The Democrats had vowed to take up energy policy after the 4th of July recess, but now they have scrubbed all plans to bring energy legislation to the floor of the House. Why? In the words of The Hill, they are “in a bind” because they fear that any effort on their part to offer energy legislation would be met by Republican amendments to permit domestic drilling for oil and gas.
This would force Democratic Congressmen to take a position on whether they want to do something serious to bring down the cost of gasoline, as an overwhelming majority of Americans want. The Democrats, amazing as it may seem, are locked into a blind, ideologically-driven opposition to doing what is necessary to meet America’s energy needs. The Hill quotes one Democratic aide:
“Right now, our strategy on gas prices is ‘Drive small cars and wait for the wind,’”
The Democrats know that they risk the wrath of the voters if they continue to force gasoline prices higher and higher:
Further complicating matters for Democrats is the growing number of pro-drilling Democrats who are becoming increasingly worried that voters might throw them in with their anti-drilling leadership.One pro-drilling Democrat predicted that the backlash against Congress for gas prices could rival the outrage voters felt about the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
I’ve got news for the Dems: the voters care about gas prices a whole lot more than they ever cared about Jack Abramoff.
On Friday, John Hinderaker of Power Line blog posted the above short note about the Democrats in Congress and their gutless gamesmanship in the face of a genuine crisis for Americans. Texas Senator John Cornyn responded to the Power Line post with an e-mail inviting Americans to participate on his weblog forum in the comments section of various guest bloggers there.
I’m staging an “Energy Independence Days” discussion this week on my Web site. I will be joined by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Speaker Newt Gingrich and others who see clearly the need to produce more domestic energy and reduce our reliance on foreign sources. You know I am a long time and enthusiastic Power Line fan, and it’s an honor to communicate with your readers. I hope many of you will join me at JohnCornyn.com this coming week, and share your thoughts on our energy problem.
If you would like Cornyn’s office to hear your voice, go there this week and comment at the guestblogger postings.
On a related note, Senator Cornyn, why do a bunch of Minnesota lawyers rate a personal e-mail to their blog and Lone Star Times, a Texas institution and a veritable fount of loyal and complimentary articles about you rates not a peep ? Those fresh flowers you send to Big Jolly’s house every other day are nice but it hardly qualifies as serious recognition. [ editor: Are you crazy ? That's top secret information. ]
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All the RINOs have to do is harp on solving the energy crisis by allow drilling off the east or west coast or in Alaska and the Dimwits will lose. Voters always tend to vote with their pocketbooks and gas prices is a major issue. And to answer the Dimwits claim that it will take ten years to produce results, the answer would be if we don’t start now, it will always be ten years. The Dimwits have the Eco-wackos as a branch of the party and that doesn’t help. The Dimwits promote wind powered energy but their two big biggest windbags, Ted “the lifeguard” Kennedy and John “flip/flop” Kerry, wouldn’t allow a wind farm in their own backyard.
Wind Wind Wind. Lets erect some in Denver before the convention for a lot of hot air.
Not to long ago the wind quit blowing for a day in west Texas. Several companies have agreements that the power companies can automatically shut them off, these companies get cheaper rates, when the power grid is under powered.Also just in the past two weeks sudden burst of wind over powered the grid and almost shut the whole thing down.
Go nuke!!!!
** On a related note, Senator Cornyn, why do a bunch of Minnesota lawyers rate a personal e-mail to their blog and Lone Star Times, a Texas institution and a veritable fount of loyal and complimentary articles about you rates not a peep ? **
Better talk to your colleagues. I would be shocked if LSTers are not receiving the Cornyn campaign’s blogger emails. Which are never for attribution, of course.
#3 Publius
Blogger-emails and an individual, personal e-mail are two different things, Kevin. My comment was obviously tongue-in-cheek so the distinction is of no real importance anyway. Good grief, my attempts at humor may not be very successful, but it does get tedious when I have to explain the details.
Drill, Drill and drill some more. I do not understand environmentalist wackos. No matter where we get oil there is an environment attached to it. It is the “Not in my backyard” mentality that makes them so hypocritical. I’m with Governor Palin….drill.
jw punch a hole in my back yard
jwalker,
My sister is a registered Republican and active in the party, yet she opposes a project near her western mountaintop home. She has a NIMBY outlook because she is trying to protect her real estate investment.
The environmental wacko label is just too simplistic to apply to folks that may oppose a technology or project.
Canadian Hydroelectric producers have funneled funds to opponents of gas pipelines in the NE.
Florida and California’s opposition to offshore drilling would likely evaporate if the states got a cut of the offshore lease money.
The farmers (Con-Agra & Archer Daniels Midland) oppose drilling so the price of their corn will stay high.
The list goes on and on. Yes the environmental folks are at the forefront, but I suggest that you look very close at who funds their efforts.
Simple
Judiciously save U.S. domestic oil… our military will need it…
I’m absolutely for more drilling. The more the better.
QUESTION: How much more oil could the United States reasonable produce (in millions of barrels/day) if it tapped into ALL it’s oil reserves? Green River, ANWR, Shale, offshore, etc.?
#9
Enough to put off the crisis for 50+ years in which time we should be smart enough to fix the future problem.
Of course noting that we have known this was going to happen for the last 30+ years that could be a bad assumption.
Who is Jack Abramoff??
How much did I spend in gas last week??
Republicans need to learn some Spanish and get some cojones.
11 jp
Republicans typically bring a squirt gun to a Howitzer fight.
This is only rivaled by the “Stick our head in the sand and hope things change” strategy.
“Further complicating matters for Democrats is the growing number of pro-drilling Democrats who are becoming increasingly worried that voters might throw them in with their anti-drilling leadership.One pro-drilling Democrat predicted that the backlash against Congress for gas prices could rival the outrage voters felt about the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.”
If they don’t want to get thrown in with anti drilling leadership then they need to speak up and speak up loudly. The leadership are leaders not dictators. The reps should be doing what their constituents want, not what Nancy P and the other fools want.
“If things get much worse, I am afraid I’m going to have to ask you to quit helping me.”
Wind blows…liberal democrats blow. As far as drilling goes…drill in my backyard.