Oil - A strategic commodity

excon · May 22, 2008, 01:12 PM

Hello:

Oil is a strategic commodity. Our armed forces cannot do war without it. Before we let private industry sell it all, we WILL seize the oil companies.

Given that we WILL do that, the question becomes when. I think right about now would be good. You?

excon

tomder55 · May 23, 2008, 07:33 AM

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The committee's Democrats attempted no response. They know that they are largely responsible for the current high price of gasoline, and they want the price to rise even further. Consequently, they have no intention of permitting the development of domestic oil and gas reserves that would both increase this country's energy independence and give consumers a break from constantly increasing energy costs.

World Tribune — The oil price crisis: Not so difficult to understand

Galveston1 · May 23, 2008, 04:34 PM

Congress is standing in the way of our using all of our available resources. If your Rep & Senators don't support a real effort toward energy independence, vote the sucker OUT! Stop voting for your pork supplier!

speechlesstx · May 27, 2008, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by excon

It has to do with the fact that oil is finite, and going to run out. It's pretty important to us. Did I say it WILL run out? Oil, is NOT like any other product in the marketplace. At some point, it will be in our national interest to guard the remaining supply where ever it is, as long as it OUR supply. THAT is going to happen as well it should.

Apparently there are a growing number of bitter, gun totin' survivalists out there preparing for the energy doomsday.

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Convinced the planet's oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some people around the country are moving onto homesteads, learning to live off their land, conserving fuel and, in some cases, stocking up on guns they expect to use to defend themselves and their supplies from desperate crowds of people who didn't prepare.

speechlesstx · May 27, 2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tomder55

World Tribune — The oil price crisis: Not so difficult to understand

The Dems have become the Church of Green.

inthebox · May 27, 2008, 08:45 AM

Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Taking on OPEC, House Passes 'NOPEC' Bill

"House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers of Michigan, who introduced the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, argued that cartels like OPEC are partly to blame for today’s high gasoline prices. The bill sailed through 345-to-72a day after the Energy Department said the average pump price of regular gasoline was a record $3.218 a gallon. The bill would change certain laws, like the Sherman Act and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, to BLOCK OPEC countries like Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela
from invoking IMMUNITY FROM US COURT ACTION relating to concerns about oil production"

This is congress' solution......WE WILL SUE YOU. I'm sure OPEC is laughing at us now.

This is from a congress and several administrations that have done nil toward energy independence since the 70s. If anything, Government is part of the problem, blocking drilling offshore, and in ANWR, nuclear energy, etc....

michealb · May 27, 2008, 09:46 AM

When the government no longer servers the will of the people it is the duty of the people to....

If only the majority of Americans actually knew how and had the will to complete that quote.

tomder55 · May 27, 2008, 10:15 AM

how do you measure the "will of the people" ?

try this one :

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"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes"

Every 4 years we have Presidential elections ;every 2 years every member of Congress is put to the test . Every 6 years a Senator's term expires. Change of government comes via the election cycle.

michealb · May 27, 2008, 12:42 PM

It is up to the people of course to decide if their will is being carried out or not. The problem with voting in this country is we are given the choice of either being kicked the head by a donkey or being sat on by an elephant. Neither of them is pleasant and I don't think picking either one is looking out for my best interest. Like in the case of oil. Democrats want high gas prices because it helps the enviroment. Republicans want high gas prices because it helps the oil companies that contribute to their party. So where does that leave the will of the people who want low gas prices, if it's not one of the choices we are given.

inthebox · May 27, 2008, 02:23 PM

Michaelb,

Please show evidence of :

"Republicans want high gas prices because it helps the oil companies that contribute to their party"

Congressman John D. Dingell - Representing Michigan's 15th District

"**The .50 gas tax is in addition to what is derived from the per ton carbon tax in the previous bullet.

Phase out the mortgage interest deduction on large homes. These homes have contributed to increased sprawl and longer commutes. Despite new homes in and of themselves being more energy efficient, the sheer size, sprawl and commutes lead to dramatically more energy use – or to put it more simply, a larger carbon footprint."

inthebox · May 27, 2008, 02:35 PM

As to taking oil money

Clinton Camp: Obama Falsely Claims He Doesn't Take Oil Money - Politics on The Huffington Post

Who Took the Most Campaign Money from Big Oil? - Associated Content

they all do