Mar
23

Democrat Who Voted to Lift Drilling Ban Threatens Civil War If Ban Isn’t Reinstated

Jimmie on March 23rd, 2009

Hey, bring it on, Granola Boy.

The moratorium on offshore oil drilling “will be reinstated,” Inslee told CNSNews.com, but he did not specify whether he meant the executive branch moratorium or the one from the Interior Department.
“One way or the other, it will be reinstated,” said Inslee. “One way or the other, by any means necessary.
“We [...]

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Mar
14

Getting Schooled in Freedom and Trade by Lula

Jimmie on March 14th, 2009

Fausta has been liveblogging the press conference with President Obama and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, best known to everyone but our own State Department as Lula. It makes for interesting reading, but here’s her takeaway line:

Obama’s talking progressive policies, Lula is talking about free trade and business.

You can see that in [...]

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Nov
24

What Old is New Again in Obama’s America

Jimmie on November 24th, 2008

In yesterday’s New York Times, P-E Obama said this:

“There are no quick or easy fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making,” Mr. Obama said Saturday. “And it’s likely to get worse before it gets better.
“But January 20th is our chance to begin anew, with a new direction, new ideas [...]

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Aug
1

Obama’s New Position: Sure, Let’s Drill. Why Not?

Jimmie on August 1st, 2008

Barack Obama, July 14, 2008:

If offshore drilling would provide short-term relief at the pump or a long-term strategy for energy independence, it would be worthy of our consideration, regardless of the risks. But most experts, even within the Bush Administration, concede it would do neither. It would merely prolong the failed energy policies [...]

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May
8

Who Doesn’t Want Cheap Energy? Plenty of Folks.

Jimmie on May 8th, 2008

Victor David Hanson muses and I have a bit of an answer.

With the world’s largest reserves of coal, after creating the nuclear power industry ex nihilo, and with billions of oil still under our soil and waters, it makes no sense to produce less energy while blaming and taxing those who produce what we have, [...]

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