"This is not a time for greed!"
Senator Ted Kennedy said this on Meet the Press on Sunday.
But...don't worry, President Bush is on it! (yeah, right)
According to the New York Times, the GOPs effort isn't working too well. (My comments are in italics)
"Democrats quickly dismissed the new Republican approach [the inclusion of the drilling in ANWR in the bill] as a backdoor effort to overcome deep-seated opposition to drilling in the Arctic refuge.
"Americans are struggling to pay the rising cost of gas," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, "and they are not interested in handouts to help oil companies make more money by letting them drill in wildlife refuges." Amen to that!
"Democrats pressed their own ideas, including a proposal by Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, for a 60-day suspension on the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal tax on gasoline and 24-cent diesel tax." There's an idea...cut out the money going into Bush and Cheney and all their rich friends pockets...oops did i say that? I meant taxes.
"Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, tied up the Senate for almost five hours on Thursday in an effort to force a vote on his proposal to prohibit oil companies from escaping federal royalties for drilling on public lands when oil prices exceeded $55 per barrel. (Prices recently rose above $75 a barrel.) But Republicans blocked that effort." I wonder why they blocked that effort... Does it have anything to do with their ties to the oil company execs??
"Democrats say they believe that the public unhappiness will play into their efforts to regain control of the House and Senate this fall as they try to convince voters of the close ties between Republicans and oil companies and remind voters of industry-friendly legislation advocated by Republicans."
I hope this becomes a major issue for Republicans and I hope that Democrats can address it in the right way so that people go to the polls thinking "Do I want my gas prices as high as they are now?" and when they answer no...then they vote Democrat. Hopefully this will add to the list of things going wrong for Republicans and will cost them the 2006 elections.
But...don't worry, President Bush is on it! (yeah, right)
According to the New York Times, the GOPs effort isn't working too well. (My comments are in italics)
"Democrats quickly dismissed the new Republican approach [the inclusion of the drilling in ANWR in the bill] as a backdoor effort to overcome deep-seated opposition to drilling in the Arctic refuge.
"Americans are struggling to pay the rising cost of gas," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, "and they are not interested in handouts to help oil companies make more money by letting them drill in wildlife refuges." Amen to that!
"Democrats pressed their own ideas, including a proposal by Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, for a 60-day suspension on the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal tax on gasoline and 24-cent diesel tax." There's an idea...cut out the money going into Bush and Cheney and all their rich friends pockets...oops did i say that? I meant taxes.
"Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, tied up the Senate for almost five hours on Thursday in an effort to force a vote on his proposal to prohibit oil companies from escaping federal royalties for drilling on public lands when oil prices exceeded $55 per barrel. (Prices recently rose above $75 a barrel.) But Republicans blocked that effort." I wonder why they blocked that effort... Does it have anything to do with their ties to the oil company execs??
"Democrats say they believe that the public unhappiness will play into their efforts to regain control of the House and Senate this fall as they try to convince voters of the close ties between Republicans and oil companies and remind voters of industry-friendly legislation advocated by Republicans."
I hope this becomes a major issue for Republicans and I hope that Democrats can address it in the right way so that people go to the polls thinking "Do I want my gas prices as high as they are now?" and when they answer no...then they vote Democrat. Hopefully this will add to the list of things going wrong for Republicans and will cost them the 2006 elections.
posted by Ellie @ 7:51 PM
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