So Much For Energy Independence

J.J. Jackson* | December 7, 2006

Here is an article that shows that the vast majority of our Representative don’t really give a damn about our dependence on foreign oil.

House GOP Pulls Offshore Drilling Bill

House Republicans abruptly pulled from floor action Tuesday a bill to open a large area of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling after it became clear the legislation lacked the two-thirds vote needed for passage.

The bill, which has already passed the Senate, was to have been one of the last major legislative achievements of this session of Congress.
It would open 8.3 million acres of the Gulf that is now off limits to drilling and also steer hundreds of millions of dollars of federal royalty payments to four Gulf coast states - a windfall for Louisiana, which would get about half the money.

Republicans leaders gave no reason for the decision, But an aide to a lawmaker strongly supporting the legislation said that a number of Republicans withdrew their support at the last minute and some Democrats also had signaled they would not support the measure.

Republicans and Democrats both are cowards when it comes to this issue. But who can blame them with the vast monies from foreign oil that flows into all of their pockets? I can.

However consider this. The Democrats know that dependence on “foreign oil” is sore spot for many Americans and may introduce a similar bill themselves once they get into power. “Alternative” fuels are years away and even with them oil will still be required for many things for many years after that even.

Of course if they do put for their own version they will lace it with tons of socialist gobbledygook and make it barely profitable for oil companies to drill. But it will be just profitable enough to get the job done. They may just want to take the credit for themselves in the long run of helping lessen our dependence on foreign oil. Which would be sadly typical. Politics first and America third. Or maybe fifth or sixth.

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