Treasury delays its plan,
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Obongo has to fear monger tonight and then let the tax cheat speak tomorrow, change we can believe in:142smilie what a fuckin joke this administration is:mj02:
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you hung yourself
the act of a desperate man
Not that it's worth discussing in this thread, but Obama did VERY little fear mongering tonight (not that I'll be you even listed to the press conference), and did a great job explaining the rationale behind a lot of it. Much more so than your presumed "fear-mongering."
Care to elaborate on what you heard tonight?
Care to elaborate on what you heard tonight?
I would not give him 1 minute of my time, I am just guessing he blew smoke as usual and said we are in a depression and have to sign the porkulus bill, and then blah, blah, blah
scare us into believing that the trillion dollars we are spending will fix the economy
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if you are not even going to listen and then critisize our country your pretty pathetic,
If Obama had any Balls ( maybe Michelle will loan them back ) he'd tell Pelosi and Reid to come up with a Bill he could really defend, I can't believe he really wanted to defend something this BAD.
JMO.
JMO.
Ah, so you would never give him one minute of your time, didn't listen to it, and just gave us another of your ignorant (considering the subject matter was the press conference) guesses.
How very Bush-like of you. Ignorance, dismissiveness, blah-blah (instead of subject matter)...keeping the faith, I see.
I believe he is nothing but tax and spend, why should I listen to the him speak it just gets my blood pressure up and start screaming at the tv. my wife will not even let me see him on tv, I start calling him bad names, anger management is not my strong suit. GOD help us we are in serious danger of going bankrupt after this spend and tax bill. My investements are gone thanks to Obama/democrats.
1 trillion tax and spend :sadwave:
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Obama does not represent me at all, he believes the opposite of me, so why watch anything he has to say, it just pisses me off, his time will come in 4 years we are at 25% unemployment and bankrupt. hopeanchange......what a joke
"My investements are gone thanks to Obama/democrats."
how long as he been in office now? 3 weeks?
how long as he been in office now? 3 weeks?
mccain would have had us out of this mess already
At least he would not have spent the money on pork projects, he would have had tax cuts and a little responsibility, not just reckless spending, which will not even do any good except for Obama to get re-elected because he is paying his cronies back for getting him elected. I need to quit following politics, it just gets my blood pressure up especially seeing the market tank again today. I have lost 50% of my net worth in about 15 months. :sadwave: at least I have time on my side
him and the cute chick
Palin is awesome, I would prefer Mitt Romney to be the Pres.:mj06:
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday overturned another Bush-era energy policy, setting aside a draft plan to allow drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
"To establish an orderly process that allows us to make wise decisions based on sound information, we need to set aside" the plan "and create our own timeline," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced in a statement.
Alleging that the Bush administration "had torpedoed" offshore renewable energy in favor of oil and natural gas, Salazar said he was extending the public comment period by 6 months.
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"The additional time we are providing will give states, stakeholders, and affected communities the opportunity to provide input on the future of our offshore areas," he said.
Salazar also ordered Interior Department experts to compile a report on the Outer Continental Shelf's energy potential ? not just oil and gas, but also renewables like wind and wave energy.
"In the biggest area that the Bush administration?s draft OCS plan proposes for oil and gas drilling ? the Atlantic seaboard, from Maine to Florida ? our data on available resources is very thin, and what little we have is twenty to thirty years old," he said. "We shouldn't make decisions to sell off taxpayer resources based on old information."
The Interior Department oversees 1.75 billion acres on the Outer Continental Shelf, an area that's about three fourths the size of the entire United States.
Environmentalists and some tourism-dependent coastal states oppose the drilling, citing the potential for spills and urging an emphasis on renewable energy instead. Energy companies counter that drilling has become safer over the years and that royalties from any finds would be in the billions of dollars.
"I intend to issue a final rulemaking ... in the coming months, so that potential developers know the rules of the road," Salazar said. "This rulemaking will allow us to move from the 'oil and gas only' approach of the previous administration to the comprehensive energy plan that we need."
"We need a new, comprehensive energy plan that takes us to the new energy frontier and secures our energy independence," he added. "We must embrace President Obama's vision of energy independence for the sake of our national security, our economic security, and our environmental security."
Moratorium ended last year
The Bush administration had authorized the Interior Department to open areas off both coasts to oil and gas drilling during a five-year period. That move came after a moratorium on drilling there expired last year. Offshore drilling is already allowed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Both Obama and Salazar have said that expanding offshore oil drilling should be worked out with Congress as part of a broad energy blueprint, and not independent action by the Interior Department.
The move comes a week after the Interior Department shelved energy leases on 130,000 acres near two national parks and other federally protected lands in Utah.
In Congress, Democrats have long wanted to rewrite the rules on royalties from offshore drilling, arguing that energy companies have been paying too little.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., praised the move as an end to "drill first and ask questions later".
"The tide has turned back towards reason and a comprehensive energy plan for our country that sees promise in the winds and the tides, not just in drills and rigs," added Markey, who chairs the select committee on energy independence and global warming.
But House Republicans last week urged Obama not to close areas off the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines.
"We respectfully urge that you allow the five-year offshore drilling plan to continue because it is vital to our economy," the lawmakers, led by House Republican leader John Boehner, said in a letter. "Our country needs to remain on the path to American energy independence, and we believe this is a critical and achievable goal."
Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, which represents the large oil companies, said Salazar's announcement "means that development of our offshore resources could be stalled indefinitely."
31 lease sales were proposed
The preliminary plan drawn up by the Bush administration would have authorized 31 energy exploration lease sales between 2010 and 2015 for tracts along the East Coast and off the coasts of Alaska and California.
The Republican lawmakers cited a study that concluded the untapped offshore oil and gas reserves would create more than 160,000 jobs by 2030 and provide the government with $1.7 trillion in royalties on the oil and gas drilled.
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another Bush stupidity bites the dust
:sadwave: :142smilie :sadwave:
"To establish an orderly process that allows us to make wise decisions based on sound information, we need to set aside" the plan "and create our own timeline," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced in a statement.
Alleging that the Bush administration "had torpedoed" offshore renewable energy in favor of oil and natural gas, Salazar said he was extending the public comment period by 6 months.
Story continues below ↓
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advertisement | your ad here
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"The additional time we are providing will give states, stakeholders, and affected communities the opportunity to provide input on the future of our offshore areas," he said.
Salazar also ordered Interior Department experts to compile a report on the Outer Continental Shelf's energy potential ? not just oil and gas, but also renewables like wind and wave energy.
"In the biggest area that the Bush administration?s draft OCS plan proposes for oil and gas drilling ? the Atlantic seaboard, from Maine to Florida ? our data on available resources is very thin, and what little we have is twenty to thirty years old," he said. "We shouldn't make decisions to sell off taxpayer resources based on old information."
The Interior Department oversees 1.75 billion acres on the Outer Continental Shelf, an area that's about three fourths the size of the entire United States.
Environmentalists and some tourism-dependent coastal states oppose the drilling, citing the potential for spills and urging an emphasis on renewable energy instead. Energy companies counter that drilling has become safer over the years and that royalties from any finds would be in the billions of dollars.
"I intend to issue a final rulemaking ... in the coming months, so that potential developers know the rules of the road," Salazar said. "This rulemaking will allow us to move from the 'oil and gas only' approach of the previous administration to the comprehensive energy plan that we need."
"We need a new, comprehensive energy plan that takes us to the new energy frontier and secures our energy independence," he added. "We must embrace President Obama's vision of energy independence for the sake of our national security, our economic security, and our environmental security."
Moratorium ended last year
The Bush administration had authorized the Interior Department to open areas off both coasts to oil and gas drilling during a five-year period. That move came after a moratorium on drilling there expired last year. Offshore drilling is already allowed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Both Obama and Salazar have said that expanding offshore oil drilling should be worked out with Congress as part of a broad energy blueprint, and not independent action by the Interior Department.
The move comes a week after the Interior Department shelved energy leases on 130,000 acres near two national parks and other federally protected lands in Utah.
In Congress, Democrats have long wanted to rewrite the rules on royalties from offshore drilling, arguing that energy companies have been paying too little.
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., praised the move as an end to "drill first and ask questions later".
"The tide has turned back towards reason and a comprehensive energy plan for our country that sees promise in the winds and the tides, not just in drills and rigs," added Markey, who chairs the select committee on energy independence and global warming.
But House Republicans last week urged Obama not to close areas off the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines.
"We respectfully urge that you allow the five-year offshore drilling plan to continue because it is vital to our economy," the lawmakers, led by House Republican leader John Boehner, said in a letter. "Our country needs to remain on the path to American energy independence, and we believe this is a critical and achievable goal."
Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, which represents the large oil companies, said Salazar's announcement "means that development of our offshore resources could be stalled indefinitely."
31 lease sales were proposed
The preliminary plan drawn up by the Bush administration would have authorized 31 energy exploration lease sales between 2010 and 2015 for tracts along the East Coast and off the coasts of Alaska and California.
The Republican lawmakers cited a study that concluded the untapped offshore oil and gas reserves would create more than 160,000 jobs by 2030 and provide the government with $1.7 trillion in royalties on the oil and gas drilled.
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another Bush stupidity bites the dust
:sadwave: :142smilie :sadwave:
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mccain munchkin couldnt even balance his own campaign funds, or figure out how to raise money.
:sadwave: Palin/McCain
I really cant describe the misery I would be in if McCain won this election.
we would have been seriously fawked.
at least with Obama we have a chance.
Change you can believe in !
