of fuel by operating outside federal regulation.
First steps in closing the loophole
According to Representative DeFazio, the House recently took the first step in closing the loophole by passing H.R. 6377, Energy Markets Emergency Act that will direct the Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CTFC) to uses its full authority to curtail speculation and other practices distorting the energy market. The Senate has yet to act on this legislation.
Congress needs to pass comprehensive to stop price manipulation. Representative Peter DeFazio is the original co-sponsor for H.R. 6330. The 2008 Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices (PUMP) Act, it is a comprehensive bill aimed at closing several loopholes allowing price manipulation.
2. Oil leases: Use them, or lose them
Representative DeFazio says Republican’s in Congress claim prices would fall if we sell more leases for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). This argument completely ignores the fact that oil companies currently hold over 10,000 leases they are not drilling. In addition, these unused leases they can access 80 percent of the available oil and gas reserves. If we are to reduce our dependency on foreign in the next few years, Congress must force the oil industry to producing more domestic gas and oil in the next few years.
To expedite development Representative DeFazio co-sponsored H.R. 6251, the Use It or Lose It Act, a common sense bill requiring the oil industry to use the leases they already have, or risk losing the right to bid on future leases.
Alaska is open and sanctioned for drilling
More than 91 million acres in Alaska are open for drilling. The single proven biggest pool of oil is in the United States is not under ANWAR, but next door in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPRA), which has at least 10.6 billion barrels of recoverable oil. The reserve is open for business with billions of barrels of oil for the taking, but is disregarded by the oil industry. With high gas prices at the pump and record profits, they are clearly saving their assets in the ground.
3. End OPEC stranglehold price fixing
The world demand for oil has escalated at an alarming rate , but the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has conspired to decrease production. In 2007, the Middle East’s six largest oil exporters-Saudia Arabia, United Arab Emiratres, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar- reduced their exports by 862,000 barrels a day. OPEC’s oil production peaked in 2005 and has been capped or cut ever since. The amount of crude oil exported by the world’s top oil producers was reduced 2.5 last year, despite a 57 percent increase in prices.
Legally challenge OPEC for violating WTO rules
Last month, Bush-for the second time this year pleaded with the Saudis to increase their oil production. His pleas were unsuccessful. Representative DeFazio has called on the administration to file a trade complaint against OPEC for violating WTO rules. There is strong legal basis for the US to pursue this trade complaint because colluding to set production levels violates WTO rules, specifically Article Xl.
The US government has filed a number of cases with the WTO on behalf of large multinational corporations. It is about time the administration file a complaint to break the pricing stranglehold of the OPEC cartel.
Domestic Energy Supplies
The US uses about 25 percent of the world's oil production, but holds only three percent of the world oil reserves. We simply cannot drill our way out of this crisis over the long term, but we can moderate he current price spike with domestic production. The Bush Administration and big oil are perpetuating a great myth; drilling restrictions are blocking supply and driving up the price of oil. However, according to the Department of the Interior, 82 percent of the natural gas deposits and 79 percent of the oil deposits thought to exist in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is located in areas currently leased and fully accessible.
Republicans mislead and lie to confuse
Republicans in Congress claim that 85 percent of the OCS is blocked from oil and gas drilling is a misleading statistic that refers to acrage, not actual oil and gas deposits. When it comes to boosting supply, available deposits matter, acres do not. The vast majority of viable oil and deposits are already available for development and are sitting idle. John McCain knows this, still he cries the mantra about off shore drilling, a bullshit cry to irritate and confuse Americans with a deceptive a message, he whines it with a straight face and dishonest mouth.
The fact is 79 percent of the oil potentially available on the OCS is already open for leasing, however the oil companies have not made it any priority to drill there. These untapped resources equal more than 14 years of the current US oil consumption.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Offshore Drilling: A Republican Ploy to Give The Oil Industry A Future Boost While Americans Think They Are Getting A Quick Fix
Now the Republican John McCain wants to alleviate the financial pressure at the gas pumps by allowing the oil companies to drill offshore on the continental shelf. He wants you to believe by doing it: we will gain a quick fix and immediate gratification by lower prices at the pumps. it is a classic smoke and mirrors game my friends, as John McCain says, pure smoke and mirrors. American is buying into this bullshit out of desperation.
But, while it is rhetoric sounding like John McCain is doing something good-it has no substance for immediate relief for the American taxpayer. Understand it will take a minimum of 7 to 10 years for the oil from these rigs to reach the American gas pumps. Seven to ten years is not immediate gratification, is it?
Hell, it is not any form of instant pump and price gratification to the public. The oil companies love it because they will still be relying on foreign oil, and the oil companies have a new source of domestic product for the future and add their complex profits oil stranglehold on the American public.
In the US, there are close to 70 million acres of public land leased by oil companies and held in reservation available for oil exploration by the nation's oil companies. They lease the land for $3.00 an acre per year, locking the land for possible future exploration. No one else can drill or explore on it while they claim the leases as assets. Eighty percent of the oil leases are going unused. No plans are presently underway to drill for this oil and bring it into production. The oil companies do not lease land unless they know there is oil in it. It simply lies in the ground, a huge oil bank waiting exploration and profits. Why are we not using this land for oil drilling instead of looking to the controversial off shore drilling?
Meanwhile, the oil companies are not hurting. Oh no, Mobile/Exxon made almost 12 billion in profits, (that is with a "b") for the second quarter of this year. Wall Street is surprised the profits were lower than expected. People should wonder with record profits from Mobile/Exxon, why they refuse to build new refineries to replace the old fun down ones in the US?
But, while it is rhetoric sounding like John McCain is doing something good-it has no substance for immediate relief for the American taxpayer. Understand it will take a minimum of 7 to 10 years for the oil from these rigs to reach the American gas pumps. Seven to ten years is not immediate gratification, is it?
Hell, it is not any form of instant pump and price gratification to the public. The oil companies love it because they will still be relying on foreign oil, and the oil companies have a new source of domestic product for the future and add their complex profits oil stranglehold on the American public.
In the US, there are close to 70 million acres of public land leased by oil companies and held in reservation available for oil exploration by the nation's oil companies. They lease the land for $3.00 an acre per year, locking the land for possible future exploration. No one else can drill or explore on it while they claim the leases as assets. Eighty percent of the oil leases are going unused. No plans are presently underway to drill for this oil and bring it into production. The oil companies do not lease land unless they know there is oil in it. It simply lies in the ground, a huge oil bank waiting exploration and profits. Why are we not using this land for oil drilling instead of looking to the controversial off shore drilling?
Meanwhile, the oil companies are not hurting. Oh no, Mobile/Exxon made almost 12 billion in profits, (that is with a "b") for the second quarter of this year. Wall Street is surprised the profits were lower than expected. People should wonder with record profits from Mobile/Exxon, why they refuse to build new refineries to replace the old fun down ones in the US?
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Barack Obama: You need Hillary as Vice President!
Barack Obama, you know it and the American people, and Democrats know and want Hillary on your ticket. Between the two of you, 36,000,000 people voted for your policies and programs. More over, those policies and programs were not very far apart. You need the strength of her voice to take on the lying McCain, and the votes she can deliver.
Right now, John McCain is busy being the Republican political mouthpeice, defining Barack Obama straight from the Karl Rove Republican playbook of character assassination based on attack, attack and attack everything Obama does and says. Obama defends himself when he should be talking about what he wants to do for America, and counteract this slide to depression.
Hillary Clinton said this would happen six months ago, and she was right on target. Hillary knows how to fight the Republican sleaze machine. She knows how to slug it out toe-to-toe with the Republicans and the nasty, mean-spirited way they do political business. She is a fighter, and Obama has the wounds to prove it. In addition, she is very effective and skilled at doing it. She knows John McCain and his political weaknesses and can attack the antiquated pro-business Republican policies and programs which are so radically different from the Democrats.
Obama should select Hillary as his running mate right now. Let her take on the Republicans and nail their petty, self serving butts to the wall on the issues and assassination plots they raise. Obama can get on with pressing their policies and programs for America. Who else does Obama have as running mate, next best is Joe Biden, but who else is like Hillary? She can fight, raise money and garner votes.
Why are you waiting, precious time is wasting. Hillary thinks like you and is tough in the trenches. Obama, do not be Bush stubborn!
Right now, John McCain is busy being the Republican political mouthpeice, defining Barack Obama straight from the Karl Rove Republican playbook of character assassination based on attack, attack and attack everything Obama does and says. Obama defends himself when he should be talking about what he wants to do for America, and counteract this slide to depression.
Hillary Clinton said this would happen six months ago, and she was right on target. Hillary knows how to fight the Republican sleaze machine. She knows how to slug it out toe-to-toe with the Republicans and the nasty, mean-spirited way they do political business. She is a fighter, and Obama has the wounds to prove it. In addition, she is very effective and skilled at doing it. She knows John McCain and his political weaknesses and can attack the antiquated pro-business Republican policies and programs which are so radically different from the Democrats.
Obama should select Hillary as his running mate right now. Let her take on the Republicans and nail their petty, self serving butts to the wall on the issues and assassination plots they raise. Obama can get on with pressing their policies and programs for America. Who else does Obama have as running mate, next best is Joe Biden, but who else is like Hillary? She can fight, raise money and garner votes.
Why are you waiting, precious time is wasting. Hillary thinks like you and is tough in the trenches. Obama, do not be Bush stubborn!
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