Oh, those wacky Republicans!

[flamin lib]

Those wacky Republicans are at it again.

The Republican congress just passed the Energy Bill, the one written in secret by Dick Cheney and friends (none of which we know the identity of). So, what's in it? Are there provisions to decrease the dependence on Middle East oil? Are there provisions to decrease greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming? Are there provisions to encourage conservation?

No.

What is in it is a half billion dollars in free money for oil producers to drill more holes in the ground at a time when they are having a hard time finding ways to spend the record profits they're raking in. There are provisions to drill in locations that are environmentally sensitive with that half billion dollars. There is a $2.7 billion tax cut for oil producers, one of which is Exxon/Mobile which turned a profit of $7.6 billion in the last quarter. That's $7.6 Billion in profits in just THREE MONTHS for just one company but they get a tax cut to encourage exploration with the half billion free dollars they just got. Damn, I wish the Republicans would encourage me a little.

Oh, and then there's the $1.5 billion inserted at the last minute by Rep. Tom Delay (R TX) directed to basically one consulting company in his home district of Houston (Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America which has Halliburton as a major stakeholder -- go figure). Inserted at the last minute with no discussion, no debate. That $1.5 billion is to study how to spend the $.5 billion in free money to punch more holes in the ground.

Oh, those wacky Republicans!

[Deja Q]

1. Research has already BEEN done;

there is NO source that can even begin to match oil. Using ALL of them would STILL not even come close.

Their own inability to lead has also led to a condition where without oil we'd all die anyway.

[carnie_sf]

3. We won't die

w/o oil, but we may have to get used to a lower standard of living

[flamin lib]

5. Don't know about you, but I'm well on my way to getting used to

a lower standard of living . . .

[FreedomAngel82]

2. I can't stand this crap

:mad:

[flamin lib]

4. Pass it on to your political address book.

Let everybody you know fnd out what's goin' on.

[sakabatou]

6. Pork, the other green "meat"

[fighttotheend]

7. Expose Exxon.....

They make more money then I would ever see in a 100 lifetimes. And yet they are still so greedy. Like they need any tax breaks. We should get a tax break on gas prices-- those asses!
www.ExxposeExxon.org

[brooklynite]

8. I thought the problem was REFINING capacity...

...that, even if we took every last drop of oil from the Middle East, we couldn't convert it into gas if we wanted to.