In Reversal, Dems to Allow Drilling Vote

The witch said ok on drilling.You num bows vote her out.

TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT WHO IS RAKING IN THE MONEY FOR GASOLINE,

The Dems should wake up & stop playing politics. If they would join with the Republicans and announce that we are going to allow drilling for our own oil wherever it is in our own territories, the oil rich countries would shake in their robes and oil prices would be cut in half IMMEDIATELY!!! Wake up, CONGRESS!! Lower oil prices mean lower prices for all goods & services. Save America! Drill, Baby, Drill!

I guess their polling numbers came in and they realized Americans are tired of their inaction on drilling while we are going broke at the pump while paying our enemies billions a year of our wealth. After the election, if they win, they can back off on this drilling thing and go back to business as usual. Promise us anything to get elected. But after the election get back to redistributing wealth and turning this country socialist.

When we needed Nancy Pelosi and her DEM controlled Congress they were not there. They were on vacation and Pelosi was too busy peddling her book and we needed to start the drilling this last summer! The Republicans on the other hand were listening to the people and were fighting for our wallets and our pain at the pump. Who do I trust my wallet to? It sure isn't the DEMS!! McCain/Palin08

te: EXACTLY!!

Back when the Dems wanted my vote, they promised they would control gasoline prices. They haven't done a damned thing but continue to blame the Republicans. They lied to us and have sat on their hands. Nancy Pelosi is owned by the environmental wackos. To hell with them this November.

We need oil. We need good jobs. Seems simple to me.
Opening the oil patch back up and drilling in Mooseville will do more for our economy than Obama's socialism.
We can stop Russia and the Arabs by using as much of our own energy as possible.
America is a great country and we will solve this problem soon.
Meanwhile lets save America.
*************Vote McCain Palin 08*****************

I thought Nancy Pelosi would make all the Democratic changes to correct the problems they blame on the Bush administration of creating. Over 2 years of a Democratic congress & no improvements! Nobama has even less of a plan for sny improvements.
VOTE MCCAIN - PALIN

Both sides need to stick to the issues.

http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0098A08300170099226F/

The democrats, seeing their presidential candidate floundering in the polls, decide it's time to help him out by relenting in their opposition to drilling in environmentally sensitive areas. The democrats have choked a gift-wrapped election with their choice of a candidate who split their party's voters and now they're scrambling to somehow make up the shortfall. Oh, by the way, I'm a liberal and I'm sick of the democratic leadership that can't even win an election with their opponents coming off the worst presidency in history.

The top three recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac campaign money are all Democratic Senators: Chris Dodd, John Kerry, and Barack Obama

Capital Eye | OpenSecrets.org
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Democrats
Published by Lindsay Renick Mayer on July 16, 2008 5:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

The federal government recently announced that it will come to the rescue of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, two embattled mortgage buyers that for years have pursued a lobbying strategy to get lawmakers on their side. Both companies have poured money into lobbying and campaign contributions to federal candidates, parties and committees as a general tactic, but they've also directed those contributions strategically. In the 2006 election cycle, Fannie Mae was giving 53 percent of its total $1.3 million in contributions to Republicans, who controlled Congress at that time. This cycle, with Democrats in control, they've reversed course, giving the party 56 percent of their total $1.1 million in contributions. Similarly, Freddie Mac has given 53 percent of its $555,700 in contributions to Democrats this cycle, compared to the 44 percent it gave during 2006.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have also strategically given more contributions to lawmakers currently sitting on committees that primarily regulate their industry. Fifteen of the 25 lawmakers who have received the most from the two companies combined since the 1990 election sit on either the House Financial Services Committee; the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee; or the Senate Finance Committee. The others have seats on the powerful Appropriations or Ways & Means committees, are members of the congressional leadership or have run for president. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate banking committee, has received the most from Fannie and Freddie's PACs and employees ($133,900 since 1989). Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) has received $65,500. Kanjorski chairs the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs.

Top Recipients of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Campaign Contributions, 1989-2008

Name


Office


Party/State


Total

1. Dodd, Christopher J


S


D-CT


$133,900

2. Kerry, John


S


D-MA


$111,000

3. Obama, Barack


S


D-IL


$105,849

4. Clinton, Hillary


S


D-NY


$75,550

Now that the conventions are over, do think that folks have started looking a bit more in detail at the candidates. Think that what they may be finding in Obama is not what they expected: way too many skeletons (Rev Wright, Tony Rezko & Bill Ayers ); WAY TOO ostentatious (the Obama Seal, Greek Columns, Broncos Football Stadium, not liking to be bothered while eating his waffles, 'folks in PA being bitter and hanging on to their religion and guns') -- good bad or indifferent, there is a perception of brie and chardonnay at 5 PM daily; WAY TOO MANY MIS-STATEMENTS -- "Above My Paygrade" at Saddleback, "My Muslim Faith" on This Week Sep 7, the pig and lipstick broohaha on Sep 9. For whatever reasons, his surrogates jumped on Palin as being unqualified before they had done their homework, and candidly, think that it caused folks to do some comparison with his resume -- which came up very thin for the leader of the free world. Now, even if his surrogates find 'dirt', it will not hold near the water it would have held had they kept their powder dry. They fired for effect too soon!

Do not think that Obama or his camp have been sensitive enough to the female vote. There are many former Hillary supporters who are still very angry at the Obama camp for 'disrespecting' Hillary. Be it true or not is no longer operative. It is perceived and believed by many - more than the Obama camp recognizes. The comments made by the Democratic Chair of South Carolina on Sep 10 regarding Gov Palin and her 'qualifications' are hurtful, and women are a lot more sensitive than the Obama camp has calculated. They simply do not know how to deal with Palin, and the candidate himself is having to deal with the VEEP nominee of the opposing party!

Strongly recommend all Democrats read the following Paglia article. May not agree with her all of the time, but at least she will make us think!

http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/2008/09/10/palin/

Hind sight is always 20/20, but as a minimum, Obama NEEDED HILLARY. The Democratic Party NEEDED HILLARY! They NEEDED HILLARY --- NOT ON THE SIDELINES -- BUT ON THE TICKET -- REALLY .......AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET!

PS: Nancy has now waited so late that she cannot even take credit for her 'drilling proposal'. MCs were beat up when they went home, and Obama knows that there will have to be drilling. He just cannot bring himself to --give into the little people!

Very hopeful that we will see some additional republican seats gained in November. NOT IMPRESSED WITH THEM -- but a heck of a lot LESS IMPRESSED WITH THE DEMOCRATS. Can't even get democratic members to return letters -- at least we get responses from the republicans. Think that Nancy Pelosi has them believing she is the CZARIST!!

I wonder when the stupidity will cease. Did ANYONE pay attention in Social Studies in school. The PRESIDENT does NOT hold the purse strings of our nation, CONGRESS does....now....I ask a very simple question, WHO is in the majority and running congress these days?? So before you vote Mr. Big Government No-Bama, based on the falsehood's he's putting forward blaming our financial troubles on President Bush, remember it is HIS party that has been in control for a while now, so its HIS party that is truly responsible for our rapidly sinking enconomy.

Letter of Apology' was written by Lieutenant General Chuck
Pitman, US Marine Corps, Retired:
For good and ill, the Iraqi prisoner abuse mess will remain an issue.
On the one hand, right thinking Americans will abhor the stupidity of
the actions while on the other hand, political glee will take control
and fashion this minor event into some modern day massacre.

I humbly offer my opinion here:

I am sorry that the last seven times we Americans took up arms and
sacrificed the blood of our youth; it was in the defense of Muslims (
Bosnia , Kosovo, Gulf War 1, Kuwait , etc.)

I am sorry that no such call for an apology upon the extremists came
after 9/11.

I am sorry that all of the murderers on 9/11 were Islamic Arabs.

I am sorry that most Arabs and Muslims have to live in squalor under
savage dictatorships.

I am sorry that their leaders squander their wealth.

I am sorry that their governments breed hate for the US in their
religious schools, mosques, and government-controlled media.

I am sorry that Yasser Arafat was kicked out of every Arab country
and high-jacked the Palestinian 'cause.'

I am sorry that no other Arab country will take in or offer more than
a token amount of financial help to those same Palestinians.

I am sorry that the U. S. A. has to step in and be the biggest
financial supporter of poverty stricken Arabs while the insanely
wealthy Arabs blame the USA for all their problems.

I am sorry that our own left wing, our media, and our own brainwashed
liberal masses do not understand any of this (from the misleading
vocal elements of our society like radical liberal professors, CNN
and the NY TIMES).

I am sorry the United Nations scammed the poor people of Iraq out of
the 'food for oil' money so they could get rich while the common folk
suffered.

I am sorry that some Arab governments pay the families of homicide
bombers upon their death

I am sorry that those same bombers are brainwashed thinking they will
receive 72 virgins in 'paradise.'

I am sorry that the homicide bombers think pregnant women, babies,
children, the elderly and other noncombatant civilians are legitimate
targets.

I am sorry that our troops die to free more Arabs from the gang rape
rooms and the filling of mass graves of dissidents of their own
making.

I am sorry that Muslim extremists have killed more Arabs than any
other group.

I am sorry that foreign trained terrorists are trying to seize
control of Iraq and return it to a terrorist state.

I am sorry we don't drop a few dozen Daisy cutters on Fallujah.

I am sorry every time terrorists hide they find a convenient 'Holy
Site.'

I am sorry they didn't apologize for driving a jet into the World
Trade Center that collapsed and severely damaged Saint Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church - one of our Holy Sites.

I am sorry they didn't apologize for flight 93 and 175, the USS Cole,
the embassy bombings, the murders and beheadings of Nick Berg and
Daniel Pearl, etc....etc!

I am sorry Michael Moore is American; he could feed a medium sized
village in Africa

America will get past this latest absurdity! We will punish those
responsible because that is what we do.

I am sorry the Barack Hussein Obama may be elected president of the
United States when he doesn't have a clue on how to be a strong
Commander-in-chief in a world filled with Muslim extremists who will
do whatever it needs to do to destroy the lives of civilized people
while killing innocent men, women and children in order to bring a
change that is beneficial to all Islamic terrorists worldwide.

I am sorry that voters on the liberal left don't understand the
frightening changes that are taking place in the Muslim world and
what these changes will do to this world in which we live.

I am sorry that the Democratic Party has been highjacked by
Socialists and Communists right under the very noses of those who
take pride in calling themselves democrats.

We hang out our dirty laundry for the entire world to see. We move
on. That's one of the reasons we are hated so much. We don't hide
this stuff like all those Arab countries that are now demanding an
apology.

Deep down inside, when most Americans saw this reported in the news,
we were like - so what? We lost hundreds and made fun of a few
prisoners. Sure, it was wrong, sure, it dramatically hurts our cause,
but until captured we were trying to kill these same prisoners. Now
we're supposed to wring our hands because a few were humiliated?
Our compassion is tempered with the vivid memories of our own people
killed, mutilated and burnt amongst a joyous crowd of celebrating
Fallujahans.
I am sorry if you want an apology from this American, you're going to
have a long wait! You have a better chance of finding those
seventy-two virgins.

Chuck Pitman
Lieutenant General, USMC

Big oil finally "Greasd" the right palm.

Ron Paul for President !! (write it in)

Bush has a home in Texas and Texas has oil wells. But how does Bush supposedly recieve all this money from big oil companies? The price of crude oil is based on "speculations" regarding supply & demand in the world - not just America.
I agree the big oil companies are raking in millions
but I don't make the connection of blaming the Bush Administration. With a Democractic controlled congress we have not seen a better economy or lower gas prices.
Nobama will be Nohelp!
VOTE: MCCAIN - PALIN

Scott: Great post from L.G. Chuck Pittman....great post!

GOOGLE: Obama and ACORN ....do your homewrok America, before it's too late.

Doesn't the crowd supporting OSAMA OBAMA seem like the same ilk that set OJ Simpson free..... the very expensive Bruno Mali shoe print at the crime scene matched that of Simpson's own pair of Bruno Mali, same size everything.......Nah, couldn't be OJ, there's lots of murderers in SoCal wearing $300 loafers! No matter how much proof you present the kool-aid drinkers are in the tank!

Same mentality!