Why now HBO? and why is the Lib ashamed of being a lib?

[grunt11b]

Get off you're lard stuffed right wing ass. and read what insane right wing Dubya court said in, Citizens said?

I don't see HBO going after anything but ratings; I did not watch the GAME CHANGE show. Bush II & citizens United are not issues either. The Court ruled, gotta live with it for now.

That's not a very good way to get ratings, noone is going to pay any attention to that shit, and it may backfire on HBO with people dropping HBO from their premium line up and packaging.

 

[Stephanie]

I didn't expect you to be able to defend your post.

Dems blast Bush for high gas prices
Dems blame Bush for high gas prices - May. 18, 2004

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

And clearly you don't read. You just type. I wrote, "But most people have myopic thinking just like you and will blame the prez....any prez."

"...most people" Got it, twit?

Didn't like the piece I posted where it says, DEMOCRATS blame BUSH for high gas prices eh?
oh well, whine away...Bush was blamed and obama will also be, though he has MORE of a reason to BE with his polices..ain't shit you can do about it...and it's showing already with his approvals...whoohoo

 

[grunt11b]

You rarely hear a liberal refer to himself or herself as a liberal, but a conservative almost always choses to be identified as a consevative?

That's because when they do identify themselves as a liberal the bullshit meter triggers and everyone knows what they are about say say will be bullshit. So they choose not to reveal their ideology, but it doesn't take long to figure them out, about 10 seconds of conversation is all it takes.

 

[grunt11b]

Women Returning to Democratic Party, Poll Finds

By Brian Faler
Special to The Washington Post
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

That one is just a little bit dated, don't you think, Syphon??

I know right, I think at about that time almost everybody flocked to the democrats, the proof was in the 2006 midterms and the 2008 presidential race. Only problem is, is after 6 years of democrat congressional rule and 3-1/2 years of liberalism in the white house america is scared to friggen death and are flocking back to the right.

 

[Immanuel]

You all make sure you're here on November 5th. Obama will be re-elected. I say that without any partisan leanings. Romney, Santorum et al. have alienated the largest group of voters in this country: women and Rush Limbaugh was the catalyst.

Pat yourselves on the back because you shot your collective selves in the foot with these morons.

While I am pessimistic (it works better for me because the guys I predict to win never do anyway) and think that you are right that Obama will win the election. I disagree that it is because the Republicans alienated women. Women are smarter than you seem to give them credit for and can see through the partisan BS coming from the left as well as they can see through that coming form the right. The reason Republicans will lose is because they tried to do the same idiotic trick the Democrats did in 2008 with John Kerry. They offered a piss poor candidate to replace the incumbent.

It is hard enough to beat an incumbent, but trying to do it with a crappy candidate is beyond foolish.

Immie

 

[grunt11b]

It's pretty simple. During the 08 election Sarah Palin caused Palin Derangement Syndrome that really fired up the liberal base. Obama is hoping for a replay of that to deflect attention away from Obamacare, trilllions of new debt, $5.00 per gallon gas and the complete leadership void that has allowed the mid-east nations to become so dangerous and unstable. Let's not let him get away with it. All those that want Obama to lose in November need to keep attention focused on the reality of his administration.

the biggest drivers of the debt and deficit are:

The Wars
Medicare Part D
The 2001 / 2003 Tax Cuts

Which one of those are Obama's fault?

How do you want the president to affect gas prices? if he unilaterally changed them that would actually be socialist of him.

so you want the US to continue to be the world police? ok, what country would you like us to go war with next? the only middle east country that is causing a political firestorm is Iran, mostly because Israel is threatening to nuke them. So you want Obama to control Israel now?

the health care law has allowed millions of people access to affordable health care again. outside the mandate, can you point to a specific section of the law you actually disagree with? or are you just gonna list right wing talking points like the rest?

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

 

[Syphon]

It's pretty simple. During the 08 election Sarah Palin caused Palin Derangement Syndrome that really fired up the liberal base. Obama is hoping for a replay of that to deflect attention away from Obamacare, trilllions of new debt, $5.00 per gallon gas and the complete leadership void that has allowed the mid-east nations to become so dangerous and unstable. Let's not let him get away with it. All those that want Obama to lose in November need to keep attention focused on the reality of his administration.

the biggest drivers of the debt and deficit are:

The Wars
Medicare Part D
The 2001 / 2003 Tax Cuts

Which one of those are Obama's fault?

How do you want the president to affect gas prices? if he unilaterally changed them that would actually be socialist of him.

so you want the US to continue to be the world police? ok, what country would you like us to go war with next? the only middle east country that is causing a political firestorm is Iran, mostly because Israel is threatening to nuke them. So you want Obama to control Israel now?

the health care law has allowed millions of people access to affordable health care again. outside the mandate, can you point to a specific section of the law you actually disagree with? or are you just gonna list right wing talking points like the rest?

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

 

[Stephanie]

the biggest drivers of the debt and deficit are:

The Wars
Medicare Part D
The 2001 / 2003 Tax Cuts

Which one of those are Obama's fault?

How do you want the president to affect gas prices? if he unilaterally changed them that would actually be socialist of him.

so you want the US to continue to be the world police? ok, what country would you like us to go war with next? the only middle east country that is causing a political firestorm is Iran, mostly because Israel is threatening to nuke them. So you want Obama to control Israel now?

the health care law has allowed millions of people access to affordable health care again. outside the mandate, can you point to a specific section of the law you actually disagree with? or are you just gonna list right wing talking points like the rest?

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

and if Obama told you the sky was pink, you would believe that too I take it

from politifact..

We think Obama’s phrasing suggests that he thinks the administration’s policies have played a role, saying, for instance, that "over the last three years, we’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration." But we also think he does so cautiously.

Our ruling

Obama was correct when he said that "right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." We think he may have overstated his administration’s role in achieving that, but not wildly so. We rate the claim Mostly True.

MOSTLY true.....lol

 

[Syphon]

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

and if Obama told you the sky was pink, you would believe that too I take it

from politifact..

We think Obama’s phrasing suggests that he thinks the administration’s policies have played a role, saying, for instance, that "over the last three years, we’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration." But we also think he does so cautiously.

Our ruling

Obama was correct when he said that "right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." We think he may have overstated his administration’s role in achieving that, but not wildly so. We rate the claim Mostly True.

MOSTLY true.....lol

provide evidence that what i said is not true. then we can talk, otherwise thanks for adding nothing to the conversation.

 

[Full-Auto]

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

and if Obama told you the sky was pink, you would believe that too I take it

from politifact..

We think Obama’s phrasing suggests that he thinks the administration’s policies have played a role, saying, for instance, that "over the last three years, we’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration." But we also think he does so cautiously.

Our ruling

Obama was correct when he said that "right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years." We think he may have overstated his administration’s role in achieving that, but not wildly so. We rate the claim Mostly True.

MOSTLY true.....lol

provide evidence that what i said is not true. then we can talk, otherwise thanks for adding nothing to the conversation.

Then post the avg time from discovery to production and you will see nothing but an obama fluffer. YOU..............

 

[Syphon]

and if Obama told you the sky was pink, you would believe that too I take it

from politifact..


MOSTLY true.....lol

provide evidence that what i said is not true. then we can talk, otherwise thanks for adding nothing to the conversation.

Then post the avg time from discovery to production and you will see nothing but an obama fluffer. YOU..............

discovery to production was not part of this conversation. thanks for trying to change the subject.

you claimed there was still a drilling moratorium, which there isnt. and the moratorium was only on new wells in the gulf. thus all those other wells still continued to produce.

next i showed that oil production is at its highest level in 8 years. if we are truly at such a high level of production, then why arent prices falling? oh thats right... because the price of oil is set on the open market.

the fed even shows oil imports are down, and production is up.
Federal report: U.S. oil imports down, domestic production highest since 2003 - Los Angeles Times

According to the study, the United States reduced net imports of crude oil last year by 10%, or 1 million barrels a day. The U.S. now imports 45% of its petroleum, down from 57% in 2008, and is on track to meet Obama’s long-term goal, the administration maintains.

 

[Full-Auto]

provide evidence that what i said is not true. then we can talk, otherwise thanks for adding nothing to the conversation.

Then post the avg time from discovery to production and you will see nothing but an obama fluffer. YOU..............

discovery to production was not part of this conversation. thanks for trying to change the subject.

you claimed there was still a drilling moratorium, which there isnt. and the moratorium was only on new wells in the gulf. thus all those other wells still continued to produce.

next i showed that oil production is at its highest level in 8 years. if we are truly at such a high level of production, then why arent prices falling? oh thats right... because the price of oil is set on the open market.

the fed even shows oil imports are down, and production is up.
Federal report: U.S. oil imports down, domestic production highest since 2003 - Los Angeles Times

According to the study, the United States reduced net imports of crude oil last year by 10%, or 1 million barrels a day. The U.S. now imports 45% of its petroleum, down from 57% in 2008, and is on track to meet Obama’s long-term goal, the administration maintains.

I UNDERSTAND YOU DONT WISH TO LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. Too late.......


I find it cute you can make an asinine comment and complain when reality hits you in the face.

 

[JRK]

the biggest drivers of the debt and deficit are:

The Wars
Medicare Part D
The 2001 / 2003 Tax Cuts

Which one of those are Obama's fault?

How do you want the president to affect gas prices? if he unilaterally changed them that would actually be socialist of him.

so you want the US to continue to be the world police? ok, what country would you like us to go war with next? the only middle east country that is causing a political firestorm is Iran, mostly because Israel is threatening to nuke them. So you want Obama to control Israel now?

the health care law has allowed millions of people access to affordable health care again. outside the mandate, can you point to a specific section of the law you actually disagree with? or are you just gonna list right wing talking points like the rest?

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

I get so tired of the spin the left sucks up

Under Obama, Federal Oil and Gas Production Is Down 40%

read this

The latest: Twenty-two Senate Republicans sent Obama a lengthy letter Wednesday alleging that “[h]undreds of thousands of jobs and trillions of dollars in economic activity may be foregone if current policies remain in place.”

Sens. David Vitter (La.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) led the letter, which also includes signatures from some members of the GOP leadership team, including Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.).

“Arbitrary federal land restrictions now serve as a primary roadblock to domestic energy production,” they write.

Republicans said production increases in recent years stem from Bush-era decisions, development on private and state lands (in areas including the Bakken formation in North Dakota) and technology advances.

GOP counters Obama on drilling - The Hill's E2-Wire

Obama Drilling Rules Thrown Out By Federal Judge
Federal Court

 

[Seawytch]

the biggest drivers of the debt and deficit are:

The Wars
Medicare Part D
The 2001 / 2003 Tax Cuts

Which one of those are Obama's fault?

How do you want the president to affect gas prices? if he unilaterally changed them that would actually be socialist of him.

so you want the US to continue to be the world police? ok, what country would you like us to go war with next? the only middle east country that is causing a political firestorm is Iran, mostly because Israel is threatening to nuke them. So you want Obama to control Israel now?

the health care law has allowed millions of people access to affordable health care again. outside the mandate, can you point to a specific section of the law you actually disagree with? or are you just gonna list right wing talking points like the rest?

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

Not only that...the "drill baby drill" crowd needs to explain Canada. They produce more than they consume but are still paying the same as everyone else at the pump.

We only have 2% of the worlds oil, but use 20%.

 

[Stephanie]

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

Not only that...the "drill baby drill" crowd needs to explain Canada. They produce more than they consume but are still paying the same as everyone else at the pump.

We only have 2% of the worlds oil, but use 20%.

SNIP:

Obama's 2% Lie
Posted by Gerri Willis | February 27, 2012



Gas prices shot up 18 cents on average nationwide over the past two weeks, according to the latest Lundberg survey.

That puts the average cost of regular gas at $3.69 a gallon. Of course, many of you around the country are already paying over $4.

President Obama, members of his administration, Democrats in Congress, and his allies on the left all make the same case: we can't "drill our way" out of this problem.

They say we use a quarter of the world's oil, but only have 2% of the world's oil reserves. So, do the math. They say it's impossible, but here's how he gets to that mythical 2%.

For simplicity, we'll call it Obama's big oil lie because that's what it is.
.

Read more: Obama's 2% Lie - GerriWillis.com Blog - Fox Business

 

[JRK]

Blah blah blah, leftwing talking points that are in no way shape or form truthful. He could start by lifting the drilling moratorium and by telling those who drill/refine that they can drill drill drill all they want. It would make us a net exporter of oil and would ultimately drive down our debt and maybe...just maybe get the budget under control. But see the thing is, the left does not want our budget under control, they want the economy to collapse so they can implement their own ideological economy "Which ultimately will be a socialist one which has never worked in history.

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

Not only that...the "drill baby drill" crowd needs to explain Canada. They produce more than they consume but are still paying the same as everyone else at the pump.

We only have 2% of the worlds oil, but use 20%.

From earlier

I get so tired of the spin the left sucks up

Under Obama, Federal Oil and Gas Production Is Down 40%

read this

The latest: Twenty-two Senate Republicans sent Obama a lengthy letter Wednesday alleging that “[h]undreds of thousands of jobs and trillions of dollars in economic activity may be foregone if current policies remain in place.”

Sens. David Vitter (La.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) led the letter, which also includes signatures from some members of the GOP leadership team, including Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.).

“Arbitrary federal land restrictions now serve as a primary roadblock to domestic energy production,” they write.

Republicans said production increases in recent years stem from Bush-era decisions, development on private and state lands (in areas including the Bakken formation in North Dakota) and technology advances.

GOP counters Obama on drilling - The Hill's E2-Wire

 

[Syphon]

the drilling moratorium in the gulf was lifted in october of 2010 mr genuis.
Obama administration lifts deep-water drilling moratorium - CNN

or that oil production it its highest level since 2003.
Barack Obama says U.S. oil production last year was highest level in 8 years.
PolitiFact | Barack Obama says U.S. oil production is at eight-year high

Not only that...the "drill baby drill" crowd needs to explain Canada. They produce more than they consume but are still paying the same as everyone else at the pump.

We only have 2% of the worlds oil, but use 20%.

From earlier

I get so tired of the spin the left sucks up

Under Obama, Federal Oil and Gas Production Is Down 40%

read this

The latest: Twenty-two Senate Republicans sent Obama a lengthy letter Wednesday alleging that “[h]undreds of thousands of jobs and trillions of dollars in economic activity may be foregone if current policies remain in place.”

Sens. David Vitter (La.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) led the letter, which also includes signatures from some members of the GOP leadership team, including Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.).

“Arbitrary federal land restrictions now serve as a primary roadblock to domestic energy production,” they write.

Republicans said production increases in recent years stem from Bush-era decisions, development on private and state lands (in areas including the Bakken formation in North Dakota) and technology advances.

GOP counters Obama on drilling - The Hill's E2-Wire

i still dont see any proof from you that oil and gas production is in fact down "40%".

 

[JRK]

Not only that...the "drill baby drill" crowd needs to explain Canada. They produce more than they consume but are still paying the same as everyone else at the pump.

We only have 2% of the worlds oil, but use 20%.

From earlier

I get so tired of the spin the left sucks up

Under Obama, Federal Oil and Gas Production Is Down 40%

read this

The latest: Twenty-two Senate Republicans sent Obama a lengthy letter Wednesday alleging that “[h]undreds of thousands of jobs and trillions of dollars in economic activity may be foregone if current policies remain in place.”

Sens. David Vitter (La.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) led the letter, which also includes signatures from some members of the GOP leadership team, including Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.).

“Arbitrary federal land restrictions now serve as a primary roadblock to domestic energy production,” they write.

Republicans said production increases in recent years stem from Bush-era decisions, development on private and state lands (in areas including the Bakken formation in North Dakota) and technology advances.

GOP counters Obama on drilling - The Hill's E2-Wire

i still dont see any proof from you that oil and gas production is in fact down "40%".

Hot Air Alert: White House Claims Support for U.S. Energy Production, Actions Tell an Entirely Different Story - House Committee on Natural Resources
Small Town Bucks the Economic Trend with Energy Production
Citing publicly available federal data, the House Natural Resources Committee noted these figures:
•Oil and natural gas production on federal lands is down by more than 40 percent compared to 10 years ago.
•Under the Obama administration, 2010 had the lowest number of onshore leases issued since 1984.
•The Obama administration held only one offshore lease sale in 2011.
the link to the 40% number was down, wonder why that is bud?


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec1_30.pdf
http://naturalresources.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=272562
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec1_30.pdf
http://naturalresources.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=272562
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/media.../fy_2011.Par.19679.File.dat/chart_2011_03.pdf

 

[Syphon]

From earlier

I get so tired of the spin the left sucks up

Under Obama, Federal Oil and Gas Production Is Down 40%

read this

The latest: Twenty-two Senate Republicans sent Obama a lengthy letter Wednesday alleging that “[h]undreds of thousands of jobs and trillions of dollars in economic activity may be foregone if current policies remain in place.”

Sens. David Vitter (La.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) led the letter, which also includes signatures from some members of the GOP leadership team, including Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.).

“Arbitrary federal land restrictions now serve as a primary roadblock to domestic energy production,” they write.

Republicans said production increases in recent years stem from Bush-era decisions, development on private and state lands (in areas including the Bakken formation in North Dakota) and technology advances.

GOP counters Obama on drilling - The Hill's E2-Wire

i still dont see any proof from you that oil and gas production is in fact down "40%".

Hot Air Alert: White House Claims Support for U.S. Energy Production, Actions Tell an Entirely Different Story - House Committee on Natural Resources
Small Town Bucks the Economic Trend with Energy Production
Citing publicly available federal data, the House Natural Resources Committee noted these figures:
•Oil and natural gas production on federal lands is down by more than 40 percent compared to 10 years ago.
•Under the Obama administration, 2010 had the lowest number of onshore leases issued since 1984.
•The Obama administration held only one offshore lease sale in 2011.
the link to the 40% number was down, wonder why that is bud?


http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec1_30.pdf
Hastings Calls on Administration to Move Forward with Other Delayed and Canceled Offshore Lease Sales - House Committee on Natural Resources
http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec1_30.pdf
Hastings Calls on Administration to Move Forward with Other Delayed and Canceled Offshore Lease Sales - House Committee on Natural Resources
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/media.../fy_2011.Par.19679.File.dat/chart_2011_03.pdf

the link supposedly proving that it has decrease 40% doesnt work.

the one link that does work show a decrease in the total number of leases, which would fair to say since the BP oil spill caused a moratorium on new leases on the gulf. but this still doesnt prove that actual production of oil and natural gas is down 40% from 1984.

also, just because the number of leases has decreased, doesnt mean that production itself has decreased.

what about the 7,200 permits the oil and gas industry is sitting on?
Oil and Gas Industry Sitting on 7,200 Drilling Permits - NYTimes.com
The oil and gas industry has nearly 7,200 permits to drill on public lands that it has yet to use, according to Bureau of Land Management data obtained by Greenwire.

"The [application for permit to drill] is just one piece of the process," said Todd Ennenga, a partner at the firm EnergyNorthAmerica LLC. Regulatory delays, environmental appeals, seasonal drilling restrictions and the price of mineral commodities can all contribute to the backlog in unused permits, he said.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

i still dont see any proof from you that oil and gas production is in fact down "40%".

Likely because it isn’t true:

U.S. crude oil production increased by an estimated 120,000 barrels a day last year over 2010, the report says. Current production, about 5.6 million barrels a day, is the highest since 2003.

U.S. report: Oil imports down, domestic production highest since 2003 - BostonHerald.com