• ANWR,  Barack Obama,  Day By Day

    Day By Day March 15, 2011 – Mileage



    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, the rising gasoline prices and the lack of an Obama Administration energy policy may replace unemployment as a major 2012 Presidential campaign issue.

    As the polls show, Americans are increasingly preferring domestic oil production, including ANWR. But, President Obama is having none of this as he clings to the radical environmentalism of the Far Left.

    The Republican nominee WILL present American voters an alternative.

    And, it is about time.

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  • ANWR,  Harry Reid,  John McCain,  President 2008,  Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin Watch: Drill at ANWR

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    During “Citizen Weeds Warrior Kickoff,” Governor Palin signs HB 330 “Noxious Weeds & Invasive Plants” at Russian Jack Park in Anchorage, Alaska on June 17, 2008 while flanked by (back left) Rep. Craig Johnson and members of Civilians Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North (CANWIN).

    Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has sent a letter to Congress asking them to open a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) to oil and gas development.

    In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and key members of Congress, Governor Palin stressed the need to enact an energy policy that includes oil and gas production from domestic sources, since failure to enact a sound energy policy is having real-life consequences. The Governor reminded members of Congress that the footprint of development would be less than 2,000 acres. She also assured members that any development would be conducted in a responsible and environmentally safe manner.

    The letter is here.

    Damn, a conservative GOP leader who understands that oil and gas must be produced domestically to reduce our dependence on foreign sources.

    John McCain are you listening?

    A Vice President Sarah Palin would put your administration more in line with the Congressional GOP on oil exploration. How about modifying your stance on ANWR and then choose Palin as your VP?

    It would be a winning ticket.


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  • John McCain,  Oil

    John McCain Watch: OK for States to Permit Oil Drilling Offshore

    Michael Ramirez on Oil Exploration

    In a policy change, John McCain now says states should be allowed to permit oil drilling off of their shores.

    He said that in the coming weeks, he would be focusing on “America’s energy crisis” – the country’s dependence on foreign oil. Tomorrow he will call for the lifting of “the federal moratorium on states that choose to permit exploration.”

    “We must embark on a national mission to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil… exploration is a step toward the longer-term goal.” The candidate repeated his advocacy of a federal gas tax holiday.

    Asked about the offshore drilling, McCain responded, “Right now there’s a moratorium, and they have to be lifted. I’m not dictating to the states that they drill for oil. I’m saying the moratorium should be lifted so states can choose that option if they want to.” He added that the situation might require “additional incentives… in terms of tangible financial rewards” to states that permit drilling. He said he didn’t have a particular position at this point on an appropriate distance from the coast for offshore drilling.

    But, what about ANWR?

    Campaign Carl Cameron: Is lifting moratoria a way of addressing conservative irritation with your position
    on ANWR?

    McCain: “I believe ANWR is a pristine area… but I also believe lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling for oil and natural gas is a very high priority.”

    Not so much…….

    John McCain MUST change his position on oil exploration. IT is a national security issue and his thinking like the Democrat’s and Obama’s is anachronistic.

    America would NOT be in the mess it is in regarding dependence on foreign oil if there had been REAL leadership over the past few decades.