MaggieMae
Reality bits
- Apr 3, 2009
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Dana Perino mischaracterises the President words. Typical.
"So any notion that my administration has shut down oil production might make for a good political sound bite, but it doesnt match up with reality. We are encouraging offshore exploration and production. Were just doing it responsibly. I dont think anybody has forgotten that were only a few months removed from the worst oil spill in our history. So what weve done is to put in place common-sense standards like proving that companies can actually contain an underwater spill. And oil companies are stepping up -- weve approved more than 35 new offshore drilling permits that meet these new safety and environmental standards."
Now if she had given the full quote and then proven that there were not 35 new offshore permits approved then I might believe her. Otherwise it's just partisan politics, again.
Oh so now we resort to calling what he said and what everyone in the USA believes he said a "mischaracterization"? Hahahaha!
Fortunately for all of us, the wise energy policies of the Obama administration have us well on the way to a sustainable, secure energy future for our nation. After all, who could argue with a policy where we seek to import less oil from abroad, stifle the domestic production of such resources and do nothing to replace the shortfall?
With that in mind, surely nobody would expect a result like this.
The lack of effective leadership on this vital issue has drawn the ire of a group of conservative leaders who recently provided a summary of just what we can expect in the future if nothing happens. Brace yourselves, as Im sure none of you could have called this one.
Issue-in-Brief: Continued instability in the Middle East, combined with unprecedented foreign demand for oil and an uncertain economic recovery at home, has left the United States at the mercy of foreign dictators and markets issues that would be alleviated if the Administration lifted its self-imposed energy freeze and let domestic producers get back to work, particularly in the Gulf. There is an obvious lack of leadership from the Obama Administration.
Demand for Oil is Skyrocketing
* Since President Obama assumed office gas prices have risen 87%! (From $1.83 to $3.43 and even higher in some states!)
* Global demand for oil is rising, and the competition for foreign resources has intensified. By 2035, the United States, Japan, OECD Europe, China, and India are projected to need 25 percent more imported oil than in 2005, with China and India accounting for the major portion of that increase.
* Instead of reaping the economic and social benefits of developing our domestic resources, the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), even despite the recent permit granted by the Department of Interior (DOI), remains closed for business. According to the Energy Information Agency, domestic offshore oil production will fall 13 percent in 2011, a loss of about 220,000 barrels/day, mainly due to the continued lack of permits for the GOM.
Shocking. Thats the only word for it. Who could have imagined that we would have to import more oil from unstable foreign sources if we dont allow domestic producers to drill for it here?
Citing the unrest in the Middle East is dumb. Citing development of more oil reserves here is dumb too, when we wouldn't get to keep it anyway. Exxon-Mobil, et al., would need around 10 years before it started pumping from the ground from any new wells, and then it would sell it to the highest bidder, which would undoubtedly be China. And citing that only justifies the case for developing alternative fuel sources.