Bush Vies for Offshore drilling.

Demonicus Prime · 06-20-2008, 12:48 AM

Bush asks Congress to clear way for offshore oil drilling - CNN.com

Wow. It almost makes me sick that he has the audacity to bold-faced lie to the American people, and basically blame it on Democrats. Not only does the fact that it's banned for a reason give you some standpoint on how stupid this is, but the negative repurcussions from an accident. Which you know will eventually happen. Give it about a month or two, and they'll find the checks from Exxon-Mobil.

Lurch1982 · 06-20-2008, 09:12 PM

Won't help for almost three decades. What's the point? States rights maybe (though most are all for restricting access), but still won't help the prices today, tomorrow or next year. By the time this gets through the pipes and refinery, we should have already pushed different fuels forward.

**Crazyswordsman** · 06-20-2008, 11:23 PM

I'm strongly opposed to this. It won't help. It'll only fuel our addiction even more.

You know, for a long time I was weary about nuclear power...then I learned the Europeans do it that way. -CSM

Eagle Eye · 06-20-2008, 11:27 PM

What's funny is that this administration ****ed us over.

What's funnier is congress doesn't have the balls to do anything to them.

***CaptHayfever*** · 06-20-2008, 11:28 PM

^^Why would learning that suddenly stop making you wary? Do reactors magically become incapable of malfunction in Europe? (Which side of the Urals is Chernobyl on, anyway?)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Kil'jaeden · 06-21-2008, 02:13 AM

You didn't know Ukraine doesn't count as Europe?

Anyway, I'd also agree it's pointless to go drilling for more now. It won't change the fact that we depend on foreign oil, it won't be enough to have an effect on anything, and it will take too long.

Lurch1982 · 06-21-2008, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

I'm strongly opposed to this. It won't help. It'll only fuel our addiction even more.

You know, for a long time I was weary about nuclear power...then I learned the Europeans do it that way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptHayfever

^^Why would learning that suddenly stop making you wary? Do reactors magically become incapable of malfunction in Europe? (Which side of the Urals is Chernobyl on, anyway?)

Dunk'd.

06-20-2008, 12:48 AM	#1
Demonicus Prime Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I Pity The Fool Who Confuses Me With Someone Other Than YoshiFreak. Gender: Posts: 3,108 Thanks: 648 Thanked 129 Times in 87 Posts	Bush Vies for Offshore drilling. Bush asks Congress to clear way for offshore oil drilling - CNN.com Wow. It almost makes me sick that he has the audacity to bold-faced lie to the American people, and basically blame it on Democrats. Not only does the fact that it's banned for a reason give you some standpoint on how stupid this is, but the negative repurcussions from an accident. Which you know will eventually happen. Give it about a month or two, and they'll find the checks from Exxon-Mobil. Last edited by Demonicus Prime; 06-20-2008 at 01:26 AM.

06-20-2008, 09:12 PM	#2
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: DenCo Gender: Posts: 9,850 Thanks: 127 Thanked 365 Times in 192 Posts	Won't help for almost three decades. What's the point? States rights maybe (though most are all for restricting access), but still won't help the prices today, tomorrow or next year. By the time this gets through the pipes and refinery, we should have already pushed different fuels forward.

06-20-2008, 11:23 PM	#3
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	I'm strongly opposed to this. It won't help. It'll only fuel our addiction even more. You know, for a long time I was weary about nuclear power...then I learned the Europeans do it that way. -CSM

06-20-2008, 11:27 PM	#4
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	What's funny is that this administration ****ed us over. What's funnier is congress doesn't have the balls to do anything to them.

06-20-2008, 11:28 PM	#5
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^^Why would learning that suddenly stop making you wary? Do reactors magically become incapable of malfunction in Europe? (Which side of the Urals is Chernobyl on, anyway?) And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

06-21-2008, 02:13 AM	#6
Kil'jaeden Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: in your mind Gender: Posts: 2,132 Thanks: 21 Thanked 146 Times in 99 Posts	You didn't know Ukraine doesn't count as Europe? Anyway, I'd also agree it's pointless to go drilling for more now. It won't change the fact that we depend on foreign oil, it won't be enough to have an effect on anything, and it will take too long.