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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
I did see that, but again..... Drilling had been proposed from the mid-1990's on by Republicans and it was shot down by democrats every single time. So, what's your point? That the democrats were stupid and didn't allow drilling so we have high gas prices?  We'd still be at under $2.00 a gallon and not dependant on the middle east if it weren't for your party.  |
How exactly did you derive the $2.00 a gallon figure when, again, the R Dept. of Energy said, at most, the effect of extracting the US' oil and refining it into gasoline would be at $0.10 a gallon and it would take 20 years to get that benefit, regardless of whether we drill now or drilled then. Do you refute this fact or are you deliberately ignoring it by trying to say (with no logical basis) that D's are responsible for $4.00 to $5.00 a gallon gas now? What facts support you in any way given the Bush Administration's $0.10 figure?
Of course, you do not seem to mind that the R party routinely deceives the American public be implying immediate benefit from drilling in the US, when no facts support that case. In fact, you have repeatedlty perpetuated that lie here.
It seems to me that if getting off of our dep. on foreign oil was truly your desire, then you'd be for alternate fuels, like wind power. Anectdotal evidence demonstrates that can work because:
1. It is working;
2. It is far cheaper than oil exploration and refinement;
3. The supply is limitless, and;
4. It would create many new jobs to implement and maintain.
Where is the losing side of this proposition?
Once again, I say take all the oil out of the earth now, today. The sooner we do that the sooner we are rid of the blight of the oil lobby.
In any event, from now on, when you raise this assinine and incorrect "drilling now will reduce gas prices" argument, I will direct you to this and the like 500 other threads where you were proven wrong but just can't seem to face the facts and admit it.