Obama lifts Gulf Coast oil drilling moratorium

[Trinnity]

And what is the right's energy policy?

I would agree with this; it's basically the free market:

Why does the US government need an "energy policy?" The free market is available. Oil companies, owned mostly by average Americans through their pension investments, will develop whatever is needed. Recent natural gas discoveries and production have blunted the environmental argument against the use of fossil fuels. So, why doesn't government just get out of the way?

http://etbfinance.blogspot.com/2012/...gy-policy.html

[Peter1469]

Develop American resources to create high paying jobs and end dependence on our enemies for oil. Let the free market work. An understanding that cheap energy is fundamental to competitiveness and prosperity.

I understand that is what they say. I actually meant an official energy policy by an American president.

[Peter1469]

I would agree with this; it's basically the free market:

I would disagree with that. Look at Japan in the 1930s. It was at war with China and needed oil. The major oil supplier then was the US. The US stopped selling oil to Japan. Japan decided its only option was to wage war with the US.

If the US is too dependent upon foreign sources of oil it places itself in a dangerous position.

[Peter1469]

I would agree with this; it's basically the free market:

Also, the oil market is not truly a free market. It has a monopoly on transportation fuels. End that, and you can get a true free market for transportation fuels.

[bladimz]

I don't suppose you would care to document that your BS was on the lips of conservatives. Of course not, you never document anything, just spew a bunch of left wing, class-hating nonsense.

Did everyone at the Congress finally put you on ignore?

Now why would anyone at the Congress put me on ignore... You should stop over sometime; that is, if you haven't been banned. Last i heard you were booted off. And i can't imagine why.

As Joe Wilson said, "You lie!"

[MMC]

Also, the oil market is not truly a free market. It has a monopoly on transportation fuels. End that, and you can get a true free market for transportation fuels.

What about that Security Fee we pay to the Saudis.....shouldn't we be making them pay this Security fee?

[Peter1469]

What about that Security Fee we pay to the Saudis.....shouldn't we be making them pay this Security fee?

Saudi Arabia even told the US that if we shifted to alcohol fuel, we should pay them "reparations."

[MMC]

Saudi Arabia even told the US that if we shifted to alcohol fuel, we should pay them "reparations."

I would have laughed in their face and told them. Consider yourself lucky that we just didn't take the $#@! from you. Not much they could do to prevent it if we decided to be azzholes about things.

[Peter1469]

I am not so sure. They gave Colin Powell a Bentley when he retired.

[MMC]

Still how can Obama to Allow the Chinese Government to come in using a front company into the US? Shouldn't this be a matter of National Security and shouldn't someone with Initials be looking into this. One way or another?