Jun 20, 2008 05:56PM GMT
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Politics - United States
Did Bush and McCain propose oil drilling off Florida as a ploy to win 2008 election?
President George W. Bush today called on Congress to expand domestic oil production to lower record high oil and gas prices by lifting a ban on oil exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf that has been in place since 1981. Bush says America should develop oil shale in the Green River Basin of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; he again proposed drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and he also again proposed increasing refinery capacity. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona also called for an increase in domestic oil production from offshore drilling Tuesday during a speech in Houston, Texas. McCain says there is at least 21 billion barrels.Obama says that as president he would double fuel economy standards within 18 years. His plan would provide retooling tax credits and loan guarantees for domestic auto plants and parts manufacturers, so that they can build new fuel-efficient cars rather than overseas companies. Obama would also invest in advanced vehicle technology such as advanced lightweight materials and new engines.
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Answered Undecided
Get a clue -- even Paris H has this one figured out. Only those who live on econut burgers are still confused on this.
The broad based energy policies McCain is promoting are in the country's best long term interest -- including drilling for more oil. -
Answered Yes. Revenue and jobs for Floridians may encourage them to vote for McCain.
If using common sense to drill for the oil that we have and at the same time seek alternative energy sources is a ploy to win, then they should win!! And any politition who goes in the oposite direction on this energy issue should be taken down and replaced with more common sense leaders!!! -
Answered Yes. Revenue and jobs for Floridians may encourage them to vote for McCain.
but what do the democrats offer ?
history review :
http://millercenter.org/acade... Carter’s main achievement involved energy policy, though he would receive little credit for it during his term.
in nuclear energy policy, in which he was an expert. He got Congress to abolish the powerful Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, a step that would make it easier to block breeder reactors and move toward light-water reactors of the kind favored by the administration. Carter won his route for a soon to be constructed oil pipeline in Alaska. He killed funding for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor, because the plutonium reactor technology would increase the risk of nuclear proliferation if adopted elsewhere in the world. Instead, Congress authorized and funded a shutdown of the reactor.
By April 1980, he had gotten much of his second energy package through, including a Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax (with revenues designated for the general Treasury but not for specific energy projects), which would expire in 1993 or before, if the full amount of $227 billion had been collected. But there were two major defeats: Congress overrode a presidential veto of a bill that Congress had passed repealing a $4.62 per barrel oil import fee -- the first time in twenty-eight years that a Congress had overridden a veto by a president from the majority party. It also defeated the Energy Mobilization Board that Carter had proposed to cut through "red tape" in developing new sources of energy....but what do the democrats offer ?
history review :
http://millercenter.org/acade... Carter’s main achievement involved energy policy, though he would receive little credit for it during his term.
in nuclear energy policy, in which he was an expert. He got Congress to abolish the powerful Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, a step that would make it easier to block breeder reactors and move toward light-water reactors of the kind favored by the administration. Carter won his route for a soon to be constructed oil pipeline in Alaska. He killed funding for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor, because the plutonium reactor technology would increase the risk of nuclear proliferation if adopted elsewhere in the world. Instead, Congress authorized and funded a shutdown of the reactor.
By April 1980, he had gotten much of his second energy package through, including a Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax (with revenues designated for the general Treasury but not for specific energy projects), which would expire in 1993 or before, if the full amount of $227 billion had been collected. But there were two major defeats: Congress overrode a presidential veto of a bill that Congress had passed repealing a $4.62 per barrel oil import fee -- the first time in twenty-eight years that a Congress had overridden a veto by a president from the majority party. It also defeated the Energy Mobilization Board that Carter had proposed to cut through "red tape" in developing new sources of energy.
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http://blog.heritage.org/2008...
, Presidents compete with Congress for control of administrative agencies. Since Congress passes laws creating agencies, enacts the legislation that agencies implement, and appropriates the money that agencies spend, it has a legitimate claim to the management and direction of the executive branch. This is reflected not only in Congress’s ability to confirm presidential nominations to the top positions in the executive branch but also in its ability to direct agency activity by conducting oversight hearings and investigations, writing instructions for agencies into law, and increasing or decreasing agency appropriations.
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Agencies also have some autonomy due to civil service rules and regulations. Since the passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883, civil service laws have regulated segments of the federal employee pool. The shape and coverage of these protections has changed over time. Eventually, these laws provided that federal employees below the presidential appointee level could not be hired, promoted, or fired except on the basis of merit. They also placed restrictions on electioneering by federal employees and granted to employees the rights to hearing and appeal in cases of adverse personnel actions.(less) -
Answered No. A dirty tactic only for those who are capable of trusting these two.
Bush has had almost 8 years and he only now realizes domestic drilling bans need to be lifted? duh. McCain is more of the horrible Bush policies and Obama doesnt want to drill at all. It seems these fat cat politicians have no idea of the pain Americans are feeling at the gas pump. We can drill, build new refinerys and still protect the environment. Even China is able to drill 60 miles off our Florida coast, but we aren't? Insanity and both parties are to blame, come on leaders do something! -
Earth to Toni. Early in the Bush administration, he proposed a full energy plan that including drilling for more oil as well as developing other sources of energy.
The "in the econuts pocketbook Democrats" blocked Bush's energy plans then, just as they are now and will continue to do far into the future so long as the econuts keep the Dem's pocketbooks full of campaign cash and voters don't toss them out of Congress.
In other words -- Bush was all about change -- the Democrat Congress is all about more of the same useless crap that Carter started in the 1970s. -
Answered Undecided
obviously poorly worded choices. if i trusted these two, then i'd buy into what ever tired, retreaded tactic they put out. gee, someone from texas wanting to put more potential ecohazards off the shores of every state! all in the hopes that there's less than a billion to one chance of finding nothing. now maybe we're getting a better idea why u.s. manufacturers/developers of photovoltaic cells often make their products overseas - no support in their own country. good thinkin, guys - not. -
Answered No. A dirty tactic only for those who are capable of trusting these two.
This is the corp control putting pressure on and its because by doing this a baseline for the cost of gas is set, production won't ocurr for years with no savings and the environment is more doomed, next they will need refineries -
Answered Yes. Revenue and jobs for Floridians may encourage them to vote for McCain.
Barack has looked to future an has seen the dark side of energy development! Destroyed beaches, oily birds and eighty miles to the Gallon Paper cars! He is happy, American citizens are cowed down in abject fear of evironmentalists!
John has looked to the future and he saw a reasonable oil price, drilling in remote areas, high technology working and Barack in serious trouble for hiching a ride with Al Gore's 17 miles to the gallon SUV!
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another deliberate misrepresentation. basically, this is just sport for you,isn't it friday? you flip what mcbush wants and assign it to obama. mcbush is all about ginormous defense, raising taxes for the middle and lower income people, tax breaks for the super rich, cronism (go google the KEATING FIVE), flag waving psuedo-patriotism(wasn't mcbush drafted?) opportunism, and basically conning american voters. how can someone who screwed up in nam, be labelled a hero, let alone be trusted to run our country? aren't you concerned that great grandpa might drop dead any moment? are you aware that he's older than DICK cheney (who's already suffered two heart related emergencies)? do you know what insurance actuarial tables claim to be the average life expectancy of a white american? you don't have a clue about what obama wants, but you do love to talk about him, as long as you get to spew disinformation.
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Answered Undecided
Since July 18th, 2007 the No More Excuses Act, HR3089 has been sitting in Congress, it requires 218 signatures to go to vote, currently it has 139. This act will open up ANWR, Off Shore and fund many alternative energy programs. This bill has nothing to do with either McCain or Bush and is stalled in committee, primarily by the Democrats. For more information go here.
http://www.govtrack.us/congre...
Answered Undecided
Who cares so long as we start drilling for our own oil.