Offshore drilling! I don't like it! F***!

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[Are_grits_groceries]

1. Ditto! nt

[file83]

54. Oilbama.

So that's what the "O" stood for.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. What you said, x infinity.

:( :puke:

[joeybee12]

3. I don't care whether Obama was for or against it in the campaign...it's still WRONG!

:rant:

[Warpy]

4. It's going to be far offshore, far enough you'll only be able to see

hazy outlines on the horizon on the clearest days. I sincerely doubt it's going to be the horror show it's been in other countries, too many seriously wealthy people don't want their sea views fucked up.

In any case, it's not going to happen soon. Offshore drilling equipment is booked solid for the next five years and slated for oil fields far offshore.

I see this more as a political action, taking another of the far right's talking points away from them than as any sort of practical action that will destroy wetlands and befoul resort areas.

[joeybee12]

11. Oh, that's right, and if we can't see the fish and wildlife that far out...

...they don't matter.

[Warpy]

15. Read the rest of the post.

Thank you.

[G_j]

5. the oceans are dying

more drilling is not sound judgment

[ceile]

6. Agreed

It took decades for TX beaches to be, well, decent (nice is too generous a word). I'm not saying that the pollution will be as bad, but still....this is just wrong.

[Dinger]

7. Kick & Rec #1 (nt)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. It sure is!

[CountAllVotes]

9. agree

I can remember the days the the San Francisco bay was so stinky and polluted that you had to roll up the window on the car while driving over the Bay Bridge. *pew* - it sure stunk to high heavens. Finally, after years of work this is no longer the case. I guess we'll be back to that again soon! :+ :puke:

I don't like it MR. PRESIDENT! :mad:

:dem:

[truedelphi]

56. Me either. n/t

[asdjrocky]

10. Yet another Repug plan.

Just wonderful.

And by the way, we don't get to keep the oil here, it just goes on the world market.

It's all smoke and mirrors to make the big guys even more rich.

[Ozymanithrax]

12. Everything I've seen shows there is't enough oil out there to make a big difference...

in oil prices.

What Obama should do is go John Kennedy and declare an moon style search for alterante energy sources.

[jberryhill]

14. Actually, this is authorizing exploration which will likely prove its not worth drilling...

...but why ruin a good rant.

[Froward69]

21. Agreed

nothing to get ones blood pressure up...

another Presidential rope-a-dope. the rethugs are on the ropes and the president is putting them out. (of our misery)

[katandmoon]

22. Don't agree at all. This has nothing to do with repugs.

[tridim]

24. I think you need to take politics 101.

[tridim]

13. Just reported on MSNBC, the Repukes don't like it either.

I bet they'll post even more angry smileys than you did!

[katandmoon]

17. And in other news, water is wet.

[Froward69]

16. Calm down!!!

the rethugs see it as a trap... President Obama taking away their talking points.

I must say I agree.
Remember that before any drilling can occur there must be environmental impact statements. proven oil reserves. and the price must be high enough to make the investment worth while...

not to mention all the acreage the Oil companies have permits for, yet do not drill upon presently.

I am not angry nor scared. In fact I am proud of President Obama for out maneuvering the right...

In fact I would actually advise US to be prepared for more "concessions" like this. Not that they would actually take effect or any drilling to actually occur. It is just a matter of record the rethugs are being dismantled.

Just like President Obama encouraging the rethugs to run on Repealing the Health care bill. they will disenfranchise voters by being the party of no. as well as just think how difficult it would be to run against The president when he "agrees" with your original position?

another rope-a-dope is what I see here.

[Go2Peace]

55. Once it is open it is impossible to close. Your rationale is not sound

That is a nice talking point that I see many here are getting from OFA, but it is quite frankly bullshit. Once it is open you are never able to close it again. This is a loss period for the environment and for sound policy and especially for the future of our children.

[Peregrine Took]

18. I'm disgusted. I didn't expect much from BO but this is a new low.

[Individualist]

19. F*** offshore drilling and f*** the corporatist DLC!

[defendandprotect]

20. More of capitalism's greed and destruction . . . .

[katandmoon]

23. Bingo! All for maybe a few years' supply of oil and natural gas.

[tabbycat31]

25. what a birthday present I get from President Obama

[Neecy]

27. He's Lord Bountiful, isn't he?

Happy birthday anyway!

[tabbycat31]

29. thanks

too bad he didn't sign the HCR fixes today. If I wanted offshore drilling I would have voted for McPalin

[damntexdem]

26. Hear, hear!

With Obama, one step forward, then one back.

[DrDan]

28. as a Florida resident - I think it SUCKS!!!

[tridim]

30. You think everything Obama does sucks.

What's new?

[DrDan]

31. so you like it?

[tridim]

32. I like it better than drill-baby-drill and fuck the environment.

AKA the BushCo plan. It failed BTW.

[DrDan]

37. so you are a supporter of expanded off-shore drilling . . . just wanted to clarify that - thanks

[tridim]

38. With strict environmental regulations, yes.

Something the Bush administration had zero concern with.

You should really listen to the President's speech. It's about an hour old now.

[DrDan]

40. so then I assume you are also ok with reducing that 125 mile limit

and opening up the rest of Alaska.

With "strict environmental regulations", of course.

[tridim]

41. Yes, with strict enviromental regulations.

Which is what I just said.

:crazy:

[DrDan]

43. well - one of the reasons I voted for Obama was because of his position on

off-shore drilling - particularly as I live on the coast in Florida.

I am not happy that he is reversing himself on this. But . . . I am starting to get used to it.

[dflprincess]

44. with "strict environmental regulations"

that don't get bargained away as part of "bipartisanship" and are actually enforced.

We already have EPA regulations that aren't enforced very well, why not add some more?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

45. "...with strict enviromental regulations."

Now THAT is hysterical! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

All it takes is ONE mistake, one incident to completely fuck up an ecosystem for a decade or more. Even a minor screw-up can have serious repercussions -- I have personally seen the results of such mistakes here in the San Francisco Bay area.

Any continued dependece on oil for our future will leave us as extince as the dinos we are drilling for.

[dgibby]

33. Were you against this when Bush wanted to do it,

or were you ok with it then, too?

[tridim]

34. Bush NEVER wanted to do "it" the way this President just described.

Why didn't you listen to his speech this morning?

[amborin]

35. i didn't realize we elected Sara Palin

[Echo In Light]

36. k/r

[RedCloud]

39. Fuck this pro pollution mindset. They force alternate ideas to go away.

[Mira]

42. You said it, and drew it, exactly the way I would have! Recommended

[mzmolly]

46. I don't either.

:(

[walldude]

47. You know I just came out of a thread

where people were praising this. On DU. The level of hypocrisy here has gone overboard. Nuclear Power? DADT? DRILLING? NCLB? WARS? All seem to be fine with many DU'ers as long as Obama is doing it and not Bush. I just read where it's ok because Obama won't let the oil companies get all the profits like Bush would have.. :crazy:

K&R for sanity!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

50. As I mentioned on another thread --

it apears like some people have lost their damned minds when it comes to this President. I had to log off for awhile because my blood presure was going sky high. :mad:

I am NO hypocrite.

If it were Bush pulling this shit I would be all over him for it, and the DU of old would have been in an uproar of righteous fury.

[walldude]

51. You and me both! I'm about done for today I can't take much more..

I'll grab my guitar, maybe something good will come from all this anger..

[FiveGoodMen]

52. "I'll pick up my guitar and play...

Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray...
We don't get fooled again."

[xiamiam]

59. exactly..the old DU..bs is bs yet some try to guess this superior complex logic & political wizardry

it is within the realm of possibility to eliminate our dependence on oil..how's that for hope and change..this is not a good idea

[tekisui]

53. I'm with you.

This place has gone coo-coo conservative.

[freddie mertz]

60. For people like that, it is personality over principle.

The intellectual level is about that of a 15-year old infatuated with Bobby Sherman (or Miley, or some such).




This is an actual cover!

[G_j]

61. war is peace

etc.etc..

[leftstreet]

48. K&R

[eleny]

49. Same here

Before we drill we need to try conserving some more. The shores of Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia etc are precious enough for us to at least freaking *try*.

[PavePusher]

57. Unless you receive all your consumer energy from renewable sources...

please turn in your motorized vehicles and shut off your electricity and gas service.

Thanks!

[taterguy]

58. An "All or Nothing" approach isn't helpful or rational

We all need some form of energy and lots of those forms are bad for the planet.

The question is how much do we need?

[depakid]

62. Better give up your wasteful habits, then

Americans at around 4-5% of the world's population believe that they're entitled to use close to 25% of the world's energy resources.

Time to start paying the piper,