House Democrats Expand Proposed Oil, Gas Drilling

Source: WSJ

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats, some chanting "drill, drill," embraced a plan to open the door for more oil and natural-gas exploration along the entire U.S. coastline, in a shift showing the power of the energy issue in this election.

Under a compromise bill hammered out in a series of closed-door meetings Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the House Democratic leadership agreed on a plan that would authorize drilling along the entire coastline, though new production would hinge on states agreeing to participate. Previously, Democrats proposed opening the door to expanded drilling along only a portion of the Atlantic seaboard, from Virginia to Georgia, and the Gulf Coast of Florida.

The new proposal would potentially open areas off the coast of California that have been closed to new oil drilling for more than two decades. The measure could be voted on as soon as Friday.

The Democrats' turnabout marks a victory for the oil industry and Republicans, who have seized on the drilling issue in recent months. With gasoline prices still high at the pump, polls show Americans in favor of expanded oil production at home, and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has made the issue central to his campaign, as have congressional Republicans.



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Plan B at work

I give up.

Son of bitches! What the fuck, did they all pants one another too? Any oil in there, any over here! Fucking losers!

Though I hardly mean to insult weasels...

This just gives the Oil companies more time to milk the people.

It also gives the alternative energy folks a kick in the head since the sheep will think they don't have to worry about energy anymore...

Fuckers....

:argh:

God damn it to hell.

... in the hope that more people will see the true colours
of the gutless traitors who they have representing them.

:grr:

We can say goodbye to the White and and to major gains in the House & Senate.

could be vetoed - but they will sell off the coastline to big oil because they have been such careful stewards of out natural resources???????

though new production would hinge on states agreeing to participate

Very few states would agree. The only ones who would are Texas and other strong Repug controlled states. Let them make a mess out of their states and the people will turn to the Democrats to clean it up.

Nothing done in one state will be able to hop over that black outline and affect a different-colored state. Phew!

Its like some cartoon or something. No logic.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

I want these assclowns names so I can contact them personally and tell them just what FUCKERS I think they are.

I have been hanging on to my party affiliation by a thread for years -- it is shit like this that will finally push me to cut that thread. :mad:

FUCK any Democrat who votes for this shit!!

Drill, drill but a resounding NO to childrens health care.

First they manipulate gas/oil prices, then say price raise was due to "speculators".
Then they respond to public outcry of high prices by seeking drilling rights that have been
blocked for years.
Palin for sure will give them Anwar.

It is all about big oil.
It has always been about big oil.
Oil and staying in power.

Is the general public aware of this? I assume the Democrats are. Just wondering.

day! Why not just roll over and play dead. Stick a fork in the planet. Its done. Its sure hard to keep hope, when there appears to be nothing or no one left to have hope or faith in. Going to sign off for awhile.

I need to take a break and go play with my pets. Love you all here at DU, but right now, I am just way too frustrated at the majority of the human species right now to be fit company for any one.

... and a vicious slap in the face of Americans, who will see their natural resources depleted, polluted, and destroyed by rapacious corporations, with almost no effect on gas prices and a devastating impact on the Earth's climate.

"Because the carbon fuels industry — big oil and coal — have a 50-year lease on the Republican Party, and they are drilling it for everything it’s worth." – Al Gore, Denver

"Now is the time to end this addiction, and to understand that drilling is a stop-gap measure, not a long-term solution. Not even close." – Barack Obama, Denver

"The oil administration, they want to drill more, into your wallet." – Dennis Kucinich, Denver

that's the oil industry that controls ALL of Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike . . .

these people are corporate shills masquerading as representatives of you and me . . . they are traitors . . .