Wasting Time With Alex

Thanks again congress!

Guess what the most ethical and concerned Senate we got promised if we just handed the democrats the reigns of power has now done for us? Feh, why not take a look. I thought it was Bush & Cheney that where in the pocket of the oil guys and not interested in doing anything to help the American people. Its not like, you know, if we got more oil produced domestically it would lower the price for us shlobs bleeding for it at the pumps.

The Senate Appropriations Committee today narrowly defeated Sen. Wayne Allard’s attempt to end a moratorium related to oil shale development in Colorado. It was a big day for Colorado energy issues on Capitol Hill as Gov. Bill Ritter testified before a senate committee asking lawmakers to move cautiously on oil-shale development until more is known about the environmental impact and other issues.

Done in by the environmental lobby again. Want to know why you are getting raped at the pump? It is called skeezy politicians beholden to the environmental lobby. And the oil lobby is who gets the bad name. Go freaking figure! But don’t worry! The democrats which are now in charge of Congress have a great plan!

Meanwhile downstairs, the appropriations committee was considering a massive Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill. Allard, a member of the committee, attempted to insert an amendment that would reverse the moratorium that lawmakers approved late last year. The moratorium prevents the Department of Interior from issuing regulations so that oil companies can move forward on oil-shale projects in Colorado and Utah. Allard said the moratorium has left uncertainties at a time when companies need to move forward and in the long term make the United States more energy independent. “If we are really serious about reducing pain at the pump, this is a vote that would make a difference in people’s lives,” Allard argued.

You are damn right there Senator Allard! But the donkeys sure do not want any of that see. Government needs to be controling the hand outs so the people stay beholden. That’s what collectivism ultimately is about. In case you think I am blowing smoke, here is the money quote of that article:

But in a 14-15 vote, the committee spilt strictly on party lines and rejected the amendment. One of the key votes was from Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., who said Sen. Ken Salazar had urged her to reject the amendment even though she personally thinks the moratorium on oil-shale development is unjust.

Talk about a snake tongue. Oh she, and all those other donkeys are Oh-So concerned for us peasants! They agree that the moratorium is bad, but they still block it. Got to wonder why right? I bet it has to do with all the MMGW shit they have been going along with the environut groups with. Can’t suddenly start getting shale oil if you think oil will wipe out humanity in a couple of decades. Oops I forgot. It’s 100 years now because MMGW is causing global cooling for the next decade or so. Freaking morons. But don’t despair!

Landrieu vowed to try to lift the moratorium when the large appropriations bill reaches the floor of the U.S. Senate in coming weeks.

How freaking noble! Bet she is doing this hoping they then repay her later and allow drilling of the coast of LA as well. Lots of oil there people. And getting that stuff out means lots of money for greedy local corrupt politicians to get their tentacles on. She is not doing this to help us shlobs. She is doing this because she hopes to collect later and collect big. Oh how well this most ethical congress serves us. Crap, I think the republicans sucked back when they had the reigns of power, but I do not remember them being this good at screwing us. I guess this must be more of that change Barak has promised us?